Biting the hand that feeds

In: NBL, WNBL, Boomers & Opals, NBA — Thursday, 25 Jul, 2013

YOU won’t get an argument from me that media coverage of basketball in Australia has hit an all-time low and that the sport should latch on to anything/everything it can get.

Jul 25

Super squad on Road to Rio

In: NBL, WNBL, Boomers & Opals, NBA, SA — Wednesday, 24 Jul, 2013

WOULD love to see the 10-man Boomers team – OK, Basketball Australia is calling it a “squad” – announced today playing a game or two.

Jul 24

Kyrie will strike gold

In: Boomers & Opals, NBA — Tuesday, 23 Jul, 2013

PICTURE this. You’re at the rock concert of one of your all-time favorite artists and the show is going well. He/she/they is/are clearly impressed too.

Jul 23

A big gamble by Tigers

In: NBL, WNBL, Boomers & Opals, NBA — Monday, 22 Jul, 2013

SAY what you will, the record of big imports - and by "big", let's say 7-footers - in the NBL is nothing to write home about.

Jul 22

WNBL TV deal done

In: NBL, WNBL, NBA — Friday, 19 Jul, 2013

GOOD news to be revealed soon by Basketball Australia and the ABC - the WNBL television deal will continue in 2013-14.

Jul 19

Joyce brings joy for 'oldies'

In: NBL, WNBL, Boomers & Opals, NBA, SA — Thursday, 18 Jul, 2013

THE best aspect of Brendan Joyce’s appointment as Opals coach is not the culture shift, enthusiasm, work ethic or his heart-on-the-sleeve, bleed green-and-gold approach – though, of course, that is mightily refreshing and upbeat.

Jul 18

Aussie ball bouncing back

In: NBL, Boomers & Opals, NBA, SA, Misc — Wednesday, 17 Jul, 2013

IT will be interesting to see FIBA’s next set of international rankings in the wake of Australia’s stellar performance at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia.

Jul 17

Please de-merge the Emerge...

In: NBL, WNBL, Boomers & Opals, NBA — Tuesday, 16 Jul, 2013

WATCHING Australia pick itself up off the World University Games canvas last night to deliver an 21-point turnaround against reigning champ Serbia was a wonderful revisit of patriotic pride.

Jul 16

A metta marquee moment

In: NBL, NBA, Misc — Monday, 15 Jul, 2013

JUST when you start wondering whether the NBL salary cap should include the provision for one marquee player outside of it and conclude “no”, Metta World Peace comes on the market.

Jul 15

Surging Emergers fall shy

In: Boomers & Opals, NBA — Sunday, 14 Jul, 2013

AND that's why we celebrate when we beat the USA. Because usually, the place where the game was born and with its population of 314 million, has a slight edge on where the game is scorned by many of our 22 million.

Jul 14