Nov 19th, 2018

Nov 19th, 2018

The Kings looking like royalty

The Kings are forming. I said from the beginning this is a team you should be scared of because once they start clicking, watch out. They have all the pieces to win a championship. We’ll see how they’re looking by the end of the season, but right now they’re looking dangerous the more they play together.

It took them a while to start because it’s a brand new team they’ve put together. Personnel, egos, pride and gelling, you know it all takes time to develop . Greatness takes time. You can see it in all great teams, they don’t just form in an instant. They’ll keep on ironing it out and I’m sure they know that there is much more room for improvement. Either way, I’m sure they’re happy at the moment in Sydney. That alley-oop to Deng for the one-hander slam was beautiful. When the energy and the vibes are right, beautiful things happen like that.

Perth, Melbourne and Sydney are now the front-runners in the league, without a doubt. The most important thing right now is who is going to finish in what position. Despite Bryce Cotton’s rookie mistake on a the four-point play, he’s a superstar. I’m sure that’s the only play this season he wishes he could take back. Lucky for them they still were able to get the win. They’re 8-1, that’s insane, and they’re doing it on demand. That’s the impressive part about it however, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish – there’s still a long way to go.

Jerome Randle (AAP)

An early look at the MVP race

Bryce Cotton right now is leading the pack, he’s the frontrunner. Casper Ware would be number two. Andrew Bogut would be number three, he’s one of the best passing centers in the world. Then I would put Jerome Randle and Melo Trimble at fourth and fifth.

You’ve got to add Andrew Bogut into the mix if we’re looking at potential MVP candidates. As well as defensive player of the year. Melo Trimble could not be rookie of the year, although he’s having an outstanding individual season he’s in last place. Cairns have lost seven in a row. That can’t put him in real contention despite his amazing numbers.

Andrew Bogut (AAP)

A dire situation for the Hawks and Taipans

If you got flattened by a screen the way Harry Frolling put one on Jordair Jett legally, you’d be mad too! I was shocked, I thought ‘that’s one hell of a screen’. That literally got me out of my chair!! I felt it. So the only thing he could do besides being annoyed at his teammates for not letting him know the screen was coming, was to get at Frolling on the sideline and get tangled up. But they need to be doing more than that because right now they stink, they absolutely stink.

Cairns issue lies in the fact that they have two inexperienced international guards in their backcourt. They don’t know how to win on an international level. Although they are talented, they don’t know how to bring the team together and make plays down the stretch on a professional level consistently enough to win games. That just comes down to having the wrong personnel. Yeah they’re good players, but they cannot lead this team to victory on pro level. They’re not using Nathan Jawai enough so how are you going to win? Give Jawai the ball, get him the ball and let him go to work. He’s the biggest guy in the league. Until those things happen they’re going find it difficult to win games. They’ll get close, they might get lucky but it’s not going to be consistent enough to get anywhere off the bottom of the ladder.