.....

Same style of play for us in year 3. Davis is going well and is a great fit. Timms is still rehabilitating a serious knee injury - not sure if and when he will play - but he will also blend well into our style.

I don't know about "again".

They've only finished 14th twice in their 10-year history - 2013 & 2015.

"Again" adverb meaning another time; once more.

Seems to make sense.

"High values"=$$$
I must admit that's one of the funniest things I have ever read on this forum.. good for
a laugh! Have to “pay” that one :))

Curious concept.

Is there a cap on "Development Officers" per team in the SBL? If not a legislated cap, an ethical position ?

I think Perth Redbacks have a ratio of about 1 : every 10 Basketballers.

Let's assume and trust, for a moment, that they actually deliver Basketball programs, and don't just play SBL as a feature of their employment.

Must be lots of development outcomes, great for the game.

Anyway, I'm sure the SBL, who are charged with upholding the integrity, equity and standards of the competition, are reviewing this clearly emerging circumstance post-haste...

The Slammers could have 8 imports, with the muppet they got coaching the mens they still won't win hardly any games, save perhaps against Mandurah. If you don’t believe me, just watch! I give Voelkel about 4 games before he goes off at him.

Apart from those in the league already, are there any decent male or female coaches ready to roll into SBL jobs?

Heard Post-Blitz celebrations in Claremont will be huge #GetMeToAve

We would just like to announce our official sponsorship of the league in 2018.

Although there is no economic sponsorship in a financial sense we will be offering the same $3.50 pints all day everyday to any person that tells us they are SBL players.

We will also be serving them to any people who don't say they are SBL players.

there is one exception to the rule, if any memeber of the Wolfpack orders a bargain pint they will have to pay 14.90.

#survivingthesubipintwar

two years out of the game, no worries for Prue. From a small sample size, he will likely win the rebounding count again this year. He looks fit and strong

Ross averaged 19.9 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals in Qatar, helping his team reach the final, where they lost

Surely instead of referring to a team as a big slider you should just call them a burger.

steph jones to average more fouls than points

Blitz leading scorers (men)...

22.5 Field (Cougars)
17.5 Stewart (Magic) - import
17.0 King (Senators) - import
17.0 Armour (Tigers) - 1 game
16.5 Natesan (Buccs) - import
16.5 Cummings (Hawks)
16.3 Martin (Giants)
14.5 Monroe (Hawks) - import
13.3 Viskovich (Suns)
13.0 Redhage (Redbacks) - 1 game
12.3 Sharpe (Giants) - import
12.3 Sovine (Giants) - import
12.0 Williamson (Eagles)
12.0 Godfrey (Flames)
12.0 Salinas (Wolves) 1 game
11.5 Diagne (Tigers) - import
11.5 Paringatai (Buccs)
11.5 Manyang (Eagles)

"Redbacks- Standish for sure but she will miss a big part of the season"

I've seen it mentioned in previous posts about Standish missing big chunks of the season, but the three weekends she will be away, the Redbacks only play 2 games.

My take on the Blitz, and how I think the teams will go considering what players they have to come in....

1st - Redbacks
Their championship to lose. No imports or Vigor at the Blitz, and Redhage with the cameo one game. Still went 3-1.

2nd - Wolves
Hardly an SBL player to be seen on the weekend, and have a pretty handy starting-5 to come in.

3rd - Hawks
Thomas and Cummings come in to give them experience (Thomas) and depth in the backcourt. Garlepp and Hickert also back to help out with the bigs.

4th - Buccs
Natsesan was okay but Lasher was underwhelming. Ross is a big "in" though and will be their go-to player.

5th - Tigers
Similar team to last year except Diagne/Johnson replace Turner/Cody, though there's a tiny chance Cody will be back before seasons end.

6th - Giants
One of the big improvers. Imports look good, particularly Sharpe, but the surprise was Martin who was their leading scorer and the Blitz's best 3-point shooter.

7th - Lightning
If it's true about Alexander (along with Prue also being back) then they are back in the top-8.

8th - Senators
Justin King looks pretty good, however Ellis and Ashila were the only ones missing and they could only get one win. I actually see a drop-off in 2018.

9th - Eastern Suns
No imports, Horn or Timms on the weekend, and Timms might not be ready until halfway thru the year. Will improve from 2017.

10th - Flames
Import + Hire didn't play on the weekend so hard to judge. If that is all they have to come in then they won't make the playoffs.

11th - Cougars
Field (Blitz leading scorer) and the import will have to average 60 between them as I can't see anyone else scoring in double figures.

12th - Eagles
Import Morse was solid and they were okay on the weekend but don't have anyone of note to add. Won't finish last but won't make the top-8 either.

13th - Slammers
Robinson was okay but they will need a stud with the second import. Weeden a shadow of his former self on the weekend.

14th - Magic
Stewart will be good but Shabazz was average at best and the Blitz looked a bit out of his league. Pal didn't play so he will definitely help but won't get them off the bottom.

Manyang, Murphy , Morse, Warden, Donlagic, Dinardo. That's all I saw at blitz

Is joe Allen playing ?

yep, Joe-Alan is listed on their roster

"Kunek is gone. Lynx can't pay her what she wants so she's heading back over east" from anon on 6 March

https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-west-australian/20180308/282080572345252

It appears she is hoping to sign a new contract with the Lynx soon.

