Brad&Boti: Big news week as Spirit clinch crown
WHAT a week this has been, fuelling our Brad&Boti podcast with so much ball for Brad Rosen and I to disseminate, starting with Bendigo winning its third WNBL championship, closing with Tyler Harvey's game-winner and with a ton of stuff in-between, including Adam Caporn's Boomers appointment!
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: Who's winning the NBL, and much more
THIS week on our Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast, 3-time NBL Coach of the Year Joey Wright and I dive deep into the Grand Final Series, analysing Game 1 and Game 2 of Melbourne-Illawarra and previewing what’s to come in Games 3 and 4 ... and 5?
NBL: Harvey winner evens title series
ILLAWARRA import Tyler Harvey has hit his share of big shots during his NBL career but none bigger than the triple which tonight tied the Championship Series at 1-1 after his foul on the previous play put Ian Clark at the stripe for three free throws which gave Melbourne the lead with 10.4 seconds remaining.
NBL: Hawks dumbstruck. Try some Moonstruck
THERE's a great line by Cher in the movie Moonstruck when she replies to a declaration of love from Nicolas Cage's character by slapping his face twice and yelling at him: "Snap out of it!" Ahead of tomorrow's Grand Final Game 2 of the NBL's best-of-five Championship Series, it's a reaction the Illawarra Hawks could definitely use.
WNBL: April Fools, then its Onward and Upward
THE second greatest joy behind Bendigo Spirit yesterday claiming its third WNBL championship is the fact all lovers of this league can now look forward with optimism to April 2 when new ownership under the guidance of CEO Jennie Sager takes over control of this sleeping giant.
WNBL: Spirit of Australia, its Gold for Bendigo
THE WNBL Championship for 2024-25 has returned to Bendigo after more than a decade following today's gritty 63-55 road win in Townsville, the Spirit riding home on its extraordinary experience and the relentless flag pursuit of league MVP Sami Whitcomb who not only dominated the season but also the series.
NBL: United serves up a masterclass
MELBOURNE United tonight "broke serve" in the opening best-of-five Grand Finals of the NBL's Championship Series when Marcus Lee stepped up as the X-factor in a stunning second half revival and 96-88 road win over a startled and bedraggled regular season champion Illawarra.
Brad&Boti: Hawks show the Spirit to soar
WHAT a set of sizzling - though extremely different - NBL semi final Game 3s we have just witnessed but Brad&Boti podcast colleague Brad Rosen and I don't even start there, launching instead at Bendigo taking a 1-0 WNBL Grand Final lead over Townsville.
NBL: Trey Hell in III for stunned Phoenix
AFTER an embarrassing Game 2 in which he described his own performance as "trash," Trey Kell last night led a fierce, focused and unforgiving regular season champion Illawarra into the NBL Championship Series with a go-to-whoa erasure of an unsuspecting South East Melbourne to emphatically clinch their semi final 2-1.
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: How good were the NBL semi finals?
THIS week on our Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast, Joey Wright and I break down all the biggest topics in basketball, from Chris Goulding’s incredible semi final form to Bryce Cotton’s future in Australia and the possibility of an NBL team hiring its first female head coach.