NBL News
New Zealand (the country) is an amazing place, filled with winding roads, gorgeous mountain ranges and some of the best people in the world. New Zealand (the basketball team) is currently sitting on top of the NBL ladder and a nine-game winning streak, defeating all but one club and taking out the defending champions…
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How is your NBL team looking so far? We check out all team’s offensive and defensive ratings and find the best performing teams.
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After seven rounds, there are definite tiers to the league. In tier one, there is New Zealand and Perth. Daylight precedes tier two of Adelaide, Cairns, Illawarra and Melbourne. Bringing up the rear is tier three of Brisbane and…on second thought, tier four is Sydney’s outright. It’s a mess, and they should be embarrassed. …
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lllawarra NBL coach Rob Beveridge is hoping a hostile Hawks crowd don’t fire up Jerome Randle. Import point guard Randle will debut for last-placed Sydney on Thursday in Wollongong, where he’s sure to get a hot reception. Before last seasons’s semi-finals series, Randle – then playing for Adelaide – was reported as saying…
Read MoreSo, the Breakers take down the two-time defending champions in a matter of three days and all people can talk about is how the last placed team picked up a point guard. The season may only be a third of the way completed, but it’s time to give New Zealand the respect they deserve, and…
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When I sat down with Jeremy Kendle at a Kings media day last week, I was pleasantly surprised by the calm and collected American guard, despite being one of his more vocal detractors when he was signed. The leadership Kendle had brought to the Kings team in his few games since replacing Kevin Lisch…
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NBL chief, Larry Kestelman spoke to media recently about the prospect of expanding the league through investment from AFL and NRL clubs, in what would be a groundbreaking initiative in growing the NBL.
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Both teams will have Mika Vukona on their mind when the NBL-leading New Zealand Breakers and Perth Wildcats complete their double-header on Sunday. Tall Blacks veteran Vukona will play his 400th league game in the return match at Perth, where the hosts will be out to avenge their 88-84 loss in Auckland on Thursday….
Read MoreAny start to a sporting season can bring about wild speculation and hyperbole, with champions and wooden spooners crowned due to the performance in one game. However, after five rounds the league begins to settle, and trends start to take shape. Was that team headed for glory or was it just hot shooting? Should…
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Listen to Aussie Hoopla podcast on the links below. iTunes – Spotify – Stitcher – Libsyn – TuneIn On this episode, Dan discusses the negative feedback which came from hoops fans after listening with the latest podcast and talks to Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton about his career in the NBA and NBL so far. Bryce Cotton starred for Providence University…
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