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WHAT a barnstorming finish to the NBL round yesterday with Adelaide coming from 76-92 down with 4:27 left to beat the Wildcats in Perth in Bryce Cotton's first return as a 36er, Joey Wright and I equally dazzled by that and much, much more in this week's Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast.

How classy were the Wildcats' fans in recognising the years of greatness Cotton bestowed upon them too?

They behaved just as the little master deserved, with a standing ovation, MVP chants and a career retrospective organised by the club. 

Perth led by as many as 21, by 18 going into the final quatrter and still by 16 inside the last five minutes. To win from there, the 36ers did a lot right, especially defensively.

What happened to Perth? Joey breaks it down but it turned into a steep learning curve for John Rillie's men.

Plus, is defending champion Illawarra now in free fall?

Can Melbourne find its consistency and how important is Shea Ili?

Did Adelaide finally genuinely turn the corner and who do we rate as the NBL's Final Four?

Who are our All Star 5 players from the round?

We cover the lot before turning to some constructive viewer topics.

Such as whether the NBL needs to bring back the All-Star Game but with an Australia vs NZ vs Imports twist.

And if Joey was GM of the Brisbane Bullets, would Stu Lash still have a job?

Are they making questionable marketing choices in some venues?

We also preview the coming round's "Game of the Week" which we pegged as Adelaide v Melbourne - 1v2.

And for that matter, what is going on with the Sydney Kings?

For all this and more, just click the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/@TimeOut-NOFLOPZONE-123

You can also catch the audio version of the podcast - perfect for the drive to-or-from work - at https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/time-out-no-flop-zone/id1788230822 or at https://open.spotify.com/show/1hkTWrvaicUjZ0BchW1Hhw?si=2ea1b6ef8db74166&nd=1&dlsi=50e4d54062ac43e8

But only audio means you miss out on us avoiding applause but going the clappers on the NBL: