2016/17 NBL Season/Off-season news/Boomers

[Brodlach]

Both teams wearing the same colours too

[beef]

Sydney Kings sign nba veteran Steve Blake. Should be very good at this level

[Gozu]

Official announcement from the Kings on the signing of 13 year NBA veteran Steve Blake. The 6'3" PG has played 870 NBA games for Washington, Portland, Milwaukee, Denver, LA Clippers, LA Lakers, Golden State and most recently Detroit last season. Over his NBA career he has averaged 6.5 ppg, 4 apg and shoots 38% on 3pts. He's expected to arrive this week and make his debut for the Kings in their Round 4 home game next Sunday against Brisbane.

http://www.sydneykings.com/featured-new ... nba-guard/

Huge pick up.

[Brodlach]

Anyone know if Ingram had played outside the US before

[Gozu]

Round 3 results:

Sydney 92 (Whittington 22, Powell 17, Cadee 15, Lisch 14, Newley 13) def NZ Breakers 78 (Abercrombie 17, Webster 14, Mitchell 13, Pledger 10, Woodside 10)

Melbourne 78 (Andersen 15, Moore 15, Jackson 14, Goulding 13) def Brisbane 70 (Kickert 23, Bairstow 15)

Adelaide 83 (Randle 23, Sobey 15, Johnson 13) def Cairns 67 (Gliddon 14, Loughton 11, Trice 11, Worthington 11)

Perth 80 (Prather 24, McKay 14, Knight 12) def Illawarra 73 (White 16, Ogilvy 15, Clarke 13)

Brisbane 88 (Craig 17, Bairstow 14, Kickert 13, Petrie 11, Gibson 10) def NZ Breakers 82 (Mitchell 20, Penney 14, Woodside 14, Abercrombie 12)

Perth 72 (Prather 16, Knight 14) def Melbourne 69 (Majok 12, Wesley 10)

Sydney 90 (Newley 20, Lisch 19, Cadee 14) def Illawarra 73 (Ogilvy 20, Clarke 12)

[valleys07]

The Kings already shaping as the team to beat.

Admittedly I know nothing about Blake, but if he is as big a pick up as you say, Gozu, then they deserve early favouritism with the bookies.

[beef]

Whats the NBL salary Cap? How can sydney fit in 3 imports (Powell / Blake would be massive $$, whittington probably a bit less without NBA experience). Newley / Lisch and Khazzou would be some of the top paid aussies. That's 5 players who would want top dollar + Whittington. Cadee is probably (with Sobey) the most improved player in the league but will have to ride the bench now with Blake coming.

[king neptune]

Whats the NBL salary Cap? How can sydney fit in 3 imports (Powell / Blake would be massive $$, whittington probably a bit less without NBA experience). Newley / Lisch and Khazzou would be some of the top paid aussies. That's 5 players who would want top dollar + Whittington. Cadee is probably (with Sobey) the most improved player in the league but will have to ride the bench now with Blake coming.

Not to mention Aleks Maric. Must be some very creative accountants at Sydney.

[valleys07]

Whats the NBL salary Cap? How can sydney fit in 3 imports (Powell / Blake would be massive $$, whittington probably a bit less without NBA experience). Newley / Lisch and Khazzou would be some of the top paid aussies. That's 5 players who would want top dollar + Whittington. Cadee is probably (with Sobey) the most improved player in the league but will have to ride the bench now with Blake coming.

Not to mention Aleks Maric. Must be some very creative accountants at Sydney.

COLA?

[Gozu]

Yeah just between us I suspect the Kings might be over the salary cap probably close to double it. The NBL seem to be turning a blind eye to it under the idea more talent in the league improves the standard and hopefully increases interest. Not exactly a sustainable model but LK is bank rolling the league and whilst he's willing to write the cheques teams are willing to cash them I suppose. The 36ers decision to run with a cheaper young team knowing they couldn't compete financially with the Sydney's and Melbourne's is starting to look even shrewder.

On the Blake signing according to Gaze they're actually going to be bringing him off the bench to back up Lisch/Cadee at least initially anyway. He said they had nothing there as back up if one of those two went down injured so Blake takes care of that. I'm not sure Blake is out here for the fun of it either he was still playing in the NBA last season and has never played anywhere outside the NBA so I wouldn't be surprised if he's still hoping for a call up at some point this season.

[Gozu]

Interesting to note the 36ers Terrance Ferguson has been offered a two game suspension for a hit/attempted hit on innocent bystander Mark Worthington in the game against Cairns. From what I saw of the incident it looked more like a fresh air swing that might've at best grazed Wortho who went did his best Kramer from Seinfeld impersonation and acted like he was hit flush.

Anyway if Ferguson takes an early plea his suspension will be reduced to one game yet also on the weekend in the Perth/Melb game Tai Wesley swung an elbow into the face of Jameel McKay chipping his tooth and Wesley only got one game reduced to a $500 fine on an early plea.

http://www.botinagy.com/blog/nbl-rd3-wrap-/

[Gozu]

New Perth Wildcats import signing Andre Ingram has quit the club immediately and returned to the US sighting mental health issues.

http://www.wildcats.com.au/perth-wildca ... -wildcats/

Not a great time for the Wildcats with their starting PG & back up PG both out injured and now an import down too.

[Gozu]

Round 4 games & times:

Thu 7pm Melbourne at Cairns

Fri 7pm Perth at Illawarra

Sat 5pm Adelaide at NZ Breakers

Sun 2:30pm Brisbane at Sydney (SBS)
Sun 6:30pm Cairns at Illawarra

Also in other news today the Brisbane Bullets have announced the signing of two development players from China. Both power forwards Wang Tong & Yan Peng have joined the Bullets from the Shanghai Sharks.

http://www.brisbanebullets.com.au/bulle ... t-players/

[Gozu]

The Perth Wildcats have announced the signing of local SG Jackson Hussey as a temporary injury replacement for Jarrod Kenny. Hussey plays in the WA state league and Kenny is expected to be out injured for 3-5 weeks.

http://www.wildcats.com.au/perth-wildca ... on-hussey/

[Gozu]

In a bizarre set of circumstances now the Wildcats have re-activated previous import Jaron Johnson who it turns out was never formally released only de-activated and had remained in Perth. According to the Wildcats they intend to keep him on the rest of the season now and he'll play for them tomorrow night against Illawarra.

http://www.wildcats.com.au/perth-wildca ... activated/

[Gozu]

Qtr time

Breakers 35
36ers 19

[Gozu]

Half-time

Breakers 62
36ers 43

[Gozu]

3QT

Breakers 92
36ers 68

[Gozu]

Final

Breakers 119
36ers 93

Breakers highest score since the switch to 40 min games

[king neptune]

Think Adelaide will be like that this season. Don't know if you're gonna get a completely noncompetitive loss or a hard fought gutsy victory. Due for a win in the next game now.