Zodiac
Last year
Well given the Sixers had a 15 point lead early in the first quarter against Brisbane and still managed to lose by 15 points, I think Perth could give us a 30 point head start and still run us down. Perth did just beat the Sixers at the Blitz by 32 points too.
Perth by 30
Ballman
Last year
First two games have shown Perth cant defend or rebound. If they are on an off night for Cotton / Webster etc... Adelaide could very well get the upset.
Rillie still a rookie coach.
Drexler
Last year
10 points, will know by mid first qtr if rebounding was discussed at cats training this week. If not could go either way unfortunately, though cats should belt them.
LV
Last year
Cotton at home coming off a 7 point game
Watch out. 30+ points incoming and a big Perth win
LV
Last year
CJ wouldn't be dumb enough to put Cadee on him. Surely Dech and McCarron get the gig, but still
MaxM
Last year
Sixers who significantly big man depth against Perth who have surplus of it now.
Could spell danger.
AngusH
Last year
Perth will take their frustrations out on Adelaide. Double digits L for the Sixers.
KET
Last year
25pt Perth win would be about par.
Anything under 15 would be a great 36ers effort.
Jimmyhooper15
Last year
You would think Perth after the disgraceful, pitiful second half last week against Phoenix will come out breathing fire
DennisRodmansHair
Last year
If we get the best version of Perth, this will be a blood bath.
36ers are 0-2 against two oppositions that were far from their best. (Brisbane gifting us a qrt head start, Melbourne shooting 34% from the field).
Hopefully the 36ers can keep it competitive, but its hard to see Perth losing by less than 10pts.
AngusH
Last year
Tough weekend for the Sixers having to play Sydney on the road this weekend too. Should be a 0-3 start, anything else would be overachieving.
Drexler
Last year
Bummer re Keanu hopefully a minor setback and not re-injuring something from last season. I'd like to see some offensive plays run for Doolittle this week I reckon he's got some tricks up his sleeve for sure
Perthworld
Last year
Perth's lack of rebounding could mean this becomes a shitfest from both sides.
Beantown
Last year
No Pinder? Who's rebounding for Perth? Notwithstanding a Cotton explosion, I think the Sixers could get this one. Humphries could dominate the paint and hopefully Kell will find a little more room to operate than he did v Melbourne.
Luuuc
Last year
Some incorrect assumptions being made about which Keanu is out injured.
Drexler
Last year
Rillie in the press conference today only mentioned Zunic & T Webster as injuries maybe Pinder is cushty?
Perthworld
Last year
Some incorrect assumptions being made about which Keanu is out injured.
Reeves?
Drexler
Last year
Oh I see Adelaide has a dev player with the same first name...
MaxM
Last year
John Rillie press conferences are always an adventure...
"What was the most disappointing aspect of Sunday's game against the Phoenix?"
"The first quarter"
... how...
Bol
Last year
"We lost our rhythm in the third quarter because of foul trouble"
Maybe he's confused its a dance competition
hoopie
Last year
Well, if he's been watching The Last Dance .... LOL
Screeningnick
Last year
After having Hooley all last week and Lowery the game before we get the pallet cleanser with Damo and Gleeson.
Another Anon
Last year
I think Kell's white sweat shirt was OK, it was the black sports tracker 'bra' between the sweat shirt and the jersey that was the problem
Groote
Last year
Is CJ on borrowed time? Watching a team who don't have passion or fight and just seen to be going through the motions
Would love to hear thoughts of Sixers fans
Dunkman
Last year
Sixers are just bad, Wiley trying hard, not winning you games though. Good commentary at last, it's nice to hear talk on the game instead off there college days and crap on. Lebron can’t make this Sixers team winners. Cats looking so much better at both ends.
hoopie
Last year
It feels like Perth aren't even out of first gear - it’s just too easy for them at both ends.
Dorito
Last year
How many rounds will ownership give CJ without a win?
