Surely the travel and 1.5 day turnaround will screw with NZ against a fresh Perth. Perth should definitely win this

Been three interesting games . Now , back to the refs v perth , boring

Desperation game for both teams with Perth fighting to stay on top and NZ fighting to stay in the race.
Perth in a close one.

9AM on a Sunday. Oh, the humanity!

Nice to have you back, Bryce :)

Cotton is just as much a flopper/contact accentuator as anyone in the league with the way he whips body parts in different directions

I really like listening to the Sky Sports commentary team. Frank used to be difficult on the ears but he's really grown in to the role well.

Also I have a man crush on Wesley, dude's moves in the post are so pretty.

Damn. Slept in. Missed half the game :(

Long is a guy NZ should look to sign next season as well.

Imagine a Wiley-Long frontcourt tho. That'd be fire in Adelaide, shame DJ is there. He can come to the Taipans, DJ, always plays well up there

Import PG
Sobey
Wiley
Long

All in the starting lineup in Adelaide with Joey as coach would be about as entertaining as the NBL could get

Good game so far. Both teams executing pretty well. Only 14 total fouls called.

Long is challenging Bogut for the NBL All 5 centre spot

Perth man offence has been carving us up. When we get back to that 122 active zone we are better able to take Cotton out of play. Right in this. Long is dominating.

Jack, he's in a purple patch but I'm not even putting him in the NBL's top 5 period. Bogut is the MVP imo. But Long is probably the second-best big, can give him a spot next to Bogut in the First Team

This small line up with Finn, Moore at 4,5 just looks great on D !!!!

Yes, fair to say NZ are right in this I suppose

Moore finally looking like Draymond Green. Just needs more nut shots. And maybe Draymond needs to do some pushups on Bogdan Bogdanovic

That charge call on the leg extension and flop from Jervis is what I'm talking about.....FFS!!

The small 5 just can't get it going offensively. Bring back Long!

They brought him back. bugger.

take another wild layup why dont you Norton ffs

Oh what a game Breakers. Abercrombie has limped through this game contributing zippo shows up big down the stretch, intimidating Norton's drives and pulling down big rebounds.
Starting to believe!!!!!

26 Free throws to 9
The funny thing is, if this game was in Perth, there is NO CHANCE this would be the FT count.

NBL referees are not professional referees, they are nthing but home crowd cheer leaders

Do NBL referees think they will get laid by the cheerleaders if they favour the home team?

Super impressive performance by the Breakers.

Norton was out of control a lot of the time and I think forgot he was a PG with Cotton & Steindl on the floor in the third.

Mind you why would Gleeson keep sending it in to the post when Brandt & Kay at least today had absolutely no answer to Long or Wesley.

Then Gleeson brings Steindl back in with 0:52 left down 10. That'll do it Trev. lol.

Bad loss.

The referees just want to be liked by the home crowd.

Thats all.

This is why this league will NEVER grow. Rubbish officiating

Breakers attacking inside though Wesley & Long, Cats attacking from the perimeter through Cotton & White. Gee I wonder why the Breakers might have collected more FTA this game.

Shawn Long wow. Not sure how you can't put him ahead of Bogut. His offensive game is so much better. Sure Bogut is a better shot blocker and rebounder but there's not a huge gap between him and Long is these areas. What a beast.

Right Luuuc, and when the Breakers played the Wildcats in Perth earlier this season, the game plan was no different, yet the FT count was the complete opposite.

That is why this league will never grow. The officiating is disgustingly bad.

Just people letting the home crowd dictate there thoughts and actions.

They are not professional officials. Just a bunch of people who want to be liked

Love the way the Breakers are playing right now...

The referees just want to be liked by the home crowd.

Thats all.

This is why this league will NEVER grow. Rubbish officiating

Gleesons rotations in the fourth quarter are head scratching.

We're horrible.

Perth still got six homes games and will probably get first spot still, though there bench is looking old, Steindl not giving anything, Kay and Norton look like they have tired as well.

Are we actually buying what the club is serving up right now?

Last 5 games form:

#8 Perth 1-4

Last 10 games form:

#7 Perth 4-6 (only Cairns are worse)

Disgusting!

Is anyone actually buying Perthworld's routine of being a disenfranchised Perth supporter?

Been a supporter since 1990. Heaps of club merchandise in my house. Trolls who say otherwise = *yawn*

Not even cooked but roasted. The rest of the fanbase don't seem to think so and are lapping it up and will continue to throw money at it. Sheep.

Being a club supporter transcends ownership groups. They are always temporary, I will play the long game.

At the moment only watch through TV so they get basically zilch from me.

#726300 less money being spent so Gleeson isn't looking so great anymore.

How come Long didn't get a technical for saying the F word in the final quarter?

The Cats are contenders

"So? Is "form since FIBA break" the only metric to measure if a team is in with a chance to win a title?"

Recent form carries more weight than more distant form.

Some teams have added new imports (Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney) since early season.

So winning lots of early games isn't as weighty a metric as your results in Dec/Jan. A squad that was good enough to win, say 80%, may only win 40% if they haven’t added anything extra.

The NBL has featured personnel changes consequential changing fortunes of teams. Any league in any sport that permits recruitment in-season will exhibit this. It’s pretty obvious really.

That said, there are still more twists and turns- enjoy the spectacle and drama.

After today's loss slowly some people are coming around.

I think there are enough losses to indicate 'current form' and 'current standing' without being dismissed as recency bias. The purpose of deliberating a decision is to influence the near future, based on behavior of the recent past. It is the form at the end of the season that counts most.

It was Long who said the F word as he was frustrated running back. Trev was pointing to the Long trying to get the ref to tech foul Long for using the F word.

Trev was probably using the F word while dobbing in Long.

I got a bet in when this game ended of NZ to win the title @ $21. Has come into $8 now, should I cash it out or reckon they can make the top 4?

I'll probably monitor for now, see how they go against Sydney this week.

Senator11 nice scalping there. Since Long is heating up now wait and see?

"Senator11 nice scalping there. Since Long is heating up now wait and see?"

Yeah I think I will wait and see, got to monitor this won and my Harden MVP cashout.