Doesn't help when the League continue to put a bit of cash ahead of the safety of the players.

There is no excuse for those decals on the court. None.

These haven't been decals they’ve been load management

It's not the lockdowns and co. that are causing the injuries.

In Australia we have a huge problem with a lack of investment in strength and conditioning coaches and sport science. When you combine this with lockdowns, recipe for disaster.

It’s not an isolated problem to basketball either.

All the NBL teams as far as I know have strength and conditioning coaches, physios and doctors on their teams. S&C's travels with those teams as well. Get it right.

Terrible news was a future star in the ;=league for the next 10 years!

Let's make this clear it wasn't the decal on the court that caused this. He slipped awkwardly outside the 3 point line with no one around him.

#490 no he actually just took off and it ruptured. That is why he looked back as he thought he got kicked. He didn't slip it was a take off injury

Yes they do have S&C coaches, I didn't dispute that. But have you seen the peanuts they get paid?

This isn’t just an NBL issue either, it’s in all sports across the country.

#500, tell us how much they get paid, the kings have first class sports guys. As #493 said it was a take off injury, pure bad luck. Injuries are part sport, look at the big euro football leagues, clubs can get decimated very quickly, Liverpool FC lost four centre backs in a month, you telling me they don't have the best sports guys.

Point is - the top S&C coaches aren't going to work in the professional sport industry in Australia if they can make over double to triple the salary in the private sector.

None of them are on triple figure salaries - which is considered the bare minimum for a semi-decent D1 school in the U.S. Further - anybody getting started is expected to volunteer, which people just cannot not do as they still need to earn a living.


It’s better than what the situation was 10-15 years ago sure, but we are way way behind the 8 ball compared to other countries and comparable leagues.

AFL player for St Kilda

#504 I call bullshit. Plenty of money in Australia. The head S & C coach for MU came back from China. He holds one of the highest qualifications in the world. Australia pays just fine

Anon, Yanni Wetzell is surely in the running?

Anon, Yanni Wetzell is surely in the running?

"Point is - the top S&C coaches aren't going to work in the professional sport industry in Australia if they can make over double to triple the salary in the private sector."

How much of professional sport in Australia is not private sector? The NBL and its clubs are incorporated as private companies, except for Cairns (Other Incorporated Entity) and Phoenix (Fixed Unit Trust). And most of the AFL and NRL clubs either are companies or own companies operating in the private sector (merchandising, gambling etc.). Similarly for A-League. Don't know about Super Netball.

This is Wetzell's third pro contract right? He signed with SEM, then left for Europe and is now back with SEM.

I'm sure the NBL will find a way to make Wetzell eligible. They look after their favourites

Doesn't matter if he didn't play. The eligibility states "first pro contract since turning 18"

Quote from Liam Santamaria:

"For a player to be considered for ROY they must be a Next Star or Unrestricted Player who is in their first pro contract or replacement player contract since turning 18 years of age. Replacement Players who have played less than 7 games and DPs are not eligible for ROY."

Generational? OMG stop drinking the coolaide

Well its not like Australia produces 6'9" lottery-projected point guards ever couple of years.

So? I'm not and I totally agree with him re Giddey.

#youngest ever Boomer to what play Guam in the Asia Cup.

Giddey for certain, he's the best even before injuries. Exum was a lottery pick, not as tall but close.

Giddy is a poor man's Lamelo. He will get drafted but he isn't as athletic as he needs to be.

If an import like Mooney does not qualify for ROY, then why does a next star? LaMelo had already played professionally but qualified and got it, but Mooney came from college, like Jessup, but does not. Stupid. Either disqualify next stars from the award or open it up to collegiates who fit the criteria.

The thing is that the Next Star program primarily exists to put the NBL on the map (like it did with RJ and Melo), so of course the NBL are going to bend the rules to help get some extra promotion out of them