Will is away, to NBA ... now
BRISBANE Bullets' burgeoning big-man Will Magnay will NOT be playing in the NBL this season, heading shortly to Orlando and Disneyworld to play NBA with, most likely, Dallas Mavericks.
FLASHBACK 138: Memories, circa 1950-1971
AS revealed here last week, I've been buried in my PC banging out my memoir, inspired by colleagues Derek Pedley and Vincent Ross. So here now is Parts Two and Three of Chapter One. Settle in with a cup of coffee because this is a longer read. Or, of course, don't.
FLASHBACK 137: Memories, circa 1963-66
IF you've been wondering where I've been lately, truth is with COVID-19, there's just been a lot of tail-chasing stories which I've happily left to others while being prompted to write a memoir, as inspired by former journo colleagues Derek Pedley and Vincent Ross.
Stuff I've heard lately
BEEN a little busy working on a couple of major projects but I've heard some stuff which I'm happy to pass along, the biggest news being Bryce Cotton's likely return to Perth as told in a story from Rome today by Emiliano Carchia.
Bullying is alive and thriving in sport
FORMER WNBL Head Sally Phillips partially breaks her silence on what drove her from the role:
On Friday 24th April 2020, some old wounds were reopened as I read about Raelene Castle and the ‘abhorrent’ bullying she was subjected to at the hands of “faceless people.”
NBL Pocket Podcast: How Good was Gaze?
INSPIRED by The Last Dance series on Netflix - if you don't know what that is, you shouldn't be here - NBL Pocket Podcast hit me up last week for a searching look back on our own NBL "GOAT" Andrew Gaze, asking the question, how good was he?
COVID-19? The Podcast!
WE couldn't stop ourselves! Brad Rosen and I jumped on the phones and decided you simply HAD to know what we're thinking. We could change the world! Or, you know, not.
Happy anniversary Magic, Bird
US basketball fans today are celebrating the 41st anniversary of the most watched match in the history of American basketball - the 1979 NCAA Final between Michigan State University and Indiana State University.
28 our international magic number
TWENTY-EIGHT isn't only the birthdate of all the best people, but the key figure in Australian basketball's international standing, as revealed again today with FIBA announcing its 2022 World Cup for Women to be staged in NSW.
Podcast farewell: Good, Bad and Covid-19
BRAD Rosen and I offer up our encore podcast, reviewing the NBL and WNBL seasons of 2019-20 and all that went down.