Rah rah, Ebi Ere
YES it's true. Dual NBL-championship winning import Ebi Ere is Adelaide 36ers' last signing for the 2015-16 season and he couldn't be happier to be back.
Joseph the new messiah
EXPECT the new NBL to shortly reveal Albert "Alby" Joseph as the new man in charge of its refereeing direction.
Boomers setting a gold standard
ANDREW Bogut has said it and now dual-Olympians Joe Ingles and Brad Newley have reiterated it. The Boomers aren't chasing a medal in Rio, they're panning for gold.
Up, up and Awai
CONGRATULATIONS are in order again for the Perth Wildcats and the NBL club's crack administrative team in securing Nathan Jawai.
FLASHBACK 56: Are you among these?
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe whatever I find for you.
Hugh goes but wait, there's more
DON’T be surprised if the ever wily Wildcats turn Hugh Greenwood’s decision to quit the club to play AFL into a big pay-off.
Forty minutes that can change a life
AMID the euphoria of the Boomers qualifying for their 12th consecutive Olympics this week, there was no palpable sense of relief on the one man whose head lay squarely on the chopping block.
Walking among mortals isn't always easy
IT'S close to impossible to understand what it must be like to be a giant among men, yet still walk among men on a daily basis.
No free shuttle to Rio
NOT sure what anyone else thinks of when they hear "Wellington" but for me if it's not Waterloo - the battle, not the Abba song - it's Puss in Boots.

