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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

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.

Elijah peppers in qualifiers, now for NBL

BOOMERS form in FIBA World Cup qualifiers shown by Perth's Elijah Pepper and Melbourne pair Tanner Krebs and Tom Wilson would have NBL fans excited on the eve of the playoffs, Pepper averaging 25.5ppg in road wins over Guam and the Philippines - including five threes in both outings.

Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: Finals, Boomers, Hoops Fest

OK. The NBL is back in action and so are we at the Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE, Joey Wright returning from Melbourne nursing an injured back but with plenty of insight and sharp observations for our weekly podcast, and we have considerable ground to cover.

Brad&Boti: Fire up Townsville. Champs spark it 2-0

TOWNSVILLE Fire has claimed its fifth WNBL Championship after winning one of the greatest games in WNBL history, and podcast colleague Brad Rosen and I revel in their success at this week's Brad&Boti episode, with commiserations to a gallant Perth but the better club won.

Phil grills me on the greats at his podcast

RECENTLY enjoyed a tremendous time as a guest on the podcast of four-time Boomers Olympian and national captain, three-time NBL championship-winning player and three-time NBL championship-winning coach Phil Smyth, before he headed to Melbourne for the Legends Game for bowel cancer research.

Brad&Boti: A week chock full of activity

THE WNBL Championship Series, upshot of the semis, end of the NBL regular season, the award announcements and Ignite Cup Final, the Boomers in FIBA action - Brad Rosen and I have plenty to ponder at this week's Brad&Boti podcast, and we get right down to it from tip-off!

Basketball rallying for great cause Saturday