Embed from Getty Images Adelaide 36ers fans have long been raised on a steady diet of postseason success and superstar imports. Following the conclusion of the 2006-07 season, they had neither. The Sixers missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade and bid farewell to beloved American shooting guard Willie Farley. When the club reluctantly pulled the plug… Read more →
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 →
This time last year, things were looking up in the Big Easy. Pelicans-fuelled excitement had steadily risen during New Orleans’ run home, and reached new levels when they hosted San Antonio in the regular season finale. A win would earn the Pelicans a spot in the playoffs, a loss would earn them a spot on Inside the NBA’s Gone Fishin’… 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 the Cairns Taipans’ season ending prematurely and the Rio Olympics lurking on the horizon, Cam Gliddon was eager to maintain his peak physical condition in the lead up to Boomers camp in July. The Western Australia native was considering a stint overseas to keep himself fit, and had long toyed with the idea of playing in Europe. After discussing… 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 →
WINNERS New Zealand Breakers New Zealand appeared to be playoff roadkill not long ago, run over by a rampaging Adelaide squad and left at the side of the road by the league it once dominated. Not so fast. Somehow, some way, the Breakers squeezed into the playoffs on the back of five consecutive wins, and they didn’t stop handing out… 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 Daniel Kickert Entrance into the 50/40/90 club is incredibly hard to come by, and unlike many clubs, showing up with two attractive blondes on your shoulder doesn’t gain you instant access. No NBL player has ever achieved such a feat, but Melbourne’s Daniel Kickert came damn close this season. Kickert did reach the required splits, finishing the season with… 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 →
