Weekend wash-up: WNBL – Round 8
THE story of Round 8 rightfully belongs to the Sydney Uni Flames, who broke their 10-game losing streak with an emphatic win over Bendigo. In the process, the Flames handed the Spirit their third consecutive loss. Another in-form team in the UC Capitals dropped both their games this round as well, including one at the […]
Weekend previews: WNBL – Round 8
SUZY Batkovic has kicked off Round 8 with a record-breaking moment, becoming the Women’s National Basketball League’s (WNBL) all-time leading scorer with 5824 points. Her side comprehensively defeated the Spirit by 42 points, in one of the Fire’s best performances of the season. They will next face last year’s Grand Final opponents, the Melbourne Boomers, […]
Number crunching: NBL – Round 7
NUMBER crunching for Round 7 sees the tight race for the 2018/19 scoring champion continue. We also looked at a stat that sums up Sydney’s inconsistencies, a Perth big man stuffing the stat sheet and an answer from Nathan Jawai. Competitive scoring title After three consecutive weeks of dominating the scoring leaderboard, Melo Trimble […]
Young gun spotlight: WNBL – Round 7
MELBOURNE’S Lindsay Allen and Perth’s Brittany McPhee continued to dominate in Round 7, while others seemed to find their feet. Maddison Rocci played a key part in the Capitals’ win over the Boomers, Tahlia Tupaea was the shining light for the Flames in their big loss against the Lynx, while Abbey Wehrung had a breakout […]
Number Crunching: WNBL- Round 7
ROUND 7 saw the Lynx continue to dominate, the Flames drop to a new low and the Boomers become prone to close margins. We also took a look at whether the home court advantage is really an advantage for Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) teams. The perfect 10: Lynx make huge statement against struggling […]
Young gun spotlight: NBL- Round 7
THERE were many high-scoring, close contests in Round 7 of the National Basketball League (NBL), and plenty of young guns played their part in the action. Harry Froling and Devon Hall in particular are really starting to flourish, putting up good performances for their sides. Melo Trimble was elite again, while Brian Bowen hit a personal best and […]
Weekend wash-up: NBL – Round 7
IF you are a fan of offence, then round 7 of the National Basketball League (NBL) season would have been an enjoyable one to watch! Several teams put on offensive shows across the weekend with scoring way up across the competition. It was another round of close finishes, clutch buckets and more Perth victories. […]
Weekend wash-up: WNBL – Round 7
SYDNEY Uni’s woes compounded in Round 7 with a massive defeat at the hands of the Lynx, and an injury to star, Alex Wilson. Fellow cellar-dwellers, Dandenong got back on track with a win over Adelaide. The Lightning suffered two losses this round, going down in the dying seconds to the Melbourne Boomers by two points in […]
Weekend previews: WNBL- Round 7
AFTER a thrilling game in Canberra on Friday night, Round 7 of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season continues with the Rangers taking on the Lightning at Traralgon. Elsewhere, The Spirit will take the spotlight on TV in its Pink Day when they host Townsville, while a big margin looms when Perth takes on […]
Weekend previews: WNBL- Round 7
A mouth-watering clash between second and third on the table will kick off Round 7 in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL). This match sees some of the competition’s most dominant players go head-to-head, making for a must-watch match. UC Capitals v Melbourne Boomers Friday 7pm at National Convention Centre Key match-up: Kia Nurse […]
Number crunching: NBL- Round 6
NUMBER crunching for Round 6 starts with the numbers behind the competition’s new leading scorer and a neck and neck race between a budding National Basketball Association (NBA) star and a former Most Valuable Player (MVP). The theme for the rest of the article is field goal percentage and its importance in the National Basketball […]
Number crunching: WNBL- Round 6
IT was an exciting round of basketball which saw Perth’s unbeaten streak come to an end, the Boomers’ defence going to another level and some individual dominance. Lynx’s hot streak finally comes to an end, Boomers defence continues to impress The Perth Lynx’s dominant winning run finally came to an end this past weekend […]
