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PART 1: NBL, thinking ahead
FIRST things first. Basketball “purists” who follow the NBL need to understand something. There aren’t enough of you to make a strong independent pro league work.
Tall order for NZ's Tall Blacks, Ferns
NEW Zealand's Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns will need masterplans to avert an Oceania Series sweep on Sunday in Canberra after coming up short against Australia tonight.
Glass more than half full
ON the same day as Perth Wildcats revealed one of their NBL imports as NBA-bound James Ennis, to again run into negative press about next season was staggering yesterday.
Friday Wrap - It's been a good day
THE NBL draw is out, the Opals suffer a blow, my brother gets his own line, and Ben Madgen shows again he is a special athlete and person – all in all, it was a pretty good day.
Ando, Delly on NBA radars
DAVID Andersen and Matthew Dellavedova could give Australia a record five NBA players if luck favors the Boomers Olympians after the upcoming Oceania Series against New Zealand.
Andrej's masterstroke!
WHEN all the talk began about who should succeed Brett Brown as coach of the Boomers, must confess had my nose out-of-joint Gordie McLeod’s name was not in the conversation.
Patty on the ball
BASKETBALL Australia's office minions should take off their collective feather headresses and bow to Patty Mills for the (free) leg work he is doing for next month's Oceania Series.
Monday round-up
STEPH Talbot has joined Dante Exum as another potential Australian international superstar, named today in the All Star Five at the FIBA World U19 Women’s Championship in Lithuania.
Sunday round-up
MY (e)mail is the Australia-New Zealand Oceania series next month will be on free-to-air television with both games out of Canberra on August 18 to be televised live.
48 Minutes? No way Jose
THE new NBL of NBL Pty Ltd will not return to 48-minute games for the 2013-14 season even though fans are clamoring to have the change fast-forwarded along the agenda.
