panther lover
Years ago
Melbourne have ended Sydney's dominance in the NBL by beating the Kings 88- 83. For the tigers Mcdonald, Tucker, Anstey, Hoare, Thomas, and Mottram all scored double figures. While Smith was the standout for Kings although he was very quiet in the 2nd half.
Congratulations Melbourne, your desrved this championship. They were the standout TEAM this year. D MAC IS A LEGEND.
sure is 5 rings for Stiffy!! Only him and Larry Sengstock have won 5 championships!
Well done Melbourne! Its great to see Sydney get swept in 3 straight games & lose the Grand Final! ;)
Lloyd Braun
Years ago
Dmac's use of the F word on the Fox telecast was the highlight of the game!!
Nino
Years ago
Goorjian deserved it! Carfino deserved it and somewhere I hope Matt Nielsen is upset!!!!
wak
Years ago
a breath of fresh air into the league - pity it's right at the end.
well done tigers
Nutwork
Years ago
What happened to cheap shot Smith when the game was on the line? He went missing!
Tell me why the two fouls he had towards the end of the ganme were not unsportsmanlike, he pulled two players to the ground and the ref's said nothing.
rr69
Years ago
What exactly did D-Mac say? Sounds f...ing hilarious (pardon the pun).
Fezlington
Years ago
Losing Rolan Roberts i think hurt the Kings the most......they had no inside game
As much as i hate the Tigers, Gaze and Anstey.....well done to em
Nutwork
as Carfino said the refs would not call them unsportsmanlike and thus 'decide' the game
i actually thought the refs were good last night
smith did grab the players but he was called for the foul that occured first not the grab later.
would you prefer an unsportsmanlike and then the refs accused of giving the game to tigers on a platter.
tigers weren't too fussed they got the call, they got the foul shots.
the player who was missing for the majority of the playoffs was CJ
I thought for sydney crosswhite and for the tigers motteram really stepped it up an notch
CJ hit his first two points with a minute to go to half time, he was in effective although he did hit two 3s late in the game to bring them back to within 2 with a minute to go.
Smith kept them in the game especially early. but he couldn't do it on his own.
Again Nutwork, it was well umpired, you do not want to see the umpire have a starring role in the dying minutes of a close (or any game) and Carfino said as much at the time.
Umpiring is a lot about managing the game, not the rules the spectators think should be enforced, cause differing spectators have differing views.
Nutwork
Years ago
The game was well umpired other than those two grabs. I don't mind a hard foul (CJ did one in the closing stages), but if you start throwing people to the ground that is when trouble starts (injuries, fights etc.). If there is a really blatant unsportsmanlike then, yes, the ref should call it.
Mr Black
Years ago
Any team, that can shut up both Goorjian & Carfino are number 1 in my books !!!!
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