Good read, but...

I think wooodturners or woodworkers use lathes, not carpenters.

Steel workers as well, that could have been the tie-in.

r/Adelaide to get up. Hawks pretty much go win-loss-win at home so they're due for a stinker. They aren't a great side and will be out of playoff contention in a couple weeks as the Brisbanes and Adelaides start to warm up.

Wiley to knock Jett's head off in the second round, I mean quarter

Who's gonna be the bitterest avocado import?

Manu, you may be proven correct in your prediction re pugilistic permutations.

"Brisbanes and Adelaides start to warm up." I think you will find that Breakers are in the mix now and probably will overrun them both

Fingers crossed Brunson is correct.

The only thing that's certain in this game is Adelaide will try to start a fight...

Great read Jack T.

You know that it's bad luck to be superstitious?

This is the time for Conger to step up.

It's too much to rely on Sobey and DJ only.

Bitter avocado import definitely Conger because I don't like him and I don't like Adelaide.

I want the Sixers to lose in a bloodbath. Mundine attends Hawks games doesn't he? Maybe he'll get knocked out again

Massive crowd at Wollongong

No foul on teys there

Stats don't really show it but Ced has been better the past month. Attitude seems to have improved too

With the way Adelaide play D, going to need to score 140 a game to be a contender this year.

Aelaie

9 turnovers in one quarter is not going to cut it for Adelaide!

Enjoying the Vaughn Mayberry show so far....

It is getting beyond silly now.

Conger.

Any live bettors, get on under 209.5 rn. Put your third house on it

Who is this third commentator (with Carfino amd Rosen)? 50,000 Qantas points doesn't get you to the US and back a couple of times. Not even once. F'kin LOL!

Wow wow wow Cedric.
































Wow in a bad way.

Nice of AJ to point the Sixers way after turning the ball over.

Conklin misses and calls the ring a motherfucker.

You're welcome.

Haha nice

FFS that was poor sportsmanship from the Sixers to run the clock out to end the quarter. They could've just run a normal offence and they probably would have got 2 for 1 to end the quarter anyway!

Class response from Bevo in the interview

What did he say?

Welcome back Mr. Conger.

Asked by Rosen about 'Joey running out the shot clock' and he just acknowledged that there are shot clock dilemmas and said that no rules were broken on the possession.

Knows not to throw mud at Adelaide because that's where the Sixers operate. Mentally.

Why wasn't there a manual count? That's what usually happens in these types of situation.

Sobey and now Drmic can't even protect the rock.

Imagine if Wiley could string two good games in a row together.

Coyote didn't even have one win against Road Runner to be able to string two together.

Commentators are killing me. Who thought putting Rosen and carfino together was a good idea? Superlatives on every play FFS. Don't need it just call the game. Jeez!

Each quarter you get something else - teams alternating at who's hot.

WTF was that by Drmic?

23 Free throws to 9 LOLOL

Good to see the referees have put a good size bet on the 36ers

That is all this league is...

A tool for referees to earn extra money on the side.

Start betting then.

Here I am giving you blokes tip top tips and you wastin em

LOL referees just gamble on games they officiate in.

That is all this league is.

Who is going to catch them? Tell me, who?

Why wasn't the shot clock reset to 14 after the foot violation by Illawarra?

Manu I'm too busy sweating my other bets.

Oh look another scene coming up from The Vaughan Mayberry Video Replay Show.

No wonder why the TV ratings in this league are a farce.

Hey NBL fans, how are the TV ratings which were TERRIBLE before the BBL started going now that the BBL has started?

@Whats happened to the NBA If you can't beat them join them.

What the *#*$&%$ &@^!^!× was that by Cedric. That is a point guard making that decision to shoot the ball there. Next-level game awareness Ced. Onya

LOL 23 Free throws to 9.

I still wont forget in what of those games in the grand final series last season when Adelaide shot something like 30 Free throws in the first half and you deluded tools didnt bat an eye lid.

This league is the utter trash bag in all of world basketball leagues.

No wonder no one watches it on TV

Even the A League HUMILIATED this league in TV ratings.

Here I am giving you blokes tip top tips and you wastin em

What a lovely Jett airball. :D That should do it.

It is soooo easy if you are a referee.

