NBL: Dylan winds it up as United choke
BASKETBALL has more than its share of "experts" who believe every word they utter is a pearl of wisdom. Experience has taught they're often not worth a grain of salt. But when iconic WA superstar Andrew Vlahov speaks, you listen. So when he tells you he believes Dylan Windler will be a player to watch, you pay attention.
NBL: Hawk guards unravel South East
SURRENDERING a 34-point second quarter to South East Melbourne and trailing 54-61 at halftime, Illawarra applied the defensive clamps after the break, containing the Phoenix to 33 points for the entire second half as Trey Kell led the Hawks to a comfortable 101-94 home win in Game 1 of their NBL semi final.
NBL: CG's 41 delivers Perth death blow
SHELVE (even if only temporarily) every thing you dislike about Chris Goulding if you're not a diehard Melbourne NBL fan and accept this. As far as Australia's greatest ever shooters go, he is in every such conversation, even though he never had the Olympic opportunities his contemporaries Patty Mills, Andrew Gaze, Ian Davies and Eddie Palubinskas enjoyed.
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: Farewell to two of the best
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JOEY and I are off to a sad start with our Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast, the game losing two more substantial figures this past week while we still mourn the 2025 deaths of Darryl Pearce, Rick Longley and Alan Hughes. And on the brink of the NBL semi finals, we have much to discuss and dissect.
Brad&Boti: Is there something in the water in Perth?
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WE'RE off and running with this week's earlier-than-usual episode of the Brad&Boti podcast, Brad Rosen and myself with so much to cover with Game 2s in the WNBL semis, and the NBL semis also launching this week. And we originally planned to skip this week!
Final door closes on SA legend at 91
ALAN Dawe, a pioneer and dual-Woollacott Medallist who bestowed the magnificent nickname of "Bearcats" on SA basketball's most successful senior club, West Adelaide, died yesterday, aged 91 and leaving behind an unmatched legacy of commitment to the sport we all love and cherish so much.
Brad&Boti: Is One of Us Off or Just Deaf?
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DEMENTIA or insanity? Listeners of this week's Brad&Boti podcast only need to be paying close attention as former Sydney Kings captain and media man Brad Rosen or I stumble during an extensive coverage of the WNBL awards and playoffs, NBL Finals and Boomers, to reach the inevitable conclusion!
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: NBL Finals, Boomers, NBA and Hot Takes
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HOW did the Toronto Blue Jays stray into the conversation? Well this week at our Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast, Joey Wright and I are talking NBL coaching changes, major retirements, NBA, Kyrie Irving, answering viewer queries and so much more.
NBL: Greats retire as Finals feelings falter

THE retirements of two NBL stalwarts possessing great, yet divergent success stories, in Clint Steindl and Jason Cadee, does cast a pall of sadness over the end of the 2025 season but why on Earth is the league observing this ridiculous momentum-losing FIBA window?
NBL: Phoenix rise in record 36ers choke
SOUTH East Melbourne today staged the greatest comeback of this NBL season, while a typically bewildered Adelaide 36ers produced the season's greatest single choke, surrendering a 21-point third quarter buffer as the Phoenix marched into the semi final and the Sixers into mothballs.

