Is Machado playing?

NZ by 10+

I'm interested to see if NZ go big at times with Loe at the 4.

How far away is Tai Webster?

Breakers should have this, but always need to be wary of a team that the odds are against like Taipans.

With regards to Tai websters return I have no idea. But it does raise a question I have, are Breakers allowed to cut a local to make room for Will McDowell White?

I'm pretty sure they do, you can only have 10 players this season right?

You left R.Bach off the list.

Its all good! Hmm yeah, I think with the lack of ball handlers unfortunately Trist will be gone, which is actually a shame as he has been improving.

The way Heal has been talking up Weeks, I'd Weeks has been told.

I can see this getting ugly if nz put their foot down and play team, not a lot left in cairns, nearly nbl1 side bar a few. Nz by 20.

WMW / T. Webster
C.Webster / Bach
Abercrombie / Randolph
Delaney / Trist
Iverson / Loe

Weeks will be deactivated when Tai Webster returns. He has regressed a lot this season, which has been sad to see. Trist, on the other hand, has improved as the season has gone on and provides some needed cover in case of injury or COVID restrictions. I imagine Trist will be gone at the end of the year and Galloway will replace him in the 10.

I actually see Tai coming off the bench when he returns. Tai, Bach, Randolph and Loe is some serious offensive firepower off the bench with 2 solid creators and 2 good shooters.

As much as writing teams off in this league is a bad idea, unless Cairns shoots the shit out of it this is going to be ugly. The Breakers have had 2 out of their last 3 against Perth and should be tuned into playing at a very high level.

Those slow release nets are turd.

McDowell-White playing like junk again. Flat track bully effort against Brisbane was fool's gold.

USF certainly on Djeric, it was horrible.
Duffellmeir doing very nicely
WMW doing very ordinary, one game wonder.
Jois not much at defensive end
NZ can't hit side of barn from 3.

Enjoying the two person commentary box. Casey is good, so is Heveran when calling.

WMW oh my, he has to do more than just dribble over half way, his defence has been non existent as well. I'm not certain what the g league actually does to make you a better player. Imports and Australian out g league are not much good.

" Those rims and nets are not up to scratch I agree but NZ, apart from Finn just look so tentative to shoot."

Is it possible that the scepticism about the rims is affecting their confidence?

Jois and WMW have been abused defensively.

Dufelmeier has game.

You know what's worse than the rims? The DJ.

Randolph unwilling to shoot is costing the Breakers.

Wow. Horrible call. Not a goal tend. But Breakers had a perfect follow up for an easy two that they won't get now. Terrible.

Refs are absolutely terrible

Great block by Jois. But what a terrible call. Wasn't even close to a goal tend and I think that cost the Breakers the game. Having said that, Breakers took too long to get going and had too large a deficit and Jawai and Dufelmeir played great.

" Refs are absolutely terrible"

Understatement of the year.

NBL refs really think people come to watch them. The league has so much promise but it's shit like this that ruins it for me

Duffelmeir has been good, probably play for Tasmania next season, pity Kelly has developed him. Jois is still nbl1 quality. Both coaches didn't act quickly enough, WMW should have been benched at 1/2 time not 3/4 time, nz got back into it when Webster went to point. Kelly didn’t call a time out till the 4 minute mark in the last when nz were applying all pressure and scoring at will. Both sides need a lot changes to be successful next season. Djeric and Kenny out for a start.
Great win Cairns, well deserved.
Great two people in commentary.

I didn't think either coach coached badly. There were a lot of dumb plays from most of the players tonight bar Delany, Dufelmeier, and Abercrombie.

Isn't that what they did albeit late? Benching WMW and Iverson, and going with Loe?

" It was so obvious in real time that wasn't a goal tend. Then how long did it take them to make the right decision watching video reply. What a joke!"

It's seems like that ref that blew the whistle has never actually played basketball.

Are you the same bigdog that trashed Lemanis for years on ozhoops then disappeared when they started winning?