This weekend's games will be a big indicator of Shamir's ability. The Breakers have had a consistent line up for a few weeks with plenty of practice time. This weekend they play two guns - Patterson and Randle - who caused them strife not long ago. It will be interesting to see what the Breakers do to limit their touches and disrupt their flow. They did a good job against Roberson and I'm picking them to go 2 for 2 this weekend as Hopson will be unstoppable.

Brisbanes cheerleaders look so cheap and budget. They hust like some random fans they grabbed out of the crowd.

"If you were a casual viewer, you'd literally have no clue the Bullets strip is Looney Tunes-branded."

Theirs and the wildcats is terrible. The friends i was sitting with at the Cats game last week didn't even notice a change to the perth jersey.

Say what you want about the bullets & Lemanis, but they play great team basketball & have beautiful ball movement. Starting Magnat at the 4 may be the the recipe they're we’re looking for and snatch that fourth playoff spot.

That was bad ass

Bullets should've never put themselves in that position but the refs won that for NZ. Patterson’s was mobbed then they call an USF

biggest last minute screw up since Anstey @ worlds v USA

Wow. I have no idea how the Bullets lost that one. Although the Breakers played really well in the 4th, I thought some dumb plays and bad luck meant they wouldn't win it. But credit to the Breakers for toughing it out. If they win against Adelaide they are building some momentum as well as a culture that is overcoming serious adversity. Hampton possibly back next round too.

Sobey with hero ball down the stretch lost the game for Brisbane, get an import point guard. Patterson looked like he was fouled on the last play but should never have been in that position.

Magnay not sure why you wouldn't be up in hopsons face

"Patterson's was mobbed then they call an USF"

Lol. Learn the rules.

The sequence of play that cost Brisbane the game was Patterson pulling up for a jumper, Henry going to the ack, then Sobey pulling up for a jumper again. If both Patterson and Sobey had gone to the rack strong, Brisbane wins.

Shamir is the you posting? I said Brisbane should've never been in that position the first place. But if you don’t think Patterson wasn’t fouled and if you support this inconsistent USF rule maybe you should stick to cricket like old mate

Patterson's fouled Delaney on the out of bounds the play before he lost it at half way. Bullets can't blame the refs for that one

The USF was ballsy from the ref given the stage of the game, but I have no problem with it. Probably the correct call.

I got no problem with the USF as long as it's CONSISTENT. According to the rules last night Newbill did a clear USF to McCarron who would’ve had a clear path and given melbourne it’s first lead of the game. Was it called? Of course not

Refs are refs, calls go both ways. Brisbane shit in there own nest for about the fourth time this year. To much reliance on Paterson and a few of there locals are not as good as they think they are.

Late 4th. Mitch pressured DJ forced a TO

" But if you don't think Patterson wasn’t fouled and if you support this inconsistent USF rule maybe you should stick to cricket like old mate"

He wasn’t fouled. I don’t support the way the referees have been giving out USFs this season. But that was a blatant USF and the refs had no choice to call it. Patterson should have let Abercrombie get the score then play with five seconds left or overtime. It was a dumb foul.

The rule was once that there had to be a disadvantage for a foul to be called. That reactionary tap on the arm didnt hamper the offensive player who was on his way for an uncontested layup and in the past refs would have called advantage to keep the game flowing. The usf slows the game down when it was intended to help keep the game flowing. I thought it was a no call.

"According to the rules last night Newbill did a clear USF to Mccarron"

He made a play at the ball.

Last night Newbill fouled Barlow. Close.

" That reactionary tap on the arm didnt hamper the offensive player who was on his way for an uncontested layup and in the past refs would have called advantage to keep the game flowing. The usf slows the game down when it was intended to help keep the game flowing. I thought it was a no call."

While I understand your sentiment, I believe that's not the rule. My understanding, and someone may correct me if I’m wrong, is not whether there’s a disadvantage or a play at the ball but simply whether there’s a defender between the attacking player and the basket.

"Starting Magnat at the 4 may be the stupidest thing we've see all year" Fixed it for you.
Time to lock your Lemonass porn in the bottom draw and don't look back. He's finished, just taking the piss now. Once again completely failed to build a proper team. Too busy wasting money poaching other teams players and ruining them. Now that he is no longer protected by his Magic "National Coach" Bubble, we can see how crap he really is.

Newbill fouled Barlow after the Oliver turnover with 0.16 remaining

RE USP

Contact by the defensive player from behind or laterally on an
opponent in an attempt to stop the fast break.

There has to be contact which is designed to stop a fast break. Clearly this contact didn't happen because it didn't stop the fast break.

The rules also say.

Contact by the defensive player on an opponent on the court during
the last 2 minutes in the fourth period and in each extra period, when
the ball is out-of-bounds for a throw-in and still in the hands of the
official or at the disposal of the player taking the throw-in.

ie any contact

So if you are going to call a little tap on the arm as an USP foul, then you have to call any touching or bumping on inbounds in the last 2 minutes. There would have been contact on every imbound situation. In which circumstances the refs don't call any fouls unless there is a disadvantage.

So in one circumstance they call any slightest touch (disadvantage or not) and in the other circumstance they typically only call a foul when there is a disadvantage.