NBL/WNBL Prestige Rankings #6:
NBL-leading Perth Wildcats have continued to defy the odds but face their fiercest recent rival - New Zealand Breakers - in two huge games highlighting Round 7.
FFT6: Say farewell to the hard foul
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The hard foul is dead. Long live wimpy basketball.
Players of the Week: Back for more!
OUR weekly Player of the Week award finally has a repeat "offender" but there's a new face too, and it's one every fan following basketball in Australia knows.
Suzy, on cue, as Tess maddens Lightning
HAVING Colleen Planeta anchored to the bench on its last play was a huge oversight by an Adelaide ultimately beaten last night by the magnificence of Suzy Batkovic and a match-winning triple by Tess Madgen.
Rd.6 WNBL: Suzy's last game in SA
THE recurrence of a long-time neck injury may have kept WNBL megastar Suzy Batkovic from completing Townsville's last game against Melbourne but she is hellbent on suiting tonight against Adelaide.
NBL/WNBL SUPER RANKINGS #5: Swear this is crazy
THE NBL threatening to fine coaches for any profanity inside a televised time-out is an over-reaction and ill-conceived response to moments of passion and high drama.
FFT 4/5: Get on board the coaches
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: How great was Round 5 of the NBL in terms of watching our elite coaches coaching, as opposed to prowling sidelines and referee sniping?
Players of the Week: Big shots, big wins
HITTING a game-winner always means the culprit has one hand on the round's Player of the Week award here, providing they didn't suck in the other game if their team played twice.
WNBL19 Wrap #5: Sydney going down in Flames
SYDNEY Uni Flames' chances of returning to the WNBL playoffs in 2018-19 virtually ended in Round 5 as the club - gallant in defeat - again was defeated, slumping to a 0-8 record.
Sixers line up Conger as DeLeon cut
COMPREHENSIVELY beaten today by Sydney in front of a stunned and quiet crowd at Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide confirmed it was import Adris DeLeon's farewell NBL game, Demitrius Conger expected to be his imminent replacement.

