Could the Jacks be better without Magnay? He has struggled to a glimpse of his Bullets form. One has to wonder if we'll ever see that kind of play again.

I agree with you, Scout. Magnay has been disappointing this year, but he was a nuisance for the Breakers last week and meant they couldn't get anything easy out of their two-man game. Underrated effort for sure.

Playing the winless Breakers is hardly nuisance factor. Magnay has been 'injured' since surgery. So does anyone know how Magnay is COVID affected and the rest of the team aren't? Sounds suss to me.

Good thing Krslovic is there.

they should of just signed the russian kid as DP and the second yr a NS

They should of signed Kai Sotto as their Next Star. Big Filipino population in Tassie and Magnay is suited more to a bench role.

Scout said "Are you throwing mud at Magnay?"

Please tell me as a fellow Tasmanian how people get COVID in Hobart / Tasmania. Afaik there has not been a community transmission in Tasmania for at least 18 months. How it is possible if indeed Magnay has caught COVID that the whole team hasn't been isolated at least until cleared? The whole COVID 'excuse' seems flawed. What have I missed?
Nothing in The Mercury and nothing on their FB page. What are they hiding?

JJs looking very good, I'm nearly going to have to concede that Roth has some idea.
Melbourne think they winning already, better watch out.
For a sell out, plenty empty seats

No conspiracy Scout. You haven't explained how Magnay has COVID issues and no one else has. Time you actually answered. Rather than be vague.
Pull your head out of the sand man. When JJ's were up by 10 I was happy with the $1.97 odds on the United.

If the seats are sold (above) and no one turns up they are paid and it's still a sell out.

So no Magnay. No Weeks . No Adams.

JLA never seen a shot he doesn't like, Delly been very average, JJs been good. White is a gun, only getting better.

Tassie need Mathiang more than maker.

Yeah I'd be picking up Mathiang + srp Kouame, Tassie too small.

Scout Mia.
No Magnay and they tried but talent wins out. Now with 2 more potential injuries they are up against it.
So many underperforming players. McDaniel, McVeigh, Krslovic, Weeks, 3 DNP. So that's 7 players not contributing.
Sorry this side is in for a long season. Lowballed players on salary. Lost them.
Roth is supposedly a top level coach yet the impots are Cotton level or even somewhere near that.
McIntosh 5 points 7 rb. Can't make a free throw. McVeigh -15 +/- and so it goes.

The Russian NS (no show) was on the bench.

Lose by 4. 10 - 20 from the FT line. Nuff said.

Roth has chosen a terrible bench and the long term contracts are ridiculous.

Players want security to up and move their families, especially veterans. In addition not everyone wants to relocated to butt f*#k Idaho aka Tasmania

Clearly the NBL players and international players don't agree with you

McVeigh in the four spot was never going to work, his defence is a liability, he also struggles scoring in there, that's bad recruiting. McDaniel has played well last season and doing his bit this season, he’s not and never was a twenty a game man.

"Roth deserves time I will not judge him completely yet, time and context needed."
Fair enough. If you sit beside him again at a Chargers game I wouldn't be too critical either ;)

As mentioned earlier about Magnay out with COVID the truth has finally come out.
"The two new cases come after centres Will Magnay and Jock Perry went into isolation last week after being close contacts to a positive case."
Magnay and the noticeably Perry were out the other night. Now it's the turn of another 2 players waiting on PCR testing.
"It has not yet been revealed which two players have contracted the virus but it has been confirmed both have been isolated from the group and have not attended practice for the last 48 hours."
So they knew there was at least 2 players with COVID issues and still proceeded with the game.

Brookhouse said "It's an unfortunate but not unexpected scenario that we’re facing" JackJumpers CEO Simon Brookhouse said.

"Our priority is with the players’ safety, and we have taken a very cautious approach to avoid any further impacts on the team or the community”.

So they just allowed everything to be as normal knowing there was every chance others may be effected. I hope the United players and staff are OK and anyone else that had interaction with the Players/ Staff since the game was concluded.

JJ's about to make player changes.

A change. One out one in. Not COVID related afaik. Another 2 players with COVID. As I said earlier there was far more to the initial outbreak than disclosed by the JJ's. Poor form IMO.

"https://www.themercury.com.au/sport/basketball/the-basketball-show-202122-thon-maker-to-the-nbl/video/751c03cccda8cca3c18662c441f4396e"

Someone who shoukd bever have been selected gone. Will the 2 new civis selected players be available for the Kings game?

"Someone who should never have been selected gone. Will the 2 new covid selected players be available for the Kings game?"
Corrected for crap phone app/typing. I guess is a Macca's all round.

Let's hope McDaniel and Bairstow can play on Saturday.

Hahaha ^ this

10 players and staff now covid affected. 2 games pistponed. What a joke.

Dr Kobe. Yet again. No one cares what you say.

The JJ's tried to effectively make out there was nothing in it. Firstly Magnay out with COVID and (No mention publicly) Perry. Then it was another 2 un named players. Now it's 10. Management has handled it very poorly and I posted that about 1 week ago. It was the top of the iceberg exposed and the JJ's knew fully well that others would be affected but did nothing.
Poor management. They knew it was there and told no one. Now it's "oh well" the NBL will all be affected and the games will be rescheduled.
Oh by the way who gives a shit about Perth.

Take a chill pill Curious Bruce. Reporting and announcing covid positives is a complex matter (patient confidentiality etc.)

Hopefully you can embrace the JJs soon.

"All players and performance staff are now isolating and will undergo regular testing."
Don't tell the 7'tall player seen walking around town today.

No news afaik.