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Singing in the Rain beats the umbrella
STRONG word out of the South East Australian Basketball League is plans to shelter under the Basketball Australia umbrella are close to dead in the water as clubs decide they'd rather be singing in the rain.
Michael "lux" out
AUSTRALIAN junior Michael Luxford will play for Victoria at the national Under 20 championships in February, then quit basketball for an AFL career.
ROUND ABOUT: NBL7/WNBL8
GUESSING the message got through to NBA 249-gamer Sam Young that the NBL is not the Holiday Basketball League and the Kings may now be wondering whether converting shooting guards to playmakers is a great idea.
FLASHBACK 22: July, August 1975
*FLASHBACKS, my weekly "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe whatever I find for you.
Fighting that great evil 'inconvenience'
THERE'S a lot of things I just don't understand and probably never will but when a sport like basketball, battling to reclaim a place in mainstream consciousness, fights itself, I can't help but despair.
Vale Sol Johnson
SOL Johnson’s death this week won’t pass with the same degree of national attention or reaction as some of the higher profile players and people the game has lost of late.
Rankings #7 ... and a bit of "eh"
FINALLY it's here, the round so many have been waiting for especially in the NBL where Sam Young and Mustapha Farrakhan will make their debuts.
Dellavedova continuing his NBA growth
MATTHEW Dellavedova is continuing to do Australia and Maryborough proud while shocking the naysayers with his continued growth as an NBA player with Cleveland.
Ando for Davo? It isn't happening
I HATE to be the bearer of bad tidings, especially where this man is concerned, but David Andersen won’t be playing in the NBL anytime soon.
Tuesday welding various items
CANNOT even convey how much I am looking forward to this weekend's round of NBL and WNBL but here's the thing - I can sit back and enjoy the action and the skills of the new or rejuvenated faces.
