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WNBL TotW7: Three Teams on Fire
OK, there is no doubt Round 7 of the WNBL season produced so many amazing results that nominees for our coveted Team of the Week honours were legion. First there was Perth smashing Sydney, then Canberra breaking through, Adelaide securing a 1-1 split and Townsville on fire. It was no easy choice.
Kings reign and Taipans beat the clock
SYDNEY responded to a week of scrutiny - including from a couple of ex-NBA 7-foot part-owners - to stomp on the JackJumpers in Hobart before Cairns this round was on the right end of a late disallowed basket, Mitch Norton's three for the win deemed too late to save Brisbane.
WNBL Wrap 7: Caps break drought as big names hit skids
AS a preseason WNBL championship favourite, Sydney had no sooner given its worst performance in a decade in Perth against the Lynx before Southside stepped up with a "hold my beer," only to have Melbourne say, "No, hold mine" as Canberra broke through for its first win. Round 7 was quite the round, Jade Melbourne the stand-out.
Hawks fly and 36ers rally but fall to United
ILLAWARRA continued on its winning way, last night smashing South East Melbourne in Traralgon and revealing the Phoenix without Mitch Creek are on the precipice of falling out of contention, before Adelaide produced arguably its best losing performance of the season, ultimately held at bay by the NBL's pacesetting Melbourne United.
BOB'S CORNER: NBA teams have Giddey's number
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BOB'S CORNER: More details have emerged about Josh Giddey's deteriorating NBA situation and our man in the USA, regular correspondent BOB CRAVEN is on the spot. Bob filed this report and sadly, it doesn't make thrilling reading for Josh's many homegrown Australian fans or his growing fanbase.
More fine Cotton and No-one Silences Lamb
PERTH Wildcats all-time great Bryce Cotton once again dug deep into his winning ways last night to sink a gallant Tasmania after New Zealand exposed the Taipans' occasionally soft underbelly with an all-the-way NBL rout in Cairns launched early by import Anthony Lamb.
United trashes derby rival in one-way rout
FROM the moment United captain and MVP contender Chris Goulding outmanouvred a 3-point conscious Matt Kenyon by driving past him for the opening basket of last night's NBL Throwdown 23, it was clear South East Melbourne was going to be in a bucketload of trouble.
Brad&Boti: Kings in crisis, Flames heating up
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SYDNEY-sider Brad Rosen - and I don't use that adjective lightly or one-dimensionally - yet again has failed miserably to land us a guest for the Brad&Boti podcast so once more you'll just sadly have to make do with us revisiting both the WNBL and NBL for super-duper expert analysis.
NBL11 Rankings, Tips: Throwdown blockbuster looms
NEW South East Melbourne import Abdel Nader could not hit town at a better time than to see his new Phoenix teammates take on the might of undisputed NBL leader Melbourne. United is the benchmark and the third Throwdown of Season 2023-24 features the league's two best Aussies.
WNBL Rankings, Tips7: Season series on the line
THAT battle for the top four heats into overdrive this week in Round 7 of the WNBL, Perth now boasting a 5-3 win-loss record and its opponent tonight - Sydney - on 4-3. Let's not forget the season opened with the Lynx thumping Sydney 85-71 in Perth, Aari McDonald with 18 points and six assists, Anneli Maley with 21 boards.
