ALucy
Years ago

NBL All Stars Match to be held in Adelaide

http://m.heraldsun.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-arena-to-host-all-stars-match/story-fnanosvn-1226502628453

"South Australian fans are among the most passionate basketball supporters in the country"

Great news for Adelaide. I hope it gets well supported.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

No disrespect to adelaide fans, but that arena looks like crap! The floor and just the look of the joint! That challenge and north shore were prob my 3 most dis liked to watch a game on t.v! Hope the new arena is gd, like the crocs n the hawks

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Isaac  
Years ago

No disrespect to your schooling, but...

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Tornado  
Years ago

Anon#384571....I actually think the Adelaide Arena represents well on tv and not just to spite you but I dont think the Crocs or Hawks venues are as aesthetically appealing to the viewer. Horses for courses I guess...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Game is at 1:30pm on the Saturday before Christmas. Busiest shopping day of the year.

Clever NBL! Why is this not a night game?

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Tornado  
Years ago

Who is likely for the dunk comp?

Mitch Creek
Lucas Walker
Lance Hurdle

And...the 3 point shoot out?

Oscar Forman
Clint Steindl
Cam Gliddon
Steven Weigh
Todd Blanchfield

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Bought my tickets.

36er season members get a discount, check your email today.

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Being it on  
Years ago

Anon, being Saturday b4 Christmas is clever
I could not imagine anywhere worse to be than a shopping centre (crowded)

Besides I do my shop on Christmas eve

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Mystro  
Years ago

Dunk Comp

Walker, Bartlett, Creek, Hurdle, Abercrombie?

3 point Comp

Lisch, Crawford, Bruton, Foreman, Gibson?

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hoopie  
Years ago

Benny Lewis is the most exciting dunker in the NBL right now.

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Pure Silk  
Years ago

Those who bag the 36ers court are clueless. It is one of if not the best arena in Australia !. I have been to Woolongong and its not that great. Its good but please ! . The Kings have the best and we (36ers) are 2nd.

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magnum  
Years ago

What's the point of this game ?

Hope no Wildcat players get injured playing a nothing game, i'd rather have them right for a game that counts.

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Isaac  
Years ago

Full NBL release:

The National Basketball League will stage the highly-anticipated return of the NBL All-Star Game at Adelaide Arena in South Australia on Saturday 22 December 2012 - bringing together the league's 20 best players in a battle of north versus south.

Players from the Cairns Taipans, Townsville Crocodiles, Sydney Kings and Wollongong Hawks will be eligible for the North All-Stars team – while players from the New Zealand Breakers, Melbourne Tigers, Perth Wildcats and Adelaide 36ers will represent the South.

Fans will play a central role in selecting the teams, having the opportunity to pick the starting five for both teams through an online voting system. The reserves will be selected by the league.

Basketball Australia Chief Executive Officer Kristina Keneally said the Adelaide Arena was a perfect venue to hold the first NBL All-Star Game since 2007.

"Adelaide Arena will provide a fantastic setting for the stars of our league on what is sure to be one of the NBL’s night of nights," Ms Keneally said.

“Adelaide Arena is an iconic Australian sporting venue, and South Australian fans are among our most passionate basketball supporters in the country.”

Basketball SA Chief Executive Officer Mark Hubbard said: “We’re thrilled to have the NBL All-Stars returning to our city.

“The Arena successfully hosted the NBL All-Star Game in 2006 – which was a hit with fans – so it’s no surprise that the 36ers once again actively lobbied for our venue to host the match.

“The combination of our great arena and the enthusiasm for basketball among fans in Adelaide makes it a perfect place to host the all new, All-Stars Game.”

Adelaide 36ers Chief Executive Officer Leeanne Grantham said: “Holding the NBL All-Star Game in Adelaide will be a significant boost for the Adelaide 36ers so we’re delighted that Adelaide Arena has been chosen as the venue. The All-Star Game is the NBL’s showcase event and having it here will help capitalise on the excitement already surrounding the Sixers.”

