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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.
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.
Time to step up: NBL Rd.8
THIS is it. This is the round. It is time to step up for a number of NBL clubs which previously have tantalised and teased. Are you legit?
Sportsdeck Dream Team Week 8
THE FIBA World Cup qualifiers are done until February, no Boomers got hurt - phew - and our resident Dream Team expert Crystal Ball says it's time to look hard at Cairns Taipans.
Volatile table: NBL/WNBL Rankings
THERE'S been no "movement at the station" in our NBL top four rankings but the WNBL has been considerably more volatile.
