Kings at home by two unless Doyle can produce some magic, another early look at two top four sides.

Should be another great game between these 2 sides, Sydney in a close one
I see the way the top 6 are sitting on the ladder at moment will be finalists in no particular order, Perth is the only one that can push themselves in but I can't see that with the way they are playing, but a long way to go

looking forward to this one

Potentially two cracker games today, quality teams and coaches. Roth & JJs have taken their game to another level, but feel Kings are a tad deeper. New coach been building his relationships with coaches has fascinated me. By season end suspect he be getting 50/50 calls.
Let's see if I can get 100% wrong this weekend and going for Sydney by winning the rebound count.

^referee relationships...

The NBL is the easiest league in the world to score in.

If anyone dares to try and play defense, they will get a foul called on them.

No wonder when our teams go to the NBA to play we get humiliated.

LOL 2nd best league in the world my a$$

Kings getting smashed.

Scoring drought for 2 mins...

Then the refs intervene and start calling fouls.

No question these refs have a quota of a certain amount of points having to be scored.

That is the only way to explain it..

They will get there backsides kicked if there is a low scoring game.

Rosen talking up Bolden, who has been very average today, got look after your mates. Kings not look like they have just got off plane from US, lethargic.

Bruce should have got a tech for flopping there.

Dunkman. The commentary talking about Bolden would have been a pleasant change from the constant non-basketball chit chat.

Talking Bolden up is ok if he was doing well, he wasn't.

Game on now. Two very good sides

Bolden fouled out now. Minus and five fouls in under 10 minutes. Crawford killing kings.

JC on fiya

Crawf making them look silly

Crawford and Doyle leading a very good offence. JJs real deal.

Is there an over under bet on how many times Derek Rucker says the word Jack?

Crawford v JPC will be fantastic, two off the best point guards.

Kings bench taught a lesson by JJs bench. Both sides are stacked, still looks like only four teams a chance to win it. Melbourne, JJs, Sydney and NZ

If Doyle and Crawford ever get on a role that together in games there going to be hard to stop a great back court

Hiring Roth was such a good decision.

Masterclass from the JJs. Having two closers in Doyle and Crawford down the stretch is such an advantage.

Dunkman - you forgot about Crawford, Stiendl, Deng and Roth and couple of others.

Road win in Sydney early in the season; gold.

Perth must have had a idea Gleason was thinking of moving was disastrous decision not having a succession plan in place with roth

Roth was unlikely to turn down a guaranteed offer with the JJs to wait around just in case.

Roth signed in Tassie months before Gleeson left, and why would the Wildcats have expected that to happen?

Like I said succession planning maté happens a bit in the afl now keep them on as a well paid assistant with a guarantee they will take over in 12-24 months time

The AFL assistants who have taken over in a full-time capacity at the current is a short list. And the list of assistants who turn down a guaranteed head coaching gig elsewhere on the chance they may get promoted at their current club is so short you can't see it.

JJ's are looking like Trevs better Perth teams!

Looking at it though was a sliding door moment for Perth who haven't looked like contending since Gleason left , on the other end Roth goes to a new franchise and has them flying from season one!

Like I said succession planning maté happens a bit in the afl now keep them on as a well paid assistant with a guarantee they will take over in 12-24 months time