B&B: The insider word from Brad Newley
BRAD Rosen and I secured our first player for our Brad&Boti Podcast, the multi-talented, multi-purpose, multi-club star Brad Newley and we're talking Europe, Adelaide, NBA, Sydney Kings, wandering through his entire career since breaking into the NBL in 2004, as Rookie of the Year, Best Sixth Man and All Star game MVP.
Bob's Corner: Jingles jangles to new record
BOB'S CORNER: Contributor Bob Craven (pictured) bringing us uptodate on what's happening in the U.S. and also a little 'ball history. This Week: Adelaide's Joe Ingles sets a new NBA career-high with his 34-points output in a losing cause for Utah Jazz; and is Lauren Jackson Seattle's greatest-ever pro athlete?
Opals' Olympic draw, squad, full of promise
VASTLY improved Belgium currently ranked #6 in the world by FIBA, is the biggest intragroup challenge for the Australian Opals at the (fingers-crossed) Tokyo Olympic Games this year.
Baby Boomers smack the Crawl Blacks
WE recognise you are desperately hanging out to know who won tonight's massive FIBA Asia Cup qualifier in Cairns from our long-standing trans-Tasman rivalry and we can merrily report that, yes indeed, basketball was the winner.
BA and NZ making the best of a FIBA farce
BASKETBALL Australia has done a great job of salvaging something worthwhile out of tomorrow night's totally farcical if not downright idiotic decision by FIBA to force an Asia Cup qualifying match between the "Boomers" and New Zealand in Cairns.
Podding along with a top 'ball journo
YEAH, Brad Rosen and I are right into this interviewing gig and have put together a bonus Brad&Boti Podcast for you featuring one of Australia's finest sports journalists and co-author of "GAZE. The Man. The Player. The Coach." - the one and only Grantley Bernard.
Brad&Boti: We drill guest Brian Goorjian
WE enjoyed interviewing Lindsay Gaze so much last week, this week's podcast features the NBL's most successful coach Brian Goorjian talking all things basketball - from China, back to Oz and on to Tokyo.
Lindsay Gaze: The Great Man Joins Our Podcast
WE did it! We got him! Brad Rosen and I secured our first (and arguably most important) interview for our Brad&Boti podcast with the legend himself, Lindsay Gaze, talking about his memoir "GAZE. The Man. The Player. The Coach." and you can hear it now.
SuperCALifragilisticexpialidocious - recognition at last
WHEN Calvin Thomas Bruton was honoured with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on Australia Day, it was long overdue recognition of a man who galvanises opinion, yet continues to push our beloved sport in every way he can. NBL clubs in four states and a territory owe him a debt of gratitude, and that was before he embarked on spreading the gospel of basketball through Bruton Basketball.
Sunday too far away
THERE's rarely been a national Australian squad announced which didn't have its share of surprises or omissions but this Boomers squad for the (fingers crossed) Tokyo Olympic Games is pretty close to the mark, with one unlucky player.