Hunt has been decent just not given opportunity by Gleeson

I dont mind hunt, he's shown some flashes. Just doesn't seem to get opportunities from Gleeson, and gets a very hard time from the refs.

Hunt never saw an opportunity for a dumb foul that he didn't like. If the Wildcats want to replace him then I bet Hungry Jacks would be happy to chip in considering how much money he is costing them.

Long way to go but could all the bigs be missing the coaching of Mathew Nielsen, even Kay hasn't been any where near as good. Sometimes it’s the sum of all the parts that make it work and there wasn’t any better than Neilson.

He's a decent player given that he's definitely the budget import.

White needs to be more consistent, and must attack the rim more often. You can't just sit on the arc and jack 3s all game as the #2 option.

Perth's problem is creativity since they don't have a legitimate PG. Cotton is a combo guard who is more effective being a scorer, and Norton doesn't have the game to be the dominant ball handler/facilitator.

Perth needed to find a local to play C, and then bring in a true PG to run the offence (Machado would be perfect). If Cotton naturalises before next season they will have much more room to move.

Should be Gleeson to go.

Not such a bad idea ^
Still need more offence from the bigs though.
Too much reliance on Cotton and White.

If Cotton naturalises next year wouldn't mind seeing

Import
Cotton
Import
Kay
Import

Norton
Steindl
Travers
Wani Swaka
Wagstaff
Vague
Majok

I just realised if Perth have 3 imports + Cotton + a next star this forum will go nuts.


On the next star issue is it too late for Perth to add someone this late in the season??

The sky is falling sack hunt lol

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I'm not a Perth fan but that’s sounds good.

To be fair these sky are falling threads have been around most teams.
If Adelaide were hammered today there would be people calling for Griffin or Moore to be sacked.
It's just forum mentality.
Imports are usually the most easily replaced commodities.

Perth need to keep up with the Joneses.
Defence has been their strong suit but scoring has been at a high so far with Adelaide, Sydney, Phoenix, Brisbane and United all capable of putting up 100+ regularly.

Perth simply don't have the firepower.

the game's changing, Perth and NZ aren't the big hitters they once were and Perth have only just woken up to that fact.

and it's DELICIOUS to watch this play out..

Sack Hunt. Sign James Wiseman as a next star. Sign an import PG/SG to help carry the load.

Easy.

Sydney can score points but there like the cats of old, play very good D.

Woah easy there Pauline

Machado / Cotton / Adel / Kay / Hunt
Norton / NS / Te Rangi / Pinder / Reath

Limited minutes
Martin / Steindl / Wagstaff / Majok

Developing
Britt / Buluk / Travers / Vague

I dunno Ben maybe Hodgson will do.

Wonder how Angus Brandt is going.

Perth should follow Sydney's lead and upgrade from Vague to Motum just as Sydney did from Kuany to Cooks lol.

Question is with Wildcats "Budget Approach" will anything be done?

I think Kay having to play a lot of centre is hurting his game.
He is naturally suited to the four spot.
Hunt does need to go and be replaced with a Cam Oliver type.

Nobody cares Perthworld.

OMG there are some real twats in this forum.
Any time anyone dares to ask a question, or worse express a contrary opinion, and they all start carrying on like dickheads and making snide comments about the sky falling in.

So what? According to your logic, every player that has ever been signed to any team anywhere in the world, is automatically totally brilliant and should never ever be replaced???

The further utter stupidity of your logic is this: Hunt won't be invited back next year, we all know that. So those saying he needs to go, are right. It's just a question of when not if.

So what's wrong with having the conversation? There may be contractual issues, I don't know.

I for one think Perth won't bother. They will let Sydney buy its championship(s), sit back and wait for the inevitable implosion, and then start thinking about rings again.

Hunt is averaging 10.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Last season, Brandt averaged 8.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. I was expecting Brandt's numbers to be much better than Hunt's but apparently not.

"Hunt is averaging 10.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Last season, Brandt averaged 8.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game."

My Ass averages about 20 farts per game, so according to your logic I should be starting for the wildcats?

School holidays? ^^

and the next person I have to explain the difference between a local and an import to, I will Hunt down and stab in the eye with a rusty fork.

Hunt is the epitome of a downhill skier. He can score against teams without defence, but when the heat is on, he evaporates.

He's also literally the last person you can have on the court in crunch time.

Exactly ^^^^^
You are better with two gun imports and perhaps a third string import or get the best Australian talent and pay more for them. Kennedy, Ware and Boone plus McCarron added last year at Melbourne couldn't get it done.

Kind of odd for Gleeson to say they went for Oliver who is more a mobile 4 with range and instead got an old school 5 that does not have 3 point or decent midrange game. Was their search that limited ...?

The kings like Perth for the 5-10 years has really backed their Australian content in. Bogut, Newley, Lisch, Moller, Kickett, Bruce, Walker and now added Cook. It's a good formula that Perth has had.

OMG people talk some absolute shite on this forum.

"Well Cats won the last title with their non existent 3rd import playing 0 minutes, and the title prior to that was Jameel McKay who played similar minutes to what Hunt is playing...go figure"

Cats also won titles with Tiny Pinder. Are you saying they should go recruit another paedophile?

Last year Sydney had Gaze, which automatically barred them from contention.
This year they have stacked their team stupendously, Melbourne have also improved.

Perth lost Brandt, Jervis, and Hire. Replacing them with Spunt, Majook, and Travers

But sure, keep on believing another ring is within your grasp.

"Kind of odd for Gleeson to say they went for Oliver who is more a mobile 4 with range and instead got an old school 5"

err, what?

Perth went for an Athletic 4/5, exactly what Oliver is, and what Spunt was supposed to be. But he just isn't.

His lack of range is down to the fact that he can't shoot for shit, so needs to be within 1m of the basket.

Spunt?

He had already been convicted of sexually assaulting three other women plus jailed for sexual assault of a teenage girl prior to that. I'm not feeling too sorry for him

"To the above, my friend studied the Pinder case and she said it was an absolute travesty what Pinder had done to him by that woman who accused him of rape. He lost years of his life and she got a slap on the wrist."

Umm, no dude, I'm afraid you're confused.

Firstly, Pinder's issues were well known to the Wildcats beforehand. He had been convicted of raping a minor in America in the 70s.

In the early 90s he was tried and convicted for an offence in the late 80's in WA, again involving a minor. He went to prison for that.

After that he went to Illawarra, where he offended again against a minor and was again imprisoned.

After being paroled he was charged with another crime in the early 2000's, and that time acquitted.

Many years later, he was charged in NSW for a crime that allegedly took place back in Perth in the 80's. He was acquitted
Around that time he was arrested for violating the terms of his parole.

Dude has to GO

He's playing a good rule, but if I have to watch one more freethrow attempt, I am going to stab my eyes out with a fork

Stop hating on Pinder

What the hell is wrong with the guy? Its like watching Warnie bowl a flipper.