With the 2 losses on the weekend, Sydney Uni have now dropped out of the top 4 and will almost certainly have to win all of their remaining 5 games to ensure a place in the finals. They can afford 1 loss, maybe even 2, but that then relies on other teams' results.

Perth Wheelcats and Wollongong Roller Hawks are unassailable in the top 2 positions on the ladder but 3rd and 4th are still well and truly up for grabs.

Dandenong Rangers have been playing some solid basketball and their 6 game winning streak has seen them leapfrog Sydney and RSL Queensland Spinning Bullets into 3rd place on the ladder. The Spinning Bullets are holding down 4th but, like Sydney, have only 2 wins. The advantage for them is that they hold the head-to-head against Sydney 2-1 and would move into the finals if both teams end up on the same number of competition points.

Sydney's fate is in their own hands as their remaining 5 games are all winnable. Sydney has to beat last-placed Adelaide in the upcoming home double-header and then close out the regular season with wins in the final three games, all against the streaking Dandenong Rangers.

Dandenong have 2 very tough games coming up against Perth before they close out their season with the 3 Sydney games. RSL Queensland has 3 games against Wollongong and 2 against Adelaide.

Currently, Dandenong has 22 competition points while Queensland and Sydney are tied on 14. If games go according to form, Queensland will lose to Wollongong 3 times but beat Adelaide twice. That will leave them on 23 points (it's 3 points for a win, 1 for a loss). Dandenong will likely lose to Perth which will take them to 24 points and then they have the 3 Sydney games which are probably an even money bet.

If the WheelKings beat Adelaide in 2 weeks, they'll move to 20 points with 9 points still up for grabs in the games against Dandenong. If Sydney win all 3, they go into 3rd on 29 points with the Rangers left on 27, still good enough for 4th, and Queensland miss out. If Sydney go 2-1 (27 points) or 1-2 (25 points), they still edge out Queensland. Lose all three and they'll tie Brisbane on 23 points and miss out on the finals because, as stated above, Brisbane own the series against Sydney 2-1.

With all that conjecture, it would be very foolish for the WheelKings to count on other results going their way. Closing out the season in the strongest manner would settle the matter regardless of other teams' results and put Sydney in good form for the finals. Stay tuned!