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TotW3: Battle of the Melbournites
THE spotlight for Round 3 fell on the NBL’s two Victorian teams as Perth, Brisbane and Illawarra put their hands up as potential also-rans and seriously lacking in any form of contention for our Team of the Week.
Bullets need to prioritise Baynes' health
NOT going to pretend for even a millisecond that I'm privvy to anything happening in the life and mind of multiple-Olympian and long-time Boomers and NBA hero Aron Baynes but he clearly was not himself against Cairns and his behaviour was out of character.
JJs fry plucked Hawks on rotisserie
Teamwork. Aggression. Smarts. Milton. Altruism. Never-say-die. Integrity. Attitude. Yeah, it spells Tasmania and after the way they dismantled Illawarra last night, the Hawks should look seriously at continuing the club’s future in NBL1 East. They were so awful, TV viewers were listening to bed-making stories from the commentary team.
NBL Rd3: Big Test for Big 3
YES, the NBL does like to position itself as the No.2 league in the world but Cairns today losing 145-82 to Washington Wizards and New Zealand beaten 106-66 by Portland Trailblazers suggests after the NBA at #1, if we are #2, then perhaps Euroleague is #1a, and Spain #1b and there’s quite a few more at 1c, 1d and 1e before we get down to #2.
Brad&Boti: Milton the Monster
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MILTON Doyle, already being compared to the NBL’s all-time greatest import Leroy Loggins, took Round 2 by the throat, leading Tasmania into performances which made Brad Rosen and I marvel at this week’s Brad&Boti podcast. Just how good are these Jackies?
NBL TotW2: They're just the ants' pants
THERE is no way a basketball purist – or a dinosaur, take your pick – can watch the NBL and not be impressed with the way Scott Roth’s Tasmania JackJumpers go about their business. There were a few very fine performances in Round 2 but our Team of the Week was a truly easy call.
Brad&Boti: Rd1 Wrapped and Rapt
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THE NBL’s 2023-24 Season is underway and former Sydney Kings captain and TV broadcaster Brad Rosen and I are back with our weekly updates on how it is travelling, not to mention the WNBL coming soon! It's all on our Brad&Boti podcast and here's what's in store.
Defend the island, invade the mainland
HARD to split between Tasmania-Sydney and Melbourne-Tasmania for the NBL’s Game of the Round this week because with Scott Roth’s JackJumpers, you always know you’re going to get a committed team-first performance, win or lose.
NBL TotW1: Kings settle back on the throne
IT looked like it may have been Perth after it saw off a tenacious Tasmania, then Melbourne with its first round sweep of SEM and Adelaide. But ultimately, our Round 1 Team of the Week was the defending champion Sydney Kings.
NBL: Tom slams into 400 and Phoenix rise
WHAT an outstanding way to honour the 400th game of the ultimate Breaker, Thomas Abercrombie, by opening New Zealand’s clash with arch rival Cairns running a sweet backdoor play for the lob and slam dunk by that nation’s greatest NBL stalwart.
