NBL 2024-25
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Lol watching the Taipans and Sydney. These two teams are totally playing in the same economic court. This is so totally a salary capped league...
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Taipans are in a world of hurt. Since my "we're winning the comp" post groves and Armstrong have been out, we lost another one on Friday.
And we're losing bad. We are paddling pool shallow and cannot afford injuries.
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@canefan said in NBL 2024-25:
After dropping a midweek game, the Breakers take out the Sydney Kings away
Never easy to win in Sydders. We have the best offensive backcourt in the comp. Was great to see Lopez and Gillespie step up though. We have some genuine rim protection. Our D shut down Cook
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@canefan said in NBL 2024-25:
Coach's deep rotation seems to allow us to finish strong, and keeps everyone involved and locked in
Although today he only played 8 guys. The previous games he played 10, 10, 10, 10, 11.
He did play Bairstow more today.
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBL 2024-25:
@canefan said in NBL 2024-25:
Coach's deep rotation seems to allow us to finish strong, and keeps everyone involved and locked in
Although today he only played 8 guys. The previous games he played 10, 10, 10, 10, 11.
He did play Bairstow more today.
It will be interesting to see if he tightens the rotation nearer to the end of the season, especially if we are in contention
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After the bad loss to the Jack Jumpers the Breakers needed a bounce back win vs Cairns. NZB started strong, Cairns fought back and took the lead early in the 4th as the Breakers went cold shooting, only to lose their import guard who fouled out after scoring 30 of the Taipans 60 points to that point. NZ finally warmed up again and took the lead back for good as Cairns could barely score the last 5 minutes. Far from vintage but they get a hard fought W and climb to 1st place with a 7-3 record. Not bad for a completely new team with a new coach
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Fans and probably the team aren't happy with ownership selling one of their key players to make room for circus act Tacko Fall
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What an idiotic move to sell Gillespie, the heart and soul of the team. Fall is too weak and too slow, and doesn't play enough minutes anyway. Now we have no rim protection, no pick and roll game, less space for PJC to work and consequently less space for our shooters. In doing so, ownership have forfeited the season for a few bucks. Wouldn't surprise me if we lose a very good coach at season's end too. Just a disgraceful lack of ambition
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@Bovidae said in NBL 2024-25:
I haven't watched any of the games. As I mentioned previously, the Breakers having a Kiwi presence was a big attraction. The fact that Melbourne has much more NZers in their squad than the Breakers says it all.
Do they? We still have lots of kiwis, just not big names like the old days
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@canefan said in NBL 2024-25:
Do they? We still have lots of kiwis, just not big names like the old days
In the regular rotation Melbourne has Loe, Ili and Cameron. The Breakers have Mennenga and Darling. I don't count King as he wants to play for Aust. The rest hardly play.
