QBL 2009 - Week 7

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Friday
Caboolture @ Rockhampton

Saturday
Northside Wizards @ Bundaberg
Toowoomba @ Ipswich
Caboolture @ Mackay
Gold Coast @ Brisbane

Sunday
Toowoomba @ South West Metro
Northside Wizards @ Gladstone
Brisbane @ Maroochydore


sunday game for maroochydore vs brisbane playing at interesting time this weekend. is this because of long weekend?

womens 5.15
mens 7.00

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sunday game for maroochydore vs brisbane playing at interesting time this weekend. is this because of long weekend?

womens 5.15
mens 7.00
Early finish-party night?

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Early finish-party night?

its on the SUNDAY! so they are playing at a later time then normal.

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Just hijacked your post to add the playing draw in Crack.. nothing more :)

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Bishop returns to Cyclones (http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2009/06/03/bishop-returns-to-side/)

ROCKHAMPTON Hog's Breath Cafe Cyclones star Abby Bishop will return to Cyclones colours on Friday night after a MVP performance for the Australian Opals.

Bishop arrives back in Rockhampton today after the Opals' international tours of China and Europe in recent weeks.

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Rush builds reputation across Qld (http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2009/06/03/rush-builds-reputation-across-qbl/)

LEAH Rush is wasting no time making a name for herself in the QBL.

Rush yesterday became the Rockhampton Hog's Breath Cafe Cyclones' second player in as many weeks to collect the QBL's round-six women's player of the week award.

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[Mr bEn]

sunday game for maroochydore vs brisbane playing at interesting time this weekend. is this because of long weekend?

womens 5.15
mens 7.00

Yeah it would be due to the long weekend. Great idea I think. Maroochy generally experience good patronage for their night games, so smart move on their behalf.

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Nathan Jawai to play in Cairns (http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2009/06/04/45491_local-sport-news.html)

NATIONAL Basketball Association star Nathan Jawai will play for Team Hoop Dreaming when they take on the undefeated Cairns Bartercard Marlins in the 2nd Annual Hoop Dreaming Charity Basketball Blitz at the Fish Tank on Saturday night.

Jawai will lead the Hoop Dreaming All-Stars team which also features special guest Anthony Mundine, along with current NBL players Kerry Williams, Aaron Grabau, Dwayne Vale and Michael Cedar.

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[Boss Playa]

I must say that the discussion in the previous thread about who could potentially form an All-Star squad was very interesting. With only a few games played I think it's too early to make a solid call, but at the very least the discussion shows what a great pool of talent we have playing in our competition this year.

For what it's worth, here who I would go with in a twelve man squad. I have no doubts my thoughts will changes with another six weeks of play.


Starters
F - Cam Tragardh (NOR) - Another MVP-candidate season. Two 50 point games in a row against reasonable opposition last week, first time in league history?

F - Matt Hanson (BUN): Stud putting up great numbers.

F - Reggie Golson (RKH): I heard a rumour that he eats young children for breakfast. And their parents for lunch.

G - Aaron Grabau (CAI): Quietly getting things done as he stays in cruise mode for now. Could be putting up bigger numbers, but not required with other teammates currently on song.

G - Scott Cook (MKY): Perhaps the safest handles in the L. Not your traditional point in terms of dropping dimes, but a very reliable scorer and defender.


Bench
Rhys Martin (RKH): Great player, will give him more credence when Rocky gets a few more games under their belt.

John Fitzgerald (MKY): Everyone knows what he does by now.

Duncan Milne (COA): Handy big who knows his limits. Pulls down boards and has a nice short/mid-range game.

Cam Tovey (TSV): Generating a lot of hype. Townsville need his numbers badly on a team with few recognised scorers.

Mike Kingma (GLA): Comments are correct that he is not at peak fitness, but still a large body to have, and capable of putting up mammoth numbers.

Dave Gurney (GOL): Capable of playing a few positions. Continues to shoot well (is prolific from downtown so far) and a decent boards man.

Scott McGregor (GOL): Am happy he's 'stepped down' to have a run. Potent triple-double threat (have we had one yet this season?).


Heavy consideration to
Shane Davis (NOR)
Jason Cameron (SW)
Justin Brown (RKH)
Mark Ferguson (BNE)
David Bartholomaeus (BNE)
Dwayne Vale (CAI)

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Courting duo live for basketball (http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2009/06/05/courting-duo-live-for-basketball/)

When Justin Brown and Sarah-Jane Knox hit Hegvold Stadium tonight, the basketball couple will celebrate a courtship which began in Perth three years ago.

Brown, 29, and Knox, 24, will suit-up for the Rockhampton Stadium Nightclub Rockets and Hog's Breath Cafe Cyclones respectively in their round seven QBL games against the Caboolture Suns.

