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There may be other people other there more qualified than me to judge this but as someone who has been a Victorian basketball fanatic since 1985 I think I can safely say the Chris Goulding is a flopper. I sat in the stands and cheered the North Melbourne Giants firstly (due to the fact I already supported…
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Brett Maher, league legend and court name holder for the Adelaide 36ers, believes that Matt Hodgson’s time as a starter is up, and import Josh Childress should be inserted into the first five. Posting to his Facebook page, Maher reasons that Hodgson, who is leading the team in fouls, would be protected from the…
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It’s an excellent time to be an NBL basketball fan. The talent level is as good as it has ever been but the league is still mostly equal. Excluding the first placed Sydney Kings and the last on the table Adelaide 36ers, every another team has a net point rating of only one basket. A…
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With the news of sweeping changes to the NBL’s salary situation, there’s a real opportunity to not only increase the league’s popularity in the short term, but solidify the sport of basketball in Australia in the general public’s conscious for years to come. The answer: long term NBL imports. Thinking back to the…
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The Sydney Kings seem to have have found a replacement for injured star Julian Khazzouh, one who hasn’t been retired for over for years (no disrespect to Ben Knight). Towering centre Jordan Vandenberg has been training with the Kings over the past two days and is expected to join the team before the end…
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CADEE EXHORTS KINGS FANS TO ATTEND FINAL KINGDOME GAME We caught up with Sydney Kings starting point guard Jason Cadee to gain an insight of their tumultuous season. The Kings are at the bottom of the ladder with a 3-10 record, having won only one in the last seven games. We predicted a stronger finish…
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In order to survive and prosper in the competitive Australian sporting market a sport must be able to market itself in a way that attracts the corporate dollar through sponsorship and media deals. The corporate dollar wants value for money and a product that makes good business sense. Media outlets need viewers in order…
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With less than six weeks until the season begins, it appears broadcasters are the ones playing #Hardball with the NBL. On August 6th, Larry Kestelman – the white knight of prophecy for the NBL – unveiled the first stages of his long awaited resurgence plan for the league; these included a new logo – which…
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Daniel Dillon has been unable to find a team in the NBL for 2012/13 and instead will take his talents to CSM Oradea, a Romanian team which plays in the Romanian Divizia A, the top-tier professional basketball league of Romania. Both Dillon and Cam Tragardh had existing contracts for this season with the Melbourne Tigers but both requested a release from the club, not…
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“I was in charge of everything except finance and (they) told me I can’t generate any revenue no phone calls or anything your locked down” – Derek Rucker on his time running the Sydney Kings Head to iTunes to download this episode on your phone or iPod Derek Rucker finished his NBL in…
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