2018/19 NBL Season + Off-season News

[Gozu]

Good news for the 36ers import Ramone Moore has returned earlier than expected from his calf injury and Shaun Bruce will stay on as a temporary replacement for the injured Adam Doyle.

http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/ramo ... for-sixers

[Gozu]

The Perth Wildcats today announced forward and one club player Greg Hire will be retiring at the end of the season and also Cairns Taipans veteran Alex Loughton has also announced his retirement.

[Gozu]

Round 17 games & times:

Thu 4:30pm Adelaide at NZ Breakers
Thu 7pm Illawarra at Brisbane

Fri 7pm Melbourne at Sydney

Sat 2pm Brisbane at Cairns (9Go)
Sat 7pm NZ Breakers at Illawarra

Sun 2pm Melbourne at Adelaide (9Go)
Sun 4:30pm Sydney at Perth

[DOC]

The Perth Wildcats today announced forward and one club player Greg Hire will be retiring at the end of the season and also Cairns Taipans veteran Alex Loughton has also announced his retirement.

Only 31 and played 9 seasons without missing the finals. Mind, Perth have played finals 33 years straight.

[Gozu]

The Perth Wildcats today announced forward and one club player Greg Hire will be retiring at the end of the season and also Cairns Taipans veteran Alex Loughton has also announced his retirement.

Only 31 and played 9 seasons without missing the finals. Mind, Perth have played finals 33 years straight.

Hire did well to play as long as he did and got the most out of himself.

A lot of Perth fans were hoping he wasn't going to be re-signed before the season.

[Brodlach]

Don’t think Joey Wright will coach Adelaide next season

Has the new Victorian team announced their coach?

[Spargo]

Don’t think Joey Wright will coach Adelaide next season

Has the new Victorian team announced their coach?

He’s contracted isn’t he?

[DOC]

Till the end of 22.

[Gozu]

Joey's under contract for another three years but I suspect he will quit. There was talk he wanted to quit as soon as the Mitch Creek thing happened but was convinced to see the season out.

The SE Melb Phoenix have already appointed former United assistant Simon Mitchell as their head coach for next season.

[Brodlach]

That’s exactly my mail. Was really disgusted at the way the club went about the Mitch Creek saga.

Also don’t think he gets on well with the NBL heiracy

[Gozu]

It actually wouldn't surprise me if Joey is coaching the Kings next season. The belief is that even if the Kings win the title Gaze will step down as coach this is the final season of his initial 3 year contract and I think even he realises he's not cut out for coaching.

When the Kings started this season slowly there was talk of Joey replacing Gaze next season and Jeff van Groningen the Kings GM has a close relationship with Joey as he was the GM at the Bullets in Joey's time there.

[Gozu]

Qtr time

Sixers 30
Breakers 24

[Gozu]

H/T

Sixers 62
Breakers 50

[Gozu]

3QT

Sixers 88
Breakers 75

[Jim05]

Much needed win. I didn’t realise how easy Brisbane’s final 3 games are so we still need to find another win

[Gozu]

Final

Sixers 114
Breakers 107

Good win keeps our playoff hopes alive now Melbourne on Sunday.

[Brodlach]

Nice win, had some good wins in NZ

[Gozu]

Carn you Hawkies

[Brodlach]

Couldn’t work out who I prefer to win but I guess the Hawks is best for Adelaide?

[Gozu]

Yep Hawks percentage is a fair bit below us so if tied we would still go ahead however the Bullets have a better percentage than us so we likely need to finish with a better record than Brisbane to make it.