36ers @ Breakers, 29/10

[Voice(s)]

The game starts at 5pm EST on Thursday afternoon on Fox. Whilst the Sixers did bounce back big up in Cairns last weekend I just can't see us beating the Breakers over there. Burston is still out and by the looks of things the Breakers won't be bringing Penney back for this game which gives us a faint sniff of a chance. Hopefully we start using Ballinger a bit better than we've been doing but Rickert could be in for a field day.

Breakers by 12.

btw what happened to all the kiwi's that used to post on here over the last couple of years? They used to get a bit excited on here too.

[Alex_Traitor]

They did eh.

[Ricnat]

They're too busy walking around wearing "jandals" carrying "Chilly Bins" (pronounced Chully Buns)

[bad gambler]

Sixers could win by 20+ or lose by 20+. Who the hell knows with this team these days

[DDFan]

Sixers could win by 20+ or lose by 20+. Who the hell knows with this team these daysI'm not tell'n.

[Voice(s)]

Breakers up 10-7 early.

[Voice(s)]

Breakers lead 22-16 at quarter time.

[scottgcau2]

I wonder what the record is for the length of time a team has gone with only a single player who has made a field goal. At what point do you start to call every play for Ballinger?

[Voice(s)]

What a comeback by the Sixers! Down 18 at half-time and now we have a two point lead at three quarter time.

[Alex_Traitor]

Vinsanity.

[scottgcau2]

Looks like we get both versions of the 36ers in the same game this week.

[Alex_Traitor]

That was ull bull bru.

[Voice(s)]

Welcome back pre-Kings CJ when he was a ballhog and a chucker. He's single handedly keeping us in this.

[Alex_Traitor]

How many other weapons on the court do they really have though? Rickert can score and then there's daylight.

[Voice(s)]

He's 1-10 on 3's at what point are you meant to realise they're not dropping?

[Alex_Traitor]

You want Henare taking threes then (from a Un Zud point of view)?

[Alex_Traitor]

I called it (of sorts) ;)

[Voice(s)]

Fuckin hell. We had this wrapped up but Groves blows that lay up and Hill only hits one of his two FT's and then CJ hits a three to send it to overtime.

[Voice(s)]

Unbelievable, CJ gave us this game on a platter with his horrible 3pt shooting and that stupid intentional foul on Gilchrist with a minute to go.

[Alex_Traitor]

I think I wanted Adelaide to win this.

[fan since the old snakepit]

If live scores are correct 6ers were up by 4 had with 25secs on the clock. They had possession after Gilchrist makes 2 free throws following a CJ unsportsmanlike foul. Cortez shoots and misses a two pointer less than 5 secs later. WTF is he really that dumb. Anyone who was watching like to explain why.

[Da Houndawg #55]

Judging by that last shot choice, yes, Cortez really is that dumb...

[Voice(s)]

If live scores are correct 6ers were up by 4 had with 25secs on the clock. They had possession after Gilchrist makes 2 free throws following a CJ unsportsmanlike foul. Cortez shoots and misses a two pointer less than 5 secs later. WTF is he really that dumb. Anyone who was watching like to explain why.

He blew a lay up. We had this game in the bag.

[Alex_Traitor]

Have Breakers ever played a non-Thursday night home game?

[Voice(s)]

Herbert wants a piece of Storey. Someone should tell Nathan that this guy has punched out one of his own teamates before!

[Alex_Traitor]

Can I tell him?

[PyroCross]

We won a game, and almost lost it, by going 18% from 3.

I thought at half-time its not good when we couldn't buy a three given we're not going to get easy jumpers like that. And sure enough, our third quarter stinks. AGAIN. [face_plain] WE were lucky to win that.

Five Twitter thoughts:
- The alley-oop to Abercrombie is like our bread and butter offense now. Has he missed one yet?
- I like the fact Rickert's getting the ball in the low post and clear out.
- I'm really starting to wonder now what if we had Phill instead of Awvee.. Games like this we would've won easily in the second half.
- With Storey: Please, please give this guy the ball in the first quarter and let him get some rhythm. Please.
- CJ didn't have a great game, and with KP back, those sort of games will be covered up.

And no way we can win away from home the way we look.

