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.
Luc a stand-out in any crowd
LUC Longley's visit to Adelaide last weekend for Free Throw Foundation functions reinforced what a superb ambassador he is for our game and just how lucky we are in basketball.
Tom's still the bomb
THEY threw away the mould when Tom Maher emerged, as he reminded again last night while steering China from the sidelines against Adelaide Lightning at Adelaide Arena.
Oceania won't be lost
OCEANIA may be about to undergo change but it won't be lost to Australia or New Zealand, according to Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves
ATTENDED my first Adelaide 36ers practice of the preseason today under the new regime of NBL championship-winning coach Joey Wright and came away impressed with the club's direction - up.
Snell, Jackson too good for NZ
AUSTRALIA collected another Oceania Championship today, brushing aside a gallant New Zealand 84-66 at The Palace in Canberra behind Lauren Jackson's 21-point haul.
Boomers clinch Oceania
A DEVASTATING 28-7 third period by the Boomers today clinched the Oceania Championship 76-63, New Zealand unable to sustain its intensity after halftime.
What we didn't know...
WATCHING the Opals and Boomers dismantle New Zealand today at AIS Arena to sweep Oceania raises the question: What did we learn?
Saturday Wrap: Paint the Palace gold?
FINGERS crossed Basketball Australia has used the money saved not marketing the NBL to buy gold-colored T-shirts to place on every seat tomorrow at The Palace.
PART 2: NBL, thinking ahead
A COUPLE of years ago, when I wandered over to my desk in the Sports Department of The Advertiser newspaper in Adelaide, I was confronted by the following cartoon.

