@ACT-Crusader said in NBL 2023-24:
The great escape!
Good solid overtime by the Tall Blacks, but man I still can’t get over those fouls on Hollis-Jefferson. So dumb.
Is it being played on NZ TV?
Edit: the internet says Duke
@canefan said in NBL 2023-24:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBL 2023-24:
The great escape!
Good solid overtime by the Tall Blacks, but man I still can’t get over those fouls on Hollis-Jefferson. So dumb.
Is it being played on NZ TV?
Edit: the internet says Duke
Being shown on ESPN here in West Island.
The Cairns Taipans and New Zealand Breakers will travel to the United States as part of the fifth edition of NBLxNBA preseason, the NBL announced on Thursday. The Taipans, who will be making their NBA preseason debut, will face the Wizards on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at Capital One Arena, before they then take on the Raptors on Monday, Oct. 16 at Scotiabank Arena.
2023 NBL runners-up, the Breakers, will meanwhile battle the Trail Blazers on Oct. 11 at Moda Center and then the Jazz on Oct. 17 at Vivint Arena.
24 days later
Argghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Far out we missed a layup with seconds remaining to tie the game in the Asian Cup U16 Championship final against the Aussies.
We ran the perfect play too.
14 days later
well, the NBA games didn't go well
Taipans got beat by 60. Definitely not helped by both our bigs being ruled out before the game. At least we didn't let Cooks score all over us
Then the Breakers, who i thought might do better with a bit more experience in the lineup, got beat by 40
It doesn't look like the Breakers game was on ESPN in NZ.
Looking at the box score, 6-38 from deep and 30% for FGs. Ouch! The guards threw up plenty of bricks.
And the Taipans round out the tour by getting bet by the Raptors by 40. We ran out of players though, and had to draft in a replacement player for the day.
Terrible tour, smacked twice, picked up injuries, destroyed any momentum we might have had after a couple of wins the other weekend
And the Breakers lose by 20 to the Jazz. Take out the horror 1st Q they are competitive based on the Box Score.
@Bovidae said in NBL 2023-24:
And the Breakers lose by 20 to the Jazz. Take out the horror 1st Q they are competitive based on the Box Score.
Is their forward from last season still on the Jazz roster?
Watching the NZB for the first time this season, vs Melbourne. We started slow but hit the lead at the end of the half. It's early in the 3rd, but we look fast and athletic. The new import PG looks like an upgrade from Brown and Cheatham looks very aggressive
Jackson-Cartright is lightning quick, it looks like McDowell-White has some quality help this year. Regardless of the final result, these two teams look like they will be there at the business end of the season, barring injuries
Washington cut Xavier Cooks.
I would imagine a couple of the richer struggling clubs will be sniffing around. Okay Perth, i mean Perth.
But Sydney may not be totally happy with their roster yet either
@mariner4life said in NBL 2023-24:
Washington cut Xavier Cooks.
I would imagine a couple of the richer struggling clubs will be sniffing around. Okay Perth, i mean Perth.
But Sydney may not be totally happy with their roster yet either
It was always a bit of a head scratcher to me that he got that contract in the first place. Just too one dimensional for the NBA. He's got hops but no reliable jump shot, not exactly a lock down defender
21 days later
Hawks sack their midget coach
I for one will miss him prowling the sideline with imaginary lat syndrome in full effect
A good and first road win for the Breakers over Tassie but they can't catch a break with injuries. WMW had only just returned from his broken finger and now this:
18 days later
And the season has its second coaching casualty, with the Sixers sacking CJ Bruton
THey copped an awful pasting on the weekend, and i think that was the catalyst.
The bottom four teams are all varying shades of shit
I went to our loss to the Bullets on Friday, and we looked fucking terrible. And the late rally when Brisbane switched off didn't change my opinion (at least Sobey was shit as well. Actually Brisbane are pretty unlikable now, with Sobey, Mitch Norton, and Baynes carrying on like a fuckhead every week). Our imports looked shit, we have no perimeter shooting to spread the floor, and half the team are barely NBL standard.
Two days later they went to Melbourne and put up the club's highest score ever, and the highest score put on Melbourne at home, with all three imports starring. We're still not a threat to play finals this year, but that's no surprise given the offseason. Tomorrow night i'll go and hurl abuse at DJ Hogg