Just get a family member to put a decent sized bet on a game, not too large but decent, then go out and penalise the crap out of the team you bet against.

Who is going to know and find out?

Tim Donaghy was doing it for years and the NBA had NFI.

And you people are trying to tell me the NBLs anti corruption unit (if they even have one) will catch cheating referees? LOLOLOL

This league is a farce, too often you see a referee belt a team.

No wonder the A League detsroys this league in the TV ratings.

Before the intentional fouling started, Adelaide had a 23-9 advantage in FTs

There is your game then and there.

Referees influencing the result. Happens every single game. Every game a referee belts a team.

All comes down to who they bet on.

Whats happened to the NBA bet on Illawarra tonight. Unlucky.

This league is the utter trash bag in all of world basketball leagues.

This league is a farce, too often you see a referee belt a team

Phew!

Hey NBL fans, how are the TV ratings? Especially now that the BBL has started? LOLOLOL

Rosen (pretty sure he said it) was right when he said the Hawks should've run Blanchfield off picks. He is so damn effective swinging off a pick and nailing the 45° triple.

Same as in his final year at the Crocs, they got him running off and turning the corner or rising up on the wing. He's cash from there. Bevo needs to tell his guys to do it more. Blanchfield could be 20ppg in this team. He only shoots 11 times a game

One of Sobey's best games tonight. Played good D, kept his composure all game and took over the game in the 4th.

Before the intentional fouling started the FT difference was 23-9.

Adelaide win by 6 LOLOL

And Adelaide fans pumping there chests out like they are champions LOLOL

Bit silly of the refs to always gamble on Adelaide every week. They don't even change their bets. They must have felt silly when Sixers lost game from free throw line last time they played Hawks.

Piss off Sixers. BUZZAS will have you on your knees on Saturday.

Put that in your preview, Jack

Hey Beantown, easy to do when the referees have there d#cks in his mouth

That's the first time Ive seen Sobey play with no emotion.....beautiful to watch!!

Adelaide fans talking about there teams win by 6 points COMPLETELY ignoring the FT difference.

The BEST was last season in the GF in game 4 i think where Adelaide shot something 30Fts in the first half to Uniteds 2.

Thats was, this is going to get to a game 5 REGARDLESS.

Piss off Sixers. BUZZAS will have you on your knees on Saturday.

Just note, Jack, the BUZZAS are all teeth. ALL teeth

Ha ha

I'll give Whats happened to the NBA some credit - he did have to reinvent himself after his blowout troll days since the league is now the tightest its ever been margin wise.

*Peter Griffin laugh*

Cedric Jackson hit a 3 then went back to missing everything he shot from anything more than 2 inches from the basket. The Hawks would be looking pretty good with a decent point guard.

"Perthworld reminds me of a poster from a few years back who called himself "the situation" he was a fuckwit also."

F*ck I hated that sociopath.

Oh and #727179 wins the thread.

I love how people like to relive the foul count in game 4 but hate it when we call out Video Vaughan and his ejection of Sobey for being head butted twice.

Tonight was a game of coaches. Good on Joey for waiting until 2 minutes to go in the third to address Conklin ps scoring. Completely led Illawarra into the 4th thinking they had instant points for the rest of the night.

Kevin Brooks wins coach of the game award for gentle reminder of TV during the last timeout of the 2nd. Saved Joey on that one.

Sixers will never win anything with Daniel Johnson as your captain and highest paid player . He plays one end of the court and his attitude sucks ass

"Hey NBL fans, how are the TV ratings? Especially now that the BBL has started? LOLOLOL"

BBL tv ratings are plummeting and so is attendances. I'd be surprised if BBL was still around in 5-7 years. It's losing appeal fast.

I hear you FM that finals game 3 last year was a bloody disgrace. Wouldn't mind betting they'll make sure the next couple of championships go to Sydney and Brisbane before one gets manufactured for the new Melbourne side once it's in.

Statistically Conger had an unreal game, but it still felt like he didn't do much. Maybe it's just me

Take Congers contribution away and they lose. Add that same contribution to some of the losses and they probably would have won.

