More dribbling - HoF for Nellie
THOSE of us who sat glued to our TVs in the 80s when Bill Palmer was introducing Seven's Sunday morning NBA match of the week - who can EVER forget his call of a "flying frapdoodle''? - will avidly remember Don Nelson.
Random dribbling - Preseason and Hawks flying
ONLY someone not entirely aware of history or consistency would write off Wollongong before the NBL season even tipped off.
Random Dribbling - Getting late to blitz the Blitz
THE NBL needs to get the lead out if it plans to stage and promote its Preseason Blitz, especially for interstate fans seeking an inexpensive travel option.
Ah, ya just gotta love it
AND that is why, just when you think you might be getting a fraction jaded, you find you still passionately love basketball.
Opals looked browned off instead of bronzed
FOR a long time it's been my observation that in team sports, teams steadily will take on the personality traits of their coach.
Random Dribbling - Co-captains? Ho-hum
LUKE Schenscher always struck me as the perfect choice for an Adelaide 36ers captain - had he stayed after his debut season.
NBL.TV? Let the "Golden Age" begin
AARON Flanagan should take a well-deserved bow.
Random Dribbling - 2Hard, Too Easy
WOLLONGONG signing Adris "2Hard2Guard" Deleon means the Hawks again will be very much in the mix of what threatens to be a fiercely contested 2012-13 iiNet NBL championship.
Top Tips for new Imports
NEW to our shores? Just stepped off the plane for your first pro ball gig or trying your luck "Down Under" for the first time?
When the world united as One
NEIL Armstrong died today and, unless you are over the age of 50, his death most likely won't mean a lot to you.