Troy

I rate Troy Clarke along with Shamus Ballantyne and Joel Wagner as the 3 greatest Aussie point guards that the SBL has seen, particularly when it comes to 'true' point guards.

It would be no surprise that they are the SBL's top-3 leaders in assists.

How many championships re Clarke v Wagner v Tupaea? All played against each other.

I rate Joe as better than Troy Clarke.. it's not even close really. Joe plays defense

For those stats buffs.....

ALL-TIME ASSISTS LEADERS
2773 - Troy Clarke (512 games)
2486 - Joel Wagner (306)
2414 - Shamus Ballantyne (367)
2087 - Joe-Alan Tupaea (467)
1836 - Craig Jackson (260)
1672 - Dan Hunt (382)
1656 - Andrew Bowman (356)
1579 - Greg Brown (450)
1568 - Calvin Earl (273)
1567 - Alan Erickson (385)
1562 - Leon Williamson (366)
1539 - Vince Kelley (351)
1264 - Wade Bennett (263)
1258 - Greg Regan (261)
1243 - Brian Fundingsland (155)
1204 - Ryan Hulme (376)
1192 - Elliott Bruton (255)
1151 - Grant Davey (338)
1149 - Daniel Thomas (236)
1131 - Brett Ellis (205)

ALL-TIME ASSIST AVERAGES (min 50 games)
11.1 - Alan Black (81 games)
10.1 - Mike Ellis (90)
9.9 - Peter Stewart (93)
8.6 - Nick Morken (82)
8.2 - Brian Voelkel (57)
8.1 - Joel Wagner (306)
8.0 - Brian Fundingsland (155)
7.1 - Craig Jackson (260)
7.0 - Taylor Land (141)
7.0 - Ty Harrelson (141)
6.6 - Shamus Ballantyne (367)
6.3 - Anthony Stewart (53)
6.1 - Eric Watterson (50)
5.9 - Wayne Simmons (51)
5.9 - Aaron Shaw (50)
5.8 - Chris Dodd (153)
5.7 - Calvin Earl (273)
5.7 - Michael Lay (161)
5.6 - Peter Hansen (179)
5.5 - Steve Williams (160)
5.5 - Brett Ellis (205)

Lukosius all time game records for MSBL and WSBL?

SBL GAMES PLAYED
512 - Troy Clarke
487 - Ryan Neill
467 - Joe-Alan Tupaea
463 - Travis Moore
450 - Greg Brown
448 - Aaron Edwards
412 - Ray Evans
411 - Jason Bunter
385 - Alan Erickson
382 - Dan Hunt
382 - Doug Gates
376 - Ryan Hulme
367 - Shamus Ballantyne
367 - Andrew McLennan
366 - Leon Williamson
364 - Matthew Earp
356 - Andrew Bowman
351 - Vince Kelley
348 - Matt Wundenberg
345 - Austin Bruton
342 - Damian Matacz
342 - Clint Read
340 - Aaron Ralph

Haven't worked out the women yet....

Aaron Ralph on a good pace there

You are correct there but that was my error... He has played 390 games......

SBL GAMES PLAYED
512 - Troy Clarke
487 - Ryan Neill
467 - Joe-Alan Tupaea
463 - Travis Moore
450 - Greg Brown
448 - Aaron Edwards
412 - Ray Evans
411 - Jason Bunter
390 - Seb Salinas
385 - Alan Erickson
382 - Dan Hunt
382 - Doug Gates
376 - Ryan Hulme
367 - Shamus Ballantyne
367 - Andrew McLennan
366 - Leon Williamson
364 - Matthew Earp
356 - Andrew Bowman
351 - Vince Kelley
348 - Matt Wundenberg
345 - Austin Bruton
342 - Damian Matacz
342 - Clint Read
340 - Aaron Ralph

You are correct. He is on 380.

Have him down under 2 names (Matthew & Matt). I'll have to go over this database and edit.

Jarrad Prue is on 330.

For those interested in his rebounding stats, he has grabbed 5998 in 330 games at an average of 18.2 per game.

Incredible.

ALL-TIME REBOUND LEADERS
5998 - Jarrad Prue (330 games)
4726 - Alan Erickson (385)
4599 - Dan Hunt (382)
3685 - Matt Wundenberg (380)
3650 - Vince Kelley (351)
3632 - Kelly Huston (276)
3410 - Matthew Earp (364)
3313 - James Fitch (315)
3296 - Damian Matacz (342)
3061 - Travis Moore (463)
3026 - Clint Read (342)
2738 - Rhett Della (352)
2732 - Aaron Edwards (448)
2722 - Billy Wade (210)
2441 - Jason Bunter (411)
2427 - Joe Regnier (199)
2328 - Matt Foster (280)
2309 - Anthony Exeter (304)
2255 - Peter Hansen (179)
2245 - Tom Jervis (172)
2239 - Craig Jackson (260)
2239 - Peter Sinfield (309)
2220 - Mike Elliott (160)
2207 - Riccardo Boyd (206)
2183 - Joe-Alan Tupaea (467)
2099 - Mark Heron (329)
2023 - Andrew McLennan (367)
2019 - Kurt Slabolepszy (264)
2007 - Ben Purser (263)
1984 - Wayne Creek (312)

Do u have highest total in a game. Assists point rebounds steals blocks

Nope, that would require having all the boxscores from the 6000 or so SBL games played since season one (1989),

Some of those stats were available on the SBL site a while ago. Don't know about now.