"Hey NBL fans, how are the TV ratings? Especially now that the BBL has started? LOLOLOL"

In addition to ratings and crowds being down for BBL and A League, they are both outdoor sports. Outdoor sports always draw bigger crowds, it's cheaper to build and maintain outdoor venues on a per-seat basis.

In Australia, our climate is more suited to outdoor sports, especially in summer. The outdoor venues are now upgrading to include more shade areas for spectator comfort (think of the awesome looking sails over the GABBA, Carrrara, Adelaoval etc).

You may not be worried about bbl crowds an tv ratings, but their administrators are:
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/bbl-attendance-down-as-ca-looks-to-super-bowl-20181227-p50ogf.html

Fuck how's all the hero haters on this thread.
Get a fucking life boys.
Why negative hate all the time? Why not talk about some great plays during the game like Ogilvy dunking on Tees, or Sobeys bounce pass for the Moore and 1?

No, you dicks just complain on a forum about the foul count or ogilvy pointed the wrong way or Adelaide ran the clock down and didn’t let the Hawks have the last shot of the half etc etc.

What’s happened to the NBA obviously a massive gambler who lost big time tonight. And Manu, fuck I love it when Adelaide win. You probably turned your Mums basement upside down lol

Get a life you losers. It was a sick game to watch, high scoring with a few poster dunks and blocks with some car park threes yet you spuds talk about the FT count. Adelaide always shoot 30 foul shots cause they ram it down the other teams throats. This style doesn’t hold up in the finals but is still exciting to watch.

Maybe if you played the game instead of playing 2k you would appreciate the highlights more.

Manu

Conger doesn't get big numbers often this season. Adelaide’s style does allow for varying levels of contribution, with different players stepping up each game.

Conger would be on more money than Deleon, and more than a "3rd Import", but isn’t productive enough to be on star import money.

Whether he’s worth it will be determined by:
1. Adelaide making finals and him doing enough to help in that
2. Him stepping up in finals’ series to help win games
3. Increase in crowds/sponsorship etc.

For 1., Adelaide are definitely winning more now, but others are also performing better and finals are not guaranteed yet;
2. is dependent upon 1; and
3. we have no idea apart from crowds.

Califonia dreaming +1

The interesting, insightful posters in game threads all seem to have given up. I used to enjoy reading game threads. They gave me a sense of how the game was unfolding. Now I skip 90% of the posts because I know they'll be either ref bashing or two posters abusing each other back and forth. It's like reading a Trump twitter feed.

For sure, Udog, he had a good game. It's just that Conger plays losing basketball. I've been saying that for about 12 months now. Doesn't bode well for the Sixers that they still can't defend (Conger is a perpetrator here), notice Joey barking at him last night trying to get him to play zone properly.

California Dreaming, you understand that I dislike Perth more? Buzzas will beat Adelaide for that final playoff spot anyway. We'll chat then.

UseTa, it's a shame that they will have spent decent money on Conger (apparently they did), yet not make playoffs. It took three players (Sobey, Moore, Conger) to have extremely efficient, clutch and dominant games like they did for the Sixers to win by the margin they did. Sobey shoots that well maybe once a month.


Was DJ sulking last night, and if so, was it because he wasn't getting the ball/shots that he wanted?

Apologies - not all of the "interesting, insightful posters" have given up. There are still a few posts worth reading in this thread. e.g., skull's, UseTaHoop's, MACDUB's and a few others.

Once again Manu you need to learn the game. Illawarra came out hard in front of a pumped up loyal crowd and shot 65% in the 1st half.
Their defence was amazing all game. The fact Adelaide weathered the storm and fought out a important road win speaks volumes and in my opinion makes them my favourites for the last spot in the playoffs.

NZ are bums

It pains me to agree with Manu.

Physically.

My balls hurt.

California Dreaming couldn't agree more. So many negative posts that add zero value.

Froling definitely deserves a huge amount of credit. He played some great defense tonight. His vertically is excellent. Roy Hibert circa 2013 would be proud. Great technique. Not to mention 2 massive clutch threes and a beautiful finish on the break.

Also what did the Sixers shoot for the game? 62% or so. Pretty incredible stuff really. Don’t see that too often.

Sobey’s pass was just unreal too. Deserved a lot more replays!

We'll find out this evening whether NZ are bums or not. Beat the Kings and Long shows up Bogut, I'll be pretty impressed on the Kings home court. That makes it sound like I think Kings are good, lol.

