Isaiah Thomas has always possessed an explosive offensive repertoire. Yet it was only once he joined the Celtics—a team that not only appreciated Thomas’ head-on offensive approach, but craved it—that he reached his lofty ceiling. Prior to his arrival, Boston had all the on-court chemistry and off-court camaraderie a coach could ask for. What they lacked was a cold-blooded offensive… Read more →

A photo posted by Perth Wildcats (@perthwildcats) on Mar 7, 2016 at 6:56pm PST WINNERS Damian Martin If you can’t handle Damian Martin’s heat, get out of his kitchen. It’d be sound advice if Martin wasn’t prepared to body you up all the way to the exit, before throwing the actual kitchen sink at you on your way out. The… Read more →

With just one game this week, Winners & Losers is back with a ‘fun sized’ edition to tide you over before NBL immortals Perth and NZ lock horns on Wednesday.    WINNERS Casey Prather Casey Prather did not appreciate AJ Ogilvy’s rather confrontational, forehead-to-forehead jousting routine late in the third quarter on Friday night. As another man stuck his face… Read more →

During the opening stages of the season, keen NBL observers were divided when it came to deciding on an MVP frontrunner. While some reinforced their opinion with greater levels of frequency and decibels than others – none more so than Corey ‘Homicide’ Williams – few could agree on whether Chris Goulding, Corey Webster or AJ Ogilvy had been the best… Read more →

WINNERS Perth Wildcats It would’ve been to safe to pencil the Wildcats in for their 30th consecutive playoff appearance weeks ago, if not at the start of the season. But now that it’s officially locked in, lets pause for a moment to ponder how truly absurd this achievement is. Even the Lakers and Spurs, the very symbols of sustained basketball… Read more →