NBL 2022-23
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Strange that the defensive player of the year plays for the second-worst defending team. A pity they didn't select an all-defensive team.
i would have picked Pardon, he was seriously good (only player i saw stop Pinder dead in his tracks)
Taipans had a night out, picking up every award they were nominated for, and had two guys on the all-NBA 2nd team.
won't mean much if we lose to Tassie tomorrow and then get rolled by Cotton on Sunday.
Not having Pinder for the rest of the season is going to hurt.
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Both play-in games won by the touring side
Perth come back from a decent deficit and go big in the 4th to eliminate SEM
Jackjumpers go to Cairns and put them away comfortably (despite Cairns hitting the front in the 3rd).
Two telling stats for the Taipans
5/22 from 3 (against 10/21)
8 bench points to 46The Taipans are in a battle because right now we have 5 good players. The starting 5 are as good as anyone, and if it was a 6 with pinder, we are a shout of winning the whole thing. Without Pinder it's 5 guys trying to play all game. On the bench we have
Deng, a 6'9 streak of piss that can't defend, doesn't rebound, and on offense stands outside the arc and jacks up 5-6 threes a game. And on a good night will hit 2 of them
Ayre, a little hustle guard, who at his best plays pest defence, pushes the ball up the court quick and is pass first. But suddenly in the last 3 weeks he thinks he's a scorer, so he's jacking up (flat) 3s and attacking the rim despite being shorter than me (to predictable results)
Jonah Antonio was recruited as a sharp shooter who is shooting at less than 30%
That's our bench.. They played 32 total minutesSo we need the main guys to play huge to win. DJ Hogg was flat. We were stone cold from 3. McCall bustled his way to points, but we shot like shit. missing a third of our freethrows didn't help
So now we get a buoyant Perth on Sunday and i already know how that goes.
Good season, but we are cooked.
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@Bovidae said in NBL 2022-23:
Can't someone just kill off Perth!
that was fucking Sydney's job!! 2 fucking points!!!
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@Bovidae said in NBL 2022-23:
Can't someone just kill off Perth!
that was fucking Sydney's job!! 2 fucking points!!!
@mariner4life said in NBL 2022-23:
@Bovidae said in NBL 2022-23:
Can't someone just kill off Perth!
that was fucking Sydney's job!! 2 fucking points!!!
and, and and
if either fucking Bullets or Hawks could hold on v the Breakers then the Taipans didn't play last night
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@mariner4life said in NBL 2022-23:
@Bovidae said in NBL 2022-23:
Can't someone just kill off Perth!
that was fucking Sydney's job!! 2 fucking points!!!
and, and and
if either fucking Bullets or Hawks could hold on v the Breakers then the Taipans didn't play last night
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@mariner4life Lots of ifs and buts, for the Breakers as well.
If the MVP could actually make some FTs then Perth is already gone.
@Bovidae absolutely
Cairns losing at home to Adelaide last weekend hurt
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Taipans officially cooked
Taj McCall gone now as well
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Taipans officially cooked
Taj McCall gone now as well
@mariner4life said in NBL 2022-23:
Taipans officially cooked
Taj McCall gone now as well
I thought I was watching Isaiah Thomas out there the amount of times McCall ended up on the floor after a drive or shot. Can’t doubt his effort but some of those drives were ill advised and not great for self-preservation!
Your mob seriously need Shannon Scott to have a career night.
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Fucking get in!!!!
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I only watched the 2nd half but that was a better effort. Good contributions from Rupert, Abercrombie and a cameo from Gliddon.
@Bovidae said in NBL 2022-23:
I only watched the 2nd half but that was a better effort. Good contributions from Rupert, Abercrombie and a cameo from Gliddon.
Cam Glidden was John Preston level clutch. 2 touches in the 4th quarter netted 6 points
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The Wildcats “high powered offence - matador defence” finally caught up with them.
It would’ve been a real shame if the Snakes didn’t get in. They have been in the top 4 sides all year and Perth’s streaky play is just that.
The Breakers depth really came through today. Was an up and down game, but great to be able to run away with it. It’s a tough road trip to Tassie and I’d be nervous if we have to come back to Auckland in a must win game…
