Beat Ennis here, beat Heat there - NBA preview
LOOK out! The NBA is off and running tomorrow morning (our time) with Orlando-Indiana, Chicago-Miami and the Los Angeles derby between the Clippers and Lakers tipping off the season.
Saturday smidgens
CONGRATULATIONS to Melvin Thomas and Matthew Dellavedova today for vastly different achievements but no less significant.
NBL site? Not NBL's fault
THE NBL is not to blame for the parlous state of its website, the championship ladder at least correctly upgraded overnight – only took 24 hours – but the stats leaders still stuck in 2012-13.
It Just Got Harder to Stay Positive
ALREADY this morning here I pointed out the NBL has its league ladder loused up but a few other (rightly) disgruntled fans suggested I take a longer look at nbl.com.au and, oh dear.
Luc a stand-out in any crowd
LUC Longley's visit to Adelaide last weekend for Free Throw Foundation functions reinforced what a superb ambassador he is for our game and just how lucky we are in basketball.
Saturday stuff: Coloring in
WE did it. You did it. We all did it. NBL Pty Ltd continues to show it will listen to a good idea by removing the totally unnecessary and ridiculous "visiting team in white" policy as of now!
Alice springs to new kudos
WNBL Season 2013-14 is underway and it is no longer a case of “Alice in Wonderland”, Dandenong forward Alice Kunek taking her stellar Spring Shield form into the opening round.
LBJ is definitely GOOT
FOR the life of me I cannot fathom why virtually any debate about the "Greatest Of All Time" sparks such vitriol and profanity among basketball fans.
Body blow for Tigers
LET’S not understate this. Losing Steve Dennis on the eve of the NBL season is close to a catastrophe for Melbourne Tigers.
Support rallies for Thunder
BASKETBALL Australia has been pleasantly surprised by the degree of tangible support in south-east Queensland for cash-crisis-hit WNBL outfit Logan Thunder.

