36ers can win it all: Wright
Adelaide 36ers coach Joey Wright says a four-game losing streak to Melbourne United is irrelevant to the looming NBL grand final series between the clubs. And Wright is adamant his team has all the ingredients to topple Melbourne in the best-of-five. Wright says Adelaide were below their collective best in all four losses to Melbourne, who host the grand final series opener on Friday night. “They haven’t seen us at our best,” Wright said yesterday.
ADELAIDE 36ers coach Joey Wright says a four-game losing streak to Melbourne United is irrelevant to the looming NBL grand final series between the clubs. And Wright is adamant his team has all the ingredients to topple Melbourne in the best-of-five.
Wright says Adelaide were below their collective best in all four losses to Melbourne, who host the grand final series opener on Friday night.
“They haven’t seen us at our best,” Wright said yesterday.
“And we probably haven’t seen them as good as they’re playing now as well, they’re on a pretty good run.
“We’re playing some good basketball. They’re playing some good basketball. I don’t think that what has happened in the regular season will matter much.”
Wright felt no need to tinker with Adelaide’s style in the grand final series. “There won’t be any tricks,” he said.
“We got everything covered. We got our on-court stuff covered, we got our off-court stuff covered, so we definitely have the ingredients to win.
“We can attack the inside and outside, we play good defence – we have all the qualities. “But Melbourne does too.” Both clubs won consecutive semi-finals to secure grand final berths in a series featuring the best teams of the regular season – Melbourne finished top, Adelaide second.