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NBL on the launch pad
THE long-awaited "new" NBL will hold its official launch in Sydney on Thursday, September 19 but don't expect too many revelations, given the league has to honor Basketball Australia's existing contracts as part of the demerger.
Monday meanderings
COME on now. "Fans" cannot already be seriously dismissing the chances of NBL teams on the basis of half-baked, half-lineup preseason games or "exceptional recruiting."
He said what?
DWAYNE Wade has definitively ruled out playing for the USA at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Or ... not.
FLASHBACK 16: The Cannon, Aug 16, 1985
*FLASHBACKS, my weekly "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe whatever I find for you.
Busy day Friday...
BUSY day today at the keyboard for my employer NewsLtd so bear with me blogofiles - tomorrow will be a brighter day.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves
ATTENDED my first Adelaide 36ers practice of the preseason today under the new regime of NBL championship-winning coach Joey Wright and came away impressed with the club's direction - up.
Mad Monday: NBL excitement growing
GARY Ervin is excited about the talent level in the 2013-14 NBL, whether we’re talking James Ennis or Stephen Dennis.
WATCHING THE WHEELS
THE older I get, the more nostalgic I seem to become so today was a treat to see Julie Nykiel, Eddie Murtagh, Huba Nagy, Cass Pujals and Mike McKay once again.
FLASHBACK 15a: NBL Media Guide 1982
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe whatever I find for you.
FLASHBACK 15b: WNBL 1994 Final Series
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe whatever I find for you.