Cheers Rat.

I just refuse to see the bad side of anything. Last nights game was great, even to the neutral fan.

We should be pumping up great plays like Sobeys running hook across the lane. Any real baller will know that's the hardest shot in basketball!
Not complaining about Steve Carfino and Brad Rosen.

I think it’s an Australian mentality to highlight the lowlights. Watch the NBA and they never harp on about the negative.

Guys like Manu and what’s wrong with the NBA need to have a look in the mirror. Some say the glass is half full, some say it’s half empty. These spuds don’t even have a glass lol

California Dreaming, and others, actually read and comprehend what I have written below.

You understand that I'm not that bad? I stir some shit but if you knew my personality from my history of posting on this site, you would understand that I just take the piss and there is no harm meant. A bit of a cockhead, larrikin, wanker. However I do know my stuff.

That's the issue with people who occasionally read this site and/or are bigoted. Unlike the real world where a person knows another's personality and reacts to things they say accordingly, on this forum you see textual messages in isolation and pair your own view of that person and their values onto what they say. You know how two different people irl will say the exact same thing, but it is interpreted two different ways?
That's because a person's personality provides context for the decoder. So an identical message could be understood two different ways simply because different people are saying it.

Anons used to stir me up and that's where a lot of the shit talk comes from. But I've recently understood that they're just cancer personified so I don't bother with them. I sympathise with Perthworld here too, because he is on the front foot when responding to people (chiefly anons) who trash him, so he is made to look like a cockhead even though he didn't start anything.

So your main takeaway from this should be that your perception of me may be flawed. There are psychological reasons why people pigeonhole others, so it's understandable that you do, nevertheless your assessment of my conduct on this forum needs a rethink. You may be smart and have enough emotional intelligence to reassess, or you may be bigoted and hate me because of your perception of me, or simply because I don't like the team you like

I thought Conger had a good game, was switched on and his was everywhere in defence. That pass from Sobey to Moore was something else splitting through 3 players. He also did a brilliant pass to DJ which went full length of the court which was centimetre perfect. Absolutely brilliant.

Hates a strong word Manu. Something a don't feel.

I was just pointing out the negative trend to yours and others posts. I’ve been on HoopsSA for nearly 15 years mate and have seen a lot of crew who just want to hate hate hate. (Ingles13)

And yes I do love the 36ers so you rub me the wrong way when you bag my shit lol.

'Hate on', not 'hate' is what I meant.

So you understand me? Nothing I say is malicious. I'm actually easy to get along with and know the game well, just know that I spout shit and the odd bit of substance

Buzzas to win tomorrow. If they lose I'll create a thread about what makes the Sixers championship threats and if they win, you need to hit us with some Bullet Train hashtag love or the like

Great yet another game thread all about Manu.

What Zodiac said.

That comment, Zodiac, is exactly what I'm talking about with people hating on me.

If you had half a brain you would realise what I am trying to do is stop people from making it all about me and dragging interactions into the mud. Have another read of #727226.

Think critically about what I said. For Christ sakes mate...

Same goes for you obviously, Hogwash. Have a think

Jordair Jett has been driving to the basket and scoring at will over Wiley and DJ this season. Last night he powered his way in and ran into Froling who stood his ground, with arms straight up causing Jett to change his drive and shot. He got stopped twice. Jett became very hesitant in driving to the basket after this and even changed his mind once.

I choose to ignore Manu instead.
Not worthy of my time.

What's the bet Froling sticks around once his contract is up?

Froling will be able to leverage this into a decent overseas contract. I don't think he’ll stick around in NBL. Good luck to him.

Doesn't seem to have any qualms with playing away from home. Has no shortage of confidence either (good and bad thingl

You understand that I'm not that bad?

I want the Sixers to lose in a bloodbath. Mundine attends Hawks games doesn't he? Maybe he'll get knocked out again

A bit of a cockhead, larrikin, wanker. However I do know my stuff.

Best NBL individual matchup story of the last decade imo (This

And to think it was just another Thursday game to review.
But no, we have deep thinkers explaining their life's internet view
to total strangers, they shouldn't care less about?
Let's see what happens after two matches tonight?