Johnson to score 30+, Wildcats by 2.

Hawks haven' won in Perth in how long? Could this be it?

No games on a Friday night tonight... are we celebrating Thanksgiving too now or something.

I'm going on Sunday.
Will be on the lookout for Dazz.
Cats by 5

I'm going on Sunday too.
Will be on the lookout for a large "Gleeson's a Flog!" banner.

Listen out for the guy screaming "Maggots" at the top of his lungs, about 20 times a quarter.
I'm in the row in front.

Perth's injury list just keeps growing and yet despite of it all they still sit second and split with the Kings and gave the Kings a run in Sydney.

Having said that the dam wall burst sooner or later and their brave resistance will give way to a losing streak. You can only cover so many holes at once.

"Sunday will probably also see Lachy Reid fake a sore throat, Wilbur fake being an actual cat and a couple of the cheerleaders shaking their fake boobs."

So both Lachy's and Wibur's boobs are fake ?

Hey Ricky,

Nothing worse than rushing home from the Brewpub on a Friday evening so you can watch the game only to find the game isn't on!

Its going to depend on who's fit.
If Knight and Prather play, Perth will win.

Home cooking by 3

Lol, I'm making up a Gleeson is a flog sign as I type.

Hope it makes the TV broadcast

^^^ awesome

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No great loss ;)

"So, maybe I was Wrong about the Arch-Bishop's Bottom..."

That was one butt-ugly game, and not just cos we lost. Full credit to the Hawks, they played a tough and consistent game. Cats were just bleah, and TOO many passengers.
We've got too many "role players" and leave far too much resting on Knight & Prather. Our defence is good, but not great without Damo, and that makes it hard to win with only a couple of scorers.
DKD had an off game, that's gonna happen with a youngster.
JJ too, he's just so inconsistent.
Hire is becoming even less of a scoring threat, he was a complete goose-egg today.
Redhage needs to Retire.

And yeah, so far this season Wroe has been disappointing, whilst Bragg has been a revelation Sure, a game's not likely to turn on the 11th man, but why play Wroe over Bragg, especially when we're getting plastered?

Great win by the Hawks! Cats need an import scorer that can shoot consistently from the perimeter.

Gleeson is without a doubt the worst coach in the league. That loss is all on him, Wroe playing over Bragg? Forgetting that Illawarra can hit 3s!!! Can we sack him yet?

Surely Dazz we need to address the elephant in the room - Gleeson is a tosser and has the coaching ability of a soiled toddlers nappy! Cats fans need to be worried. Five straight games on the road in January could put a massive sent to that Finals record. If Marvin is smart, he puts Nielsen in charge if the Cats get the wobbles interstate

Gleeson seems to have a good game plan for the start of games, but has no idea what to do when it starts to go against him.

Great win HAWKS.Now we are rolling.Good to see Rotnei & Aj starting to play to there ability.Great games from Timmy Coenraad.Norton,Kay,Martin.Hawks showed if you shut down Prather & im a faker (Knight)which they did after the first qrt Wildcats are going to struggle to put points on the board.Hawks are sharing the scoring which Bevo is pleased about and when Hawks are shooting the 3 ball well there a tough team to beat.

Ive always liked the offensive ball movement of bevo coached teams. This season he has more players that can knock down the open shot. The Hawks are looking like a very dangerous side. If it wasn't for some poor turnovers in the last quarter they should have won by more today.

^^^ Agree with shutting down Prather. Its a real problem when opposing teams are comfortable sagging off the three point line to clog the keyway.

Gleeson tends to coach to a plan, and most often it works. Even when we're down, he sticks to a modified plan, and mostly it works. His ability to "see the big picture" ie the whole game, is what has won us two rings.

Unfortunately when things don't go according to plan, it looks bad.
Wroe v Bragg is but one typical example. He considers Wroe to be more experienced and dependable, so he gets the minutes. Had we won, it would have been a good game plan.
Simple fact is that too many players were off their games today. Had any one of those stepped up, it would have been a different result.

The Problem is that if you look at the Cats as a team wanting to win another ring, then two of their imports just aren't up to scratch. (Even though they are probably on par or better than half the league.) Hopefully that will change. Last year Prather went from being an ornament to MVP. If JJ and McKay can improve their consistency, things could look a lot better.

