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Sam plays it again in, oh no, a blow-out
OH no! Not another blow-out. Did New Zealand's all-the-way 42-point humiliation last night of Illawarra in Wollongong signal it's time yet again for another bout of hand-wringing and pontificating by the NBL's media minions? Or was it a case of the Breakers, led by Sam Mennenga, just being great?
Bullets find the formula in Cairns rout
FINGERS are crossed all over the Queensland state capital that Brisbane has turned the corner in the NBL after a thoroughly convincing overnight rout of derby rival Cairns, Tyrell Harrison and Casey Prather firing up the Bullets but receiving plenty of support from the entire roster.
It's a 'Cat day for Perth in Hobart
CLEARLY still on a high from their dramatic comeback win over Sydney, the JackJumpers started like a house on fire to take a 19-5 Ignite Cup lead over Perth but that blazing beginning steadily was put out by Wildcats firefighters Jo Lual-Acuil, Elijah Pepper and David Okwera in a rousing performance in Hobart.
Brad&Boti: Why our WNBL is 'pure basketball'
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WHAT is it about the WNBL and women's basketball in general that my podcast colleague Brad Rosen loves so much that in this week's episode, he is waxing lyrical about it in comparison to what he is seeing from the men? There's plenty to listen for in this round's Brad&Boti podcast.
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: NBA gambling, NBL thrillers
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WHAT an extraordinary week this has been for basketball, from the NBL enjoying four amazing one-point thrillers in Round 6 to the latest troubling gambling and match-fixing drama in the NBA, and Joey Wright and I confront it all in a packed Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast.
What We Learnt #6 Time to blow the whistle
DAMN! We learnt plenty this round and not only that this so-called "unprecedented" series of blow-outs is just the usual blowhard BS exposed again for what it is, four of the eight games won by a point. But what we also learnt, without equivocation, is that our NBL officials have no accountability - zero, zip, nada.
Sunday miracles as Marshall, Walker fire up winners
TYSON Walker, working tirelessly throughout his time on court defending NBL lead scorer Bryce Cotton in the top-of-the-table showdown today in Melbourne, captured his own slice of history when he sank the corner threeball that in turn sank the 36ers, keeping United's undefeated record intact at 9-0.
Javale prevails as Hawks escape Perth
JAVALE McGee tonight secured a pulsating 85-84 victory for Illawarra in Perth which went down to the wire and concluded with him blocking a corner shot from Jesse Wagstaff, one of the Wildcats' unsung heroes in a game which looked destined for overtime with 1.2 seconds left.
Hunters dethrone Kings as Breakers blow it
NATHAN Sobey led brilliantly from the front with 33 points, 5 assists and 5 boards as South East humbled Sydney on top of a sizzling come-from-beyond - and that's from waaay behind - win by Brisbane over New Zealand in Auckland where Lamar Patterson scored the winning bucket in an 84-83 great escape.
Torpedoed! Admiral fires up when war over
CAIRNS' Admiral Schofield last night reduced himself to a petty officer with his unwarranted post-game antics after Perth sank his team by 32 points, claiming all seven Ignite Cup points in a third embarrassing 30-plus defeat for the Taipans who are missing more than Jack McVeigh and Sam Waardenburg.
