2010/11 NBL season & off-season news

[Gozu]

i wonder what he did wrong....

wether it was struggle on court or off.

Maybe off or bad attitude, his stats didn't look bad enough to pull the pin this early.

[Gozu]

Unfortunately for the 36ers import John Williamson has been ruled out of the Sunshine State Challenge pre-season tournament with an injured knee.

[CK]

i wonder what he did wrong....

wether it was struggle on court or off.

Maybe off or bad attitude, his stats didn't look bad enough to pull the pin this early.

We're also spared hearing Steve Carfino turn his name into a 10 syllable one now.

[Gozu]

Wollongong beat Cairns 57-55 in the opening game to today's action at the Sunshine State Challenge. Joevan Catron lead the Hawks with 19 and Brad Hill top scored for the Taipans with 16.

[Gozu]

In the second game at the tournament today the Wildcats smashed the Tigers 85-63. Shawn Redhage top scored for the Wildcats with 14, new signing Luke Nevill also had 11 pts, 11 rebs & 2 blks. For the Tigers Daniel Dillon had 13 pts and Patty Mills had 13 pts, 0 ast and 6 turnovers.

[Gozu]

In Game 3 the Kings flogged the Breakers 94-74. Jerai Grant top scored for the Kings with 22 points and Gary Wilkinson had 16 for the Breakers.

Last game tonight 36ers vs Blaze.

[Gozu]

Unfortunately the 36ers opened the tournament with a loss to the Blaze 94-78. Chris Goulding lead the Blaze with 20 and Daniel Johnson had 23 pts & 10 rebs for the 36ers.

[brod]

NBL talks with Andrew Bogut are in limbo as world body FIBA work out an insurance policy that will cover NBA stars during the American lockout.

Gold Coast Blaze, Sydney Kings and Adelaide 36ers had hoped to up the ante in their talks with the Milwaukee Bucks centre this week in a bid to seal 'the most significant signing in the history of the league'.

However, discussions are in limbo until FIBA finds a policy that suits about 60 NBA players - including Bogut - seeking to insure their multi-million dollar contracts so they can play outside the United States.

[Gozu]

NBL talks with Andrew Bogut are in limbo as world body FIBA work out an insurance policy that will cover NBA stars during the American lockout.

Gold Coast Blaze, Sydney Kings and Adelaide 36ers had hoped to up the ante in their talks with the Milwaukee Bucks centre this week in a bid to seal 'the most significant signing in the history of the league'.

However, discussions are in limbo until FIBA finds a policy that suits about 60 NBA players - including Bogut - seeking to insure their multi-million dollar contracts so they can play outside the United States.

There's a rumour around now that the Kings might sign Bogut as an assistant coach until/if his insurance clears and then activate him to the roster.

[Gozu]

In tonight's games at the Sunshine State Challenge the 36ers made a big comeback against the Kings after being down 20 at one point to get a 96-88 win. Stephen Weigh had a game-high 28 and Daniel Johnson added 21 for the 36ers while former 36er Aaron Bruce lead the Kings with 26 and Julian Khazzouh had 20.

Melbourne had a 69-66 win over Wollongong with Cam Tragardh leading the Tigers with 21 and Patty Mills had 17 pts & 10 rebs but on 5/16 shooting, Oscar Forman top scored for the Hawks with 21.

The NZ Breakers had a 77-57 win over the Taipans, Gary Wilkinson leading NZ with 22 and another former 36er in Brad Hill top scoring for Cairns with 18.

In the other game Townsville beat the Gold Coast 76-70, Elvin Mims top scoring for the Crocs with 19 and Adam Gibson leading the Blaze with 16.

[Gozu]

In games today at the Sunshine State Challenge the 36ers defeated the Hawks 79-69. For the 36ers Darren Ng & Chris Warren both had 15 and Johnson 13 pts & 11 rebs and Rhys Martin scored 20 for the Hawks.

Also the Tigers beat the Crocs 89-66. Patty Mills top scored for the Tigers with 20 points and Peter Crawford lead the Crocs with 18 and the Blaze beat the Breakers 107-100, Mark Wothington lead the Blaze with 26 pts & 12 rebs and Gary Wilkinson had 26 pts & 9 rebs for the Breakers.

[Gozu]

In tonights other games in the final of the tournament Perth defeated Sydney 84-77. For the Wildcats Kevin Lisch had 27 and Matthew Knight 19 and for the Kings Aaron Bruce had 18 and Kevin Ratzsch 15.

In the other game Cairns beat the Basketball Queensland All-Stars 98-63. For the Taipans Deba George scored 19 and two ex-36ers in Brad Hill & Jeff Dowdell each scored 16 and Brad Williamson lead the all-stars with 14.

[CK]

Terrible news for Townsville captain Russell Hinder, who broke his leg in the Friday night game against Gold Coast. Season certainly over, career in jeopardy.

[Gozu]

Terrible news for Townsville captain Russell Hinder, who broke his leg in the Friday night game against Gold Coast. Season certainly over, career in jeopardy.

Looks like new 36ers import John Williamson might be in a spot of bother with his leg too. All of a sudden there might be a couple of clubs looking to grab Jacob Holmes off of the shelf.

[Brodlach]

Terrible news for Townsville captain Russell Hinder, who broke his leg in the Friday night game against Gold Coast. Season certainly over, career in jeopardy.

Looks like new 36ers import John Williamson might be in a spot of bother with his leg too. All of a sudden there might be a couple of clubs looking to grab Jacob Holmes off of the shelf.

Bogut would be a nice fit now

[Gozu]

The 36ers have announced that import John Williamson has been released.

[Gozu]

The Townsville Crocodiles have signed former 36er Jacob Holmes as an injury replacement for Russell Hinder and new Tigers signing Patrick Mills was last night named Sportsman Of The Year at the Deadly Awards.

[Gozu]

The 36ers have lost their final pre-season game going down to the Tigers in Geelong tonight 89-86. For the Tigers Ron Dorsey had a game-high 29 and Patty Mills added 15 for the 36ers Daniel Johnson had 19 and Stephen Weigh had 15 pts & 10 rebs.

[Gozu]

The Perth Wildcats are currently taking part in the Cable Beach Invitational in Broome on outdoor courts. Aside from the Wildcats the other three teams are the Shanghai Sharks from China, the Singapore Slingers and the Indonesian national team. Supposedly Yao Ming is up in Broome in a promotional role for the tournament.

The tournament has gotten off to a bad start with play suspended in the Shanghai Sharks vs Indonesia game with Shanghai up 45-41 due to a slippery court from condensation and it appears the later Wildcats vs Slingers game has also been cancelled.

[Gozu]

The Cable Beach Invitational concluded tonight with the Perth Wildcats smashing the Shanghai Sharks 66-23. Shawn Redhage and Cameron Tovey each scored 11 points. In the other game the Singapore Slingers beat Indonesia 68-44.