Bishop's winning move
GREAT news for MAC Adelaide Lightning and Opals fans with Abby Bishop yesterday coming so successfully through ankle surgery her three-month recovery time will be fast-tracked.
A Mitch in time
MITCH Norton is on the verge of breaking into the Boomers, a journey from an unofficial Townsville Crocs ballboy to where Australian coach Andrej Lemanis now views him as “an exciting prospect”.
Bullets' blessing for Torrey
THE Brisbane Bullets have started the process of finding another talented import swingman to replace former Cairns Taipans benchman Torrey Craig who is NBA-bound.
Half century of trash or treasure?
NO, the pictures here are not from a teenager's bedroom. It's the loft where B.O.T.I. gets the work done and the reason blogs have been more spartan this past week.
Sources tell me... 6
SOURCES TELL ME … 6 : You understand by now that it's actually “sauces” I'm hearing from, but they insist they are reliable and also can make your poached eggs taste so much better.
Taylor-made for success
A VERY strong case can be made that Penny Taylor is our second-best basketball player in the sport's Australian history.
Solid Opals for Asia Cup
ABBY Bishop’s return into the green-and-gold is a Naismith-send after the appalling way she was treated by Basketball Australia and the Opals program in 2014.
Sources tell me... 5
SOURCES TELL ME … 5 : So, yes, that should read “sauces” because this info comes directly from key insiders, Messrs Hollandaise and Bernaise, and Mademoiselle Bechamel, so expect some controversy.
Bogut poised for NBA return
BUOYED further by the great recent successes of his Boomers’ NBA teammates Joe Ingles and Patty Mills, Andrew Bogut is ready to come back bigger and better than ever in 2017-18.
New Opals already show polish
NEW Australian Opals coach Sandy Brondello likes what she sees in her inaugural squad, currently training under her watchful eye in Phoenix, Arizona.