A week out from the season and not much advertising or fanfare from Bowler and co. No radio show this year? I heard cecins has said he won't do it any more. It would be great to have a YouTube channel or weekly episode like they do over east. Far out even R@nD0m doesn't do his previews any more. The league is going downhill faster more than a Wildcats fourth quarter! Too soon?

Rockingham post mentions them having signed Curtis Washington. Big signing. Certainly helps their like if size. They've got some great names coming in both men and women. Some good things happening for that club from juniors up both on and off the court.

Not SBL related BUT will bwa investigate the strong rumour that Stirling have paid SEVERAL players families to come across from neighboring clubs to form vital parts of their now qualified u14 touring teams? I have it on very good authority there is an email in circulation from late last year that states if identified players transferred to the club, then the costs involved with attending this year's Dandenong tournament as well as this year's wabl fees, would be covered by the club, sent from the club General Manager. If proven true this must make both of their teams ineligible to compete at the national championships?

Green with Envy will BWA look into the recruitment of players to Stirling No they won't.
Don't think many BWA look into any matters.
Another club did the same thing a couple of years ago, Willetton lost a couple of boys that were starters to them with free WABL fees for their touring team.

Suitable refs, refs will make mistakes, most are learning just like 13 year old players.
When players can make every shot, pass and rebound can you then expect perfection from refs etc.

Is he playing this weekend?

SBL Slam Radio returns in 2018 next Tuesday night 7pm - 8pm for the first show of 2018 where we will have 2017 Championship Coaches Doccy Smith from the Perry Lakes Hawks and Nik Lackovic as our weekly guests. We will also recap all the action from Week 1 of the Women's and Men's SBL Season, as well as preview and get expert tips for Week 2.

SBL Slam Radio on 98five Sonshine FM 7pm Every Tuesday night or you can listen to the weekly podcast from the website www.98five.com

"Lightning (No redhage NBL finals??)"

oh dear, someone still thinks Redhage is playing for Lakeside this year...

His re-signing with the Redbacks was announced on February 28 http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-5080-0-474308-0&sID=107350&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=61411764

lel

MSBL Round 1

Redbacks vs Lightning (Friday)
Redbacks missing a few versus a Prue-led Lakeside. Redbacks still impressive at the Blitz without half their team and will get up in this one by 10 points. Prue with 4p & 18r.

Flames vs Senators (Friday)
Unlikely to see Washington play as he's not even in the country yet. Will come down to whether Hire plays. If he does I'm picking an upset Flames win by 8 points. If he doesn't it will be Stirling by 12 points.

Cougars vs Eagles (Friday)
Two teams who will struggle to make playoffs. Is the Cougars import here yet? I still see them getting up by 6 points whether he plays or not.

Redbacks vs Buccaneers (Saturday)
If both teams had full line-ups, this will undoubtedly be Game of the Round. That aside it will be an 8-point win to Perth over a Buccs team fresh off the bus.

Hawks vs Magic (Saturday)
Should be a walk in the park for PL as they should have a full line-up and the Magic line-up oozes a bottom-2 team. Hawks by 20.

Wolves vs Tigers (Saturday)
Wolves not showing any of their cards at all at the Blitz while the Tigers were average with most of their line-up. Wolves by 12 points and Willetton underwhelm us.

Flames vs Giants (Saturday)
The Aussie line-up of both these teams look even, but it will be the Giants 3x imports versus the Flames 1x import+Hire that will get the fresh Giants a 6-point win. Hire doesn't play then it's a 12-point win.

Eagles vs Buccaneers (Sunday)
Eagles with the extra 24 hours break will take it up to the Buccs who may still not have Ross. However Gero should sneak a 4-point win which will be far greater if Ross is actually here and plays.

Senators vs Giants (Sunday)
Giants a bit worse-for-wear after a tough win the night before, while the Senators will be fresher and at home. Stirling by 12 points.

Eastern Suns vs Slammers (Sunday)
A late Sunday game to finish the round will see the Suns hammer the Slammers with their press and get up by 16 points.

Magic lineup oozes a bottom one team. Any lower they wouldn't be in the league

Love the people who gather favoritism before the first show has even gone to air. Regardless of who the host is, for it to be a knowledgeable and fairly educated show that is well liked by the basketball community - then naturally the person hosting would have some affiliation with one of the clubs.

Chech, for all his knockers, did a great job for many years in covering the League for the most part as a regular fixture in the local media - whether it was on Sport FM or with current League partner 98five.

For those on here who think that only certain clubs are favoured (In this instance with me hosting this year - Rockingham for example), then I genuinely challenge you to get your clubs to get in contact with me via email or through someone at your club who knows me... I think i have someone at most clubs who has my info, or just message me on Social Media. Part of the direction I want to take the show this year is to have lots of interaction from all of the clubs - in particular the coaches for your respective Men's & Women's teams.

