2024-25 NBL Season + Off-season news

[Gozu]

Adelaide 95 (Vasiljevic 25, Davis 24, Harrell 18) def Sydney 88 (Adams 30, Oliver 19)

36ers at SE Melbourne on Sunday afternoon it is!

[Gozu]

The Cairns Taipans and coach Adam Forde have parted ways with Forde expected to take up a contract overseas.

https://nbl.com.au/news/forde-departs-taipans

Tasmania JackJumpers forward Clint Steindl has announced his retirement after 13 years. He played for the Cairns Taipans, the Townsville Crocs where he won the NBL's Most Improved Player award in 2016, the Perth Wildcats where he won two championships in 2019 and 2020 and then the JackJumpers where he added a third championship in 2024.

https://nbl.com.au/news/steindl-announces-retirement

Also the schedule has been announced for the Semi-Finals series between Melbourne United and the Perth Wildcats:

Game 1: Thursday 27 February
Melbourne United v Perth Wildcats, John Cain Arena, 7:30pm AEDT
ESPN

Game 2: Saturday 1 March
Perth Wildcats v Melbourne United, RAC Arena, 8:00pm AEDT
ESPN

Game 3 (if required): Tuesday 4 March
Melbourne United v Perth Wildcats, John Cain Arena, 7:30pm AEDT
ESPN

[amber_fluid]

Hopefully Harrell’s injury isn’t too bad
We’re screwed otherwise

[amber_fluid]

Hopefully Harrell’s injury isn’t too bad
We’re screwed otherwise

Back on and killing it!

[Jim05]

Wow
That buzzer beater

[RB]

Sheesh, 15-0 run for the Phoenix.

[amber_fluid]

DJ you’re a DH
You’ve done nothing all game then give a unsportsmanlike foul

[Brodlach]

Did they swap uniforms at halftime?

[amber_fluid]

Did they swap uniforms at halftime?

Seems that way doesn’t it
Humphries and DJ have been terrible today
Left to too few yet again

Humphries is finished
Minimal game time and no impact

[bertiebeatle1]

I don't really rate Humphries but the way they have played and been coached just eliminates him from the game. Think they have been poorly coached all season & shown again today

[Jim05]

Sack every single person involved at this club.
That was a deadset disgrace

[amber_fluid]

I don't really rate Humphries but the way they have played and been coached just eliminates him from the game. Think they have been poorly coached all season & shown again today

Humphries is a sook when things don’t go his way.
DJ is similar

Both saved their worse game of the year for a final

Mayem was poor too.

Dech just doesn’t do enough

Martin tried but the game has passed him

Cadee was ok

KD and Harrell tried but can’t do everything

I’m not sold on the coach but not sure it was his fault today

[Brodlach]

Agree with all you said.

Can’t play with no defence.

How can a team play so well to so poor in such a short time frame

[bertiebeatle1]

I don't really rate Humphries but the way they have played and been coached just eliminates him from the game. Think they have been poorly coached all season & shown again today

Humphries is a sook when things don’t go his way.
DJ is similar

Both saved their worse game of the year for a final

Mayem was poor too.

Dech just doesn’t do enough

Martin tried but the game has passed him

Cadee was ok

KD and Harrell tried but can’t do everything

I’m not sold on the coach but not sure it was his fault today

Sorry, didnt meant to imply it was his whole fault. Players are mentally weak, just fall apart when the pressure was on. But i do not rate Wells one bit

[bertiebeatle1]

Didn't move the ball at all in the 2nd half, just screen and shoot or iso ball. SEM went into a zone straight out of the half and they didnt even really want to try and move the ball then... think they moved it once and it resulted in an open 3

[Brodlach]

Harrell in his farewell message suggesting he will return

Be interesting if it’s for us or elsewhere

[Gozu]

Very disappointing end to the season we were up by 19 at H/T but lost by 10, smh.

SE Melbourne 85 (Hurt 25, Ayre 17, Sobey 11, Glover 10) def Adelaide 75 (Davis 26. Harrell 17, Martin 11, Cadee 10)

Schedule for the Sem-Finals series between the Illawarra Hawks and SE Melbourne Phoenix:

Game 1: Friday 28 February
Illawarra v South East Melbourne, WIN Entertainment Centre, 7:30pm AEDT
ESPN

Game 2: Sunday 2 March
South East Melbourne v Illawarra, John Cain Arena, 2:30pm AEDT
ESPN

Game 3 (if required): Wednesday 5 March
Illawarra v South East Melbourne, WIN Entertainment Centre, 7:30pm AEDT
ESPN

[Gozu]

The Brisbane Bullets have announced they've parted ways with coach Justin Schueller after two years.

https://nbl.com.au/news/schueller-bullets-part-ways

[Brodlach]

Boti Nagy has been added to the WNBL Hall Of Fame. Great addition


Harrell playing in China
Kendrick in Israel

[Brodlach]

Owner Grant Kelly thinks Harrell and Davis will be back but some changes to the list with a couple of defensive minded players

Wells will be coaching too