NBL Play and Player of the Week
IT'S not often we run a "Play of the Week" alongside our regular round-up for "Player of the Week", but the two are essentially bound and may have cost defending champion Perth Wildcats a key element in their threepeat drive.
United stands tall, TT slips: NBL Wrap
THERE'S a lot to take from NBL Round 18, Melbourne clinching the regular season championship, Adelaide virtually sealing second, and Travis Trice giving all an early glimpse of the upcoming Harlem Globetrotters' tour.
Sixers virtually seal second place
ADELAIDE today shut the door on a second-placed NBL finish with a rousing 111-87 road win over former nemesis Illawarra, but it hasn’t yet completely locked out Perth Wildcats.
When 83 is just not enough
HALFWAY through NBL Round 18 and last night, 83 was the unlucky number for first New Zealand, then Perth as they swapped places in the Final Four - twice in one night!
Yeah, I know I'm late - Movie Review
YES, I realise I’m late to the party but if you, like me, haven’t yet discovered what a lot of the free world has known since December, it’s time to hit the cinema before it’s too late and take in “The Greatest Showman.”
Aylen joins 600 club
MICHAEL Aylen is the best referee in the NBL. Let’s be clear on that. He’s a no BS, straight shooter, which means when coaches and players see him walk out to do their game, they experience a level of comfort and relief not many other whistlers provide.
Fallout tour hits Oz
NEW Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Fallout Down Under” tour hits Australia next week for four nights of the best wrestling outside the WWE, and some would argue even better than the “sport’s” No.1 promotion too.
Deep breath, here we go again: Tips/Rankings 18
CAN everyone take a deep breath and settle down now? Hmm. Or can they, with Melbourne-New Zealand twice on the schedule this round?
Teys penalty reduced, DKD appeal fails
THE two-match suspensions for Adelaide 36ers captain Brendan Teys and Perth Wildcats 3-point specialist Dexter Kernich-Drew were reviewed today by the NBL Tribunal, with Teys' penalty reduced to one match.
Why not free up finals Boomers?
THE latest Boomers team to take on the Philippines and Chinese Taipei in Melbourne in just over three weeks looks great, but it may have made more sense to adjust it for the second international.