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Sandy set to liberate Liberty
AUSTRALIAN Opals coach Sandy Brondello is expected to shortly be revealed as the new head coach of the WNBA's New York Liberty, replacing Walt Hopkins and joining two players from her national program - Bec Allen and Sami Whitcomb - at the Big Apple.
Lynx no longer missing, just beaten: WNBL/NBL
UNFASHIONABLE Adelaide is once again on top of the WNBL table after turning back deficits of 14 and 15 points to stun championship favourite Perth 88-86 in a high-class thriller today at Lights Community Centre, Tokyo Olympic duo Steph Talbot and Alanna Smith magnificent.
Orangemen suffer an NBL squeeze
ADAM Forde didn't have to travel to Perth to experience a wild foul and free throw disparity for his team when playing the Wildcats. He got to enjoy it right at home and as a New Year's Eve present, Cairns going down 78-84 to the perennial powerhouse, despite Majok Deng's new career-high of 27 points.
Bob's Corner: Happy New Year
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BOB'S CORNER: Our USA correspondent and former ACT import Bob Craven is back to farewell 2021 and launch us into 2022, bearing in mind the spectre of COVID is forever hovering. But in good news, the NCAA has confirmed "March Madness" will be happening regardless. Oh, and Kyrie Irving is due back.
B&B: 'Gibbo' joins us to review 2021
AS THE tremendously challenging year that has been 2021 draws to its steady conclusion, London Olympian and multiple NBL champion Adam Gibson joins Brad Rosen and myself for our final Brad&Boti podcast, reviewing the highs and the lows of another memorable 12 months in a game constantly stalked by the coronavirous.
Lightning at the summit
THE YEAR of WNBL comes to a close in SA with Adelaide Lightning looking terrific, back wearing the state's tri-colours and suddenly, after holding Melbourne to three last quarter points, in first place on the championship ladder. It may be short-lived but it hasn't happened in a while.
B&B: Time for a Mailperson to be Opalling
CHRISTMAS IS here so podcast colleague Brad Rosen and I sat down to be nice and naughty - that's the correct order is it not? - going through the controversies of the day (and there's a Hungry Jacks' sized Whopper among them) and also asking the question, what does Anneli Maley have to do to make an Opals squad?
Bob's Corner: Happy holidays!
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BOB'S CORNER: It's Christmas Eve but USA correspondent BOB CRAVEN has been slaving over a hot laptop to bring you the latest in COVID disruptions to American sports, collating anniversaries, and even taking a look at how Aussies Patty Mills and Josh Giddey are faring in the NBA.
Law comes down on Law but what about Deng?
PERTH Wildcats import Vic Law found guilty of head-butting Brisbane's Deng Deng, suspended for one game but reduced to a $1,000 fine for an early plea is fair enough. But how about a fine for Deng? Surely the NBL's Games Review Panel cannot condone the outright obvious flop he perpetrated to exaggerate Law's moment of ill discipline.
Records, records, records: NBL Rd3 Wrap
PRE-CHRISTMAS you half expect a bit of charity and joy around the place but nope, NBL clubs were merciless with more riptide than yuletide on show in Round 3, records falling all over the place.
