ONE: A mixed week in the NBA, as far as the Aussie contingent goes. The bad news obviously being that Bogut injured his leg. The good news is that Bogut thinks he can get back on the court quicker than the 2-4 weeks that was initially diagnosed.
I had a similar injury my second [...]

ONE: Roundup of the Aussies in pre-season competition. Bogut had a solid outing against the Bulls with 12 points (on 6-9 shooting), 5 rebounds and 2 assists in just 18 minutes. In the first five minutes the big man had 6 points, 2 rebounds and a block – a start that raised the spirits of [...]

ONE: By now most of you have probably heard about the Lebron James dunk saga, but if not, here’s a quick recap. During a pick up game at a Skills Academy Lebron was running earlier in the week, a young fella by the name of Jordan Crawford came down the lane and dunked on the [...]

In the last week I’ve been traveling around watching games in LA, Houston and Dallas. While the experience has been amazing to say the least, I found myself leaving the arenas feeling a little… I dunno, empty. Cheering on the Lakers, Rockets and Mavs was fun, don’t get me wrong, but ultimately I was indifferent [...]

ONE: I just want to put this out there. After another ridiculous display from Wade today, 50 points in a triple-OT thriller against Utah, it is looking very likely Miami will hold on to finish 4th or 5th. I don’t care who the Heat face in the first round, whether it’s Atlanta or Detroit, they [...]

After spending two days trying to stay dry amidst the “drought-ending storm” at Meredith Musical Festival, and the next five days trying to stay on the fairways in Yarrawonga, I’m now back in Melbourne town and life is kind of back to normal again (although my liver will never be the same). After being away [...]

I’ve said this before, but there are few plays in this league more demoralizing to the opposition than a big Rasheed Wallace three. Today the Spurs felt the long range wrath of Sheed who nailed three fourth-quarter treys and outplayed Tim Duncan down the stretch (just like he did last season). But it was his [...]

PLAYOFF DIARY: DAY 9 & 10
Few things I learnt from the last couple of days:
The Washington Wizards must have the collective memory of a goldfish. So far pushing Lebron’s buttons has been about as successful as Lance Whitnall’s trips to the fat farm. But wait, I know, why don’t we call him a whiner who’s [...]

Yes I know I’ve already written one blog declaring my love for Sheed this season, and he may have slid off the radar a little amidst the Pistons balanced attack and steady success over the past month or so. But his performance yesterday against the Spurs reminded Pistons fans everywhere just how dangerous he is and [...]

Which team is inconsistent yet disciplined enough to let a team score 40 points in a blitzing opening quarter, then hold them to 64 over the next three while methodically overturning a twenty-two point defecit? There’s only one: the Detroit Pistons. No other team could pull that off. The Mavs would have just kicked into [...]