Adelaide to win or put up the white flag.
I think Adelaide should win but how entertaining would it be watching Doyle start every game.

The Sixers are now entering the soft part of their schedule over these next 11 games until the brutal final 8 game stretch of the season so it's really do or die time now. Give Conger the ball and let him go to work.

Sixers by 12.

hawks by 3

Great heal and Homocide again

MUTE

"Great heal and Homocide again

MUTE"

Plus Matt Russell. Eeeeek!

Conger is a great offensive replacement for DeLeon.

Why are Adelaide players so damn dumb?

Froling unsportsmanlike kills the sorely needed momentum, Majok makes a stupid foul to gift an extra free throw.

Drmic and Sobey are known for losing the plot.

Conger looks great

Adelaide looked a bit disorganised in that first half. Out of control and poor shot selection. Improved a bit in the last few minutes, when Wiley stepped up. Probably result of Conger coming in to the lineup.

Why is Sobey coming off the bench?

Adelaide shot selection is terrible, hence shooting 36% Field & 16% 3pt!

Just jacking them up like Div 3 domestic league ha ha

What is Joey doing!! Should be up by 10.

Looks like McVeigh has been to the Anthony Drmic school of emotional control.

Conklin throws his arms and legs around like an Octopus on meth when he drives. Reminds me of Blake Griffin!

Trying to milk the fouls. Not working.

Hawks are going to have to slow this game down to win. They cant win a fast transition game, especially if Adelaide start finishing better.

Forgot McVeigh was still on the team.

I have to turn away when I see Cedric shoot a 3 point shot....kids dont watch! UGLY!

NBL is too fast for Ogilvy now.

Nice to see this one tip off a full half an hour before the TV guide said it did, and even ten minutes before the pre-game show was supposed to start.

Hire and Wagstaff are giant flogs.

Is there any game where an actual offence is run

Ha ha....and Joey drops the F-Bomb....welcome to an NBL timeout!

"Give him a fucking good one" says Psycho J

No offensive plays anymore....read & react....unfortunately you get a lot of cant read the play but still react

Phillipines basketball commissioner....says get me Joey on the phone....I like that man!

Tough guy Sobey kicks the camera man out

I think Bevo is a good coach. Unfortunately the Hawks are a $2 team.

Bevo could have stayed in Perth but he couldnt get along with then CEO Nick Marvin. I think he would probably being regretting that now!

Rightfully so by Sobey. Cameramen don't need to be in there escalating that.

Conklin...seriously focus on putting the ball in the hoop....before flailing your arms and legs around like a wild man!!

This is the beginning of the end for the Hawks

This team wont survive. There on court performances are rubbish and there crowds are also embarrassing.

Now watch 36ers fas go and get excited because they are beating up on one of the worst teams in the NBL.

Bevo did but he was given a bucket of chicko rolls and a couple of choc milks to pay his players....hence both Jett and Jackson...were barely playing professionally before Bevo blows up there Nokia 8110's saying lads we got no money but you get on TV and a chiko roll and a chock milk every game....and they said hell yeah!

Everyone had big wraps of AJ Ogilvey..

I never really knew about him before he joined the Hawks and in that first yearwhen he was with Penney and Lisch i was impressed.

That season must have been a absolute fluke because since that season he has been probably one of the worst players in the entire league.

And that is saying something.

Yep...I agree..Ogilvy looked like he was going to be one of the best big men in the league....but maybe he needs a few more quality offensive threats around him to leave him open and start to look good.

But he is way too soft inside with post scoring and rebounding

Its a shame though, the Hawks have been in the league for ever. And previously had a great fan following. It would be good if they could get behind their team again....and drive the turnaround.

They need money...

Wont happen.

They had bee pretty competitive in every year Bevo had them.

This is the death knell for them.

Grida has some athleticism....couple of years developing him at Hawks and then Perth & Melb will swoop!

Beveridge turns to Eric Cooks....how many Chiko rolls we got left in the bag...two...damn it Jordair Jett wont play for less than 3....ok clear the bench

Im not fooled by the scoreline. Hawks are rubbish I don't think Adelaide will trouble the likes of Melbourne and Perth.

Yeah I believe they can.....probably a rule in the dark days from the NBL, when teams could only afford one reversible uniform...and one spare top!