Perthworld
Last year
Oh boy CJ - I almost feel bad complaining about Rillie. Poor Sixers fans.
Dunkman
Last year
I have to agree, some of the subbing is ridiculous, Mccaron just doesn't look fit, it’s a training run for Perth.
Screeningnick
Last year
A bit OT but anyone else like me truly believe that Perth & Melbourne can compete with any of the top teams in Europe. When you consider the budget differences it's truly a credit to the NBL.
Melbourne Boy
Last year
Would these 36ers starters beat the 1988 Geelong Supercats bench?
JustWannaHoop
Last year
I'm just waiting for 36er fans to do a Ken Hinkley rant on CJ. Rumor is a couple of 36ers boasting how good they were going to be and crush the competition. Maybe their egos are just too big for CJ to get them aligned. 31 points in a half.... That’s a joke!
Luuuc
Last year
Perth 0/13 from 3 and up by 16!
According to certain experts/articles of outerwear, the Wildcats have no chance of winning if they don't rectify that 3P%
Beantown
Last year
Watched the JJs earlier and the gap between their offence and the Sixers is enormous. JJs have great spacing and the ball rarely sticks for more than a split second. Only exceptions are Doyle or Crawford, whose speed and ball-handling allow them to beat their man and create a threat.
Contrast that with McCarron, who dribbles the ball 30 times on offence and never gets close to beating his man! Cadee and Kell are the only guys on the Sixers who should dribble the ball more than 3 times.
At least CJ realises the team needs a point guard. Is management going to wake up and give him one, or are they going to sign a 3/4 who will stand around, unable to get the ball where he needs it, just like everyone else on the team?
Dunkman
Last year
Humphries is killing it, Sixers playing fantastic.
Perthworld
Last year
21-9 third quarter to Sixers. Ummm, okay.
NBL - where random happens.
Perthworld
Last year
Sixers third quarter scoring could be higher than their first half.
JCK98
Last year
36ers getting ahead for a second there was so unexpected it broke the scoreboard graphic.
Beantown
Last year
Good fightback in the third! Much better with the ball not sticking and players cutting. Question is, can they sustain it as soon as Kell and Cadee go to the bench?
Another Anon
Last year
Fair play to the 36s but Perth can't hit the side of a barn
Dunkman
Last year
Humphries was the key, can he and Wiley play the whole last quarter.
Beantown
Last year
Amazing what a difference playing offence with some purpose will do! Wildcats look pretty average when you're not dribbling into turnovers and handing them fast break points all the time!
Another Anon
Last year
Gleeson earlier talking about how much more he still has to give coaching. Rillie better be scared.
Beantown
Last year
The difference right there: Dech bricks a wide open three. Either side of that, Cotton and Webster create for themselves and nail big threes.
Groote
Last year
I'm not a fan of the new courtside announcer. Seems to think screaming everything into the microphone works well. Not sure how many games I'll attend if MC Yellsalot is in charge
Dunkman
Last year
Humphries has shown that he's ready for boomers, to big for Pinder
Another Anon
Last year
Damn. That's some big hits for an 18yr old. He won't be here long.
Just
Last year
Doolittle living up to his name. Not really sure what he adds to the Cats?
Beantown
Last year
Well played Cotton and Sarr didn't let him down. No way Humphries can guard that. CJ needs to find a different defensive plan to defend that better and keep Humphries on the floor.
Just
Last year
Sarr is amazing for an 18 year old. Not sure why he shoots the 3 at a better clip than he does free throws, though.
Another Anon
Last year
Perth fall over the line. If they shoot like that against any other team they'll get pants.
Got lucky it was 36rs tonight.
AngusH
Last year
Worst Flowers showing so far, which is saying something (counting the Blitz). Bad shots in the 2nd and completely missing a wide open Humphries at the basket to chuck up a brick, 5 mins played, I don't see him sticking around long.
