2012/13 NBL Season/Offseason news

[Gozu]

The 2012/13 NBL rosters:

ADELAIDE 36ers

Coach: Marty Clarke

Returning: Daniel Johnson, Stephen Weigh, Mitch Creek, Nathan Crosswell, Tom Daly

In: CJ Massingale*, Luke Schenscher (Crocs), Adam Gibson (Blaze), Anthony Petrie (Blaze), Jason Cadee (Blaze), Pero Vasiljevic

Out: Diamon Simpson*, Chris Warren*, Adam Ballinger (Tigers), Darren Ng, Everard Bartlett (Wildcats), Nathan Herbert, Wade Helliwell

CAIRNS TAIPANS

Coach: Aaron Fearne

Returning: Jamar Wilson*, Alex Loughton, Dusty Rychart, Brad Hill, Aaron Grabau, Kerry Williams

In: Shane Edwards*, Cameron Tragardh (Tigers), Clint Steindl, Cameron Gliddon, Shaun Bruce, Matt Andronicos

Out: Andrew Warren*, Ian Crosswhite (Kings), Jeff Dowdell, Dean Brebner

MELBOURNE TIGERS

Coach: Chris Anstey

Returning: Matt Burston, Liam Rush, Tommy Greer, Lucas Walker, Bennie Lewis

In: Kevin Braswell*, Seth Scott*, Adam Ballinger (36ers), Chris Goulding (Blaze), Nate Tomlinson

Out: Ron Dorsey*, Myron Allen*, Cameron Tragardh (Taipans), Daniel Dillon, Josh Wilcher

NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS

Coach: Andrej Lemanis

Returning: Cedric Jackson*, Tom Abercrombie, CJ Bruton, Mika Vukona, Alex Pledger, Daryl Corletto, Dillon Boucher, Leon Henry

In: Will Hudson* (Blaze), Corey Webster

Out: Gary Wilkinson*, BJ Anthony

PERTH WILDCATS

Coach: Rob Beveridge

Returning: Kevin Lisch*, Shawn Redhage, Damian Martin, Matthew Knight, Jesse Wagstaff, Brad Robbins, Cameron Tovey, Jeremiah Trueman, Greg Hire

In: Everard Bartlett (36ers)

Out: Luke Nevill, Drew Williamson

SYDNEY KINGS

Coach: Shane Heal

Returning: Aaron Bruce, Ben Madgen, Luke Martin, Graeme Dann

In: Corin Henry*, Darnell Lazare*, James Harvey (Blaze), Ian Crosswhite (Taipans), Tom Garlepp (Blaze), Kevin White

Out: Jerai Grant*, Kevin Ratzsch*, Julian Khazzouh, Anatoly Bose, Alex Gynes, Luke Cooper, Martin Iti

TOWNSVILLE CROCODILES

Coach: Paul Woolpert

Returning: Peter Crawford, Jacob Holmes, Russell Hinder, Michael Cedar, Chris Cedar, Ben Allen, Todd Blanchfield, Mitch Norton

In: Gary Ervin*, Larry Abney*, Brendan Teys (Blaze)

Out: Eddie Gill*, Elvin Mims*, Luke Schenscher (36ers)

WOLLONGONG HAWKS

Coach: Gordie McLeod

Returning: Oscar Forman, Larry Davidson, Glen Saville, Rhys Martin, David Gruber, Tim Coenraad, Tyson Demos, Daniel Jackson, Zac Delaney

In: Adris DeLeon* (Blaze), Lance Hurdle*, Auryn MacMillan

Out: Ayinde Ubaka*, Joevan Catron*, Mat Campbell

* Imports

[Gozu]

NBL games coming up on TV this weekend:

Friday night: Sydney @ Wollongong at 9:30pm (One)

Sunday afternoon: Melbourne @ Adelaide at 2pm (Ten)

Remember NBL games are on both Ten & One now.

[Gozu]

My ladder prediction:

New Zealand
Adelaide
Perth
Townsville

Cairns
Wollongong
Melbourne
Sydney

[Brodlach]

Nice work Gozu

9:30 tonight, I will be watching.

Go the sixers

[Gozu]

Thanks mate.

Boti Nagy's predictions:

New Zealand
Perth
Adelaide
Wollongong

Cairns
Townsville
Melbourne
Sydney

[Gozu]

Round 1 already under way with the GF replay in NZ:

Half-time

Wildcats 54
Breakers 34

[Gozu]

3-Qtr time

Wildcats 75
Breakers 58

[Gozu]

Final

Wildcats 93
Breakers 72

A surprisingly bad start to the Breakers three-peat campaign especially at home.

[Johno6]

Go u cats

[Alaska]

Thanks Gozu

[Gozu]

Thought the 36ers were very impressive today in the blowout win over the Tigers. Weigh was good and the DJ/Big Luke combo is going to be very hard for other teams to combat.

36ers held the Tigers to just 20 points in the second half.

[Johno6]

Good signs for sure.
Few more games and they will gel even better.
Great mix of players.

Amusing little tussle between gouldin and Petrie also. Ex team mates.

[Wedgie]

Good start by the 6ers, good to see it on Channel 10 too!

[Gozu]

Round 1 results:

Perth 93 (Knight 20, Lisch 20, Redhage 16, Wagstaff 14) def New Zealand 72 (Jackson 19, Corletto 10)

Wollongong 79 (Saville 21, Forman 13, DeLeon 12, Davidson 10, Hurdle 10) def Sydney 76 (Lazare 21, Henry 15, Madgen 11)

Cairns 84 (Tragardh 20, Wilson 17, Hill 12) def Townsville 72 (Allen 15, Holmes 14, Hinder 11, Blanchfield 10, Norton 10)

Adelaide 84 (Johnson 21, Weigh 21, Petrie 13, Gibson 12) def Melbourne 61 (Scott 17, Braswell 11, Walker 11)

[Strawb]

Round 1 results:

Perth 93 (Knight 20, Lisch 20, Redhage 16, Wagstaff 14) def New Zealand 72 (Jackson 19, Corletto 10)

Wollongong 79 (Saville 21, Forman 13, DeLeon 12, Davidson 10, Hurdle 10) def Sydney 76 (Lazare 21, Henry 15, Madgen 11)

Cairns 84 (Tragardh 20, Wilson 17, Hill 12) def Townsville 72 (Allen 15, Holmes 14, Hinder 11, Blanchfield 10, Norton 10)

Adelaide 84 (Johnson 21, Weigh 21, Petrie 13, Gibson 12) def Melbourne 61 (Scott 17, Braswell 11, Walker 11)

Another thing that made my day yesterday

[RustyCage]

great start to the season by the 36ers, hope they can keep it up!

[Gozu]

I wish the 36ers/Breakers game in NZ this Friday night was going to be the One HD game, almost makes me wish I had've signed up to NBL.TV

Sky Sport in NZ will be televising it there so might have to try and look for a feed.

I'd expect the Breakers to win so early in the season especially after the flogging at home by the Wildcats on the weekend but later in the season when the Sixers have had time to come together I think they could given them a real shake.

[Gozu]

Wildcats centre Matthew Knight named NBL player of the week for Round 1.

[Alaska]

Gozu......... please lt us know if Ervin and Abney are cleared to play this week.
It helps our Fantasy!

[Gozu]

Gozu......... please lt us know if Ervin and Abney are cleared to play this week.
It helps our Fantasy!

Okie dokie, all I know at this stage is Ervin is expected to play but will post confirmation of both when I find out.