Jarrid no small fry
NEW Adelaide 36ers import Jarrid Frye had his team's first seven points tonight as the Sixers ran rampant 100-66 over the SBL All Stars and headliner Willie Farley in their exhibition game at Pasadena Stadium.
Oceania won't be lost
OCEANIA may be about to undergo change but it won't be lost to Australia or New Zealand, according to Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis.
Great (for) Scott
TOWNSVILLE Crocodiles coach Shawn Dennis was one of the happiest "new" faces in the NBL when he heard the emphasis was going to shift to entertainment this year.
Blitz should be on TV for free
NOT sure anyone is awake at NBL.TV but if so, Perform’s boys should be jumping all over themselves to film every game at the Blitz in Sydney next week and offer the games to potential subscribers for free.
Sunday driving
CAIRNS last night scored a 7-0 points sweep over Wollongong with a four-quarter 86-64 win in the opening match of the Blitz preseason tournament for the Loggins-Bruton Cup.
Inside the rectangle...
HATS (or toupees, your call) off to NBL Pty Ltd for seeing the light and appointing the officiating fraternity’s three wise men to help effect its resurgence.
There's an election tomorrow
THERE’S an election tomorrow, but you knew that.
Outside the rectangle
I HAVE two words for you to consider. Perform. Imparja.
NBL on the launch pad
THE long-awaited "new" NBL will hold its official launch in Sydney on Thursday, September 19 but don't expect too many revelations, given the league has to honor Basketball Australia's existing contracts as part of the demerger.
Monday meanderings
COME on now. "Fans" cannot already be seriously dismissing the chances of NBL teams on the basis of half-baked, half-lineup preseason games or "exceptional recruiting."