And lets not forget what a massive hole Damo leaves. With JJ's foibles, we're relying on BOTH Damo and Kenny to play big minutes and carry the backcourt. With Damo in, JJ plays 20~25 minutes and splits his time between the 2 and 3. Without Damo, he's playing mostly in the 2, with Hire and SR bakcing up the 3.

Where have I said its "doom and gloom"???

It was ugly, we lost at home to one of the worst teams in the league, and it happened because (A) we don't have Damo, and (B) too many players had "off games". As I said, it happens.
Had any one of those guys stepped up and had a decent game it would have been a different result.

"This season he has more players that can knock down the open shot."

I think last year's Hawks team probably had more shooters with Penney and Lisch on board!

1. I couldn't find Dazz
2. The atmosphere at Perth arena is still epic
3. My Gleeson is a flog sign was confiscated by security before the tipoff
4. Aside from the opening 5 minutes when the cats were hot and full of beans they stank
5. Gleeson is a genuine liability
6. Kenny isn't anywhere near up to it. No ring with this dude running the offence.
7. Loved what the Hawks dished up tonight.
8. The f&$k is Knight missing layups down the stretch. Hopeless.

Sorry to hear about the sign. It would have been pretty appropriate today.

A few of the rotations left me scratching my head today.
Regardless, the Hawks deserved that one. They stayed mentally tough, which they've failed to do over here recently, and did a good job of taking away our transition game.
Nice to see Jesse find his outside shot at least. One of few positives.

That sign would've been hilarious. Not a good showcase of Wildcats basketball tonight

"DON'T MOVE".

Oh, the drama!

Cats are staring down the barrel right now.

time to think about a rebuilding, as much as I love the player's that have built and sustained success, it's time for a new generation of player's to step in.

damo, knight redhage throw in hire and Wagstaff and Kenny. great player's done there deed for the club.

start Dexter, bragg and need some imports to score. still don't understand why they don't play more minutes, sick of the rotation crap.

Perth were rolling and he benched the guys to have a rest? I would love to have a job to work half a day and get paid for a full days work.

^^^ completely agree

Perth got off to a flyer and scored ~20 in the first 5 minutes.
Gleeson basically benched the starters, brought on the B team and they scored bugger all over the rest of the qtr. Worse than that they lost momentum and the hot players (Knight & Prather) went cold. TBH, if wagstaff hadn't made those shots they would've lost by 15.

Not doom and gloom yet your timing for the redhage should fake a career ending injury thread says otherwise.

time to think about a rebuilding, as much as I love the player's that have built and sustained success, it's time for a new generation of player's to step in.
damo, knight redhage throw in hire and Wagstaff and Kenny. great player's done there deed for the club.
start Dexter, bragg and need some imports to score. still don't understand why they don't play more minutes, sick of the rotation crap.

Perth were rolling and he benched the guys to have a rest? I would love to have a job to work half a day and get paid for a full days work.

Team is getting old, injuries. Every game not just yesterday, 28 game season and your best player's seem to be warming the bench to long.

I was just surprised the ref didn't give him a tech.

It concerns me that McKay spent so much time on the bench. In his 19 mins he went 4-4FG, 4 rebounds, 3 Steals, 3 Blocks and zero turnovers. Especially when the team was getting owned on the boards I can't understand why he was hardly used in the last 3 quarters.

Cats need to be more consistent from behind the arc. Johnson and DKD in particular had a bunch of wide open shots that didn't even look close to going in. If they can't hit the 3, teams all over the NBL are going to Zone Perth.

Wildcats were too hesitant to shoot the three ball, esp Kenny.

The Scrub that is C.Wroe needs to be sacked. hasn't done anything worthy of a Wildcats PG role in his career to date.

Wroe is a DP, isn't he? Why the hate? Give the guy a break. He may not ever be a starting calibre point guard; he's still only just turned 24.
Maybe Perth would be better off with Mason Bragg as a DP. There's always next year.

It's like both Perth and Kings don't want the top spot. Just playing crap and blowing games right now.

Bevo was one of the guests on the NBL Nation podcast tonight, discussing the Perth game & the play of Coenraad, Clarke & Norton. Also mentioned that Harris is likely to be back for this coming round.

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