2012/13 NBL Season/Offseason news

[wristwatcher]

lol I honestly wouldn't have a clue mate. I remember them saying when they brought him in a couple of seasons ago that they didn't feel cheerleaders should always be females or something. I watched his routine once doing his little dance in front of the cheerleaders and couldn't stop cringing.

He is like a queer car crash. I giggle, i cringe, my head shakes twenty to the dozen but i cant look away.
Anyway hoping for a cracker of a game on Sunday. GO YOU 6ERS

[Jase]

My youngest boy (8 years old)has always struggled to find a sport that he likes playing, but he was asked to play basketball for the school with some mates and he loves it.

So we are going to watch the 36ers this Sunday and it will be the first time any of us had been to a game... I can't wait and the youngest is super excited and hasn't been able to get to sleep properly all week...

[Gozu]

Good to hear, Jase.

In other news the bid from the consortium for a 2nd Melbourne team has been rejected by BA:

http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/2012 ... -team-bid/

[Gozu]

NBL games coming up on TV this weekend:

Friday night: Wollongong @ Perth at 9:30pm (One)

Sunday afternoon: Perth @ Adelaide at 2pm (Ten)

[Brodlach]

My youngest boy (8 years old)has always struggled to find a sport that he likes playing, but he was asked to play basketball for the school with some mates and he loves it.

So we are going to watch the 36ers this Sunday and it will be the first time any of us had been to a game... I can't wait and the youngest is super excited and hasn't been able to get to sleep properly all week...

Good to hear Jase, my boys took up basketball this year too and they would play 7 days a week if they could. They play two times a week now. The Dome has a great atmosphere when the crowd gets involved.

[Johno6]

Come on th wildcats!!!!!!

[Johno6]

Dunigan is a monster.

[Gozu]

Dunigan is a monster.

He looks it, outstanding win by the Wildcats after being challenged by the Hawks.

[wristwatcher]

Firing up for a big day at the Dome! C'mon you 6ers

[Gozu]

A real shame about the loss in OT, too much Kevin Lisch down the stretch.

[RustyCage]

the game shouldn't have made it to over time, we are good at losing games we should win

[Gozu]

Round 10 results:

Perth 80 (Wagstaff 20, Dunigan 19, Lisch 14) def Wollongong 68 (Forman 17, Hurdle 17, Martin 13, DeLeon 11)

Townsville 85 (Ervin 26, Nevill 26, Blanchfield 13) def Melbourne 84 (Goulding 25, Flynn 18, Scott 12, Ballinger 10)

Sydney 75 (Henry 29, Madgen 13, Crosswhite 12) def New Zealand 62 (Bruton 18, Webster 11)

Perth 91 (Redhage 20, Lisch 18, Dunigan 16, Martin 11, Wagstaff 11) def Adelaide 85 (OT) (Johnson 23, Petrie 14, Creek 13, Gibson 13, Cadee 10)

[wristwatcher]

Very dissaapointing to blow an 11 point lead late and even a 7 point lead in the closing 2 minutes. Marty Clarke bringing in Big Pero during OT after giving him a whopping 30 seconds regular game time. Crosswell played the worst game of BBall i have ever seen. I teach 8 year olds basketball and even they get the ball in eventually. Combining his free throws and FG attempts he must have been 0 from 10 and most of them were easy open shots as Perth knew he was colder than a Seals nutsack.

Well done to big DJ who had a shocker last time i went and again started slow but until fouled out of the game was very good for us draining 23. Also Gibson gives us plenty of spark. I was a little bemused to understand how a man nearly 8 foot tall can have such little impact. Surely Schensher should be able to give us more

I believe the term to be used and the trend from the 4 games i have been too in the last year is "Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory"

[Gozu]

Schenscher got in foul trouble and although I don't think he has been used well by Clarke this season at all he has also been playing poorly.

Third time this season the Sixers have lost a game when they had a double figure lead at 3 Qtr time.

[Gozu]

In some very surprising news Perth Wildcats championship winning guard Brad Robbins is set to announce his retirement effective immediately:

http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/basket ... 6534056594

Also NBL legend & former Croc Pat Reidy has been named Townsville's new CEO.

[Johno6]

maybe after winning the MVP on sunday he feels like his NBL career is complete?

hopefully its npthing too serious tho, big fan of Robbins, love the way he plays.


holdin a press conference at 930am today, im assuming thats perth time tho

[Gozu]

The NBL have announced the full teams for the All-Star Game at Adelaide Arena on December 22nd:

2012 NBL ALL-STAR GAME TEAMS

NORTH ALL-STARS

Starters

Ben Madgen (Sydney Kings)

Adris Deleon (Wollongong Hawks)

Oscar Forman (Wollongong Hawks)

Darnell Lazare (Sydney Kings)

Cameron Tragardh (Cairns Taipans)

Bench

Gary Ervin (Townsville Crocodiles)

Corin Henry (Sydney Kings)

Lance Hurdle (Wollongong Hawks)

Clint Steindl (Cairns Taipans)

Ian Crosswhite (Sydney Kings)

Coach: Gordon McLeod (Wollongong Hawks)



SOUTH ALL-STARS

Starters

Cedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers)

Kevin Lisch (Perth Wildcats)

Thomas Abercrombie (New Zealand Breakers)

Seth Scott (Melbourne Tigers)

Daniel Johnson (Adelaide 36ers)

Bench

Jonny Flynn (Melbourne Tigers)

Adam Gibson (Adelaide 36ers)

Chris Goulding (Melbourne Tigers)

Anthony Petrie (Adelaide 36ers)

Shawn Redhage (Perth Wildcats)

Coach: Andrej Lemanis (New Zealand Breakers)

[Gozu]

WTF, the 36ers CEO just announced her resignation about an hour ago!

The Adelaide 36ers today announced the resignation of Chief Executive Officer, Leeanne Grantham, which will take effect from February 13, 2013.

Grantham, who is in her second season leading the Club said that as a passionate basketball fan, it was a decision that tugged at her heart strings.

http://www.nbl.com.au/teams/36ers/news/ ... o-resigns/

[Gozu]

NBL games coming up on TV this weekend:

Friday night: Perth @ Wollongong at 9:30pm (One)

Sunday afternoon: Cairns @ Melbourne at 2pm (One)

* Both games on One this weekend

[Johno6]

Adel lose 75-78 to the crocs.
Creek snapped his Achilles.