2011/12 NBL Season/off-season news/Boomers

[Gozu]

Round 4 results:

New Zealand 76 (Bruton 21, Wilkinson 20, Corletto 10) def Sydney 59 (Khazzouh 16, Grant 12, Bruce 11)

Wollongong 69 (Coenraad 16, Catron 15, Martin 12, Campbell 10) def Cairns 64 (Hill 19, Rychart 12, Grabau 10, Wilson 10)

Adelaide 100 (Johnson 22, Weigh 16, Crosswell 15, Warren 15, Simpson 10) def Perth 92 (Redhage 21, Lisch 15, Hire 12, Robbins 12, Tovey 12, Williamson 11)

Townsville 78 (Mims 17, M. Cedar 12, Blanchfield 10, Crawford 10, Holmes 10) def Gold Coast 70 (Harvey 17, Worthington 13, Hoare 10)

Melbourne 82 (Mills 20, Ubaka 14, Dillon 13, Tragardh 12) def Wollongong 74 (Catron 18, Coenraad 13, Demos 10)

[redandblack]

Gozu, any thoughts or info on why Simpson only played 12 minutes?

[Gozu]

Gozu, any thoughts or info on why Simpson only played 12 minutes?

He's crap? I think it was a combination of lack of a suitable match up out there for him, wanting to get some minutes into Ballinger's legs and his poor free throw shooting. Didn't look injured at all from what I saw or have heard.

[Gozu]

The 36ers Daniel Johnson was named NBL player of the week.

[Gozu]

The Perth Wildcats have signed former NZ Breakers squad member & NBL dunk champ Everard Bartlett as an injury replacement for Damian Martin.

[Johno6]

how long is martin out for after the toe operation?

[Gozu]

how long is martin out for after the toe operation?

I think I read 6-8 weeks.

[Gozu]

The 36ers vs Breakers game in NZ today (not on TV) starts at 5pm our time.

[Gozu]

The game is live on radio:

http://www.radiosport.co.nz/ListenLive/

Breakers up 14-8 in the first quarter.

[Gozu]

Qtr time

Breakers 30
36ers 18

Nathan Herbert hit a 3 at the buzzer, still game all but over.

[Gozu]

Half-time

Breakers 63
36ers 41

[Gozu]

Top scorers at H/T

NZ: Jackson 14, Wilkinson 13, Abercrombie 12

36ers: Johnson 8

[brod]

FINAL

NZ 99 (Wilkinson 29 pts & 9 reb, Abercrombie 17 pts & 5 reb, Jackson 16 pts & 11 reb
Ade 90 (Simpson 20 pts & 8 reb, Warren 17 pts, Crosswell 8 ast)

Free Throws are what hurt
NZ 24/32
Ade 13/18
(NZ 14 more attempts)

[Gozu]

NBL games coming up on One this weekend, set those PVR's people!

Friday night: Melbourne Tigers @ Sydney Kings at 10:45pm

Saturday night: Wollongong Hawks @ Perth Wildcats at 12:40am

Sunday night: Cairns Taipans @ Melbourne Tigers at 12:45am (also live on NBL Radio)

[Gozu]

It seems the Sydney Kings knocked back the opportunity to have Lakers star Lamar Odom play for them in tonight's game against the Tigers:

Meanwhile, NBL team the Sydney Kings have revealed they binned an offer from Khloe's husband to play for the team tonight.

LA Lakers star forward Lamar Odom, sidelined by the NBA lockout and tagging along with his wife and sister-in-law, approached Kings club management about appearing on a one-off "import" basis - but was knocked back in favour of local players.

"We thought the offer was more sideshow than substance," Kings spokesman David Wolf said.

"We invited him to the game and there's always room in The Kingdome for the Kardashian entourage ... but to sideline a local player wasn't going to work."

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/ce ... 6185029237

[Johno6]

I was just about to ask u guys ya thoughts on that.
Read it earlier today. Said they didn't wanna stop a young Aussie from playin and it would be more of a side show type thing

If he played I would've loved it

[Gozu]

I was just about to ask u guys ya thoughts on that.
Read it earlier today. Said they didn't wanna stop a young Aussie from playin and it would be more of a side show type thing

If he played I would've loved it

One of their imports would've had to sit out because Odom would be an automatic 10 points but personally found it a really dumbfounding move by the Kings given the exposure he would've brought to the league if only for one game.

They certainly could've used him tonight comfortably beaten by the Tigers.

[Gozu]

Round 5 results:

New Zealand 99 (Wilkinson 29, Abercrombie 17, Jackson 16, Corletto 14, Pledger 10) def Adelaide 90 (Simpson 20, Warren 17, Weigh 12, Johnson 10)

Melbourne 94 (Mills 20, Tragardh 15, Ubaka 12) def Sydney 76 (Bruce 25, Ratzsch 14, Khazzouh 13, Madgen 10)

Perth 87 (Lisch 17, Robbins 16, Nevill 13, Redhage 12) def Wollongong 71 (Campbell 13, Glover 13, Martin 13)

Melbourne 80 (Tragardh 17, Greer 13, Walker 13, Dillon 11) def Cairns 63 (Wilson 19, Loughton 12, Crosswhite 10)

[Gozu]

Huge controversy going on on other forums about the massive flop Patty Mills did in Sunday night's Tigers/Taipans game.

What do people think? I think it's appalling and perhaps the worst flop I've ever seen in a basketball game:



Also Gary Wilkinson was named NBL player of the week today.

[Johno6]

That's is hilarious