2018/19 NBL Season + Off-season News

[Gozu]

The Illawarra Hawks have announced long-time assistant coach Matt Flinn as their new head coach on a 2 year deal.

http://www.hawks.com.au/news/article/il ... head-coach

[MatteeG]

Trying to capitalise on the ‘City feel’ if they play at Memorial Drive too

The "Swoop City" feel?

[Gozu]

It's official Andrew Bogut signs with Golden State for the rest of the season.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/basketb ... 512an.html

[Gozu]

Grand Final games & times for this weekend:

Fri 9:30pm Game 1 Melbourne at Perth (10pm 9Go)

Sun 2pm Game 2 Perth at Melbourne (9Go)

[Gozu]

Game 1

Perth 81 (White 19, Brandt 14, Cotton 10, Kay 10, Wagstaff 10) def Melbourne 71 (Ware 19, Goulding 15, Kennedy 11)

Wildcats lead the series 1-0

[Gozu]

Game 2

Melbourne 92 (Goulding 14, Ware 14, McCarron 13, Kennedy 12, Barlow 11, Boone 10) def Perth 74 (Cotton 19, White 17, Kay 10)

Series level 1-1

[Gozu]

Grand Final games & times for this weekend:

Fri 9:45pm Game 3 Melbourne at Perth (10:15pm 9Go)

Sun 1:30pm Game 4 Perth at Melbourne (9Go)

Also the Sydney Kings have announced their new CEO as Chris Pongrass born in Sydney who has spent the past six years with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies most recently as Director of Basketball Operations.

http://nbl.com.au/news/article/nba-fron ... dney-kings

[DOC]

I'm still going perth 3=2 (all home wins)

[Gozu]

I'm still going perth 3=2 (all home wins)

I've still got Melbourne 3-1

[PatowalongaPirate]

Goulding getting booed by Perth home crowd.

[DOC]

Perth by 12 mid third and playing well.

[DOC]

19 at the break. That should be enough,

[DOC]

29. White shot the lights out.

Very hard for Melbourne from here.

[Gozu]

There goes my prediction

Game 3

Perth 96 (White 31, Cotton 16) def Melbourne 67 (Barlow 13, Kennedy 13, Ware 10)

Wildcats lead the series 2-1

[DOC]

Good comeback from Melbourne.

Mel 28
Per 26

[DOC]

Half time

Mel 45
Per 53

Cotton with 18

[DOC]

Perth take it 3-1.

Mel 84
Per 97

Cotton and Kay very good for Perth

[Gozu]

Incredible effort really Perth winning their 5th championship this decade and 9th overall. After that mid-season slump I thought they were gone for all money and would probably miss the playoffs they lost 8 games over a 10 game stretch there but their culture and team first mentality wins out yet again.

33 consecutive seasons they've made the finals too just unprecedented in Australian sport.

[Gozu]

Game 4

Perth 97 (Cotton 28, White 20, Kay 12, Norton 11) def Melbourne 84 (Ware 18, Barlow 15, Goulding 15, McCarron 12)

Wildcats win the Championship 3-1

Finals MVP: Terrico White

I didn't see it but supposedly it was mentioned on Seven News tonight that 36ers will tomorrow be announcing that they will be moving to the Entertainment Centre next season for ALL home games?

[LaughingKookaburra]

That’s a good way to get another 2000 people in and also in a far more central location. Wouldn’t be pretty when Adelaide United also play at home at the same time.