To many, he’s the most famous NBA fan in the world right now. To me, he’s just one of my mates. I was lucky enough to sit down with Jim over the weekend to trade stories, reminisce about the good old days, and of course, talk about his pending decision. The Decision.
First off, I wanted [...]

Here at NBAMate we admit we’re as guilty as anyone when it comes to outpourings of excessive adulation towards our big Aussie hero, Andrew Bogut. But it’s nice to know you don’t need to be wearing Aussie-tinted glasses just to realise the importance of Bogut to his team, and heap on a little well-deserved praise [...]

Ant may have got all the sexy first round match-ups out West, but I’ve got the two biggest Finals contenders right here baby. Beasts of the East.
1st Cleveland Cavaliers vs 8th Chicago Bulls
A few weeks ago I was reflecting on Cleveland’s playoff run last season. It was a bittersweet run for me. Bitter, because the [...]

There’s been an absolute flooding of posts and articles on Bogut and the Bucks since they topped Boston yesterday. Right now the Milwaukee Bucks are as sexy a team as they’ve ever been. Having won 10 of their last 11 games, they are practically guaranteed a playoff spot. And Bogut is getting more love than ever, some [...]

AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps
One of the most news-worthy items of the week (from an Aussie NBA fans’ perspective), was John Hollinger’s look at the In-Season All-Improved team. Readers of this blog will know I’m not always a fan of Hollinger’s work, but this time round can I just say a massive THANK YOU John for recognising [...]

My blog posts haven’t exactly been coming thick and fast lately. Busy times at my real job are the main reason, as well as the usual mid-season lull I experience around All-Star Weekend. Gone are the days when the ASW used to be the caffeine-shot that rescued your waning interest in the season. Now, it’s [...]

It’s no secret that our shining Aussie star of the NBA, Andrew Bogut, is having a career-best season so far. But it’s also hard to deny it’s been a very inconsistent one. The slow start to the season was unsurprising – it was, after all, a long road to recovery for Bogut after his back [...]

Apparently you double-team David Andersen these days (AP Photo/Bob Levey)
ONE: It’s been a mixed bag for the Aussie Contingent this week with some real highs and lows. It started last Sunday with Bogut’s season-high 27 points to go with 9 rebounds and 3 assists over the Trailblazers (Bogometer @ 91%). It was the [...]

(AP Photo/Morry Gash)
In one of the best games of his career, Andrew Bogut made a shock return from injury yesterday, monstered his way to 22 points, 15 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 steals and 3 assists, lead his Bucks to a two-point win over Chicago, and ended a four-game Milwaukee losing streak in the process. [...]

 AP Photo/Jeffery Phelps
ONE: I normally do the Aussie Roundup first, but there’s no denying that the top of the news today – and arguably the whole week – belongs to Mr Brandon Jennings. After watching the Pistons pull off a nice come-from-behind victory in Washington, I went out shopping this afternoon feeling very content. [...]