[Sports Shmuck]

Cj was horrible but came up big time in the crunch!! goodbye Cortez groves ur time Is up! The layup at the end was halirious! Brad hill was awsome but missed a crucial free throw, he has game! Abercrombie was unreal he has awesome hops and they use it well thebreakers! Breakers need Penney back to help their scoring!

[Cussy]

I went to K-Mart today to buy an exclamation mark but someone had just bought a whole bunch of them and they were all sold out. Any ideas who?

[Alex_Traitor]

I doubt it was Comsec, he's quite punctuationally (sic) challenged, isn't he?

But I agree, Brad Hill got serious game.

[Sports Shmuck]

Sorry mr customer. Grammar king around here are u? Or are you a 36ers fan and just looking for someone to pick on?

[DDFan]

Sorry mr customer. Grammar king around here are u? Or are you a 36ers fan and just looking for someone to pick on?Hey Schmucko, I'll fly you to WA & you can sort out the 6'8" customer. He's got it com'n.

[DDFan]

Now back to the game. I agree with the poster that said CJ did his best to throw the game. That's all I'm say'n on the matter.
On the 36ers, what about that run in the 3rd. That was unbelievable, I guess that's why some have forgotten that Tez got us back into the game. We would've lost by 20+ if it weren't for him.

[curious]

Pleased to see Groves get 10 (in O/T).

[DDFan]

Pleased to see Groves get 10 (in O/T).
You're too nice, the boxscores only show 9 points to his name.
Anyways Tez made at least 9 points more than you've made tonight.
BTW, Coops 5, outscored D Ng 0, who woulda seen that coming?

[Nerf Herder]

It's finishes like that that really make me miss having a team... the crowd were really getting into it (ey bros!) and NZ were SUPER lucky to come away with the win... Talk about CJs balls of steal to shoot that last regulation time shot... although by the look of the replay, i think he was hoping for a foul... lol

Rickert had another quality double double, good to see him finally getting his finger out... My recording ran out due to the OT, but did they do MOTM? Would be interesting to see who they gave it to...

Did my eyes deceive me, or did NZB get like 4 or 5 dunks in a row in the 2nd Q?

Does it say anything for the Sixers in general that Gilchrist, (after going 0/5 FG?) lead the team in Pts, Rbs, Assists AND Steals?

[isaac]

Not really - they had a number of contributors in the game from Ballinger (early on) to Holmes and Gilchrist in the fightback (inc a huge steal at the end) and Hill too. Disappointing from the 36ers' perspective and a few mistakes along the way from both sides, but great signs in that comeback and an entertaining game all up.

[NZB]

Sixers blew that game after taking the Breakers by storm in that third quarter.

Up 83-79 with 22 seconds left, and with possession, and they lose? Cortez has a wide open basket, and he could've dunked to finish it off, but instead he misses the wide-open lay-up.

CJ was our go-to guy in the second-half as we didn't really have anyone who possessed the take-over skills that C.J. has. He took a few hard falls during the game, and was riding through the pain barrier. Still you can't complain when he takes us to OT and gets the ball rolling with a 3. Oddly enough, the Sixers/Breakers struggles coincided with the basket they were shooting for.

Rickert dominated in the first-half, then blew a few gimmes under the basket as the Sixers came back. Abercrombie is going from strength-to-strength and showed more poise at the FT line too last night too, which was great. Storey looks like he's going to be somewhat of a defensive expert in crunch situations, given that was his role in the NBA. Bear came up big with a game-tying three, and it's a luxury to have him coming off the bench.

We are missing Penney - we had Henare and Boucher on the floor late and they were never going to score very highly - Penney comes back and it's a different story.

For the Sixers, Ballinger was all class in the first-half, but as is the norm, he went a bit quiet in the second-half and OT. Hill looks a very good player, and has had a lot of success against the Breakers attacking the basket. Tez was a little disappointing, and was cold all night. I like Gilchrist as a player, a very emotional guy and clearly got game.

I think the Sixers will be even better when Burston comes back in. Burston's got good hands and nice touch around the rim, and has improved his jumper out of sight. The Sixers have no shortage of offensive options, and if they don't go all go through a collective funk together, they'll be even better for it.

