Palooza – English. Etymology: From Lollapalooza, a music festival. Noun (plural paloozas): An exaggerated event. Related terms: -a-palooza[1] As we approach the 2013/2014 NBA season, one thing is abundantly clear; there are NOT 30 teams competing for an NBA Championship. What is abnormal about this, you ask? Isn’t it common for some teams to know they are not going to… Read more →
What’s your name? Who’s your daddy? Is he rich like me? Has he taken, any time, to show you what you need to live? Tell it to me slowly, tell you what? I really want to know-ow. It’s the time of the season for LEARNING![1] Preseason is over. The regular season tip-off is imminent. So what have we learned from… Read more →
As an Australian fan of basketball it is officially time to get excited. Why? Three names: Dante Exum, Ben Simmons and James Ennis. Dante Exum Let me lay it out for you…. young Aussie prospect Dante Exum will be a top-5 NBA lottery pick in either 2014 or 2015 and has the potential to become an All Star-calibre player in… Read more →
At times of struggle, many people turn to the greats of a sport for guidance. With the NBL looking to renew itself and create a more entertaining, exciting matches – the words of an NBA legend like Phil Jackson may help. Upon re-reading Jackson’s book The Last Season, his tale of his last year coaching the LA Lakers, the legendary… Read more →
As a current professional basketball player there is nothing more frustrating than getting asked “Is Andrew Gaze playing this year?” That is not a dig at Andrew, who was my hero growing up and an icon of Australian sport. Without players like Andrew the casual fan would have zero connection left with the game. However the fact we still get… Read more →
Unknown, Unseen, Are We Living Underneath the Radar? If you’re like me (and given you’re reading this, you likely are), then you are giddy with excitement at the imminent return of NBA Basketball. You are eager to know whether Derrick Rose will be Derrick Rose again, if Kobe will play on opening night, and if the Brooklyn experiment will be… Read more →
Whilst walking my Cavoodle pup, which my wife assured me was one of the most masculine K9s on the market. I had a brain wave. An idea for a countdown, like never seen before. What if I researched the best basketball TV commercials and then ordered them in a 10 to 1 fashion. Unheard of right! I know, I know!… Read more →
It’s surely fair to say that the current batch of NBA players is as talented as any that have represented the Association over the past few decades. From top to bottom the league is chock-full of elite, talented superstars at every position. As a result, NBA fandom is currently as strong as ever. And when you couple all these… Read more →
A Tribute: Four Hall of Fame candidates retired or are set to retire in the coming days from the League this year. Although all were years past their prime in the NBA, this is the year they shut it down for good. For a Basketball fan growing up in my era. Four more iconic names are hard to think of… Read more →