Simply put, we want the clubs to take a bit of ownership with the radio show as it essentially is for everyone in our close knit basketball community to enjoy, have input on and be as informative / inclusive as possible.

We will also have an SMS line this year where we will have some weekly competitions with some great prizes from station sponsors, and we would love to also get feedback or questions on that line also that we will throw out on air if appropriate. Like I said and I know Chech was also very proactive about - the radio show is for our entire League to be proud of and want to be involved with... If you want it to be better, then tell us how we can improve it or if it's because your coach is 'never' on, I will do my best to get every coach we have in the League on air sometime this year.

Well said R@ndom, I agree that Chech made a great and invaluable contribution in his time and look forward to you doing some great things ahead. Thanks for caring enough to contribute to the league in a positive and proactive manner!

That would make sense re Lakeside. They have only signed one import (Isenbarger) who is a guard, so badly need another big.

Haha oh trust me the power's that be, in particular AB have been very in-depth shall we say in reminding me it's community radio based station. All jokes aside though I am looking forward to the new challenge in hosting the show and filling Chech's big shoes!

OK so with the permission of the crew at 98five - we will launch our first competition here. It will be open until the this coming Sunday Night (18th March) so make sure you share with your friends around the different clubs. Very simple competition and I am currently working with the Commish A Bowler to see if we can get some tickets to the GF as prizes - If not we will definitely have a great prize from one of the fantastic sponsors of 98five.

Pick the two Grand Final teams - One comp for the Women's, One comp for the Men's. Send your answers with the hashtag #SBLSlamGFComp with your name and a contact number to 0429 985 985. If there are multiple entries who pick the correct two teams, we will draw out of a hat on the last show for the year the winning entry out of those correct answers.

Also - To make the first show a bit more interactive, using the info line number 0429 985 985 & the hashtag #SBLSlamPredictor, send me the one thing you are looking forward to for the upcoming season and I will throw some shoutouts on air this Tuesday night to those appropriate for airplay ;-) If you want yours read out on air, put your name with it too!

With the GF Prediction comp - you also need to clarify in the text whether it is for Women's or Men's the teams you are selecting lol

R@ndom- why not run a tipping contest, or would this be too hard to administer? Hey

I have run a Tipping Comp for the past couple of years (with R@nD0m's occasional assistance) thru this website...

https://mysportstips.net

I don't have time to set it up this year, but if someone wants to go ahead and set one up, I'll enter.

Will cost you $29.00 though to setup but free for anyone to play.

Lukosius, I didn't know that. I can understand you having time constraints as my work keeps me occupied 7 days a week. I have the same problem. Hopefully someone else might take up your suggestion though. Thanks for your comments :)

Yeah as Lukosius has stated, the upkeep of the Tipping Comp is the hardest part unfortunately

In regards to the Grand Final Comp - I have been advised by the Commish that we will indeed have a Double Pass for each Grand Final on offer to the winners of the competition. Just for clarification, that does not mean if you guess the two correct teams for the Women's Grand Final - you don't however then a double pass to the Men's Grand Final also. For whichever Grand Final you successfully predict - that is the Grand Final you will receive the double pass for :-) (Yes i've had a few messages this arvo about it)

Geraldton Facebook Page, another interesting signing Marcus Alipate

Alipate is of Tongan descent. He averaged 10ppg over two seasons in New Zealand with the Canterbury Rams. He could no longer play there as a non-restricted player due to NZ's Oceania rule change

Alipate's signing with the Buccs is huge, and now puts them into a three-way battle for the Championship, along with the Redbacks and Wolves.

He's a very good scorer, ala Adekponya, and also went to college for a few years.

Alex Loughton into the Redbacks line-up (starting tonight) for a 3-game stint while they wait for one of the imports to arrive.

Haha re Bragg at Lakeside.

He has re-signed with his home team - the NW Tasmania Thunder.

www.theadvocate.com.au/story/5276956/bragg-to-return-home-very-soon/

Unless Lakeside are loaning him for a few games, until the Wildcats Ball is over.

I doubt a SEABL team like the Thunder would risk one of their key components playing in the SBL for a couple of weeks.

Ross will dominate in the SBL. If he takes 30 shots a game he will average 40+

"If he takes 30 shots a game he will average 40+"

You would certainly hope so.

Only first 4 for dexter

Is there an app for sbl?

Prue with a standard 21 rebounds in his first SBL game since July 2015

blood bath in WSBL GF rematch

Impressive performance by the Hawks men tonight, they looked good albeit not much opposition.

Just wondering, if the Magic get 70 combined points from their two imports and Pal, yet cop a 30 point loss, how many do these three have to score between then to be competitive?

The gave up 121 points at 53% so they will probably need 100 points from them in order just to be in the game.. Scary!

Well, the Hawkies are legit contenders and the Magic look like the legit wooden spooners.

Pal is legit and will waste a year with that shambles for a team they have down there. Heard he could have been in hawk colours tonight too. Should have secured him and i bet redbacks repeat wouldn't be such a sure thing

Agreed. From what I hear it's a shambles of a club.

