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Vale Ken Cole, unique in so many ways
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"BEWARE the Ides of March" - the classic warning to wannabe emperor Julius Caesar but, as it turns out, a March 15 omen equally appropriate for basketball's undisputed "king" Ken Cole who died peacefully this morning, surrounded by family. The sport's most colourful and controversial figure prepared us for this moment for years.
Deja vu for 36ers and farewell to Wildcats
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IT was deja vu tonight for Adelaide fans as the 36ers coughed up an 18-point buffer to South East Melbourne, with a rabid Nathan Sobey running amok for a career-high 41 points, while Sydney put the Wildcats out to pasture in their rival NBL semi final, a 29-16 final quarter revealing the depleted home side had hit the wall.
Forget the calls, the bball was epic
WAS it a goal tend? Was it an offensive hook? Questions and queries about the officiating in Game 1 of the NBL's semi final series between Sydney and Perth overshadowed the post-game of what was another epic battle that included heroic moments from the unlikeliest of characters, such as Makuach Maluach.
Cotton controversy? Phoenix feels the fall-out
JUST for the benefit of anyone, or perhaps just that "one" person who wondered if Bryce Cotton's MVP win this season was completely kosher, the NBL's little master last night put on a 42-point extravaganza to secure a 1-0 lead for Adelaide over South East Melbourne in the semi finals.
Brad&Boti: Opals to feast in Turkey, NBL down to 4
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THE NBL is on the threshold of its 2026 best-of-three semi finals, giving Brad&Boti podcast colleague Brad Rosen and I plenty to discuss, but before we even do, over in Turkey our Australian Opals are in action against Argentina, Japan, Hungary, Turkey and Canada.
JLA, KD unravel United as Perth advances
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A 51-24 second half rout by Perth last night guaranteed it a semi final berth against Sydney while sending Melbourne into mothballs, Jo Lual-Acuil and Kristian Doolittle combining for 52 points as United's much-vaunted offence left RAC Arena at halftime, never to be seen again.
Glacier-paced Lightning lead coach merry-go-round
SETTLE in for an off-season elite-level coaching roundabout with the NBL and WNBL, several changes in the wind and mystery surrounding why something as quick as Lightning is moving at such a glacier pace to confirm Aja Parham-Ammar has been reappointed for two seasons.
Delany deals the 'fini' to gutsy Ants
JESSE Edwards ruled out with back spasms pre-game, there was genuine cause for alarm in the Melbourne United camp ahead of its elimination final with those perennial pesky NBL Ants of Tasmania. That was, of course, before Finn Delany stepped up to produce a career performance.
Phoenix thrive as Wildcats lose the ball, and their way
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SOUTH EAST Melbourne's fullcourt pressure last night quickly brought rudderless Perth unstuck in their qualifying final, Nathan Sobey leading his team on to a best-of-three semi final showdown with his former NBL club Adelaide, while leaving the Wildcats awaiting the winner of tonight's Melbourne-Tasmania showdown.
Let's add All Star Zest to Hoops Fest
WOULDN'T it be great if the NBL occasionally pumped out some original ideas of its own instead of slavishly following the NBA and AFL? Hoops Fest, for example, is a wonderful idea, despite being a direct rip-off of the AFL's "Gather Round" where all teams compete in the one city, Adelaide.