NBL BK (Before Kestelman)!

Sixers aren't world beaters we're a playoff bubble team that was playing below ourselves and have now added Conger to the mix. The Hawks are genuinely crap and clearly they and Cairns are the two worst teams in the league.

Hard to get a read from this game.

Adelaide heavily reliant on Sobey and Moore but if those two bring it consistently they will be in the mix. Big if tho.

Illawarra really struggling

I know people get a bit nostalgic about the Hawks being the last foundation team left in the NBL but with how poor their crowds have been for more than a few years now with the Phoenix coming in next season I would actually prefer to see the league remain an 8 team league (play each other a perfect four times a season) and a team drop out which if it were to happen should be the Hawks.

Conger will play better, bloke just stepped off the plane....and Joey will pull the team together with the new mix of players and I believe Adelaide will definitely be competitive against Perth, Melb & Sydney.

They have the fire power now and would have one of the most athletic line ups in the league..Sobey, Wiley, Conger & Teys.

Hawks were horrible and didn't even try in the last quarter yet Sixers players celebrate like they won a playoff game? False hope, I don't think this game tells us much.

Problem with 8 teams is it means a lot of backing up against the same team, there needs to be more variety. 10 teams is probably optimal, any more might decrease talent levels too much

ha ha.....yeah I almost didnt include Teys.....lets say he is not unathletic ha ha

I would actually prefer to see the league remain an 8 team league (play each other a perfect four times a season)

I have often heard chat that Bevo is difficult to work with, but nothing specific as to what it is.

Like at Perth I heard he would never compromise, and always wanted everything his way or the highway. And Nick Marvin said, your a good coach, but you are not a good club person, so a change was made. Not usre what more he could have wanted his way at Perth.

Not sure what happened with the whole Cody Ellis situation.

Some people are just difficult and they often get moved on for that alone.

"Nice to see this one tip off a full half an hour before the TV guide said it did, and even ten minutes before the pre-game show was supposed to start."

The NBL web site is more reliable for game times. Isn't 2:50pm EST the weekly timeslot for the FTA game? Shouldn't have been a surprise.

I see no reason why we cant make the playoffs. Conger was sloppy today but he's a big upgrade for us.

Drmic hitting shots from the outside is a huuuuuge key for us. Otherwise teams can just play a zone against us and we're a bit stuffed. Need some guys keeping the opposition honest on the perimeter in order to allow the likes of Wiley, Conger and Sobey to slash to the basket.

We're def not on the level of Melb and prob Syd but I'm not too worried about any other side.

Hawks have gone for a throwback line-up when everyone else is looking to spread the floor. I suspect its part budget, part strategy to be different. In terms of aj it is no surprise he has looked since the floor spacing has vanished, lish, penny, forman, conread etc meant there was always space inside. Now he shares the post with elbows and the opposition defence because ced and jett may as well be shooting at a tea cup from 3. See last year and perth with tokoto in the back end of the season to see how bad a problem just one non shooter is

I'm just happy they got the W. Don't really care who and how we won just get this thing moving in the right way again. Now try and build a little.

Agreed Joshua - that was the win they needed to stop the rot and restore confidence. Conger was a little rusty scoring wise but the extra length he brings is already helping our defence. I think Joey now has a team that he can develop into a contender. He's proven in previous years he can turn around a bad start and I’m confident he will again.

Being a part of this year's Brendan Teys appreciation society I think he is a shoe in to win the defensive player of the year. He drew 3 charges today. The guy is on fire. Step aside Damien Martin, Teys is in da house.

Is Beveridge at risk of getting the sack?

At the moment, the problem with repetitive matchups is caused by the ridiculous fixturing, not by the fact that there are 8 teams playing each other 4 times.

The regular season runs over more than 4 months, why are teams regularly playing each other 3 times in 4 weeks?

Anyone have a vid of Froling's screen?

A wins a win, who cares if they celebrated like it was a championship they've just snapped a three game skid, that’s gotta feel good.

4 game skid with last 2 being at home. The win against Cairns felt a long time ago.

Does anyone know why Joey ripped DJ a new one on the bench in the 2nd I think it was?

Yes #177 but Marvin was also difficult to deal with. Although Bevo sounds like he doesn't learn.