Get off the fence Jack and make a call!

Cats at home by double digits.

Refs win by 14

Hawks gallant in defeat.

Cotton by 8.

Perth by 8. This thread to be dominated by home cooking and flopping posts.

The Cotton show? You forgot to mention perths favorite supporting act the Ogilvy show.

He's having a good year under Goorj but as we speak he's at the lather lounge freshly trimmed and looking his best preparing to be posterized

You forgot to mention perths favorite supporting act the Ogilvy show.

He's having a good year under Goorj but as we speak he's at the lather lounge freshly trimmed and looking his best preparing to be posterized

Who will dunk on AJ tonight?

If there is so much home cooking going on then how do you explain the cats winning the NBL cup?

I would explain them winning the NBL cup because it was based in Melbourne the umpires were very confused which team to favor

Get off the fence? "Hawks wings to be clipped"

Who will dunk on AJ tonight?

Corey Shervill

Luckily Jack Toft didn't give Perth his kiss of death.

Not sure the officiating could outdo the atrocity that took place in Bendigo last night...

The standing-up-until-your-opponent-scores started with Illawarra long ago.
Wildcats, so as to not directly rip it off, reversed the concept.

Thats some tough defence from the Hawks. Hopefully theyll stop it now thank!

Definitely. I do recall a few rare games where we went ice cold to start a game (Challenge Stadium era, when it was first implemented) and the crowd would start to have a "why are we putting off our own team?" vibe. Awkward.

Adel woeful on D

Liam Santamaria (I think) demonstrating his lack of understanding of the rules, saying Hawks might have got away with a back court violation.

NO.

Putting your a foot in the front court then stepping back while the ball and your other foot is NOT a back court violation.

Commentators: please show some product knowledge

However, there was a call they (and refs) missed when a Perth player caught the ball, took 2 steps then started dribbling.

I think you'll find that is a travel (providing the referee calls it)

Something happened to me? Like what?

This is the best team D we've faced this season

Its definitely not Santamaria

Apologies to Liam. It was Pete Hooley. But you guys sound alike!

And I find it hard to tell the difference between Heal and Gaze. Maybe too many rock concerts ;-)

The commentators calling a steal and then a foul on cotton when it was actually a turnover and goal tend. Tough to see the game from a hub!

Hawks missing putbacks and open shots. Perth hitting off balance shots and getting fouls called

Perth in a rich vein of form

Twitch decides to throw in 8 ads in the middle of the 4th quarter. Play resumes and cotton has scored another 11 points. Ffs!

Cotton is tracking as the most obvious MVP in recent memory, while Mooney and Cotton might be the best duo in recent memory

What a tough game that was!! The hawks played almost perfect D but couldn't maintain it for the entire game against the champs. Cotton is the fittest player in the league good luck keeping him quiet for 40 minutes. Simon did well defending him but couldn't go with him in the fourth and thats when the game broke open. Loving watching NBL basketball

Attendance: 10,216.

The first five figure crowd of 2021.

Defintely. Can you imagine if Oliver had Mooneys heart and drive? Yikes

Much respect to the Hawks for making that the contest it was.
Great night in the jungle.

A prime Oliver is the type of player the cats need if cottons citizenship goes through in time. So sad to see him a shadow of the player he was last year

Kudos to AJ he seems to have exorcised the red army demons and played a good game. He isn't back to the overrated aussie boomer level but he's giving them some good minutes

Then interpretation of travels when starting a dribble seems to have changed over the last couple of seasons.

It used to be that you had to release the ball before lifting your pivot foot - that doesn't seem to be called these days, from NBL down to rep.

When I raise it with refs (nicely), they act like they don’t want to know about it.

None of these guys would survive Roger Shiels travel scrutiny.

2 years ago FIBA adopted the same TRAVEL interpretation that theY use in the NBA.
Which now allows players in progress to use what they call a gather step. So if on the run prior to a catch or layup, the first foot to strike the ground is labeled a gather step or step Zero. You can then basically have 2 steps after the g at her step.

Knowall, that wasn't the type of travel I was referring to. I’m talking about a stationary player getting the ball, pivoting (and so establishing their pivot foot), and then lifting their pivot foot before releasing the ball. Basically, they’re jumping with both feet off the court as they reposition their feet to start their dribble.

Happy to hear your interpretation.

If they are stationery and did lift there pivot foot the technically however due to refs having to officiate different scenarios there has been a consistent lack of no calls on travel. At least in this area I think they are being consistent. Not saying it's right just they consistent not calling any travel this year.

* Then technically that is a travel *