The Week That Was: Dec.1-8
SOME weeks are full of news, some weeks you pay your dues. Here's our weekly wrap of what went down over the past seven days at Basketball On The Internet.
WNBL: Lynx bolt out of calculations
PERTH has fallen out of WNBL Final Four calculations after a soul-destroying double-road loss, with Sydney - the only team the Lynx have beaten this season, and three times - emerging as a challenger for Adelaide's spot.
Flames put the burn on Adelaide hopes
PACED by three-year Adelaide stalwart Colleen Planeta, Sydney Uni Flames today put a small dent in Lightning's WNBL plans with a decisive 81-69 win at Qudos Bank Arena.
NBL: Big men shine as United ice 36ers
IT was supposed to be the Chris Goulding show as United's captain played his 300th NBL game today but instead he was content to play his role as big men Shawn Long and Eric Griffin dominated proceedings, Melbourne comfortable 112-90 winners.
WNBL: This is it, chance to close Four door
ADELAIDE Lightning tonight can take a massive step toward claiming a WNBL final four spot if it beats an incoming Perth Lynx, now back at full strength.
Lightning leave Lynx languishing in limbo
ADELAIDE Lightning tonight closed the door on the WNBL's Final Four when it ruthlessly left Lynx's season languishing with a 79-69 home rout paced by Brianna Turner's 12-point final quarter.
Tips: Will the Wildcats, Lynx recover?
PRESSURE is building on the mighty Perth organisation after a disastrous road/home double loss by its NBL champion Wildcats and a season-defining round for its Lynx coming up.
Podcast: Don't Agree But I Like It
IS Kings NBL coach and Boomers assistant Will Weaver the likely successor to Brett Brown as Australian men's coach after the Tokyo Olympics?
Rankings: Kings and Caps still rule
HOW the mighty have fallen! Defending champion Perth Wildcats have tumbled to our #6 ranking after a road loss and a home debacle last round. And this week doesn't look any easier.
NBL/WNBL PotW: This one was a toughie
THE contenders this round for our Basketball On The Internet's coveted Player of the Week award were legion, making this the best one to win so far in 2019-20 of the NBL and WNBL.

