2017/18 NBL Season/Boomers/Off-Season news

[Gozu]

The new NBL season is upon us starting this Thursday when the 36ers host Melbourne United.

The rosters:

ADELAIDE 36ers

Coach: Joey Wright

Returning: Nathan Sobey, Daniel Johnson, Mitch Creek, Matt Hodgson, Anthony Drmic, Majok Deng, Brendan Teys, Adam Doyle

In: Shannon Shorter*, Ramone Moore*

Out: Jerome Randle*, Terrance Ferguson*, Eric Jacobsen*

BRISBANE BULLETS

Coach: Andrej Lemanis

Returning: Cameron Bairstow, Daniel Kickert, Adam Gibson, Anthony Petrie, Tom Jervis, Mitch Young, Reuben Te Rangi, Shaun Bruce, Matt Kenyon

In: Travis Trice * (Taipans), Stephen Holt*, Perrin Buford*

Out: Torrey Craig*, Jeremy Kendle*, Isiah Tueta

CAIRNS TAIPANS

Coach: Aaron Fearne

Returning: Nnanna Egwu*, Cameron Gliddon, Nathan Jawai, Mitch McCarron, Alex Loughton, Stephen Weigh, Jarrad Weeks, Damon Heuir

In: Scoochie Smith*, Jerry Evans Jr*, Kuany Kuany

Out: Travis Trice* (Bullets), Tony Mitchell*, Mark Worthington

ILLAWARRA HAWKS

Coach: Rob Beveridge

Returning: Rotnei Clarke*, AJ Ogilvy, Nick Kay, Mitch Norton, Tim Coenraad, Rhys Martin, Oscar Forman, Cody Ellis, Kevin White

In: Demitrius Conger*, Delvon Johnson*

Out: Marvelle Harris*, Michael Holyfield*

MELBOURNE UNITED

Coach: Dean Vickerman

Returning: Casper Ware*, Josh Boone*, Chris Goulding, David Andersen, Tai Wesley, Majok Majok, David Barlow, Kyle Adnam,

In: Casey Prather* (Wildcats), Craig Moller (Kings), Peter Hooley

Out: Lasan Kromah*, Todd Blanchfield (Kings), Nate Tomlinson, Owen Odigie

NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS

Coach: Paul Henare

Returning: Kirk Penney, Tom Abercrombie, Rob Loe, Alex Pledger, Mika Vukona, Finn Delany, Shea Ili, Jordan Ngati

In: Edgar Sosa*, DJ Newbill*, James Hunter

Out: Kevin Dillard*, Akil Mitchell*, Paul Carter*, Corey Webster

PERTH WILDCATS

Coach: Trevor Gleeson

Returning: Bryce Cotton*, Damian Martin, Matthew Knight, Angus Brandt, Jesse Wagstaff, Greg Hire, Dexter Kernich-Drew, Jarrod Kenny

In: JP Tokoto*, Derek Cooke Jr*, Lucas Walker

Out: Casey Prather* (United), Jameel McKay*, Shawn Redhage

SYDNEY KINGS

Coach: Andrew Gaze

Returning: Kevin Lisch, Brad Newley, Jason Cadee, Tom Garlepp

In: Travis Leslie*, Perry Ellis*, Isaac Humphries, Todd Blanchfield (United), Adam Thoseby, Dane Pineau, Amritpal Singh

Out: Greg Whittington*, Josh Powell*, Garrett Jackson*, Julian Khazzouh, Aleks Maric, Craig Moller (United), Jeromie Hill, Dion Prewster

* Imports

[Gozu]

The 2017/18 NBL season schedule:

https://nbl-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/NBL ... mes_V8.pdf

[Gozu]

NBL Championship odds:

Sportsbet:

Melbourne United $3.75
Perth Wildcats $4.50
Sydney Kings $5
Illawarra Hawks $7
Brisbane Bullets $9.50
Adelaide 36ers $10
Cairns Taipans $13
NZ Breakers $15

Ladbrokes:

Melbourne United $3.50
Sydney Kings $5
Perth Wildcats $5.50
Illawarra Hawks $7
Brisbane Bullets $8
Cairns Taipans $10
Adelaide 36ers $11
NZ Breakers $15

Crownbet:

Melbourne United $3.75
Perth Wildcats $4.50
Sydney Kings $6
Adelaide 36ers $7.50
Illawarra Hawks $7.50
Brisbane Bullets $9
Cairns Taipans $10
NZ Breakers $10

Ubet:

Melbourne United $3.25
Perth Wildcats $4.50
Sydney Kings $5
Brisbane Bullets $9
Illawarra Hawks $9
Adelaide 36ers $12
Cairns Taipans $12
NZ Breakers $12

William Hill:

Melbourne United $3.50
Perth Wildcats $4.50
Sydney Kings $6
Illawarra Hawks $7
Brisbane Bullets $9
Adelaide 36ers $11
Cairns Taipans $11
NZ Breakers $13

[Gozu]

Top 20 MVP odds from William Hill:

Casper Ware [United] 8.00
Bryce Cotton [Wildcats] 8.00
Casey Prather [United] 11.00
Perry Ellis [Kings] 13.00
Demitrius Conger [Hawks] 17.00
Rotnei Clarke [Hawks] 17.00
Chris Goulding [United] 17.00
JP Tokoto [Wildcats] 17.00
Kevin Lisch [Kings] 17.00
Brad Newley [Kings] 17.00
Nathan Sobey [36ers] 21.00
Travis Trice [Bullets] 21.00
Perrin Buford [Bullets] 21.00
Stephen Holt [Bullets] 21.00
Travis Leslie [Kings] 21.00
Shannon Shorter [36ers] 26.00
Mitch Creek [36ers] 26.00
AJ Ogilvy [Hawks] 26.00
Edgar Sosa [Breakers] 26.00
DJ Newbill [Breakers] 26.00

[Gozu]

The NBL vs NBA pre-season games are all going to be live on ESPN and I think on 12 hour delay on NBL TV.

