No Kickert tonight for the Kings, out with injury. Watched the Cairns trail games & Newbill is a big loss for them & I think they are going to struggle to make the playoffs .
Tonight's game will be close but I reckon the Kings will get up

New coach at Sydney, not easy in first season. I'm interested in what style game Sydney play, Weaver run and gun, Gleeson more structure or maybe a bit both. Both sides have plenty time together, if Oliver can be kept reasonably quiet the kings are a chance. Didi v Noi could be interesting, not a lot said about the new 5 man import at Sydney either. Bogut hard to replace. At home I’d say Cairns by two.

What channel is this on? I looked and saw nothing?

Nah. Don't have it. The NBL preview says "Broadcast: ESPN; Sky Sports NZ; SBS On Demand; Twitch"

Twitch it is.

Thanks. As for the idiot above better apps? You can't be serious.

is King Australian yet or is he going to play for new Zealand

Martin looks the good

Jarrod Kenny battling Keanu Pjnder for league's dumbest haircut.

Some pretty obvious fouls been missed here...

King is nz born, American citizen who wants Aus citizenship.

With nz lack of sgs I expect them to make a push given Aus has quite a few coming through.

Nz go 4-5 deep at positions 3-4-5 u23.
Issue for them going forward is 1-2. Lucky webster is young, Murray coming through, so too cameron. they need more at 1-2 but are still producing mainly sfs and pf's in nz and college.

" is King Australian yet or is he going to play for new Zealand"

His father, who I think is back coaching in NZ again, I believe has said that King will play for Australia.

Kings shot like busted arses, Ware 6/21, Didi 2/10. Kings import looks good, kings rotation as bad as Weavers. Cairns looking certain finalists. Machado had the last laugh, Casper got stop hogging it.

I have never seen the Kings take so many bad / rushed shots. That lost them a very winnable game.

Didi and Ware should start on the bench, to much f..king dribble and poor shots. Didi defensively was crap as well, Noi toyed with him.

Ware should start from the bench.

This forum always delivers...

Good to see the Gleeson coaching legacy come through with the goods...oh...sorry

If you knew anything about basketball it wasn't the Coach who lost the Kings that game. Crawl back under your rock.

The buck stops with the coach

The last play wasn't much chop, only needed a two to win, all or nothing three from Casper.
Ware
DJ
Newley
Moller
Martin
This looks a better balance on today’s performance. Let Bruce run the second team and gives Didi more chance to hog the ball instead taking away from starters. Hunter unlucky on today’s play but Martin looked good.

Yay for Cairns . Hate Sydney tossers

Forde started at the Wildcats while Gleeson was still coaching the Crocs.

Indeed. Not sure why the 3 was required to be taken. That right there is poor coaching.

Did I see Newley telling Forde to call a time out on that last play?

Just watched a replay, some home town cooking certainly down the stretch was woeful, as a neutral I thought kings were duded.

Been catching up first round on replay, it's going to be a great season.

Settle down you literally see Forde with the whiteboard during the whole review. Sounds like one anonymous poster with a grudge

Cairns full squad in cairns versus a traveling Sydney team with Xavier and Kickert out and Martin in minutes restrictions and everyone acting like it's the end of the world haha

Sydney just got get the guards passing more, hit a few threes would be nice as well. 1/5 DJ and Casper 1/11 not good from behind the arc.