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D-days for duo: NBL19, WNBL19
A HUGE round of NBL should answer any lingering questions about leader Perth, and in the WNBL, Adelaide's playoff credentials will be closely examined by two finals-bound certainties.
Sportsdeck Dream Team Week 9
SYDNEY Kings' NBA champion Andrew Bogut is Crystal Ball's stand-out selection as your NBL Dream Team captain this round, and he also has more great advice for fantasy players.
Bullets with a bullet: NBL/WNBL Rankings
BRISBANE Bullets jumped into second spot on our NBL rankings this week after twin wins over defending champion Melbourne, while Dandenong is moving upward in the WNBL.
FFT9: The way to end flopping
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Like the dive in soccer, the flop in basketball universally is loathed by anyone who wants to see the sport played "straight" and without deliberate referee deception.
Player of the Week: The new 'Patto'
JORDAIR Jett scored a winning basket, Andrew Bogut uncorked his offensive prowess but in an NBL round where most teams played twice, one man stood head and shoulders above the pack.
Not so fine for Perth: NBL19 Wrap #8
PERTH Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson may have brushed it off as – to paraphrase Shakespeare – “much ado about nothing” but the NBL still fined him $500 for pushing Sydney centre Andrew Bogut in the chest.
WNBL Player of the Week: Lozza!!
OMG! How many WNBL stars put their hand up in Round 9 for Player of the Week candidacy, led by the "Comeback Queen" Marianna Tolo in Canberra.
Lightning on Cloud 9: WNBL19, Rd9 Wrap
DISPLAYING the fighting spirit for which players such as Rachael Sporn, Erin Phillips, Jess Foley and Sam Woosnam made the WNBL club famous, MAC Adelaide Lightning closed Round 9 early and with aplomb.
Jett skis through Sixers
HE who laughs last, laughs the loudest, or so the saying goes. Cast as the villain by Adelaide NBL fans and the subject of derision from the moment he hit the hardwood, Illawarra import Jordair Jett enjoyed the last laugh when he completed a weaving, threading move through the 36ers’ defence for the winning basket at the buzzer.
New FIBA Sec General
MIES, Switzerland: Greek-born Andreas Zagklis is the new Secretary General of FIBA, succeeding Patrick Baumann who died tragically in October.
