Where in the world is Julius Hodge?

Last night Paul and I went to the Powerhouse to see Julius Hodge and the Sixers take on Wollongong.

Except that Julius Hodge didn't show up. We knew something was up when we couldn't see a black guy in a Sixers uniform during warmups. A quick count revealed though that there were 12 players in uniform, so Hodge wouldn't be appearing. As of writing this, there's still no explanation for where he was.

It was a great game anyway, close most of the way. It's really weird watching an Adelaide team that isn't just based on shooting threes, between Schenser (25 points) and Ballinger (20 points) we were going inside almost every time. Bruce kind of redeemed himself for me after single-handedly losing the game the last time I saw the Sixers, and Maher had a fantastic streak in the third quarter where he scored 14 points.

Jacob Holmes should never be allowed to shoot, no matter where he shoots from, it looks like it's not going in. And Cooper did that thing where he took a twenty foot jump shot for no other reason presumably than he felt like he deserved it. It did not go in.

Also noteworthy was the fact that they haven't changed the music there since Paul and I had season tickets in the late nineties. And some guy proposed to his girlfriend in a timeout. Classy and romantic. Finally, we won, which is always a plus.