Ha ha ok i will bite. Shambles of a club? Womens team in gf last year and just beat the hawks ladies who won it.... mens team clearly going through rebuilding years. Losing mully remmerswal bowman jarrad jackson in last two years over 1000 games experience. Also was down by 26 at one stage last night got it back to 9 the next quarter. Take nothing away from hawks they were on fire from deep. But calling them a shambles of a club is pretty funny when the hawks dj plays the defense chant from a recording..... the country teams would enjoy hearing that. Its round one

So your defending your own club by putting down another because of their defence chant?

Sounds like I touched a nerve there.. makes me think it is true. It's only what O hear but your overreaction has just confirmed it. And also confirmed you are one of the shambolic. If your club was 1% of what the Hawks are you would be in a much better position.

Granted your women’s team are pretty good but let’s see who wins when it really counts for something. Don’t make excuses, your men’s team have been the laughing stock for the last 20 years. Mullenox has been replaced by Pal who is far superior, Bowman hardly played last year and Jackson didn’t play. 20 years is one hell of a rebuilding program.

Anyway good luck in Shambolia and keep dreaming of a real club with prestige like the the good ol Hawkies

In all honesty Mandurah might not be as bad as some think. Perry lakes shot the 3 really well last night and most teams would have been overwhelmed by that kind of shooting night.

Most players at this level do shoot well from 3 point land when left wide open. They gave up 120pts in a 40 minute game- is that a record? Pro-rata it to 48 and they give up 151. Nope sorry, they will struggle to win even 1 game. Doesn't matter how many of them post on here it isn’t changing

Bahahaha pal is far better than mulli...Yeah good one. Na the hawks are the best club in wa. Go hawks.

Mulli might be slightly more skilled offensively, but Chud runs away with it on d. So overall Pal 4 sure

Dirk u just proved you know nothing. Even another poster says Pal is a definite upgrade on Mullenax. Maybe if Pal got fatter, lazier and slower then you might be right but I don't see it right now. I would take Pal any day and so would anyone sane of mind.. but then again u are insane aren’t you?

The only knock I have/had on Pal is his inconsistency which he seems to be quickly phasing out of his game. Exciting player to watch

Pal is consistent if given the ball in his area of most efficiency. He relies on it being delivered to him by his teammates. Mully is consistently slow and lazy.. that's about it. Besides if he is any good why isn’t he out there anymore? Rhetorical question there

So which import impressed the most? King surely for me.

Imports wise, definitely King along with Sharpe (Giants - He kept them in the game on Saturday night, and looks like the only one who showed up yesterday) & my final puck would be Maurice Barrow.

Player of the Week though surely has to go to Loughton. Strong game Friday night then huge off the bench with Redhage starting on Sat night.

Which is the biggest headline from the weekend:

1. The Suns massive win at home over the more fancied Slammers?
2. THAT 45 point loss by the Giants yesterday to the Senators, with only two players in double figures
3. Prue, after so long away from the game, showing why he is the Greatest Rebounder tgis league has ever seen. Don't sleep on that Lightning team once they get Alexander in that lineup

I watched the Suns v Slammers.

Going to be a long season for the Slammers if they don't play defence and box out. Suns have never had so many second chances.

Also helped that the Suns shot 40% from the 3pt line!

In offence why the Slammers had size and plenty of mismatch opportunities, they must have skipped the YouTube Post Up 101 Video!

The faster playing style of the Suns saw the Slammers slower in the 4th.

Good to have SBL back!

Bunbury didnt stand a chance against this new look suns. They were holding their shorts gassed as by half time. Davis adds a whole new element to their game, no one should take them lightly. Cant take advantage of mismatches and post ups when the pace is as quick as Suns play

Belger will be back in about a month.

POWER rankings after round 1....

1st - Redbacks (preseason 1st)
Roberts will come in for Loughton and they will also add Vigor. Will get better.

2nd - Wolves (preseason 2nd)
Jury still out on import Sullivan while Clausan seemed short of a run.

3rd - Hawks (preseason 3rd)
Confortable win as expected.

4th - Senators (preseason 8th)
Two from 2. King is good and they should make the top-4.

5th - Buccs (preseason 4th)
Underwhelming on the weekend but will improve with Ross.

6th - Tigers (preseason 5th)
Not as good as last year but a top-6 team.

7th - Lightning (preseason 7th)
Alexander is a BIG 'in'.

8th - Eastern Suns (preseason 9th)
Will give teams headaches, as showed yesterday vs Slammers.

9th - Flames (preseason 10th)
DKD out injured already.

10th - Giants (preseason 6th)
Tough weekend. True colours showing?

11th - Eagles (preseason 12th)
Morse looks pretty good. not much support though.

12th - Cougars (preseason 11th)
Import problems already?

13th - Magic (preseason 14th)
Scored enough but defence is atrocious.

14th - Slammers (preseason 13th)
4x imports means 4x the scrutiny.

Sto whinging. At the end of the day it's all about championships and it isnt illegal to assemble the talent required to get rings.

AIS

My man J-King just straight dominatin son!!!!!! He ain't even played good yet. He will drop a 50 soon, trust me.

Apologies about my first game.

Yep, you were shit.

6mins
0/0 0/0 0/0 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

But kudos for the apology and being +4 while you were on court.

Still have the best mole in the league but.

