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Lucas, Devlin & 36ers honoured
ADELAIDE's basketball elite performed exceptionally at last night's annual South Australian Sports Star of the Year awards, Lightning mentor Chris Lucas named the Coach of the Year and Vanessa Devlin the Official of the Year.
It's Brisbane with a bullet as Lamar stars
BRISBANE tonight overcame a week of turmoil for coach Andrej Lemanis as Lamar Patterson delivered the match-winning play with 6.4 seconds left in a 106-104 NBL escape over Adelaide.
Boomers lower boom on wayward Lightning
UNABLE to convert free throws in a first quarter where Adelaide had Melbourne on the ropes, Lightning ultimately paid the price after halftime when foul woes opened the door for a 71-57 Boomers romp.
Tips: Is this Adelaide's week?
IS this the NBL round where Adelaide declares itself as the primary contender for an NBL Final Four berth behind Sydney, Perth and Melbourne?
Forehead slap: Of course it wasn't BA
CONTRARY to our earlier (mis)belief Basketball Australia had pulled the trigger on Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis, the truth is the Brisbane Bullets' NBL coach made the call himself.
Pod power: WNBL, NBL and of course, Boomers!
YEP, we're talking all things elite Aussie basketball today with former Sydney Kings captain and media mogul Brad Rosen and I opening with the day's big news, Brett Brown coaching the Boomers at the Olympics next year in Tokyo.
Rankings: Bullets belly-up, Caps firing
IT'S been a rough day for Brisbane's NBL coach Andrej Lemanis, his Bullets also heading down our rankings while Canberra is up where it belongs in the WNBL stakes.
BA shortly for "BALLSY" today in Boomers move
BASKETBALL Australia has never been known for ballsy, gutsy decisions but today's report it is installing Brett Brown as coach of the Boomers for the Tokyo Olympic Games is massive.
Opals opponents out in a week
AUSTRALIA's Opals a week from tomorrow will know their opponents for the crucial final phase in February of Tokyo Olympic qualifying, when FIBA conducts its official draw in Mies, Switzerland.
NBL PotW: Time to chill out, man
HATE to have to repeat this yet again, but definitely playing one great game and having only a single fixture in the round can be a huge advantage when it comes to Player of the Week voting.
