NBL Rd.8: Flat-out ballin'
ROUND 8 of the action was absolutely full of it, shocks, surprises, the spectacular and then the cherry on top, LaMelo Ball again bringing the eyes of the world to the NBL with a standout performance in Illawarra's overtime win over Cairns.
The Week That Was: Nov.17-24
WHEN isn't it a big week of basketball here at Basketball On The Internet, although the Boomers coach stepping down doesn't happen every day!
Sixers seize the day and break NZ
ERIC Griffin tonight quietened the doubters with an explosive performance for Adelaide as the 36ers blew a battered and beaten New Zealand Breakers off the Adelaide Entertainment Centre floor 117-100.
Lucas, Devlin & 36ers honoured
ADELAIDE's basketball elite performed exceptionally at last night's annual South Australian Sports Star of the Year awards, Lightning mentor Chris Lucas named the Coach of the Year and Vanessa Devlin the Official of the Year.
It's Brisbane with a bullet as Lamar stars
BRISBANE tonight overcame a week of turmoil for coach Andrej Lemanis as Lamar Patterson delivered the match-winning play with 6.4 seconds left in a 106-104 NBL escape over Adelaide.
Tips: Is this Adelaide's week?
IS this the NBL round where Adelaide declares itself as the primary contender for an NBL Final Four berth behind Sydney, Perth and Melbourne?
Forehead slap: Of course it wasn't BA
CONTRARY to our earlier (mis)belief Basketball Australia had pulled the trigger on Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis, the truth is the Brisbane Bullets' NBL coach made the call himself.
Pod power: WNBL, NBL and of course, Boomers!
YEP, we're talking all things elite Aussie basketball today with former Sydney Kings captain and media mogul Brad Rosen and I opening with the day's big news, Brett Brown coaching the Boomers at the Olympics next year in Tokyo.
Rankings: Bullets belly-up, Caps firing
IT'S been a rough day for Brisbane's NBL coach Andrej Lemanis, his Bullets also heading down our rankings while Canberra is up where it belongs in the WNBL stakes.
NBL PotW: Time to chill out, man
HATE to have to repeat this yet again, but definitely playing one great game and having only a single fixture in the round can be a huge advantage when it comes to Player of the Week voting.

