NBL 2021 - 2022
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A bold move by the Breakers but probably the right one based on performance so far.
The morning after the inaugural NBL Cup came to an end, two teams decided to make significant changes to their respective rosters. New Zealand Breakers parted ways with import wing Lamar Patterson, sources told ESPN, with the team then signing Levi Randolph to fill that vacant position. Randolph, a 6'6 wing who last played in the NBA G-League, signed a two-year deal, with a team option on the second season, sources said. Over in Brisbane, the Bullets parted ways with import guard Orlando Johnson, sources said. Patterson then signed with the Bullets, sources said, filling the vacant spot left by Johnson and rejoining the team he excelled at from 2018 to 2020. -
A bold move by the Breakers but probably the right one based on performance so far.
The morning after the inaugural NBL Cup came to an end, two teams decided to make significant changes to their respective rosters. New Zealand Breakers parted ways with import wing Lamar Patterson, sources told ESPN, with the team then signing Levi Randolph to fill that vacant position. Randolph, a 6'6 wing who last played in the NBA G-League, signed a two-year deal, with a team option on the second season, sources said. Over in Brisbane, the Bullets parted ways with import guard Orlando Johnson, sources said. Patterson then signed with the Bullets, sources said, filling the vacant spot left by Johnson and rejoining the team he excelled at from 2018 to 2020.Lamar was fat and slow and taking the piss
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I switched on to see the second half of a very physical Bullets NZB game. The refs allowed a lot of contact, Tai Webster had a very good offensive game and iced the game with a key assist and a couple of foul shots. MOTM must be Colton Iverson. The guy didn't expect to play tonight and left his match shoes at the hotel. He passed a late fitness test, played the game in the sneakers he came to the stadium in, played 30+ minutes and got 21 boards and 10 points along with a couple of big blocks at the rim. Gutsy win by the short handed NZ team
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Taipans return home after 7 weeks and bag a win over Adelaide.
Absolutely nothing to celebrate. it was a poor game, and the Adelaide side who travelled might be the worst NBL side i have seen come to Cairns. Cairns won because they were missing numbers 3 and 4 on the roster, not 1 and 2. We still suck.
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@mariner4life said in NBL 2021:
Taipans return home after 7 weeks and bag a win over Adelaide.
Absolutely nothing to celebrate. it was a poor game, and the Adelaide side who travelled might be the worst NBL side i have seen come to Cairns. Cairns won because they were missing numbers 3 and 4 on the roster, not 1 and 2. We still suck.
How bad is the 36ers coaching? The constant benching of Paul was dumb given the coach hardly ran anything for him whilst he was on the court.
Loved Kenny’s half court shot. Shot bro!
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@act-crusader said in NBL 2021:
@mariner4life said in NBL 2021:
Taipans return home after 7 weeks and bag a win over Adelaide.
Absolutely nothing to celebrate. it was a poor game, and the Adelaide side who travelled might be the worst NBL side i have seen come to Cairns. Cairns won because they were missing numbers 3 and 4 on the roster, not 1 and 2. We still suck.
How bad is the 36ers coaching? The constant benching of Paul was dumb given the coach hardly ran anything for him whilst he was on the court.
Loved Kenny’s half court shot. Shot bro!
Been interesting seeing him go from a guy who would take maybe a shot every two games to actually having to jack them up. He can shoot pretty well, so fuck knows why he doesn't pull the trigger more often and make the opposition guard him tighter.
The sixers did everything wrong. At one point there was a couple of seconds left on the clock in the 3rd, sixers ball, and the coach was trying to sub out DJ? the fuck?
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NZ NBL stories.
Interesting reads, remembering some of those dominant US imprts.and
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Those articles, and the one for players 21-30, were a fun read. So many familiar names from the past.
It will be interesting to see who is in the top 10 but imports like Kenny McFadden, Ronnie Joyner and Kerry Boagni should be in there, along with multiple title winners like Pero Cameron and Dylan Boucher. Not forgetting NZ hoops legends such as Stan Hill and Glen Denham.
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@bovidae
I remember Ronnie Joyner being almost a one man team, as only basketball can provide.
For Ponsonby and then for North Shore (I think).As a youngster he seemed pretty incredible, like the best player ever, but I think I recall some critiscism as being seflish etc, detrimental. Way above my mental abilities at the time to judge whether that was fair or no.
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@bovidae
I remember Ronnie Joyner being almost a one man team, as only basketball can provide.
For Ponsonby and then for North Shore (I think).Joyner played for a number of NBL teams. I used to watch him live when he played for the Waikato Warriors. Home games out at CCNZ. He definitely had a score-first mentality.
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Close to a classic stitch up in Perth, Breakers overcome the odds and win against the Wildcats.
Randolph and Iverson were huge. Abercrombie came up with a massive steal on Cotton at the end. Finn who has been on fire the last 5 games was very quiet. Corey hit a couple of huge shots.
Nothing sweeter!
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@act-crusader said in NBL 2021:
Close to a classic stitch up in Perth, Breakers overcome the odds and win against the Wildcats.
Randolph and Iverson were huge. Abercrombie came up with a massive steal on Cotton at the end. Finn who has been on fire the last 5 games was very quiet. Corey hit a couple of huge shots.
Nothing sweeter!
Hate Perth.
Edit: Iverson has been huge as of late. I went to the Bullets game here and he was a monster on the glass. Just took it to them on both ends. No one could put a body on him.
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@raznomore said in NBL 2021:
Watching Izayah Mauriohohoo-Leafa absolutely kill it has been pretty cool this season.
Yeah I’ve been to a number of Phoenix games this season and he plays hard on D, doesn’t try to do too much on offence but takes the shot when it’s there.
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@act-crusader A good result after the heartbreak of the OT loss last week.
@raznomore We all hate Perth.
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@act-crusader A good result after the heartbreak of the OT loss last week.
@raznomore We all hate Perth.
It’s a huge result and the boys are getting to go home to NZ.
Being down double figures in Perth and then going on a huge run to get back in it is damn hard.
The crowd (and refs) against you. It’s feral over there.
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i fucking hate Perth
As if the Taipans season doesn't suck enough, Cam Oliver has to go home because his wife is having pregnancy problems. Easily our MVP, and as good as anyone in the comp. Shane Heal can fuck up with his constant "he just doesn't look interested" as he sticks up another double-double with a handful of blocks for good measure.
Ronnie Joyner - Wikipedia
