We all love an underdog, a story of triumph against the odds, and perhaps there’s no greater basketball underdog story than that of the Hickory High School basketball team, immortalised in the movie Hoosiers. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the film, which was loosely based on the success of the Milan High School team in 1954. It told… Read more →
For all the talk that last year couldn’t be replicated, that the team was different now and his role had to change, that we wouldn’t see anything like the craziness we witnessed in that record-setting season— well, I guess there was one guy not listening. A heat check is one thing, but when you start throwing flames through the hoop… Read more →
Change is inevitable, but some handle it better than others. Take Kevin Durant’s move to Golden State for example. It would seem he’s handling it just fine and you could say that Russell Westbrook is also dealing with it as best as he can. The same cannot be said for Enes Kanter. When the Thunder rolled into Oakland on Thursday… Read more →
There was a clear top five in most fantasy formats this season, but one player didn’t care much for others’ opinions. He was a former number one lock in fantasy leagues until repeated injury-shortened seasons caused fantasy managers from Perth to Boston to push him down their draft boards. They said Karl-Anthony Towns was a newer, better and healthier version…. Read more →
When Jerry Maguire put himself out there 20 years ago with his “mission statement,” it was because he believed in something, as you will need to on draft day. In Part 1, we looked at breakout candidates, those players who are overhyped, ones not to forget about on draft day, those you can let go of and the guys who… Read more →
It can be uncomfortable to put yourself out there. Going out on a limb, making bold statements and saying something that no one else is saying can make you feel like you’re on an island. Tom Cruise’s character, Jerry Maguire, did just that in the 1996 movie of the same name, with his “mission statement” about the sports agency business…. Read more →
Five Points to Be Proven This NBL Season The most anticipated NBL season in recent memory tips off on Thursday when the returning Brisbane Bullets host the reigning champion Perth Wildcats. Both teams will be out to prove right away why they should be taken seriously, but for different reasons. The defending champs will want to reassert their authority and… Read more →
With the fun of the draft, Summer League, free agency and the Rio Olympics behind us, you’d be forgiven for thinking there’s no need to think about fantasy basketball for a while, right? Wrong. Training camps open this month, people! There’s no time to get complacent for those who play in a dynasty or keeper league format. No, now is… Read more →
A nation awoke as one on Saturday morning hoping to witness the Boomers make history. Within minutes, it became evident that instead we were witnessing a team being taken totally out of its game by an opponent that had clearly done its homework and scouted us, an opponent that would this time match our physicality and defensive intensity, an opponent… Read more →
Let’s start by thanking Matthew Dellavedova for reducing the collective blood pressure of Australian basketball fans inside the first 68 seconds of the quarter-final by connecting on his first two shots, both triples. The Boomers extracted revenge on Lithuania for the bronze medal game defeats we suffered in 1996 and 2000; and they did so in spectacular fashion with an… Read more →