Dear Melbourne’s Basketball Community, This Sunday afternoon the 3rd placed Melbourne Tigers host the league-leading Perth Wildcats at Hisense Arena - right in the middle of our world-famous sporting precinct by the river. The Tigers are flying high at the moment after securing two away wins last weekend, including a thrilling last-second victory over the Wildcats at the Perth Arena. … Read more →
“Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.” - Chauncey Billups. Picture this: A freshman starting point guard lacing up his sneakers and then racing out onto the hardwood, his pace accelerated by the thought that Mr. Big Shot was about to deliver another basketball lesson. Yes, Chauncey Billups, the former Colorado Buffalo and 2004 NBA Finals MVP, a… Read more →
There is something about Oklahoma City rookie and New Zealand native Steven Adams that annoys people. In his very short time playing NBA basketball to date, four players have been ejected from NBA games for retaliating to some kind of physical contact they encountered from Adams. The most recent occurrence of this was Larry Sanders, who was tossed on January… Read more →
Watching the “Sir Lancealot” All-Star video in Tommy Greer’s Everybody needs a little crazy got me thinking. We’ve all watched as Chris Bosh has become one of the pre-eminent Videobombers in professional sports, but did you know that he started another trend back in late 2007 with the first widely publicised All-Star Voting Video Campaign? If you’ve never seen this,… Read more →
Remember this scene from White Men Can’t Jump? It’s the one where Billy Hoyle (Woody Harrelson) goes on and on about being “in the zone” as he trash talks to put off opponents during the ‘TTBBT’ 2 on 2 tournament…. It worked but it wasn’t exactly what I’d call being in the zone in the traditional sense. No, for that… Read more →
The NBL has announced it intends to add four new franchises to the league for the 2015-2016 season. But where will those franchises be based and what could these new teams look like? There is no question that several major markets aren’t catered to by the current NBL and that we have a number of NBL quality players playing in… Read more →
It turns out the rumours were all true! Former NBA All-Star Cliff Robinson will be appearing in the next season of Survivor - Survivor: Cagayan. The season, which is the 28th season of the show, will premiere in late February and will feature 18 contestants separated into three tribes: brawn, brains, and beauty. Uncle Cliff, who stands at a powerful… Read more →
“Every championship team needs a guy who is a little bit crazy” Reggie Miller during the Pacers demolition of the NY Knicks. Lance Stephenson is another product of Coney Island and Abraham Lincoln High School, the same school which Stephon Marbury attended. Stephenson was a killer as a junior winning back-to-back titles for his high school in… Read more →
Regarded by many of his peers as the greatest center of all time, Hakeem Olajuwon celebrated his 51st birthday just the other day (January 21). ‘The Dream’ had more moves in the post than John Travolta did on the dance floor and his graceful (yet dominant) game was a large reason why I started playing basketball in the first place…. Read more →
I’m back! It’s great to be back ‘downtown’ after the Christmas break and the crazy schedule we have had recently. First of all I want to wish you all a very Happy and Safe New Year. I hope 2014 is a great one for you all! Since the last edition of ‘Holy Hoops’ lots has been going on. Right now… Read more →