Tonight’s contest with Adelaide at Vector Arena will tell whether Perth win was a fluke
One victory means very little to Mika Vukona when viewed within the bigger picture.
Sure, the Breakers' win in Perth was a huge boost to the team's confidence, and perhaps it did provide the perfect start to the season ahead of tonight's home opener against Adelaide.
But in terms of re-establishing the Breakers among the top tier in the Australian NBL? A solitary triumph did nothing to achieve that aim, no matter how impressively it arrived.
That's how deep a hole the Breakers dug themselves during their forgettable 11-18 season, when Vukona and his teammates lost both their championship crown and their formidable reputation.