Illawarra by 1

Attention? I thought he was just milking calls, the few he actually gets.

Sam Froling is seven foot in heals opinion, nba bound, there will be no one left in nbl if believe these guys. Sam would 7'10" standing on his brother laying down, so 6’11” at best.

Cotton showing Adel who the real nba player is. Great steal and lay up at othe end.

How the fuck was Deng Adel ever considered to be an NBA prospect.

Hawks haha pathetic wankers.

After that disgraceful defensive performance against the bullets nice bounce back by Perth

Adele and Deng are like turn stiles defensively, coaches are working out how to stop Harvey and Jesup and while Ogilvy and Froling are having a go there ain't much else there.

. Mooney is the best 5 in the comp, Cotton is the best guard in the comp and Gleeson is equal or better than any coach in the comp. Gleeson gets players like Blanchfield better, Wagstaff always solid, Norton now playing great since he’s starting. Every one just does what is required.

Perth get an other import, shut the gate.

Amazing what happens every player that has underachieved elsewhere thrives once they play under Gleesons system in Perth.Blanchfield is next

Hawks have been pathetic. Goorj with a lot of problems.

Clear dribble after any contact, yet shooting

Can hawks get lucky and Adel ask for release to go back g league, they could save a bundle.

Hawks will always be a bunch of losers.

Adel paid more than 300K as a marquee. Might be the most overpaid player at this point in the history of the league. Just a streetballer who plays zero D. NBA player my ass.

Who cares who signed Adel he is a fraud.

Most of the hawks are imposters.

What happened to "Cotton stopper" ?
Him not being able to shoot hurts Illawarra offense and it's really starting to show in the NBL Cup

Gleesons the best coach in the league and it's not even close.

Perthworld having you always been a flog i have noticed most fans are.

Sick burn anon.

Went to perth once everyone one had two heads.

Perth world you are a flog english enough for you.

Ah, no.

It's 550k, surely they would be better letting him go.

Hoops is going to have a meltdown when Perth win the $150k

Marquee player doesn't count towards the cap. Still doubt it’s 550k though.

The gong has no secrets, it's $550.

Deng adel isn't an Ed Smith kid.

But it was well known in Vic after he played more than 2 seasons in the same age group that there were some question marks about his actual age.
Why you will find a lot of the guys who have question marks over age careers fall off a cliff or never take off as expected. Instead of coming into their prime , they are actually on the downward part.
Countless examples over the years, once college finishes, or even before that, get stagnant and the hype quickly disappears.

It makes no sense at all. He had a decent sophomore and junior year at college, bounced around the G League with decent output, is obviously struggling to adapt to the NBL, so the only logical conclusion is that because he allegedly lied about his age, he's actually over the hill and in the decline on his career? I've never heard so much rubbish in my life.

In the g league, certainly in the past it was all about scoring, no D, passing or team play, it's a lot easier to look good scoring at will on no defence. Re the age thing, it does make a bit sense but very hard to get a true gage if it’s true.

Hawks are a team put together at the last minute due to the changing of ownership.

If they win about 50% of their games that will be a big achievement for the year.

The small market clubs like the Hawks and Cairns will struggle at stages due to the lack of population in those areas.