[Nerf Herder]

Was it just me, or as an unbiased observer (well, as unbiased as someone with CJ and Rickert in his FNBL team can be) did the Sixers get the short end of the stick a few more times than usual with the refs? It just looked like they got a few very dodgy calls go against them... But I guess if no-one else has whinged about it so far, it mustn't have been too bad... or is it just because this isn't a Perth or Melbourne game thread? :D

[isaac]

I think so. Hill got called for goal-tending when it was below the ring, CJ got bailed out after slipping on a court sticker, etc.

[curious]

You're too nice, the boxscores only show 9 points to his name.
Anyways Tez made at least 9 points more than you've made tonight.
BTW, Coops 5, outscored D Ng 0, who woulda seen that coming?
Maybe you should check the NBL official stats. You always tend to quote the non facts.
Like the 4 year old 'fact' that the NBL uses O/S consultants for the draw.

No. Player Pos Min FG 3 Points Free Throws Rebounds AS TO STL Blocks Fouls Pts
M/A % M/A % M/A % OR DR Tot BL BI PFS FO
4 Nathan Herbert G/F 17:04 0/3 0 0/2 0 1/2 50 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 1
6 Cortez Groves GRD 30:47 5/10 50 0/3 0 0/0 0 0 4 4 5 2 1 0 0 1 4 10
8 Darren Ng GRD 16:11 3/4 75 3/3 100 0/0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9
9 Brad Hill GRD 22:38 3/6 50 0/0 0 5/7 71 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 4 11
11 David Cooper CEN 04:08 1/3 33 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
12 Jacob Holmes FWD 21:38 1/3 33 1/2 50 1/2 50 1 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 4
15 Chris Molitor FWD 00:00 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 John Gilchrist GRD 33:20 7/15 47 1/4 25 2/5 40 1 6 7 3 0 1 2 1 3 5 17
22 Matthew Burston F/C 20:28 2/5 40 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4
54 Adam Ballinger FWD 33:46 11/16 69 0/3 0 0/0 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 22

Team Totals 33/65 51 5/17 29 9/16 56 6 24 30 11 8 4 5 1 16 16 80

Point made.

[Cussy]

hahahahhahahahahaha you really are hanging your hat on the O/S consultancy thing. Wow, what a sad little man you are.

By the way, the Box Score link in the match review on the NBL website only has 9 points next to Groves name.

And your box score shows that Adelaide only scored 80 points when they scored 91. Who made the mistake then?

Oh, and your box score shows Burston playing 20 minutes and Garlepp none. Did Burston even suit up?

[Cussy]

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curious, the biggest cockhead on Ozhoops, grabbed the box score from the game on the 3rd of October to try and make a point. How did that go for you curious? Feel like a dickhead, yet again?

Point made. You always tend to quote the non facts.

[DDFan]

hahahahahahhahahahahahahahah
hahhahahahahahaha

curious, the biggest cockhead on Ozhoops, grabbed the box score from the game on the 3rd of October to try and make a point. How did that go for you curious? Feel like a dickhead, yet again?

Point made. You always tend to quote the non facts.Cus mate, we must not argue with the FACTS. His FACTS were right, just the wrong FACTS.

[Cussy]

I think he is FACT in the head.

[DDFan]

Dear curious
Getting back to your jibe at Tez, you might want to tell CJ (your man of the match?) that he took nearly 3 times as many shots from range, & only shot 1% better than Tez. That's 1 percentage point (about your scoreline over the many years). That should make his day & score you a point.
Some advice curious, from NFI ttfan, before you make a point, try & make sure it won't come back at yah.
I am now hang'n out for you to name of the company that's been scheduling the league for the "many years". Surely it can't be confidential & you're the vault of common knowledge. Bring it sunshine.
Ah WTF, while I've got your attention:
I can fall back on being a nut-case, prone to mixing alcohol with meds (daily), & being full-time retired at 58. You're supposedly mentally proficient, involved in the league, post during working hours, yet don't bring any credit, or anything productive. I'd call you lucky, but that'd only incite the Townies.

[DDFan]

I woulda netted a hoops.com.au bannable triple post on here if the lemon customer hadn't soured it, but I will persist.
Curious you darling, drop into hoops.com.au & get a sniff of the "36ers result in NZ" thread.
Sheesh feel free to post as anonymous, that should make your day.