You r the white mamba of the sbl #GOAT

Burston at SBL level is an oxygen thief...
...meanwhile Loch Cummings hits a lazy 24!

I see the Catalano effect has taken hold on the previously playoff level Slammers. Te wooden spoon is between them and the Magic no doubt. Looking like they both struggle to win more than 2-3 games all year long.

Can't understand the logic behind the Slammers going with that coach. He wins what? 1 game in 2 seasons, then they get Harrelson and go all the way to the sbl grand final in the midst of several good playoff seasons. Last year they get a good coach and make playoffs. Now back to the dump.. crazy logic!

How many "good" coaches applied for the Bunbury job? Is there work down there for a coach? Nix traveled and didn't live in Bunbury.

I am not white? I am black on the inside HOMIE

Just listened to SBL radio. congrats to random on his first show! sure you were nervous but good interviews, and even a bit if opinion which was great to see. not sure about first two post game interviews being from your home club's coaches but we can work on that. nice effort mate

get Joshy Garlepp on the show to talk about the horks

Plz dont get Josh Garlepp to do anything. Plz.

Great Job Trav,

First episode you can understand him interviewing Rocko coaches who are easier to access on game day at his home club. I'm sure more teams will be interviewed during the season.

Remember Trav is a volunteer spending his time to provide something of value to the league. Lets not burn people for trying to help the sport regardless of the content/opinion.

People like to rag on Carl Catalano but there was no applicants for the Bunbury role going into January and this guy has stepped up to save the club some face in not having a coach for pre-season. He is up against it this year with a roster he has yet to develop.

Hahaha I was waiting for the flack on having Sammy and Peto on the first show. Truth be told I had spoken with coaches from both teams pre-game on Friday and Saturday night to say if they won, could we do a interview for the show afterwards. As it turned out, the Flames won both of those games. In hindsight I could have done Mike after the Senators win on Fri night but hey you live and learn.

Thanks for the positive feedback (The breathing thing had more to do with back end of a head cold more than getting excited over interviewing Lacko haha) I will be the first to admit it will take some time to get used to the flow of the show, and I do want to make it as inclusive and engaging as possible - but as I said last week, that can only happen if all clubs are proactive in wanting to be involved on the show.

This week we will have Randy Miegel, head coach of the Mandurah Magic Women, and Scott Rubery from the Goldfields Giants on the show. We will also have a new 'Name the Player' competition where I will give cryptic clues on a current player in the League, of which you then sms through your answers to the competition line (0429 985 985) - then the following week we will select a correct winner from the SMS line.

Just joking about JG I actually love the bloke.

Brett Spagnolo is my first love.

Week Two Men's Preview

Eagles @ Perry Lakes
Eagles with a nice win on the road over the Cougars on Opening Night before just having a massive second half comeback fall short against the Buccs at home on Sunday, but this presents a much tough task for them up against a team I think will challenge for the title this year in the Hawks. Parso's boys easily accounting for the Magic at Headquarters last weekend and I see this going much the same way. HAWKS RELATIVELY EASILY BY 16

Suns @ Perth
VERY interesting game this one. It was only one game but alot of positives coming out of Kalamunda's 20+ point win at home over the Slammers in Week One, and they will head to take on the defending champs with a 'nothing to lose' mentality. For Perth, they have advertised as this will be Loughton's last game and given the form he was in last weekend, along with the strong return of Redhage, the Spiders could send Alex off on a winning note if they hold their form and contain Davis & Belger. LIKELY TO BE CLOSER THAN SOME MAY THINK, BUT I STILL SEE PERTH TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS, WINNING BY 9

Cougars @ Goldfields
Horror opening road trip for Rubes and the Giants, losing a close one to the Flames last Saturday night before being absolutely embarrassed against the Senators the following day. Sharpe is a very handy player and if he can stay out of foul trouble (9 fouls in two games last weekend!) then the Giants will definitely be a chance in this one. Cockburn make the annual trip east after also losing in Week 1, going down at home to East Perth despite strong games from 'Bob' and Seva. I SEE SHARPE AND FIELD CANCELLING EACH OTHER OUT OFFENSIVELY HERE, SO IT WILL BE UP TO THE LESSER LIKES FROM BOTH TEAMS TO CONTRIBUTE ENOUGH TO GET THEIR RESPECTIVE TEAMS A WIN HERE. FIRST HOME GAME OF THE YEAR IN THE 'GOORLIE ALWAYS MEANS A BIG CROWD, AND WITH THAT HOME TOWN SUPPORT I WILL PICK THE GIANTS IN AN UPSET BY 2 (I KNOW I PICKED THE COUGARS ON THE RADIO SHOW... A MAN CAN CHANGE HIS MIND HAHA)

Flames @ Geraldton
Rockingham head to the Midwest after splitting their Week 1 double header, whilst the Buccs have their first Home Game of the year in front of the Midwest Maniacs after also splitting their Week 1 double header. If Ross plays, especially given the current injury clouds over DKD & Hire, then the Buccs should have enough firepower to get the Win - But the Flames are getting closer each year to breaking their Geraldton Hoodoo! HEART SAYS FLAMES BY 2, HEAD SAYS BUCCS BY 5... WE'LL GO WITH THE HEAD ON THIS ONE BUT OBVIOUSLY HAPPY IF I'M WRONG HAHA

