2011/12 NBL Season/off-season news/Boomers

[CK]

The Hawks have released import Showron Glover, Ubaka to the Gong perhaps?

The Gong need something to make them even 1/4 entertaining to watch. This week's Cairns v Wollongong game could be the first in NBL history to go under 125 points. Since Ervin left the Hawks, they play one of the dullest game styles imaginable.

Agreed dreadful team to watch. Not sure if you missed Friday night's game on One between the Hawks/Taipans but both teams combined scored a grand total of 120 points. Glover played like six minutes and had three turnovers and supposedly the guy reckons he's going to be in the NBA next season!

Haha, I had forgotten this game - rightly so. Dreadful to watch.

[redandblack]

Fairly typical Adelaide performance in the first half. They kept Cairns to 12 points in the first quarter, scoring 24.

2nd quarter, they scored 11 to 27

[CK]

A fairly typical performance for them today.

Lost 86-75, after levelling scores in the last term. From that moment, a 20-9 run by the Taipans. Frankly, the squad just doesn't look that fit at times either.

May as well be honest about it too, Marty Clarke is not the man for this team. Too much of this need to share the minutes around, and not enough focus on keeping hot players on court when they are in a zone.

The 36ers board will meet in the next few days, and I would expect that Clarke's tenure may reach the end.

[redandblack]

Yes, agreed. Do you know what the tech foul was for, it seemed to be crucial (following the play-by-play)?

Weigh seemed to go well at last, but once again Simpson seemed to get short-changed

[Pag]

Yes, agreed. Do you know what the tech foul was for, it seemed to be crucial (following the play-by-play)?

Weigh seemed to go well at last, but once again Simpson seemed to get short-changed

Clarke was having an argument with one of the umpires who told him to settle down, the ump turned and started to walk away, then turned back and pointed to someone on the bench and called it. Not sure if it was Clarke himself or someone else, but was the turning point in the game.

Don't know why I bothered wasting my money to go today. We just don't have enough quality, end of story. Loughton and Wilson made us look stupid at times.

Clarke = gone. Bring back Smyth.

[Hondo]

I admit this is a Dream Team related question but does anybody know why Diamon is playing less than 20 minutes recently. Is he maybe injured or is Clark letting the season go and giving court time to players who will be their next year?

[Pag]

I admit this is a Dream Team related question but does anybody know why Diamon is playing less than 20 minutes recently. Is he maybe injured or is Clark letting the season go and giving court time to players who will be their next year?

Is there any reason why we wouldn't try to re-sign him? First time I've seen him live and he looked good.

[Hondo]

Pag I agree.

I'd love to see him back next season. I am more fishing around for reasons behind his low minutes on court. If we need to win every game why isn't he playing more minutes?

So my speculation with no foundation was that because he has looked so good he will be on his bike next season getting more money elsewhere. Ira Clark and Gary Ervin from last season are off in other leagues this season for example.

[Gozu]

I think you might be on to something Hondo. Simpson spent too long on the bench in the 4th and they made their run at that time when we couldn't buy a basket.

After the hot first quarter the 36ers were outscored 75-51 over the last three quarters.

Hopefully you're right CK the Marty Clarke experiment needs to come to an end.

[Gozu]

Round 16 results:

New Zealand 91 (Wilkinson 21, Abercrombie 13, Corletto 12, Pledger 12, Vukona 12, Jackson 10) def Melbourne 77 (Dillon 18, Rush 18, Tragardh 12, Burston 10)

Perth 76 (Nevill 19, Redhage 15, Wagstaff 15, Tovey 12) def Sydney 75 (Grant 17, Bose 16, Madgen 16, Khazzouh 13)

Wollongong 80 (Forman 13, Coenraad 12, Davidson 11, Campbell 10, Demos 10, Saville 10) def Cairns 74 (Wilson 18, Warren 17, Loughton 12)

Gold Coast 92 (Gibson 23, Worthington 19, Petrie 12, DeLeon 11) def Melbourne 78 (Dorsey 24, Allen 13, Burston 11, Dillon 11, Tragardh 10)

Townsville 65 (Blanchfield 15, Mims 12, Gill 11) def Wollongong 63 (Coenraad 16, Forman 16, Martin 11)

Cairns 87 (Wilson 25, Loughton 18, Crosswhite 11, Grabau 11) def Adelaide 75 (Weigh 21, Johnson 13, Simpson 10)

[CK]

Pag I agree.

I'd love to see him back next season. I am more fishing around for reasons behind his low minutes on court. If we need to win every game why isn't he playing more minutes?
So my speculation with no foundation was that because he has looked so good he will be on his bike next season getting more money elsewhere. Ira Clark and Gary Ervin from last season are off in other leagues this season for example.

I think its a two-fold thing:

- Not having seen it, but knowing the primary reason he left Perth, I suspect there is a clause in Stephen Weigh's contract relating to minimum minutes played per game. He leads the NBL in average minutes played and often - not so much yesterday - the form doesn't warrant that. To keep him out there for so long means the structures have to change in other areas, and Simpson would be one of those that suffers unnecessarily.

- Clarke's obsession with the "every player wins a prize" mentality in court time, which often means that players in hot streaks - Ng often suffers here - get taken off, to bring on the younger player. Fine for the AIS. Not fine for NBL.

[Gozu]

The Wollongong Hawks have announced they've signed former Tigers/Taipans/Blaze import Ayinde Ubaka for the remainder of the season.

Should at least make Friday night's Hawks/Tigers game a bit interesting.

[Gozu]

Qtr time

Crocs 19
36ers 14

[Gozu]

Half-time

Crocs 43
36ers 35

[Gozu]

Final

Crocs 79
36ers 69

[Gozu]

NBL games coming up on One this weekend:

Friday night: Melbourne @ Wollongong at 10:30pm

Saturday night: Townsville @ Perth at 10:30pm

Sunday night: Cairns @ Gold Coast at 10:35pm (also live on NBL Radio)

[Gozu]

Round 17 results:

Townsville 79 (Gill 17, Crawford 14, M. Cedar 13, Holmes 10, Schenscher 10) def Adelaide 69 (Johnson 21, Warren 13, Herbert 11)

New Zealand 93 (Wilkinson 18, Abercrombie 16, Jackson 10) def Sydney 64 (Khazzouh 20, Bose 13)

Wollongong 90 (Campbell 17, Ubaka 15, Saville 13, Catron 12, Forman 10) def Melbourne 68 (Rush 18, Allen 17, Dorsey 12)

Perth 87 (Redhage 16, Lisch 15, Wagstaff 13, Nevill 11) def Townsville 55 (Holmes 14, Crawford 11, Mims 10)

Gold Coast 76 (Worthington 17, DeLeon 10, Gibson 10, Petrie 10) def Cairns 49 (Loughton 12)

[Johno6]

couple of bloody flogggggings this week

[Gozu]

A couple of 36ers games on TV this weekend, the games on One:

Friday night: Adelaide @ Melbourne at 10:30pm

Saturday night: Wollongong @ Gold Coast at 10:30pm

Sunday night: Adelaide @ Townsville at 10:30pm

[Gozu]

On the eve of tonight's game against the 36ers the Tigers have announced Seamus McPeake has stepped down as CEO and has been replaced by long-time board member Michael Slepoy.