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Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: Pelicans series soars for NBL
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JUST how much did co-host Joey Wright and I enjoy the NBA-NBL series in Melbourne last week? You'll need to tune into out Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast this week to hear our assessments of the visit by the New Orleans Pelicans and the performances by United and the Phoenix against them.
Breakers ignited and United delighted in Cup starts
LET'S be frank. The New Zealand Breakers LOVE playing under Blitz rules. They won it this year, remember? So give them the same set of rules for the Ignite Cup and what do they do? Cream NBL champion Illawarra. Parker Jackson-Cartwright, and this is no rib, dished 17 assists with his 20 points.
Brad&Boti: We need more serves of Rod Laver Arena
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HOW good was seeing top level basketball back at Rod Laver Arena? Brad Rosen and I were thrilled the NBA-NBL series took us back there and we discuss how well that went, along with a WNBL update and a full hard look at which teams performed in Round 3 on this week's Brad&Boti podcast.
A new way to Ignite interest with big prize pool
IT tips off tomorrow night, the NBL's latest copy of an NBA concept, the "in-season tournament," when the Ignite Cup's opening matches are underway in Auckland and Sydney, these games additionally counting toward regular season results, with only the Final, scheduled for the Gold Coast, a separate entity.
What We Learnt #3
THERE was much to process from the NBL's third round and associated events, a round which, interspersed with two matches against the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans saw "basketball royalty" such as Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Joe Dumars in tow, and our own dual AFL premiership coach Chris Fagan enjoying the action.
Pelicans complete super successful trip Down Under
REFRESHED and with their game in greater tune and sync than in Friday's battle with NBL pacesetter Melbourne, the performance today of the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans against South East Melbourne reflected the chasm between the two elite competitions. That said, Akech Allir was very impressive.
Tasmania charges past Bullets as Kings reign
SORELY depleted, Brisbane produced a more-than-encouraging effort but could not withstand the finish of temporary replacement Tasmania import TJ Starks and some bewildering officiating, after Sydney earlier comfortably despatched a broken Breakers NBL outfit by 22 points.
NOP-MU an unqualified success for NBL
DASH Daniels was the most positive story out of last night's historic first NBA-NBL clash on Australian soil where New Orleans Pelicans iced Melbourne United 107-97, Milton Doyle also showing he was right at home among the US sporting millionaires as a sold-out Rod Laver Arena rocked to every spectacular moment.
Snakes, Hawks caught short by contenders
THE missing pieces and blatant flaws in the lineups of defending NBL champion Illawarra and playoffs wannabe Cairns last night brutally were exposed to the glare of the spotlight as Bryce Cotton led Adelaide and Perth's Jo Lual-Acuil rose to the occasion in respective storming wins.
Brad&Boti: WNBL 'secret' as NBL flourishes
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THE WNBL quietly had its eight teams under one roof for a preseason tournament in Townsville as the NBL swung through a second round and we finally have seen all 10 teams, creating great fodder for Brad Rosen and I on our Brad&Boti podcast.