Dunkman
Last year
Sixers made a good game of it, Sarr and Cotton fantastic for cats. Humphries and Wiley very good for Sixers, they need help though, an elite defensive wing and rebounder.
Beantown
Last year
Happy to see the Sixers playing with some heart. Management needs to get this team a talented point guard who can also close out games. What's Barry Brown Jr doing atm? If not him, then someone similar.
Anonymightymouse
Last year
It's been talked about a lot, but Adelaide have two gaping gaps in the line-up. A decent back-up centre and a high-level playmaking guard. Fill those two and they're right in the pack.
TSM just isn't the answer, but I think they need to back he, Galloway and Starling to give frontcourt depth, pray Humphries doesn't get injured and get a high-level guard.
It's the same as last year, when Randall was firing early they could beat anyone, but they never really replaced him with a playmaker. Now that was meant to be Franklin (as optimistic as that was) and they need to fill that gap.
Anonymightymouse
Last year
"Management needs to get this team a talented point guard who can also close out games. What's Barry Brown Jr doing atm? If not him, then someone similar."
Yep. While Barry Brown definitely isn't a PG, he is the type of player this team needs to create something out of nothing!
BigD
Last year
Doolittle does a lot for Perth. He's as close to the perfect complimentary piece they can get.
He’s a sensational switch defender and makes great extra passes to the open shooters.
Yeah he couldn’t be more aggressive offensively at times, but even Gleeson noticed and spoke about how good he is for Perth.
Ben
Last year
Came here to drop a Doolittle pun and see Just has beaten me to it.
Beantown
Last year
Yeah, Brown isn't a pure point guard, but he’s got handles, will beat his man, create shots and hit big buckets. He also plays good defence. So yes, I’d be happy with a combo guard too, so long as he can create offence and we don’t have to watch McCarron struggle to create offence anymore!
SixersFan
Last year
The only thing worse then the Sixers offense in the first half was the officiating for the entire game. The worst I have seen in many years. The Dolittle massive moving screen to let Webster hit the 3 and some how Mccarron knocks the ball out was the icing on the cake.
Sixers needed to close out the last few minutes of the 3rd quarter well putting the pressure on Perth. Instead CJ decided to go with a random team bringing in Marshall (who continues his crap form to start the season), Starling (who had seen about 1 minute up to that point) and TSM (who was leading the team with the worst +/-).
Wileys defence is terrible. Twice on the perimeter he put no pressure on the ball allowing for easy passes Instead which ended up in scores. He also twice didn't put up a hand to 3 point shooters, both went in. 10 easy points given up. Closes out hard on Dolittle letting him drive past whilst not closing out on Cotton.Finally at least once a game he doesn't get back on transition defence.
Mccarron 35 minutes for 3 points. No other coach is giving him those minutes. The team is massively struggling on offense and CJ wants to play 4 vs 5 on offense for most of the game.
SixersFan
Last year
AngusH he is a next star. He isn't going anywhere
Beantown
Last year
To be fair Sixersfan, I thought the reason CJ brought Starling in was because Usher had just torched every other defender we'd put on him. I thought Starling did well with those minutes and should get more.
SixersFan
Last year
Sure Beantown, I want Starling to have more minutes also but I don't think bringing him in cold as well as Marshall and TSM whom both had crap games up to that point, was a high percentage thing to do in an important time in the game. Bring Starling in by himself for defensive purposes is fine. Bring those other two in with him is just poor coaching IMO.
Drexler
Last year
Scrappy win but yeh will take it. Sarr great, Usher effective despite foul trouble, Cotton ≥ Cotton. +1 For Doolittle's movement off the ball ok he didnt score much but he knows where to be and he will find his stroke it's early days.
MaxM
Last year
As much as a lot of people have been heaping on Rillie and CJ Bruton this past week, I thought both of their press conferences were really classy tonight.
And I really rate Doolitte; just feels like he doesn't even look at the rim unless the shot clock is expiring. That assertiveness will develop as the season goes along.