Magic @ South West
Well, tough start to the year for both teams but at least with Trahair's troops - it was half expected given their redevelopment phase they are going through down there with alot of young kids getting opportunities this season. The same can't be said for the Slammers however who have on paper, a very decent team that were made to look very ordinary up at the Shed in the Sticks last weekend. For Coach Catalano's sake, I hope it was just a blemish on the radar and they start to find their mojo rather quickly! ALWAYS A BIT OF FEELING IN THE SOUTHERN DERBY AND EXPECT THIS TO BE NO DIFFERENT. SLAMMERS WERE HORRIBLE LAST WEEKEND BUT THEIR ROSTER IS TOO GOOD TO NOT BOUNCE BACK IN THIS ONE. SLAMMERS IN WHAT COULD BE A VERY UGLY GAME BY 11 POINTS

Hawks @ Lakeside
So we have our first service at The Church for 2018, as the Lightning get set to host a Hawks side coming off a Friday night clash with East Perth at Headquarters. Lakeside weren't disgraced against the Redbacks on Opening Night, and will go into this clash in the familiar surrounds in South Lake pretty confident of pulling off the upset of sorts. Perry Lakes backing up will be their first major test of the season, and locking down the God Squad's scoring backcourt of Bragg and McKenzie will be high on Coach Parson's priority list. DEFINITE DANGER GAME FOR PERRY LAKES, BUT THEIR DEPTH IS A MAJOR REASON I HAVE THEM GOING SO FAR THIS SEASON - HAWKS TO GET UP IN A CLOSE ONE, DEFEATING THE LIGHTNING BY 5

Wolves @ Kalamunda
Can the Suns pull off their second upset in as many weeks as the Wolpack head up to the Hills to take on a somewhat resurrgent Suns lineup. The big question for this game is will the Suns 'no-names' step up to contain the star studded Wolves lineup with names like Salinas, Iliadis, Huntington & Billups all capable of winning a game off of their own hands. EXPECT THIS TO BE A DEFENSIVE FOCUSED GAME FROM THE WOLVES, WITH AGGRESSIVE TRAP DEFENSE AND PHYSICAL MAN ON MAN BEING THE LIKELY RECIPE FOR ETTRIDGE & CO. WOLVES TO MAKE IT TWO IN A ROW, DEFEATING THE SUNS BY 7

Tigers @ Stirling **Game Of The Week**
Dear Tigers players who love to post on forums such as this one during pre-season on how well you are going to do, and where you will be heading for post-game / success celebrations... It actually helps Blacky if you show up for games, particularly the bench players. 11 points total against the Wolves last week from your bench, and 8 of those were from young gun Luke Jackson, makes me wonder if you spend too much time on here or working on your spray tans / mole hair removal and not enough time on your jumpshot, or heaven forbid defense - seeing you did lose last week... remember that? Otherwise it will be a loss to a Stirling coach who loves to beat anyone with the surname Black and suddenly you are 0-2, likely sitting outside the Top 8 heading into Week 3... happy, happy, joy, joy! SENATORS TO TAME THE TOOTHLESS TIGERS, WINNING BY 8

Subi does have dem $3.50 pints doe!

Once again someone missed the memo that a lot of the stuff I say on here is very tongue in cheek. If we can't have a light hearted laugh and alternative look at some of the boys posts, especially after a loss which I'm sure those same Willo boys would not have expected - then get off the keyboard, walk outside and live your life a little.

Sure - the post probably could have been a little less directive, but then what would you the keyboard warrior(s) hiding behind anonymous IDs have to talk about. Jake B has me on Facebook and I'm fairly certain if the post offended him or any of the other Willo boys in any way, I would've gotten a message from him by now. Are you one of these new age types who also believe little johnny finishing 27th in a race also deserves a ribbon and a trophy too...

Haha not sure hey, i did get told they were following up on some now ex-board members when i first moved to Kal regarding this though after I gave the club several requested documents which i believe they were happy with, considering i never heard from them after that on the matter.

IP addresses are a wonderful thing too for possible defamation cases there anon... But you do you

Random
These people who hide behind an anonymous tag are the same ones who fold like a pack of cards when confronted. They have been told for years and years by their mummy and daddy that they are so good at everything they do and if they put their mind to it they can achieve anything they want. I bet they are also the ones who get a trophy for participating although they are move value to the opposition than their own team.
Anyone who has read your previews over the last 10 years would know that the tongue is planted firmly in the cheek with your comments and any player who is a little bit offended can always contact you and sort it out, not p*ss whinge and moan behind a cloak of anonymity.

It seems some of their family gene pool needs a little chlorine.

R@andom keep doing your thing mate.

We don't need to sanitise every word of every review or interview. The fact you have a bit of realness in how you go about it is what makes people connect with it. If it is just robotic, facts and figures it can get boring pretty quick.

We also know you will give your own team stick if they aren't up to scratch so I don't know what the problem is with people feeling you are biased

good onya mate

How's Morse with 38 of EP's 74 points tonight. Next best... Ngor Manyang with 7 hahahaha Eagles really are a garbage club, with the women just as bad. Why is Corey Easley still playing? Couldn't hit water from a boat. Easley and Williamson have both got to go - both have been washed up since 2014

meanwhile, Kevin Davis in a similar boat at Kalamunda.

