Perth coach John Rillie has fired an off-script broadside at the NBL referees for not providing sufficient reward or protection for his superstar guard Bryce Cotton.
A short-priced favourite to secure his fourth league MVP and a near-certainty to take out his fifth scoring title, Cotton racked up 21 points and eight assists in the Wildcats' 103-91 victory over South East Melbourne at Melbourne's State Basketball Centre on Saturday night.
