Is it physically possible to start Jarrod Kenny and win a basketball game?

Not sure. But that certainly isn't the case with Bairstow

Don't you mean you can't lose when starting Bairstow??

Lets go taipans let's go

I'm alarmed at what I'm seeing from Brisbane

Bullets continue to look awful carrying over from the Hawks game.

All going badly for Bris here

Could have our top 4 locked in tomorrow afternoon.

Great free throw percentage for the Bullets today

What a finish to the half by Kendle

Last few minutes he got them going and what a shot to finish

That Joe Blake Cadee banner <3

Beecroft doesn't even know basic Taipans history.

Cadee in foul trouble on 3.

Bench him for Trimble. Effort level will increase exponentially.

Oops...

Kendle, not Trimble

Come on BUZZAS

Rob Loe's hair just made the commentary

It was his highest scorer comment anon #307.

5,006 crowd. Highest of the season for CNS.

Both teams finding new ways of earning "anti assists"

Cairns were feeling the pressure in the last 5 minutes of the 3rd quarter.

They must have realised they were not only carrying the hopes of Cairns fans but also Adelaide fans.

Hows that by Trimble

Undisciplined shot perhaps from way downtown, early in shot clock with minute and a half left, 4 points up

Rims...rims.... drops in

It's just The Taipans afternoon

Loughton closes out the game in great style.

Please Brisbane don't re-sign Lemanis.

Scary that he is the Boomers coach.

Thank you Cairns Taipans

I love seeing the Buzzas train and it's sole occupant burn.

Another blinder for Cadee and Gliddon today. How long did Brisbane sign these guys for?

Brisbane's inability to beat Cairns for the majority of the season could potentially be the reason they will miss the playoffs. Who’d have thought.

Can I ask what the rationale for retiring Loughton's jersey is?

He doesn't have a long tenure.
He hasn't won any awards like an MVP.
He hasn't won a playoff series let alone a championship.

His greatest accomplishment is convincing Beecroft to pay him an extra year.

Wtf? How the hell can Brisbane's percentage go up from 101.21 to 101.71 after losing by 11 points?

Another blinder for Cadee and Gliddon today. How long did Brisbane sign these guys for?

Oh god won't it be something if Buzzas still make the playoffs

Ah Manu

If it gets down to a narrow % differential, I think the team that finishes 5th should ask for a total recount of scores. Weird shit is happening on NBL stats.

Savage Cadee trolling from Joe Blake today.

Personally I'd have gone with "Jason Ca ee.. the D went missing years ago"

Can't say I've been paying attention. What kinds of weird shit?

And in the way of percentage, Adelaide cannot possibly be higher than Buzzas if they finish on equal win-loss. Buzzas have to be higher

And in the way of percentage, Adelaide cannot possibly be higher than Buzzas if they finish on equal win-loss.

According to app, % of Ad is equal w Bris.

But points diff in Bris favour, someone said 2 point diff in another thread.

Isn't it overall season points for / points against?

If the app is right in point totals (which it surely cannot be wrong because it's simple accumulation of game scores) then the breakdowns are as follows:

Brisbane
For 2419
Against 2402
= 1.0070774355 percentage

Adelaide
For 2515
Against 2499
= 1.006402561 percentage

So for Brisbane to equal Adelaide in win-loss, Brisbane has to win their game against NZ (which means percentage goes up), and Adelaide has to lose twice (which means their percentage goes down after each loss). So you see how it's impossible considering Buzzas already have a higher percentage than the Snitches. Shit this would be glorious if the lads were to make it. Man oh man oh man

Those in the south have just started to shit themselves

Manu

Ok. The app only goes to 2 decimal places, hence listing both as 1.01

This is going to be a giant letdown for those expecting big things from a star studded Boomers next up. Even Thursday, Illawarra handed it to them.

Ignorance isn't a virtue, anon

What did Joe Blake do?

Joe Blake was walking around with a "Jason Cadee = Trash" banner.

"Joe Blake was walking around with a "Jason Cadee = Trash" banner."

It's actually visible on the TV coverage during half time. And yes GG it was an image of a can.

Essentially:

For Brisbane to make it:

- Brisbane must win their last game (vs NZ)

- Adelaide must lose their last two games. (Vs UTD and @ Per)

If Adelaide wins either, or if Brisbane loses then Brisbane is done.

But Adelaide has two tough games, so Brisbane isn't done by any stretch.

Still, if Adelaide beats United tomorrow then we'll have our top 4, and next week will just decide the order.

Lots of incentive for Perth and Melbourne to beat Adelaide, too. Not only to try secure #1 seed, but also because nobody in the league would prefer to play a series against Adelaide than Brisbane.

"Can I ask what the rationale for retiring Loughton's jersey is? He doesn't have a long tenure ..."

He's been there since 2010/11, that would be one of the longest tenures in club history, wouldn't it? I believe he is also the only player to start in both of their grand finals. Sounds like a no-brainer IMO.

United would rather play Adelaide, based on results this season.

But United has a more important incentive for beating Adelaide- securing home court advantage in the playoffs.

Agree that Melbourne would rather Adelaide, we just always struggle against them. Either way we are in a good spot to sneak and anything can happen once you get a chance.

Lovebroker, Loughzy should get his jersey retired. Nine years of service means a lot to a small market club, he's been huge off the court and he's overseen the best seasons in Snakes history. Looks like you want to discredit the 20 years of work the club has done just because they haven't won a championship. You respect and honour your people regardless

Paul, Grabau has the highest caps on lock forever with 400 and something, Anthony Stewart second on 223, Loughzy 220 (if NBL stats site is correct) with two games to play

I expect if Adelaide are to make the finals that they wouldn't be scared of any team.

Thanks Manu, that's what I suspected. Looking through sportstg it looks like Stewy was there for eight seasons, which means Alex would probably have the third longest tenure behind Bo and Fearney, unless there's someone else I'm forgetting?

Yeah I got Stewy's stats from Sportstg and Loughzy's from NBL site. The beauty of NBL statistics is that they're messy as all shit. Apparently Al is second, from the story below.

http://www.taipans.com/news/article/loughton-pumped-for-emotional-farewell

Also: http://www.taipans.com/pages/taipans-100-club

Can I ask what the rationale for retiring Loughton's jersey is?

He doesn't have a long tenure.
He hasn't won any awards like an MVP.
He hasn't won a playoff series let alone a championship.

His greatest accomplishment is convincing Beecroft to pay him an extra year.

Congratulations to Alex for a long and successful career.

I thought last year being so effective that he'd have another 2 years left but not to be.

A gentleman of the game, I wish him all the best in his future endeavours.

Please replace Worth and Trigger in the 2019/20 Taipans commentary team.