2017/18 NBL Season/Boomers/Off-Season news

[Gozu]

Semi-Finals schedule:

Semi Final Series 1 - Melbourne (1) vs New Zealand Breakers (4)

Game 1 - Saturday 3rd March – Hisense Arena, 5.30pm

Game 2 – Monday 5th March – Spark Arena, 7.30pm

Game 3 (if required) – Sunday 11th March – Hisense Arena, Time TBC

Semi Final Series 2 - Adelaide 36ers (2) vs Perth Wildcats (3)

Game 1 – Saturday 3rd March – Titanium Security Arena, 7.00pm

Game 2 – Friday 9th March – Perth Arena, 6.30pm

Game 3 (if required) – Sunday 11th March – Titanium Security Arena, Time TBC

[Gozu]

Big story out of Melbourne that Essendon Football Club are pushing for a licence to enter a team into the NBL and they want Andrew Bogut to be their franchise player!

https://www.3aw.com.au/essendon-pushing ... e-signing/

[Jim05]

Big story out of Melbourne that Essendon Football Club are pushing for a licence to enter a team into the NBL and they want Andrew Bogut to be their franchise player!

https://www.3aw.com.au/essendon-pushing ... e-signing/

This idea has been thrown around a few times in the last 5 or so years but has never led to anything but this time it sounds a realistic proposition

[king neptune]

Would fold in a couple of seasons

[Gozu]

Breakers veteran and NZ basketball legend Kirk Penney has announced he will be retiring at the end of the season. He had two stints in the NBA with Miami & LA Clippers along with years playing in Europe and was also NBL MVP in 2009, a four time selection to the All-NBL First Team and won an NBL championship with the Breakers in 2011.

http://www.nzbreakers.basketball/news/a ... calls-time

[Jim05]

Would fold in a couple of seasons

Yeah, the club has plenty of money but I’m not sure of the long term feasibility and what kind of support base we would have. The club has a heap of land and it was proposed that there would one day be a stadium built out that way for netball/basketball but not sure if that will eventuate or not

[Gozu]

There are a few AFL clubs trying to enter teams into the NBL at the moment Collingwood & Fremantle also and aside from already having the infrastructure in place I'm trying to think of the real lure in doing so. Maybe tax purposes?

It's quite common in Europe that the big sporting clubs have teams in a number of different sports and with Collingwood having a netball team now maybe this is a bit of an arms race by AFL clubs to corner the respective markets?

[Gozu]

For those with Foxtel the Boomers vs Philippines WC qualifying game in Melbourne tonight starts at 7pm.

Chris Goulding has pulled out with an ankle injury and has been replaced by Mitch Norton.

[Brodlach]

Game played in Melbourne and there are more Phillipines fans than Australian fans

Quarter time 19-19

[Brodlach]

Third quarter 60-48

[Demon Juke]

Third quarter 60-48

At least Sobey will be fresh!

[Brodlach]

Not getting much of a run

Creek has been very good

[Spargo]

Two things;

Firstly - I don’t like how 36ers & Wildcats players are this chummy so close to the playoffs, regardless that they’re playing for their country

Secondly - Australia look like the Celtics from behind

[Brodlach]

84-68 win

[Demon Juke]

Not getting much of a run

Creek has been very good

Agree, A joke that Norton had more court time. Not sure if even took a shot.

[Gozu]

Maybe Sobey has got a little bit of a niggle and Joey asked Lemanis to go easy on him?

Good win

Australia 84 (Gliddon 16, Brandt 13, Creek 12, Lisch 12) def Philippines 68 (Fajardo 15)

[Gozu]

Some more news on AFL teams looking to get into the NBL.

A trio of AFL clubs is eyeing off Tasmania — not as a home away from home for their football clubs, but for their potential National Basketball League (NBL) basketball teams.

The ABC understands three major Australian Football League (AFL) clubs have discussed the prospect of forming a partnership with Tasmania to field a team in an expanded NBL.

Hobart Chargers president David Bartlett confirmed that three Melbourne-based clubs had approached him, but would not confirm which ones.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-22/b ... ia/9473860

[Gozu]

Next up Boomers vs Chinese Taipei also in Melbourne on Sunday at 2:30pm.

[Brodlach]

Chinese Taipai beat Japan last night too

[Brodlach]

I can see why Brisbane finished bottom, Andre Lemanis is a crap coach

Boomers lead 24-15 in the first