Ian Davies, R.I.P.
NATIONAL Basketball League teams this round are expected to follow suit with Sydney Kings and all wear black arm bands to honor Ian Davies who passed away yesterday.
Rankings #5 ... and much less than usual
THE battle to be recognised as Perth's main challenger for the NBL crown heats up at Adelaide Arena tomorrow night when the 36ers host in-form Melbourne.
What's new now BA has free reign with WNBL?
I’M still having trouble understanding why the SEABL wants to hand its administrative reigns to Basketball Australia when I look at how little the federation has done for the WNBL.
ROUND ABOUT: NBL4/WNBL5
RUSSELL "Rusty" Hinder yesterday announced he will join Aaron Grabau's uniform in retirement at the end of this NBL season, making the urgency for Townsville to win an NBL crown even more pressing.
NBL Winter Superleague. Why not?
HOW can the NBL get marquee names such as Andrew Bogut, Patrick Mills, Joe Ingles, Brad Newley, Nate Jawai and others playing in its competition? With a biennial Winter Superleague, that’s how.
Blog Live at High Noon (Monday)
NEWS Limited has me blogging live again on Monday from midday - High Noon in SA, lunch-time in the east, brunch in the west - if you have something you want to share/ask/debate.
Demerge the Hall - it's common sense
BASKETBALL Australia and the National Basketball League need to return to separate Halls of Fame, and the sooner the better.
Friday pick-ups games...
THE danger in having our NBL referees miked is on those very rare occasions when they say something that they might later wish the world at large had not heard.
Rankings #4 ... and not much
LOVE the NBA. Love the Euroleague. Love our NBL and our WNBL. But I was reminded this week we all owe a little debt of gratitude to the Harlem Globetrotters too.
Beat Ennis here, beat Heat there - NBA preview
LOOK out! The NBA is off and running tomorrow morning (our time) with Orlando-Indiana, Chicago-Miami and the Los Angeles derby between the Clippers and Lakers tipping off the season.

