Everyone loves lists, so I present to you the first in the five part series, counting down the top five player at each position in the NBL this season. These lists are ranked based on a number of factors as well as personal opinion. Feel free to weigh in below in the comments to let … Continue reading
At this stage in the season, all teams have about 8 – 10 games left in their schedule. First and second place are basically sealed between the New Zealand Breakers and the Perth Wildcats, but what about the rest of the pack, how will they end up come play off time? I’m not usually in … Continue reading
Before you begin reading this, there are a few things you should know. I’m a big Ayinde Ubaka fan, something I often find difficult to reconcile with my stat loving approach to basketball. The guy hits the tough shots, is a great ball handler and perhaps most importantly of all is a great leader and … Continue reading
Everybody loves to tell me how stats don’t create a full picture of the game we love, and in some cases they may be correct. I am firmly in the camp however that when it comes to evaluating player performance, the boxscore is the best tool we have available to us. It is therefore pointless … Continue reading
For those of you who read my power rankings, or indeed any of my tweets you’ll know that I buried the Wollongong Hawk’s season a few weeks before Christmas. It’s been a tough start to the season for the Hawks, and things seem to be getting worse at both the offensive and defensive ends of … Continue reading
Editor: This post was written by Ben Fitzsimons; Basketball junkie and one time Adelaide 36ers CEO. Ben is our new contributor and will be adding more articles and thoughts here in the coming weeks. Welcome Ben, to the wonderful world of sports blogging! If you haven’t seen Brad Pitt in Moneyball you need to. Especially … Continue reading
It’s Heritage Round in the NBL and what better time to reflect on the greatest moments in New Zealand Breakers club history and what better way to reflect than with a countdown. So we present to you the lobpasstoabercrombie Top 10 Moments in Breakers History. We’ll be starting at #10 and working our up to … Continue reading