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NBL: Hawks soaring, JackJumpers gnawing
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THE Wollongong-based Illawarra Hawks team of coach Justin Tatum easily is the most talented and deepest roster the club has suited since the NBL launched in 1979. It legitimately runs 12 players deep with the 2024-25 championship clearly now theirs to lose.
FLASHBACK 144: Illawarra Hawks revisited, 1986
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I usually reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff to transcribe or post whatever I find for you and as we watch what I believe the most talented Illawarra Hawks team of all time, let's briefly take a trip back to 1986.*
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: Player-coach relations, whoa
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THIS week on Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE, 3-time NBL Coach of the Year Joey Wright and I tackle the week’s biggest stories in basketball, including the explosive altercation in the 36ers changerooms that may yet have an even bigger consequence before this week is out.
Vale Darryl Pearce - The Iceman Leaveth
THE death on Sunday of 1988 Boomers Olympian, dual-NBL champion and Basketball Australia Hall of Famer Darryl "Iceman" Pearce at 64 was a shock, to say the least. It served as a timely reminder to reach out to those who matter to you and let them know what they mean to you, while you can.
Brad&Boti: Heading to the WNBL, NBL pointy end
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BRAD&BOTI: Brad Rosen and I are firing in this week's podcast with, perhaps, a surprise prediction for the WNBL's Final Four, an extended look at the NBL season suddenly tightening up, and a revisit across the life and times of the late, great Iceman, Darryl Pearce.
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: We've gone audio too!
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THE Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast has gone up a level and from now on you can not only find multiple NBL Coach of the Year Joey Wright and I talking about the league and the NBA at YouTube, but also at your usual podcast destinations such as Apple, Spotify and more!
Brad&Boti: Deck the Halls, it's upset time
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BRAD&BOTI: It's the Holiday Season and media commentator Brad Rosen and I are feeling chirpy and excited about where the WNBL and NBL are both heading. The NBL is wide open now but in the WNBL, it does appear Bendigo's title to lose, with Perth maybe the only team that can influence that.
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: You can get on board!
REGULAR readers here know you can find the Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast with Joey Wright and I talking NBL, NBA, Boomers and basketball in general via YouTube every Thursday but you can now also find us on Apple podcasts and here's your way to get actively involved.
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: Closing the book on best of 2024
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NO FLOP ZONE podcast colleague Joey Wright is back after tripping to Europe for some international basketball action but this week's Time Out features an extended review of all that went down in 2024 and a shout-out to our unanimous tip for NBL MVP.
Sacre bleu! 2025 is due so here's the good and bad
THERE is no question 2024 was a big year for basketball, France proving at the Olympics it is now #2 in the world in both men and women behind USA, while at home, Tasmania celebrated the state's second NBL championship and continues to show this season it is a force, even with the "Jack" missing from JackJumpers.
