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WNBL Rankings, Tips10: Lowering the Boom
MELBOURNE tips off a huge WNBL round tonight, hosting crosstown arch rival Southside and desperately in need of a win as it tumbles down the ladder and our rankings, struggling to string together a full 40-minute performance. And in more bad news, Lauren Jackson was working her way back to her best last round.
NBL TotW13: Purple patch for Kings and Goorj
IT'S out there now. Boomers Olympic mentor and six-time NBL championship master Brian Goorjian is on the record saying he is available to coach domestically next season. The Sydney Kings - where he coached three straight championship teams - will be celebrating, although maybe not current head coach Mahmoud Abdelfattah.
Breaker Breaker good buddy as JJs squawk
JUST exactly how Tasmania lost this one to New Zealand is difficult to comprehend. The JackJumpers won the boards 43-35, they dished 20 assists to 15 and made 16-of-30 3-point attempts, Sean MacDonald having a career day sticking 7-of-9 dialling long distance.
New Year's Eve? Champagne and Orange
CAIRNS sent 2023 into mothballs with a second resounding win over NBL leader and championship favourite Melbourne, Illawarra continuing its rapid rise under interim coach Justin Tatum by schooling Adelaide in front of a roaring sold-out New Year's Eve crowd in Wollongong.
WNBL TotW9: Going up in Flames
THEY were desperately unlucky last round not to snare our WNBL Team of the Week honours, Canberra deemed just that smidgeon more worthy. But there was no way around it and the Flames enter 2024 as our most outstanding outfit of Round 9.
WNBL Wrap 9: McDonald down in Lynx shock
WOW! The WNBL closed 2023 with a gripping round but also with a serious injury to one of the league's marquee imports, Perth Lynx's Aari McDonald. One of the early favourites for league MVP, McDonald injured a knee late in the first quarter, described by the club as a "mild tear."
Browned off, Bullets shoot down Phoenix
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FROM the opening tip and Nathan Sobey's dunk within four seconds, it immediately was evident Brisbane was meaning business against another playoff wannabe in South East Melbourne, and the Bullets blazed on to a comfortable win, aided by Gary Browne's "moment of madness" and Sobey continuing on to 35 points.
Coaching or interfering? Kings win anyway
THERE was no shortage of scratch-your-head moments last night as Sydney saw off an undisciplined Cairns 101-82, Denzel Valentine with an NBL career-best 29-point haul in 23 minutes, Kings coach Mahmoud Abdelfattah running with some weird combinations and substitution decisions.
Wildcats deliver Sixers a sack of coal
WILDCAT superstar Bryce Cotton held the reins as his team of Grinches last night lobbed at Adelaide Entertainment Centre, dumping a sackload of coal on the 36ers before a late moment of unnecessary angst almost brought the party to an abrupt and unfortunate close.
NBL TotW12: Who owns Christmas bragging rights?
WITH so many games across the Christmas break - and Round 13 already underway tonight - separating teams to come up with a Round 12 Team of the Week was no mean feat, especially when quite a few teams split results, unfortunate in one game, then excellent in the other. Cairns, SEM, Illawarra, Perth, Tasmania - they all fit that bill.