Drew Williamson still averaging 20 a game.... shut up bro

Try with google chrome

Willo lose again LOLLLLLLLLL. These kids are way too cocky for their on good. Lakeside will look pretty scary once Alexander arrives. I still cannot believe Prue is still rebounding like that after so long off and getting older. WOW. How long until Kevin Davis cracks it, can't be doing everything out there every night. J King looks amazing. Great start to the season, Im sure everyone is loving it.

What happened with BC

My android works fine

if you have your i phone screen on zoom stats will not work . needs to be on standard setting ..

Re: Catalano.. I told you so!

An opposition 7-0 run to start the 3rd qtr and 20-9 run to start the 4th is a sure sign of bad or ineffective instruction being given in the huddle.

How does a coach at this level have no idea how to bust a 2-3 zone?

They need to start looking at who isn't coaching right now and may be available to get them in there as a replacement whilst the damage can be limited. Quick affirmative action will see them still make the playoffs, they have the talent to do it. If they wait til even 0-5 it may be too late.

Catalano is doing his club a favor by coaching and stepping up when they couldn't find anyone else.

Is he up to the standard? Maybe not, but at least he is in the arena while you guys take pot shots on a online forum.

Respect that he is trying to hold down the fort til they find someone who wants to coach the team down there.

Maybe a good year to blood up younger players and build to a sustainable future.

Yeah I respect that he has stepped up to hold down the fort, fair call. I will respect him more for putting his ego aside and standing down.

Did they have no other applicants? Hard to believe that one

I heard 1 or 2 applied but no one suitable applied. Lets say they gave it to someone who did apply, you would be in the same boat complaining about them not being good enough to coach SBL level.

At least with Catalano you know as soon as someone that can coach comes along he will step aside instead of trying to push a coach out or letting them go and potentially burning a bridge

Just saw on basketballwa facebook page the under 18 city versus country game is at warwick. why do we not share around these events at different clubs? senators have had this year alone development and spp camps run by basketballwa, sbl blitz and grading at warwick. how much money can one club be gifted by the state governing body rather than sharing around these kind of clinics and tournaments to all clubs so they all get to have some financial gain rather than all at the same club, who it has been established use that financial gain to pay off other clubs wabl players for the purposes of getting them onto potential touring teams. its a joke and with basketballwa in their back pockets nothing will be done

So Nix earned more than Redhage last season? Ha I didnt know April Fools started early this year

everything BWA-related would be at BBC if they could, but BBC obviously has multiple tenants and outside clients. Warwick is no where near as user friendly for BWA - there's no way they *want* to use Warwick

POWER rankings after round 2....

1st - Redbacks (last week: 1st)
Seen nothing yet that would tell us they shouldn't be no.1

2nd - Senators (last week: 4th)
I had them 8th in the preseason and I'm now eating my words.

3rd - Wolves (last week: 2nd)
Clausen struggling despite the hype. Luckily Seb stuck around.

4th - Hawks (last week: 3rd)
Lost an import but we assume a replacement is lined up.

5th - Buccs (last week: 5th)
Will move into the top-4 when Ross arrives.

6th - Lightning (last week: 7th)
Batting above their weight at the moment with one import.

7th - Tigers (last week: 6th)
One starter short of being a top-4 team at the moment.

8th - Eastern Suns (last week: 8th)
A couple of thumpings brought them back to earth.

9th - Cougars (last week: 12th)
Tonight we will see if they are a top-8 team.

10th - Flames (last week: 9th)
When's the help arriving (Hire, Washington)?

11th - Eagles (last week: 11th)
I'll repeat from I said a week ago - Morse looks pretty good. not much support though.

12th - Giants (last week: 10th)
Is this the worst team if you take away the imports?

13th - Magic (last week: 13th)
Won the battle of the cellar dwellers last week.

14th - Slammers (last week: 14th)
Should be better than this.

Beat down for the Magic too. Julitz scores 17 last week and comes off the bench?

Slammers won't have a chance to win another til they play Magic again. Adding a Voelkel will help but he can’t beat teams by himself.

Games over the next few weeks I believe will sort out the contenders from the pretenders this year...

Week 4
Wolves @ Stirling
Buccs @ Willo
Week 5
Wolves @ Gero
Week 6
Senators @ Perry Lakes
Week 7
Redbacks @ Willetton

keep in mind Loughton didn't play, and Roberts and Vigor are yet to arrive

The wolves just played with more intensity... Ran all 10 players at them all game. It was neck and neck for the first half. I think the Redbacks just ran out of steam towards the end.

At the risk of sounding silly, can someone (Random perhaps) explain how the +/- on the SBL boxscores are calculated please? Thanks.

Thanks very much, now it makes some sense!!

Any ideas who the Hawks facebook post today is referring to? https://www.facebook.com/perrylakeshawks/posts/1792983984092256

Can only assume it's Monroe's replacement

Saw last night random has skin cancer ftom a melanoma. Mate from all of us in joobdalup, get well soon aye. Your flames crew and the basketball public of our state are better with you involved.

Lukosius must be in very low spirits with the way Kal has started the season. No April thread?