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Good, Bad and Ugly for the week

In: NBL, WNBL, Boomers & Opals — Tuesday, 12 Jul, 2022

THERE'S a lot going on right now in basketball, Boomer Olympic Bronze Medallist Dante Exum signing at Partizan Belgrade after a successful season with Barcelona, his Utah Jazz pal Joe Ingles at Milwaukee Bucks and Australian players pushing their cases at the NBA Summer League. It's time for "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly". 


Jul 12

Sigh. And now it's time for the Asia Cup!

In: NBL, Boomers & Opals, NBA — Friday, 8 Jul, 2022

THERE are times you have to wonder who is responsible for the scheduling and rostering of international games at FIBA. One week it's men's World Cup qualifying matches, the next another Asia Cup for the Boomers - or those players, coaches available - this time in Jakarta. 


Jul 8

Loz's return is Win-Win for Everyone

In: Boomers & Opals — Thursday, 7 Jul, 2022

THE addition of 41-year-old Lauren Jackson to the Australian Opals squad ahead of the FIBA World Cup in Sydney in September was a "good news" story on every possible level, allowing this country's greatest ever basketball player to end her illustrious and unmatchable career on her own terms.


Jul 7

A quarter of slaughter

In: Boomers & Opals — Monday, 4 Jul, 2022

GOING into last night's final quarter of the feisty FIBA World Cup qualifier between Australia and China with scores locked away at 45-45, few would have predicted the 26-3 final avalanche which buried the visitors 71-48, or that the Boomers' would produce impeccable defence and 5-of-7 triples.


Jul 4

It's time Australia had a new celebration

In: Boomers & Opals, Misc — Monday, 4 Jul, 2022

THERE hardly would be a single Aussie oblivious to the fact today is July 4, American Independence Day. Yet it says volumes about us that almost exactly a month ago on June 3, only a small group of mostly First Nations people celebrated or were even aware of Mabo Day, arguably Australia's most significant reconciliation development in 50 years. 


Nipped in the bud as Sam plays it again

In: Boomers & Opals — Saturday, 2 Jul, 2022

THON Maker may not have been Australia's best player in its FIBA World Cup qualifying 98-52 rout of Japan last night at John Cain Arena, but he certainly got the ball rolling by blocking consecutive shots before splashing a 3-pointer in a 12-0 Boomers rally that ended this as a contest. 


Jul 2

Birthday boy cracks China

In: Boomers & Opals — Friday, 1 Jul, 2022

MITCH McCarron last night celebrated his 30th birthday with a game opening triple, then a sweet drive as Australia ultimately weathered every challenge and rolled out a 76-69 FIBA World Cup qualifying win over China at a loud and at times raucous John Cain Arena.


Jul 1

What's that buzz? Tell me what's a happening

In: NBL, Boomers & Opals, NBA — Monday, 20 Jun, 2022

WHAT just happened in the week that was? Well here is your one-stop wrap of this week's going's on at Basketball On The Internet while I have been otherwise engaged and distracted. Hey! Real basketball folk know the June long weekend is junior carnivals time and sometimes it can take a moment to regather your wits!


Jun 20

Andrew the definition of a legend

In: NBL, Boomers & Opals, NBA — Friday, 17 Jun, 2022

AT a time when we've unfortunately grown accustomed to throwing around words such as "great", "legend", "icon" and "GOAT" (Greatest Of All Time) with the same ease social media's abundant keyboard warriors rush to take offence, Andrew Gaze continues to stand head-and-shoulders above the most elite of Australian sportsmen.


Jun 17

It's getting easy for Ezi - reprinted from Seattle Times

In: Boomers & Opals, NBA — Tuesday, 14 Jun, 2022

By Percy Allen

Seattle Times

Ezi Magbegor is having a breakout season. It might be just the start for the Storm’s budding star.


Jun 14

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