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Around Round 19
WHY do those of us in the media love basketball people so much? Because, for the most part, they are candid and often even brutally honest.
Cole's group ready to buy 36ers
BRETT Maher will be the next coach of the Adelaide 36ers and Phil Smyth its new chief executive officer if a bid by Ken Cole to buy the NBL club from its current SOS ownership succeeds.
Random dribbling: Rankings #19
STAYING healthy. Not all that long ago right here somewhere it was reiterated that, apart from putting together a decent team in the first place, the main and often overlooked key ingredient to success was staying healthy.
Around Round 18
WHAT an absolutely sizzling round of NBL basketball with two overtime games, tight contests everywhere and only one "blow-out", yesterday in Adelaide.
Random dribbling: Rankings #18
YES, it is still the United Nations-mandated "Good News Week" so starting this "Random dribble" by throwing out the hearty cheers to Gary Ervin, Andrej Lemanis, Rachel Jarry and Cedric Jackson on their individual accolades this week.
Looking ahead for the 36ers
IT WOULD make perfect sense for 36ers management to sit down today with coach Marty Clarke and reach an honorable exit-strategy solution to what clearly is an untenable working condition.
Random dribbling: Rankings #17
NO more trainings, no more ankle-taping, stretching, ice baths, throwing sweaty socks into a corner, rising gingerly to accommodate the aches and pains en route to the showers.
Around Round 16
WOLLONGONG is considering petitioning the NBL for a late nickname change from Hawks to Black Cats after Glen Saville joined its injured ranks this round.
Random dribbling: Rankings #16
THE fact Kristina Keneally, as BA CEO - even in absentia - has not bought into the Canberra Times-driven debate over sexism in Australian basketball is only slightly more intriguing than Carrie Graf's consistent silence.
Around Round 15
NEW Wollongong replacement import Malcolm Grant will make his debut on Australia Day against reigning NBL champion New Zealand at The Sandpit.
