This should be nice and close. I've got a soft spot for the hawks and don’t respect the way the Walsh led breakers are behaving off the court, so hawks by 2 I think/hope.

Sunday Dech's hard work and extra training with melo is paying off, he’s turning into a real ball player maybe nba bound.

Are there going to be any players left in Australia, there is so many nba bound.

Dech needs a fringe boomers call up, Asia cup qualifiers.

Dech is 26 next week, a bit old to develop into NBA quality

If the Breakers stay out of foul trouble they will win this.

Entertaining game after shit start by the hawks.

Hobson has replaced Singler as the new worst import in the league.

Do the hawks bring back AJ and Blanchfield or re sign the the young guys

Wow. USF on Loe.

Nothing in the Loe incident.
Ogilvy has been good for Illawarra this season

Not much going right for Preston at the moment, but at least he looks like he gives a shit. Hobson on the other hand...

1 point game

Too hungry

Wildcats will offer him a contract the hawks can't match because that's how they roll

That Hobson hater must be mad now haha

Hobson and Hopson are different players bud

NZ are a decent point guard away from a top side, Henry and Weeks are not good enough. Hopson and Ashleigh certainly should be brought back.

Ball won't be here next year and the rest of there imports should be gone. Hawks look ok if they can keep their young guys.

Illawarra should go with next year
Import/Naar
Dech/Glover
Blanchfield/Import/Harris
Import/Froling
Ogilvy/Andersen

Breakers are much better than their position on the ladder. Too many injuries this year. Next year if they can sign an import point guard, bring back Ashley and Hopson, they will be looking good. Henry isn't bad, but they already have Webster who is a similar player (and better shooter). Need a true point guard.

Hawks purely a development team for Perth. Cats to come in and take back Sunday. $400k should do it.

" That Hobson hater must be mad now haha"

That's how bad D. Hobson is. No one realises he’s even on the court.

The Hawks player well in patches. But you need better production from your imports.

If RJ Hampton comes back soon the Breakers are looking tough. He is their purest PG. Hopson is also getting better game by game, same with Loe and Delaney. I still don’t think they’re a finals team but they are going to trip up other team’s ambitions.

Dan Grida is a future cat. Does whatever it takes to win even play dirty a la wagstaff, Redhege

Only watched second half. Shamirs coaching poor.

No offensive execution.

What is Ngatai and vodanavich doing on the floor while rusbstch and majok sit?

. Cats to come in and take back Sunday. $400k should do it.

Are they blind. Stupid or both?

Dech is already better than Martin and the gap is growing by the day as Dech improves and Martin deteriorates.

Hawks now should do
Force Anderssen to retire
Cut Boone
Not re sign AJ Blanchfied next yr
Let Grida go to Perth
Re sign Dech,naar Forling Glover 3yr contracts
And spend there money on signing a new head coach and move FLynn back to assitant

Seriously the Hawks need to keep the younger core Dech, Naar, Glover,Grida & Froling.Not convinced with Harris but happy to be proven wrong.
To say to move some of these guys on would be wrong by the Hawks when they have given them time to develop in the league. Other teams with bigger budgets will be lurking around waiting for their contracts to end.
The Hawks need to act now to tie them up to longer contracts & build off them like Bevo did with Martin, Wagstaff & Knight. The Hawks will take some losses now by given them time but in the long run they will be better for it

"Illawarra should go with next year
Import/Naar
Dech/Glover
Blanchfield/Import/Harris
Import/Froling
Ogilvy/Andersen"

I quite like this, the difference I'd make is go with top shelf one and four and just run two imports and find another other local three. Spend more money on two great imports instead of three average

Still a good chunk of season to go but not certain Grida will end up anywhere. Poor season. What's his spot, two man ?

" Warming to Zac Henry. Hopson classy. Comeback of Delaney has taken pressure off Abercrombie and he is contributing as we know he can. I like Bradley"

I think you need hearing aids, Tom. Or need to lay-off the autocorrect.