Knox is gradually finding her feet after returning to the court this season with the Cyclones, who welcome back Australian Opals star Abby Bishop from national duty tonight.

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[Mr bEn]

When's Iwanicki back for the Power?

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When's Iwanicki back for the Power?

he is back this weekend we hope......

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Wizard to cast spell in Bundy (http://www.news-mail.com.au/story/2009/06/05/wizard-to-cast-spell-in-bundy/)

HOW do you stop the Queensland Basketball League's (QBL) most dominant player?

That is the question facing the Bundaberg Radiology Bulls when Cam Tragardh and the Northside Wizards hit town tomorrow night.

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LOL. Nice photo. oh god yes. Since when did Bundaberg start recruiting Boy Band wannabe's from Swedish chocolate factories?

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well after a week long hiatus at various casinos i thought i'd beta come back to work as i'm sure you've missed me an my uncanny ability to predict the ABA future... anyway lets give each team a virus/disease and let the antibodies fight it out...


Caboolture @ Rockhampton
poor suns will be like a common cold this weekend nothin serious an gone in 24 hrs this road trip is possibly worse then Cairns/tville simply cos of flight costs or a long boring drive... Rocky by 40

Wizards @ Bundaberg
elephantiasis has hit Cam Ts numbers at the moment has the swellin gone down yet? in the old days Rum was the remedy for at least 500 medical conditions we'll see if it works on Elephantiasis this Satnite... Wiz by 6

Toowoomba @ Ipswich
pneumonia is startin to set in for both teams at the bottom of the cellar this game is simply who can get hot enough to beat the winter chills... Neers by 1

Caboolture @ Mackay
diagnosis same as Cab v Rocky take some panadol an see you in the morning... mackay by 40

Gold Coast @ Brisbane
Caps most common ailment would av to be rheumatism arthritis but with all the Veterans on this team on cortizone i think they should take care of GC...
Bris by 10

Toowoomba @ South West
Sw remind me of a mate who used to complain bout his herpes, they flare up every now an again an get ya in trouble and like herpes even tho it aint serious u cant get rid of them they will be around come finals time thanx to pool of ease...
SW by 15

Wizards @ Gladstone
did Rum cure the elephantiasis either way with the Fireman back to get everyone with his heatstroke the only cure will be excesses amounts of alcohol on way home after a double loss to Power at least the lucky bastards have public holiday to recover from it... Power by 17

Brisbane @ Maroochydore
Cortizone aint goin to cut it after a battle the nite before, the fresh young Jezzys will be everywhere like the swine flu... Clips by 4

i've got no odds today cos all my bookies have been put in 7 day quarantine due to visiting melbourne casino an comin back with pig flu so jus make a donation to the Royal Brisbane so we can afford to pay for this phantom epidemic...

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looking at the stats in rocky it doesn't look like there are too many opportunities for the locals with 3 of the imports playing 48 minutes and if it wasn't for aucoin getting into foul trouble early and fouling out i am sure he would have played the full 48 as well.

so everybody is playing for one spot or hoping someone get's in foul trouble.

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Depleted Force hand young gun crucial role (http://www.qt.com.au/story/2009/06/06/depleted-Force-hand-young-gun-crucial-role/)

EXCITING Ipswich Force teenager Lachlan Jones has been handed the daunting task of stopping Toowoomba Mountaineers sharp shooter Steven Glover in tonight's QBL encounter at the Ipswich Basketball Stadium.

The 1-7 Force held off the winless Mountaineers in round one 111-99, but Terry Lindeberg's side go into tonight's rematch severely undermanned.

Leading scorer Ryan Stolberg (broken ribs) and captain Dan Robinson (on holiday) are confirmed scratchings, while power forward Steven Broom is also a doubtful starter after missing Thursday night's training session with the flu.

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Opals to shine on Meteorettes' court (http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2009/06/06/opals-shine-meteorettes-court/)

The Mackay Meteorettes will welcome back Australian Opals duo Rohanee Cox and Marianna Tolo for today's round seven QBL home game against the Caboolture Suns.

Cox and Tolo have just returned from two international tours to China and Europe, where they helped the Australian team finish second in their tournament in France.

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looking at the stats in rocky it doesn't look like there are too many opportunities for the locals with 3 of the imports playing 48 minutes and if it wasn't for aucoin getting into foul trouble early and fouling out i am sure he would have played the full 48 as well.

so everybody is playing for one spot or hoping someone get's in foul trouble.

glen scott has not played the last 2 games, whats wrong with him??

that game was close the whole way so those guys needed to play 48 mins.

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glen scott has not played the last 2 games, whats wrong with him??

that game was close the whole way so those guys needed to play 48 mins.

The game being close the whole way so those guys needed to play 48 mins??? mmmmm so what your saying is that over the years you haven't produced any quality local juniors that are reliable enough to match it with the opposition. Perhaps instead of spending $$$$$$$ over 12 or so years trying to buy a championship the money may of been better spent on producing the LOCAL talent .