[Nerf Herder]

I think so. Hill got called for goal-tending when it was below the ring, CJ got bailed out after slipping on a court sticker, etc.

To be fair though, that goal tending one looked legit until the replay from right under the basket showed the better angle in slow motion...

[paul]

DD you were right about CJ, he thought he was hot in the second half when he wasn’t. In the first half he was unstoppable on the pick and roll and just kept getting into the defence and finding teammates – not sure what changed in his head in the second half. Not his best display and looked like a very tired man. Will appreciate having Kirk and a new import (?) to carry the load.

Still, he was the man who made the big plays, outscoring the Sixers 10-7 in the last 5:05 of the game. And 27 points and 8 assists is still a pretty good output, despite shooting at 38%. I wish my bad games were that good!

[curious]

Ah WTF, while I've got your attention:
I can fall back on being a nut-case, prone to mixing alcohol with meds (daily), & being full-time retired at 58. You're supposedly mentally proficient, involved in the league, post during working hours, yet don't bring any credit, or anything productive. I'd call you lucky, but that'd only incite the Townies.
Yes we know your a nut case and permanently pissed and drugged, by your own admissions.
I understand the medication issues. You chosing to mix alcohol with your meds is your choice. Hence being a nutter.
I post during working hours? How do you know WTF I do for a living or even have a job?
Why not ask the NBL about the draw after all they are the ones who do that job.
Even you should be able to understand that.
Keep enjoying your 'retirement' ttfan. I almost feel sorry for you.

[curious]

hahahahahahhahahahahahahahah
hahhahahahahahaha
curious, the biggest cockhead on Ozhoops, grabbed the box score from the game on the 3rd of October to try and make a point. How did that go for you curious? Feel like a dickhead, yet again?
Point made. You always tend to quote the non facts.
Shit happens.
Keep believing what you are told. Clearly so gullible.

[DDFan]

I post during working hours? How do you know WTF I do for a living or even have a job?I don't, but maybe we all should, after all, you seem to delight in personal attacks towards TC's livelihood, yet you give nothing away about yourself.
Keep enjoying your 'retirement' ttfan.I 'have' & 'will continue to'.
I almost feel sorry for you.The laugh's on you, fool.

[DDFan]

Shit happens.Yeh, when was your birthday?

[Cussy]

Shit happens.
Keep believing what you are told. Clearly so gullible.

I certainly won't be believing anything you say after that cock up this morning.

How exactly am I gullible?

[curious]

I dont need to tell all about myself on this forum.
I once recall telling you things that were supposed to be private between us, yet only to find you mentioning them publicly here. You are a person not to be trusted.
That will never happen again.

[Cussy]

And if that upset you so much, why would you then do the same thing to another person?

[2sc945]

Weird game, the All-Internationals shot poorly outside the perimeter (4/22, CJ 3/14, others 1/8) but somehow managed to edge out the 36ers by dominating inside.

[2sc945]

Performance of the Breakers imports in this game:

Rick Rickert 16pts, 10rbs, 1ast, 1TO, 3PF and 4FO in 24:29
Awvee Storey 2pts, 8rbs, 1ast, 1BS, 2PF and 0FO in 24:33

I don't think the ex-NBAer can keep his spot if he continues to play like an import from N(epal)BA.

[DDFan]

I didn't view the game, & a lot's been made of Tez's missed lay up, so I'm guessing no-one followed up as insurance? You haven't been around long if you've never seen a dunk sproing (old tradie word) right back out, players would've surely. So where the fuck were they?

[SB.1]

I didn't view the game, & a lot's been made of Tez's missed lay up, so I'm guessing no-one followed up as insurance? You haven't been around long if you've never seen a dunk sproing (old tradie word) right back out, players would've surely. So where the fuck were they?

From memory, it was a quick transition (Tez must not have got back on D - imagine that?), it was the kind of opportunity you'd rate as a 99 times out of 100.

[DDFan]

From memory, it was a quick transition (Tez must not have got back on D - imagine that?), it was the kind of opportunity you'd rate as a 99 times out of 100.OK, thanks for that.
Sounds like he did a Drewey, but blew it.

[Cussy]

If he had made the shot, he would have had 11 points....or 12, according to curious and his time-travelling machine.

Point made.