The 2012 All-Star Game will feature the return of the popular Slam Dunk Competition and Three-Point Shoot-out, as well as the introduction of a Celebrity and Legends 3x3 game.

It will be broadcast nationally in Australia on TEN at 2.00pm in all markets, live in New Zealand on Sky Sports, and live on NBL.TV for mobile and tablets and simulcast on PCs.

The highest ranked head coach on the NBL ladder from the four teams making up the South at the end of Round Nine will lead the South All-Stars, with the same criteria used to select the coach of the North. The league will also select legends of the game to act as Assistant Coaches.

Tickets for the 2012 NBL All-Star Game go on-sale exclusively for Adelaide 36ers and Adelaide Lightning Members on Thursday, October 25 at 9:00am.

General public tickets will go on-sale on Monday, October 29 at 9:00am.

To purchase tickets fans can contact Proticket (1300 12 10 12 or www.proticket.com.au). Corporate hospitality packages are also available and email enquiries can be made at [email protected].

Voting details for team composition will be released shortly.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Not sure they should bother with the 'dunk comp' the last one in Adelaide was pretty embarrassing.

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KingJames  
Years ago

Pure Silk, I wouldn't say Sydney has the best basketball stadium since they don't even show the scorers. Also one end of the stadium is blocked off with a wall instead of the seating going right around.

Perth will shortly take over as the best stadium in Australia. Perhaps it would have been more fitting to have the All-Star game in Perth to help celebrate the new stadium.

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Benno  
Years ago

Hisense would of been perfect!

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Mystro  
Years ago

Vector Arena in Auckland would def sellout for an Allstar Game. Congrats to Adelaide on pulling finger and getting it done

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Isaac  
Years ago

Not sure they should bother with the 'dunk comp' the last one in Adelaide was pretty embarrassing.
I don't remember the three point comp being great either. Dunk comp was almost cringeworthy. My enduring memory is Farley jumping alongside that kid with the camera after an epic build up as though he would jump over him.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

How much are the tickets for the allstars game??

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Unfortunately Adelaide Arena has poor lighting for TV.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

My enduring memory is Farley jumping alongside that kid with the camera after an epic build up as though he would jump over him.


Me too Isaac. Who else was there Rhys Carter, Steven Broom?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Didn't Everard Bartlett win the dunk comp in Adelaide.

Sixers have eight weeks in a row of home games including all stars.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

how do u get tikets?

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skip  
Years ago

Carlos Powell won the dunk comp in Adelaide against Farley in the final.

As mentioned Carter and Broom and one other were involved as well.

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Mystro  
Years ago

Abercrombie, as athletic as he is, doesn't have big hands to palm the ball so he can't do the one handed windmills etc. Not sure about Creek and Walker's dunk repertoire.

3 point comp would be cool, there is enough decent perimeter shooters in the NBL to warrant one.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Powell beat Farley? Gee forgot all about him being in it.

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Wildcat Fan  
Years ago

I like the idea of the 3 on 3 legends game - though it would have been better to go with a full 5 on 5 game instead. If there is anything that might get some old fans from the 80s and 90s who stopped following the NBL in later years, this might generate interest again seeing their old "heroes" again.

Plus all the household names of the NBL are from the 90s anyway. So a good idea there - hope that part of the event (the legends game) is a significant one.

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Tornado  
Years ago

Mystro....youtube Mitch Creek for a bit of a look at his repertoire - not sure about Walker though?

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Hurls  
Years ago

ANon u say u have bought tickets.. where how? i been trying to!!!

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KingJames  
Years ago

Casey Frank was the other one who missed most of his dunks from memory

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Isaac  
Years ago

Hurls:

General public tickets will go on-sale on Monday, October 29 at 9:00am
Unless you've received something from the 36ers or Lightning. (I haven't.)

