this team didn't make a grand final

this team didn't make a grand final

Just turning the knife on how much the 36ers truly choked last season. Hawks aren't that good now and weren’t last season either but sport is a unique beast.

The useless pricks couldn't beat a drum at the moment.

"Hawks made last year's GF with Rotnei, Marvelle and Micheal Holyfield."

Yes but they started 2-5 and looked very clunky until it clicked into gear. They look similarly clunky at the moment, so there is huge room for improvement.

Bevo's system looks like clockwork when it's run properly, and they're nowhere near that yet.

Whether they can repeat last year's magic I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure they'll be playing much better basketball before too long.

Everyone remembers them making the Grand Final.

They were one loss away from not qualifying for the playoffs.

Then they draw Sixers who had Randle go off the boil completely in that Game 2 after talking trash before the game. In that Game 2 Randle was selfish beyong belief. Hawks had the perfect opponent who couldn't recover.

They were horrible in the Grand Final vs. Wildcats.

They aren't that good but people sometimes are too results oriented. There were the Sixers and Wildcats then daylight between everyone else. Shame Sixers didn't make it as they matched up well against the Cats.

Seriously. Does anyone care both teams are a basketcase.
It's the bottom Vs bottom.

Swat would have beers @1/2 time That's how bad they were and the OP never hasn't got a clue.

That old dude was paying homage to the beer drops at the old Snakepit and was trying to continue the tradition. Respect. The '88 Supercats no doubt got drenched.

Let's not forget that the Hawks were a free throw away from winning today. They're not far away from it.

"They were one loss away from not qualifying for the playoffs."

They also had as many wins as any team not named Adelaide.

"They were horrible in the Grand Final vs. Wildcats."

Did you watch the series? They were in with a chance to win every game but just weren't quite good enough.

"Then they draw Sixers who had Randle go off the boil completely in that Game 2 after talking trash before the game. In that Game 2 Randle was selfish beyong belief."

Didn't they beat the 36ers 5-2 over the whole season? And didn't they restrict Randle in most of those games? They were just better in that match-up.

They were a 15-13 team. They got into the playoffs by being slightly better than the mid-tier pack of Breakers/United/Kings.

Last season Sixers and Wildcats once they got Cotton/got over injuries were the clear top two. The rest were very average - Taipans/Hawks/Breakers/United/Kings - one of those two were going to the playoffs as the best of a bad bunch.

Once you realise this it's not surprise they aren't doing anything special this season.

And yes they matched up well against the Sixers, so the combination of that plus Randle losing it completely got the Hawks into the Grand Final. They had their perfect opponent in the semi whose star lost his composure. Everything fell into place.

Let's not get too carried away. Remember that amongst the Hawks first few games were two trips to Perth - they never win those games when Perth are at full strength.

Then the loss yesterday was very unlucky - if Ogilvy would've dropped that last free throw then no one would've said a word!

And let's not get too carried away about Conger being a big upgrade. He can score yes, but is he a winning player?

Yeah still scratching my head on why everyone was hyping up Conger at the beginning of the season on here. So many scouts on here... rofl.

Fact is an average bunch of Hawks/Taipans/Breakers/Utd/Kings were all a one game swing around from either making or not making the playoffs. An incredibly average bunch with two making it.

NBL going backwards. Talent less and crowds less. Worrying times. Back to back games simply because of poor scheduling and not enough teams.

LV are you a professional excuse maker? You're really good at it!

So? Stop cherry picking which wins count. Cats went 7-4 to end the season no matter how you spin it.

Since paul chose to use the 7-4 record...

For the second half of the season 36ers and Wildcats were #1 and #2 on the ladder in W-L, once Perth got over their injuries.

Uhu paul where are you?