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Temporary Emergency Site Shutdown
DUE to a sudden tragedy, Basketball On The Internet will shut down for a week, possibly longer, while we deal with these unforeseen circumstances. Apologies for any inconvenience. I hope to be back and reigniting the blog by Sunday, November 30. Thanks for your support, be well and tell the ones you love that you love them.
'3-point specialist' Hunter guns down Bullets
THE talk in Brisbane last night was that new imports Terry Taylor and Javon Freeman-Liberty would miss the NBL clash with South East, and not about how the Phoenix would fare without Malique Lewis and Hunter Maldonado. So Jordan Hunter stepped in with a statement of his own.
Bryce rises above to humble haunted Hawks
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AMID the self-evident emotional turmoil Bryce Cotton last night was experiencing while leading Adelaide to a 12-point win over defending NBL champion Illawarra was the reinforcement of his greatness, setting a new career-high in assists (13) to go with a game-high 31 points and two steals.
Brad&Boti: Brad, Zitina, Javon, Shyla - they're back!
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PODCAST partner and diehard Sydney Kings fanatic Brad Rosen is back after a jetsetting holiday and we have much to break down in the WNBL and NBL. Zitina Aokuso is back for Canberra and Javon Freeman-Liberty is returning for Brisbane and we dissect it all on our Brad&Boti podcast.
Borlase shines as locals produce exciting finish
ADELAIDE's "one that got away" during the club's off-season WNBL turmoil, Isobel Borlase, came home with defending champion Bendigo to haunt Lightning with a 24-point, 11-rebound, 5-assist, 3-steal extravaganza, a locally-led revival dragging back a potential blow-out into a respectable 82-74 loss.
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: What a way to lose Casey
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WAS there any reason on Naismith's good green Earth that Casey Prather should've been on the court with Brisbane getting hammered in the last quarter by NZ? I pose that question to Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast colleague Joey Wright in a jam-packed episode available right now.
What We Learnt #9: Dodging the bullet
WHAT we learnt from NBL Round 9 is that Brisbane Bullets coach Stu Lash is the latest "teflon kid". Nothing sticks. Nothing is his fault. Sack Jaylen Adams. Makes sense. Then sign Terry Taylor and look, Javon Freeman-Liberty is coming back. The concern when he left was his wellbeing.
Fire, Lynx separate from a growing WNBL pack
TOWNSVILLE and Perth continued to show their bona fides this round as WNBL championship favourites, with Geelong and Canberra slowly emerging as teams likely to give Bendigo and Southside Flyers a run for their Final Four money.
Overtime shoot-out highlights NBL round
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JACK McVeigh today produced an NBL career-high 39 points for Cairns but was trumped by Bryce Cotton's 41 as Adelaide staved off the Taipans in overtime, Sydney demolishing Illawarra, Melbourne holding off Brisbane and Perth rolling away from New Zealand in the upshot of Round 9.
Glover lead Phoenix onslaught as Snakes skinned
ANGUS Glover made his intentions clear early. Back from an untimely injury that hit while he was hitting, his return for South East Melbourne last night against Cairns saw him wrack up a game-high 24 points with six 3-pointers, two of them in the first period when he had eight points and an assist.