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PeterJohn  
Years ago

I wonder if having it in Adelaide is trying to give a boost to efforts to keep the Arena for basketball/NBL games beyond this season? NBL saying to any potential purchasers - "look at the sort of event basketball/NBL can bring to this stadium".

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Hurls  
Years ago

Isaac it says season members can buy thm as of today though and i am one..

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Double Clutch  
Years ago

I was the anon above who bought tickets. Got a e-mail. Wasn't 36ers branded (had the all-star game branding) but said because I'm a season ticket holder I getfirst dibs and a 15% discount.

Page I went to hadheaps of options (discounted tickets for player families). The link is at work so will look at it again tomorrow and post any info.

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HoldenV8  
Years ago

Good choice really. The Adelaide Arena is the biggest and best basketball specific stadium in Australia, and this is the All-Star basketball game after all. I know there is potential for a larger crowd in Sydney (the Ent Cent or being ambitious, Allphones Arena), Melbourne (Hisense) and even Auckland (Vector Arena). And of those, I think Auckland is probably the best bet to draw a capacity crowd. A case could also be made for the new 14,846 seat Perth Arena which opens in 3 weeks (ironically, Perth v Adelaide), though I think the NBL want to see what size crowds the Wildcats can draw there before committing something like the ASG there.

I think, as the article alludes to, that Adelaide is being rewarded for the fact that despite the recent lack of success of the 36ers, our average attendances have been on or near the top in the league for years now.

Anon#384571.....are your observations about the Adelaide Arena based on your personal experiences there or are you talking from watching it on TV only?? There is nothing wrong with the arena and it shows up very well on the box IMO.

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Hendo8888  
Years ago

South should dominate this game.
The predicted top 3 teams all together.

I'd go with:
Jackson
Lisch
Abercrombie
Redhage
Johnson

Martin
Gibson
Vukona
Knight
Schenscher/Pledger

Vs

Wilson
Ervin
Crawford
Lazare
Tragardh

Henry
Deleon
Saville
Forman
Loughton

South win pretty much every positional match-up. You never know with these types of games, but South is stronger offensively and defensively.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Ehh, i'm so sick of this need for the NBL to play a night sport in the afternoon. People will be busy working and shopping for x-mas 3 days later. Old man bought me a ticket as a surprise but i'm busy in the afternoon, if it was at night I could go. I understand its for the live tv audience but surely they have to consider those attending. I'm sure it will get great support but its just frustrating.

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Wildcat Fan  
Years ago

^^ agree with above post. I'm also getting frustrated at the ever increasing number of early afternoon games in the last few years. Obviously it's for TV, but basketball is traditionally a night sport. The ASG could have at least been on at night, but then it wouldn't have been broadcast.

HoldenV8, I think Perth Arenas capacity for basketball will be 12,500, with the option to make it smaller if necessary.

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Wildcat Fan  
Years ago

^^ agree with above post. I'm also getting frustrated at the ever increasing number of early afternoon games in the last few years. Obviously it's for TV, but basketball is traditionally a night sport. The ASG could have at least been on at night, but then it wouldn't have been broadcast.

HoldenV8, I think Perth Arenas capacity for basketball will be 12,500, with the option to make it smaller if necessary.

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HoldenV8  
Years ago

Wildcat fan, check out the official Venues West website. Capacity for basketball will be 14,846

http://www.venueswest.wa.gov.au/cproot/947/3/Perth%20Arena%20Seating%20Plan_Basketball.pdf

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Wildcat Fan  
Years ago

That's right, but I've also heard a lot of talk that they will consider reducing capacity to 12,500. The 14,846 capacity is the official capacity with the maximum amount of seats possible. There's always the opportunity to reduce that if they want.

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Chuck Norris  
Years ago

all you clowns complaining about the 22nd of December being a pain because of christmas shopping, here is a tip START SHOPPING NOW !!!!!!

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