I held off commenting after the 36ers loss on Sat night with all the negativity that followed with a game that no one saw and based their comments on a box score (which never tells the full story), So sorry to bring a splice of negativity to the thread, but I think this is a good time to remind many people of the harsh comments following the Sixers loss to Cairns on Sat. The general theme seemed to be: Breakers "smack" Cairns by 20, 36ers lose to Cairns by 10 = 36ers no hope this year.
A week's hindsight can be worth a lot, especially when remembering that Bruton/Penney hit 16 3's, yet only 4 last night, and both were well restricted by Melbourne's guards. It's always a different story playing away from home. Yes Breakers will be right up there this year, but obviously last night shows they are very beatable, particularly with Melbourne turning the ball over quite badly at times, yet picked it up in others areas such as rebounding and offensive execution down the stretch.
Let's reserve judgement on the Sixers until at least one more game! ;P Seriously, let's also give Cairns some credit, always tough to beat at home and put on a good last quarter after three key 36ers sustained injuries, yet played through, during the game.
I'm sure our home crowd will make a massive difference, and here's to hoping we don't see balls have an offensive shocker like he did up in Cairns! Looking forward to a big crowd to rock the dome for the home opener!
