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Taylor-made to phill in phor Phoenix
THEY'RE definitely NOT playing ring-a-ring-a-rosey at South East Melbourne but tomorrow against the Bullets in Brisbane, Steve Taylor Jr will suit up instead of Brandon Ashley, who the Phoenix signed to replace Devin "Who?" Thomas. COVID has opened the door for some much-needed NBL quick-signing player relief.
NBL takes a punt on 'Magnificent 7'
SEVEN NBL matches this round to re-energise a season floundering through COVID-related postponements, is another case of magnificent optimism which, hopefully for all of us, bears fruit. There would be little better than the 2021-22 season finally getting going again.
B&B: Imagine Madgen chattin' - We talk to Tess
WE love a good in-depth interview at our Brad&Boti podcasts and Melbourne's Tess Madgen - that rare commodity of a Boomer AND an Opal - is all that and more as she joins Brad Rosen and me to talk about the trip from the Barossa Valley to Tokyo, with many of the stops along the way.
Lynx to iron out kinks: WNBL
WITH three matches in six days as the WNBL seeks to restore its coronavirus-hit 2021-22 season, the Perth Lynx will have a series of opportunities to iron out a few kinks, albeit against three teams most are touting as likely to make up 75 per cent of the Final Four.
Double NBA anniversary for big Dolph
BOB CRAVEN: For those of us who like and/or who remember some of the NBA’s early stars, today (January 12) gives us a “twofer” of an anniversary date in pro basketball history for one of its great early players.
TOTW Rd6: What happened to 4 and 5?
OK. No real surprises here. The NBL Round 6 "Team of the Week" was our easiest of the season to select. That tends to happen when COVID cuts the schedule to only one game. But with the coronavirus responsible for kicking out Rounds 4 and 5, we knew NBL fans would be chomping at the bit to hear the news.
Break through at last for the NBL
IT didn't matter if you were not a Brisbane fan or not even a New Zealander. Just seeing the NBL back on air with a scheduled game actually able to go ahead was a treat for those of us starved of entertaining basketball. And for this to end on such a clutch note with Finn Delany free throws also made it special.
Bob's Corner: Gone but not forgotten
THE year 2021 wasn't too thrilling for many but it would be remiss to watch it pass into obscurity without some measure of Memorium. Fortunately our USA correspondent and former import, big BOB CRAVEN, is always at the ready and was moved to give us an update on who we lost.
Bob's (& Pat's) Corner: Sadly, Sam won't play it again
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BOB'S (& PAT'S) CORNER: OUR USA correspondent and former ACT import BOB CRAVEN is joined this week by another former American import in PAT WHALEN as they revisit the passing of Boston Celtics legend Sam Jones, Pat with a story from BOB RYAN. Enjoy.
Bevo back in the fold
THE best Australian-born coach not currently involved in the NBL, Rob Beveridge, finally has been recognised (remembered?) by Basketball Australia as the right man to fill in and lead the Boomers during Brian Goorjian's absence for next month's FIBA World Cup qualifying window.
