Around Round 21
KEN Cole's audacious bid to buy the Adelaide 36ers from its current SOS (Save Our Sixers) ownership failed when he could not meet Friday's "put up or shut-up" deadline.
Light drizzle and a team on Fire
ADELAIDE Lightning's future is up in the air after consecutive eliminations from the WNBL finals series without registering a win.
Random dribbling: Rankings #20
ADELAIDE heads into the WNBL semi finals this weekend as the form team despite having to do the "hard yards" against Townsville from the knock-out playoff at Adelaide Arena.
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.
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.
Around Round 17
IT'S the first week of February - the UN-designated "Good News Week" - so today it is internationally legislated we can only work with positives.
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.

