ROUND ABOUT: NBL 21
THERE was a time when the NBL was full of great shooters.
Spirit is strong, and so is the body
BENDIGO made it back-to-back WNBL Championships today with a sensational 94-83 Grand Final victory over a gallant Townsville at Bendigo Stadium.
Grand designs for a Fire toast
ONCE again it’s a question of – must one of these clubs lose? – as Bendigo once more prepares to host Townsville in the WNBL Grand Final.
Rankings #22 ... and that's all
IF you thought Round 20 was something else, Round 21 of the NBL will sort the men from the boys - and that's before what should be an epic WNBL Grand Final re-match between Bendigo and Townsville.
Clarke and McLeod - a dynamic duo
WELL that was easy. Rotnei and Gordei were the stars of February in the NBL.
Sad days for the ladies
IT’S Grand Final week for the WNBL and a week when the focus only should be on Bendigo Spirit and Townsville Fire.
ROUND ABOUT: NBL20/WNBLPRELIM
GORDIE McLeod and Shawn Dennis are not very likely to figure highly in Coach of the Year voting.
FLASHBACK 33: Oct-Nov, 1985
*FLASHBACKS, my weekly "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe whatever I find for you.
Rankings #21 ... and the bare minimum
THE Kings at full strength to host Perth, Gary Ervin going back to Wollongong in pursuit of his first win at The Sandpit in opposition colors, and another Dandenong-Townsville WNBL preliminary final - it's a big round coming up.
Having a senior moment
SENIOR Night is huge in US college sports. No, I don't mean a similar senior night to Tuesdays at the RSL Hall for Bingo but the celebration of the contributions made to varsity life by graduating athletes.
Wright then. That's that
OK. That'll be the end of that then. No-one did anything to anyone, and anyone who says different knows nothing about anything.
ROUND ABOUT: NBL19/WNBLSEMIS
HOW good did most of the Heritage Round throwback uniforms look on our NBL teams last round?
Josh Bond is worth the effort
YOU know if you come here often or browse here occasionally that I don't generally suggest you go elsewhere.
FLASHBACK 32: Oct-Nov, 1985
*FLASHBACKS, my weekly "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe whatever I find for you.
Beyond lunacy
REALLY? That’s how we leave this week? Joey Wright’s charge still not heard and no end in sight?
Rankings #20 ... and usual suspects
WAS just chatting with a few of my journo colleagues at The Advertiser here in Adelaide and saddened to hear their perceptions of the NBL haven’t changed greatly, the Wildcats-36ers’ aftermath a case-in-point.
It takes two to tangle
IT’S good to see the NBL can learn from previous mistakes.
Hype and highlights but no substance
THERE wasn't a single blocked shot in yesterday's NBA All Star Game in New Orleans.
ROUND ABOUT: NBL18/WNBL19
THE NBL hath spoken. Adelaide 36ers coach Joey Wright and Perth Wildcats import James Ennis have cases to answer for their roles in the unseemly end to Friday night’s showdown of the big guns at Perth Arena.
Now the dust has settled, let's shake on it
TIME definitely provides perspective and almost two days removed from those alleged "wild west" scenes of "basketbrawl" at the aptly named Jungle on Friday might best serve for dispassionate review.
