Amarco Doyle was left out of the player introductions because the newest arrival, though not suiting up, had to be dressed as one of the 11, it was explained at Illawarra's media availability. "We have to have all 11 dressed... but AD will hear his name soon."
Cleared but not yet playing: Illawarra's newest arrival got off the plane on October 2 and sat out. "He's cleared through all the medical and everything," Justin Tatum said, adding the new player will hopefully be available on October 4.
No return timeline for Isaac Humphries. Adelaide 36ers coach Trevor Gleeson said he has missed every game: "we haven't had him all season so far, so 4 games." He said they miss his basketball IQ and rim protection, and are conceding too many points in the paint.
Bryce Cotton got 4 shots and no 3-point attempts in Adelaide's loss to Illawarra, though fouled 3 times on the 3-point line. "That's not good enough," coach Trevor Gleeson said. Teammates firing quick 3s when he's denied doesn't suit a roster without many shooters, he said.
"It looked like a men's team playing against a kids' team out there." Adelaide 36ers coach Trevor Gleeson on a heavy loss to Illawarra, after conceding 65 first-half points. "Wollongong came and got any shot that they wanted," he said.
Adelaide's Isaac Humphries is being evaluated for what Trevor Gleeson called "an ongoing issue" through his career. No status or timeline; the club will "get second opinions" first. Asked about signing a replacement, Gleeson didn't commit: "find out exactly where we are" first.
Adelaide 36ers coach Trevor Gleeson on losing Flynn Cameron: "Flynn would have been averaging 30-35 minutes a game as our premier point guard." Gleeson still plans to rest Bryce Cotton in games "so he's fresh at the end" but won't sit him if he's scoring heavily.
Adelaide coach Trevor Gleeson rejected the idea the Perth game went wrong because of an offence too focused on Bryce Cotton: "Nah, that wasn't the issue. The issue is how we played." He said toughness, playing together and discipline were missing, and were fixed against Cairns.