Our man for all seasons
ANDREJ Lemanis credits Brian Goorjian for steering him into coaching, and his time with Ian Stacker in Townsville for helping awaken his desire to one day coach Australia.
Random dribbling: Good day at the office
KYRIE Irving will be confronted by the Big V when he returns to the capital of the Big V, Melbourne, hopefully in July.
"New" NBL Ideas #1
TAKE it as read there won't be any significant on-court rule changes when the new self-governed NBL tips off in October.
Latest NBL Player Ratings
THESE are the latest external Player Points System ratings as posted by the NBL today, 35 successful reviews made since their initial release.
Opals losing their shine
SANDY Brondello's name is the latest being thrown around as the potential new Opals coach, even though Brendan Joyce looked a lock a week ago.
Wortho bound for Tigers
CONNECT the dots and have dual-Olympian Mark Worthington playing in Cairns or suiting with Perth if you prefer, but he will be in Melbourne and taking over the power forward role vacated by Seth Scott.
Hold your horses SEABL
WHOA there SEABL! Hold your horses! Let's not go rushing into anything rash now.
Forget any death roll - Crocs are rolling
EXPECT Townsville to not only be alive and kicking when the NBL season tips off in October but for Shawn Dennis to be calling the Crocs' shots.
Independent NBL the way to go
AN independent NBL, divorced of what was a marriage of convenience to BA which has run its course, has the potential to reach heights not seen since those halcyon 90s.
The "new NBL" - what it means
ONE of the early discussion topics for the member elements of any new NBL is sure to be whether sticking with the 40-minute format is necessary any longer.

