2010/11 NBL season & off-season news

[Brucetiki]

Quarter Time
New Zealand 24
Perth 33

[bloods08]

Quarter Time

Breakers 24
Wildcats 33

Not alot of defence played in the first quarter.

[Brucetiki]

Half Time

New Zealand 49
Perth 55

[CK]

Very open and free flowing game. As Bloods08 said, next to no defence. Its a little like watching Golden State play Phoenix. Entertaining game though.

[Brucetiki]

Some very sloppy defence by New Zealand sees Perth in the bonus after just 90 seconds in the third quarter!

[Brucetiki]

3 Quarter time

New Zealand 70
Perth 78

[Brucetiki]

Final Score

New Zealand 96
Perth 94

Thrilling finish with New Zealand making some schoolboy turnovers giving Perth a chance to steal it.

Premiership hangover hitting Perth?

[Gozu]

Good game.

[CK]

The story surrounding the possible takeover by James Packer of Ten and One HD:

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs. ... t&src=hp16

Last Sunday's Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats game attained a peak of 172,000 viewers on One HD - enough to place it at around 42nd of that day's programs overall. Doesn't sound a huge amount, but for the second game of the season to be televised to reach that figure is an excellent start for the new free-to-air deal. To have the possibility of losing this will be massive for the NBL, so the hope would have to be that either the takeover doesn't surface, or that somehow the One HD channel survives along the way.

[Gozu]

That is concerning news CK.

The Crocs are about to name a replacement assistant coach for the departed Pat Reidy and it looks like it will be Paul Woolpert who has spent time in the NBA system & the D-League.

[Gozu]

Here is the NBL Radio schedule for the season too:

Round 1
Sat October 16th: Sydney Kings vs. NZ Breakers (7.45pm) NBL

Round 2
Sun October 24th: Gold Coast vs. Townsville (5.45pm) NBL

Round 3
Sat October 30th: Townsville vs. Sydney (8.15pm) NBL

Round 4
Sat November 6th: Adelaide vs. Sydney (7.45pm) NBL

Round 5
Sat November 13th: Sydney vs. Townsville (7.45pm) NBL

Round 6
Sat November 20th: Cairns vs. Adelaide (8.15pm) NBL

Round 7
Fri November 26th: Townsville vs. Melbourne (8.15pm) NBL

Round 8
Sat December 4th: Melbourne vs. Gold Coast (7.15pm) NBL

Round 9
Sat December 11th: Townsville vs. Gold Coast (8.15pm) NBL

Round 10
Sat December 18th: Melbourne vs. New Zealand (7.15pm) NBL

Round 11
Thurs December 23rd: Sydney vs. Melbourne (7.45pm) NBL

Round 12
Wed December 29th: Sydney vs. Perth (7.45pm) NBL

Round 13
Sat January 8th: Adelaide vs. NZ Breakers (7.45pm) NBL

Round 14
Sat January 15th: Cairns vs. Melbourne (8.15pm) NBL

Round 15
Sat January 22nd: Melbourne vs. Cairns (7.15pm) NBL

Round 16
Sat January 29th: Perth vs. Adelaide (9.45pm) NBL

Round 17
Sat February 5th: Sydney vs. Adelaide (7.45pm) NBL

Round 18
Sat February 12th: Gold Coast vs. Adelaide (8.15pm) NBL

Round 19
Sat February 19th: Melbourne vs. Cairns (7.15pm) NBL

Round 20
Saturday 26th Feb: Townsville vs. Sydney (8.15pm) NBL

Round 21
Saturday 5th March: Wollongong vs. Townsville (7.15pm) NBL

Round 22
Sunday 13th March: Perth vs. Gold Coast (6.45pm) NBL

Round 23
Saturday 19th March: Wollongong vs. Cairns (7.15pm) NBL

Round 24
Saturday 26th March: Melbourne vs. Townsville (7.15pm) NBL

Round 25
Saturday 2nd April: Melbourne vs. New Zealand (7.15pm) NBL

[Brucetiki]

Quarter time in tonight's game

Wollongong 26
Townsville 26

[Brucetiki]

Half Time

Wollongong 35
Townsville 46

[Brucetiki]

3 quarter time

Wollongong 53
Townsville 56

[Brucetiki]

0.4 seconds left Q4

Wollongong 70
Townsville 70

Wollongong with 2 shots

[brod]

Can not believe the last minute of this game
Hawks turnover with the ball and 20 sec left and 2 point lead (even)
Hawks turnover with 8 sec left
Hawks foul on the buzzer...is it OT or 2 shots???

2 shots

[Brucetiki]

Final score

Wollongong 71
Townsville 70

[bloods08]

Remarkable finish.

[Brucetiki]

Can not believe the last minute of this game
Hawks turnover with the ball and 20 sec left and 2 point lead (even)
Hawks turnover with 8 sec left
Hawks foul on the buzzer...is it OT or 2 shots???

2 shots

Might be time for the backboards to light up on the buzzer ala NBA (only Melbourne and Townsville have this currently). Also, maybe One should show the last minute to the 1/10 of a second (like Sky Sport do for Breakers games) to assist the refs checking the replay.

But what a finish!

[Freo HeaveHo]

Think if the 6ers can put that sort of defensive pressure throughout the year we will be featuring in the finals this year ... i know one game is no measure but seem to finally have bit of balance on our list. Winder could well set the league alight ... Taipans up by 2 points 7 minute mark 2nd qtr as we speak