Greg Hire posted a tweet yesterday, gushing with praise for him at the Wildcats training, saying he was guarding 1-5 at a high level and scoring easily.
Anon
Last year
How has Rillie not taken more heat in this thread. Why is Usher defending Cadee (poorly) and making Cotton defend Kell who is almost Ushers height? like that is a tactical decision. The amount of contact Cotton takes off ball is a joke, but have we set a screen to make his defender think twice about it? nope.
Run a play that has players actually move off ball, Usher cuts back door, gets a dunk from a dime from a teenager, like seriously!!!
I don't think Gleeson gets enough credit for how good a coach he was. Players jacking a 3 with all 4 on the perimeter never happen under Trev, always have an offence and structure that means there would be a rebounder. Seeing Tas dominate O boards vs Sydney just makes a cats fan crave having Trev back.
Frankly Scott Morrison was a far, far better coach than Rillie, maybe his problem was Matt Hodgson was his starting centre backed up by an ever more immobile Majok.
koberulz
Last year
I think Kell's white sweat shirt was OK, it was the black sports tracker 'bra' between the sweat shirt and the jersey that was the problemEvery player in the league has been wearing those in every game for years at this point, it definitely wasn't that.
Basket 91
Last year
Sixers weren't bad on d but they need a go to guy first of all.
Whether that’s a 3/4 or pg or a 2 guard they need a guy who can get a bucket.
Perthworld
Last year
How has Rillie not taken more heat in this thread.
because CJ.
I'm hoping Rillie has a disaster season so we can get Gleeson back ASAP.
Luuuc
Last year
How has Rillie not taken more heat in this thread.
Fair question. I'm giving him a few more games of playing around with things, but for sure there is a lot to dislike about what we are doing at both ends of the floor so far.
I get that you want to empower the players to "ball", but ideally there should be more to coaching than just calling the subs on game night.
KET
Last year
36ers look so much better with Humphries.
For the love of god, plz stay healthy! It's unfortunate they can’t be stupid and play him long minutes.
I’m fine with Wiley - the positivity and being active is something to be valued as is Cadee composure.
Is there a single import that can flip these issues on the head?
1. Rebounding
2. Defensive lapses - Perth missing just about every 3pt shot prior to the 4th Q probably masks how bad this can be.
3. A giant hole next to the basket defensively when Humphries is off
4. Offensive movement top of perimeter achieving nothing
5. Offensive tactic of driving into traffic followed by losing the ball or throw the ball away
6. Inability to shoot from the perimeter
Anonymightymouse
Last year
One thing I will give Bruton real credit for is the team is executing very well offensively out of time-outs. They get lost at times in the general flow of play, although the second half last night was a lot better in terms of consistent execution.
They only turned it over twice in a half and were the better side, they need a lot more of that, but their lack of depth makes it hard to have that consistency. Desperately need a superstar import for all the role players to slot around.
Ballin Fan
Last year
Fantastic to have a genuine colour commentator in Gleeson.
Even though Humphries is our only player up to spec
And Wiley moans to the refs so much he misses most team huddles
And we only really played one half
We were still competitive ?
Clearly need a Robert Rose type of import if such a thing still exists out there somewhere
Anonymightymouse
Last year
Robert Rose would be perfect. Get the time machine!
AngusH
Last year
"AngusH he is a next star. He isn't going anywhere"
I meant on his own accord, rather than being sacked by Adelaide.
Jimmyhooper15
Last year
Saar is better then 90 percent of the current imports in the league. What a luxury for the Cats
Jimmyhooper15
Last year
The Sixers only look like a real team is when they start their offences through Humphries. Inside/outside
Anonymightymouse
Last year
They look good when they hit the roller and then move the ball from there, especially big-to-big passing with Wiley and Humphries. I reckon you could count the number of times they hit the roller in R1 on one hand
MaxM
Last year
Talking about below average coaches - Jacob Jackomas' rotations are terrible.
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