Tues 3rd Oct 11:30am- Sydney Kings at Utah Jazz

Mon 9th Oct 5:30am - Melbourne United at Oklahoma City Thunder

Sat 14th Oct 12:30pm - Brisbane Bullets at Phoenix Suns

[Gozu]

As expected the Utah Jazz beat the Sydney Kings today in what was just the second ever game between NBA & NBL teams but the first in the US.

Utah 108 (Hood 18, Gobert 15, Exum 11, Mitchell 11, Sefolosha 10) def Sydney 84 (Ellis 19, Cadee 14, Lisch 13, Newley 11)

Highlights:

[Johno6]

Gozu,

whats the deal with melb united?
play OKC tomorrow then tomorrow night play Adelaide over here?

how does that work

[Wedgie]

Looking forward to tomorrow!
Look for the fat balding bloke sweating like a pig looking after the courtside corporate boxes. Apologies in advance if I obstruct your view!
Getting paid for walking along the court serving food and drinks, go 6ers!

[Gozu]

Gozu,

whats the deal with melb united?
play OKC tomorrow then tomorrow night play Adelaide over here?

how does that work

They don't play OKC until Monday but their schedule early on is a bit crook, they start the season here against the 36ers tomorrow night, then go to the US to play OKC on Monday and then come back to Australia to play the 36ers in Adelaide again!

[Gozu]

Looking forward to tomorrow!
Look for the fat balding bloke sweating like a pig looking after the courtside corporate boxes. Apologies in advance if I obstruct your view!
Getting paid for walking along the court serving food and drinks, go 6ers!

Hey I resemble that comment

[Wedgie]

Bugger, just realised that next game is the night before I leave for Thailand and there's another game when I'm over there, hope I don't lose this gig as a result!

[Johno6]

cheers gozu,

I mustve got date wrong, thought it said against okc tomorrow.

[Gozu]

Some signing news the Cairns Taipans have signed import Jerry Evans Jr a 6'8" forward as a temporary injury replacement for import Michael Carrera who has just had knee surgery and will be out for 4-6 weeks. Evans plays for Sandringham in the SEABL and only just played a couple of early pre-season games for Melbourne United as a fill in player.

http://www.taipans.com/news/article/352 ... y-evans-jr

Unconfirmed but there is talk that the 36ers have axed new import big Ronald Roberts. Nothing has been announced by the Sixers or the NBL. Roberts had already been ruled out of tomorrow night's season opener due to a knee injury he suffered early in the Merlion Cup in Singapore which put him out of the the last two games of the tournament. Probably unlikely he would get up in time for the next game on Saturday evening in Sydney too you would think.

[Brodlach]

Jerome coming back as a replacement I reckon

[Gozu]

The NBL have surpassed last season with this now being the best broadcast package in the league's history.

- Every single game live on Fox Sports & NBL TV

- Two games each weekend live on SBS

- One game every Friday night on the ABC at 11pm

- A new pre-game show on Fox Saturday evenings

All 112 games and finals will be broadcast live on FOX SPORTS 503 with the NBL to also launch a new pre-game show at 5pm on Saturdays during the season.

Free to air TV coverage will triple this season with two games a week shown live on SBS Viceland at 5.30pm on Saturday and SBS at 3pm on Sunday. The ABC will also broadcast Friday night games at 11pm during the season.

All games will be streamed on NBL TV once again to mobile, tablet devices as well as desktops. The same $5 per month offer for an All Access Pass continues in addition to free team access.

Great to see John Casey back in the commentary team too!

Commentators: Matt Russell, Anthony Hudson, Dwayne Russell, John Casey, Lachy Reid

Experts: Shane Heal, Shawn Redhage, Steve Carfino, Corey 'Homicide' Williams, Cam Tragardh, James Harvey, Brad Rosen, Tommy Greer

Courtside: Neroli Meadows, Abbey Gelmi, Alissa Smith, Jo Healy

http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/3709 ... and-201718

[Wedgie]

Its official about Roberts.

[Brodlach]

Goulding out for Melbourne tonight

[Brodlach]

Interesting tweet from Roland Roberts

“Actually I have no injury whatsoever...reports are false I’m 100 percent fine”

[Gozu]

I think knee injuries have cut short his last two seasons so I'd take his denials with a grain of salt.

The official statement on Roberts:

http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/3710 ... rs-journey

Also the Brisbane Bullets have announced the signing of young local Will Magnay a 6'10" F/C to a 3 year deal. Magnay will be a development player this season and then on the roster proper from next season and played at Tulsa University last season.

http://www.brisbanebullets.com.au/news/ ... ay-signing

[Brodlach]

Interesting tweet from Roland Roberts

“Actually I have no injury whatsoever...reports are false I’m 100 percent fine”

From Boti Nagy

“I was sitting at press table next to bench in Singapore when RR ask to come out cos he'd twinged his knee. Missed 2 gms, didn't train. 100%?”