2013/14 NBL Season + Off-season news/Boomers

[Johno6]

apparently tigers are making an announcement 1030 tomorrow morning or something but someone has let it out early?

[Gozu]

apparently tigers are making an announcement 1030 tomorrow morning or something but someone has let it out early?

Sounds legit according to Roy Ward on Twitter, he's a Melbourne basketball journo.

Supposedly the team will have a new name & colours!

[Gozu]

Melbourne United it is!

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/ ... 38jxh.html

Obviously want to disassociate from the Tigers name and get some more young people on board before the second team in Melbourne comes in.

Confirmation in the article too that Chris Goulding won't be back either NBA or Europe next season.

[RustyCage]

What a terrible idea!

[Magpiespower]

They were serious. I mean, they were actually serious. Mah lawwwwwd...

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[saintal]

Even after reading the reasons for the change, it seems like a bizarre decision, likely to alienate more people than it will attract. Massive risk. I would imagine for long time TIgers supporters finding the passion to support "united" next season wont be easy, and good luck getting an old giants/magic/titans/spectres etc fan on board.

It's the shame the sport in the city has never rediscovered the heady days when the Giants, Tigers and Magic were winnings championships and crowds were very solid, providing an alternative to the AFL during winter. D-Mac, Gaze and Goorjian. Good times.

[Gozu]

I agree it's pretty ordinary there is a lot of tradition and history with the Melbourne Tigers name. I understand wanting to get in before the 2nd team comes in but still.

[Gozu]

Good to see the ABC are showing all four games of the Boomers series against China starting next Thursday night:

2014 Sino-Australia Challenge – Australian Boomers v Team China

Game One
Thursday 29 May @ Challenge Stadium 8:30pm (local time)
TV: ABC2 at 10:30pm Nationally (LIVE into VIC, NSW, QLD, ACT &TAS)
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com.au, call 136 100 and Ticketmaster outlets

Game Two
Saturday 31 May @ Challenge Stadium 6:30pm
TV: ABC2 at 8:30pm Nationally (LIVE into VIC, NSW, QLD, ACT &TAS)
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com.au, call 136 100 and Ticketmaster outlets

Game Three
Friday 6 June @ Jiangsu Zhenjiang Sports and Exhibition Centre 7:30pm (9:30pm AEST)
TV: ABC2 at 10:30pm Nationally

Game Four
Sunday 8 June @ Liyang Tianmuhu Arena 7:30pm (9:30pm AEST)
TV: ABC2 at 10:30pm Nationally

[Gozu]

NBA star Dwight Howard presented with a Taipans singlet on holiday in Cairns:

[Johno6]

Jason Cadee has signed with the Sydney Kings

[Gozu]

Jason Cadee has signed with the Sydney Kings

Unfortunate but was to be expected.

[Gozu]

Big story in NZ with Breakers player Reuben Te Rangi in hot water and two other NZNBL players arrested for the bashing of two bouncers at a nightclub after a game.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball ... rs-careers

They do seem to have behavioural issues at the Breakers with Corey Webster & BJ Anthony in the past and now Te Rangi.

[Gozu]

Game 1 Australia vs China Thursday night 10:30pm on ABC 2.

The Boomers team:

Angus Brandt - Oregon State University (USA)
Cameron Gliddon – Cairns Taipans (NBL)
Hugh Greenwood – University of New Mexico (USA)
Tom Jervis – Perth Wildcats (NBL)
Ben Madgen – Sydney Kings (NBL)
Rhys Martin – Wollongong Hawks (NBL)
Jack McVeigh – BA Centre of Excellence (SEABL)
Brock Motum – Bologna (Italy)
Luke Nevill – Taiwan Mobile (Taiwan)
Clint Steindl – Cairns Taipans (NBL)
Lucas Walker – Melbourne United (NBL)
Mark Worthington – Melbourne United (NBL)

[Gozu]

Great start to the Sino-Australia Challenge with a good comeback by the Boomers late to steal the game in overtime, 97-95.

Game 1

Australia 97 (Walker 17, Nevill 16, Madgen 15, Motum 15) def China 95 (OT) (Liu Ziao-yu 19, Zhou Peng 19, Gu Quan 16, Zhou Qi 11)

Australia lead the series 1-0

Game 2 Saturday night 8:30pm on ABC2.

[Gozu]

The Cairns Taipans have announced they've re-signed veteran big man Matt Burston to a 2 year deal.

[Gozu]

A very heated game with a chinese player trying to trip up Rhys Martin and then China's coach was seemingly ejected but refused to leave.

Game 2

Australia 85 (Worthington 14, Martin 13, Nevill 12, Motum 10) def China 64 (Li Mu-hao 15, Ding Yan Yu-hang 10)

Australia lead the series 2-0

[Johno6]

The Dallas Mavericks have signed Chris Goulding for the summer league by the looks of things.

[Gozu]

Game 3 of the Boomers vs China series tonight in Jiangsu 10:30pm on ABC2.

[Gozu]

Some very one sided refereeing in this one, the 1st Qtr was a joke.

Game 3

China 95 def Australia 80 (Motum 17, Walker 14, Brandt 12, Martin 12, Madgen 10)

Australia lead the series 2-1

Game 4 in Liyang Sunday night 10:30pm on ABC2

[Gozu]

Game 4

China 95 (Ton Lin Sun 15, Fei Cao 13) def Australia 90 (Motum 19, Nevill 14, Madgen 11)

Series tied 2-2