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Sure this is right, Ryan Jeffries dropped a triple double (45 pts, 10 reb, 10 ass) on Toowoomba.
Yeah, it's only Toowoomba, but a great effort all the same. Valuable win minus Stolly and Robbo.
Ippy women had an easy win, 77-40.

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Sure this is right, Ryan Jeffries dropped a triple double (45 pts, 10 reb, 10 ass) on Toowoomba.
Yeah, it's only Toowoomba, but a great effort all the same. Valuable win minus Stolly and Robbo.
Ippy women had an easy win, 77-40.


Would have to be player or the week regardless!!

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saw matty hanson go 0-10 against wizards last night from the arc. when will big guys realize they belong in the painted area and not outside the semi circle.

take note of this list:

Cameron Tragardh 1-7
Dennis Thornton 1-7
Gianni Costantiello 2-13
Brad Rasmussen 4-24
Scott Mcgregor 4-23
Matthew Hanson 17-71
Reggie Golson 6-25
Andrew Latimer 3-12

and the list goes on

[Dunc]

Just to throw some stats back at you regarding some of those guys;

Dennis Thorton: 2007: 33-77 42.9%
Brad Rasmussen: 2007: 12-39 30.8%
Andrew Lattimer: 2006: 24-68 35.3%
Scott Mac isn't even a big he had a 13 year career as a 3 man...
Likewise Golson and Hansen are inside outside guys

I would say pretty much all of those 3pt% stats will be up by the end of the year...

[Mr bEn]

Yep congrats to Ryan, that is a huge game in what would have been a dogfight.

I know it's the long weekend, but anyone with a game report? Wiz @ Bundy, Coast @ Brissy and Neers @ Ippy are surely all worth of comment.

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just saw box score on gladstone v northside

double overtime win to gladstone by 10 cam t had 57

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Some big numbers in that game trigga was going off!! kingma 32 and 20, 3 of 4 from the arc damm!!

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just saw box score on gladstone v northside

double overtime win to gladstone by 10 cam t had 57

the guy was hitting some tough shots even with good d played on him and shane davis was tough aswell hitting some big shots.

they will be very tough with gibbo and tim so glad we played them now!

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player of the week will be a tuff call this week, ryan jefferies, cam T, and kingma all having massive perfromances...

i think jefferies should get it... its not that often you see a player score 45 and have a triple double

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thats a tough call cam gets double dub dubs including 57pts at nearly 60% from field and he's not player of the week?

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thats a tough call cam gets double dub dubs including 57pts at nearly 60% from field and he's not player of the week?

he has had player of the week twice allready and just got it last week do you think some one should be able to get it multible times?? I say yes, but not sure if they will.

scott cook had 9 steals and in the 30s for points.

jefferies had good numbers and I think deserves it!!!

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jeffries shot at 69% from the field for his 45, and only took 22 shots as opposed to cam t's 40. I saw the ippy game and jeffries could've easily had another 10 or 15, but was a team player hence getting his 10 assists as well. Don't get me wrong, don't want to take anything away from cam t or any of the others who had huge games, but I think jeffries is an up and comer and deserves player of the week.

[Hadad]

[Rookie Lachie Jones defended well against Steven Glover giving Ryan the oppurtunity to play his natural game, Ippy played with determination.Would like to see Matt Ebneter get more minutes for the Neers a young talented player.Great game to watch. Cheers!

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Hot meteors are on a roll (http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2009/06/08/hot-meteors-are-on-a-roll/)

AFTER their round seven QBL victory against the Caboolture Suns on Saturday night, Mackay Meteors coach Leonard King told his team the game was “a demolition”.

It was an apt way to describe the match, with the McDonalds Meteors looking virtually untouchable against the Suns, who were sitting in third place on the ladder prior to the round.

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Campbell and Scott in doubt (http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2009/06/08/campbell-and-scott-in-doubt-for-meteors-clash/)

ROCKHAMPTON Stadium Nightclub Rockets captain Tony Campbell and defensive stopper Glenn Scott are in serious doubt for this weekend's crucial road trip to Mackay.

The Rockets take on a red-hot Mackay Meteors outfit after a hard-fought 98-83 win over the Caboolture Suns in their round seven QBL showdown at Hegvold Stadium on Friday night.

American import Reggie Golson was the match-winner for the Rockets, with the crowd favourite hitting a game-high 42 points and also collecting eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks.

Injured pair Campbell (hamstring) and Scott (ankle) missed the 15-point victory, which was also the Rockets' 20th straight win on the back of their state and national championship winning run last season.

Scott has now missed the Rockets' last two games and Rockets coach Neal Tweedy is unsure whether the starting guard and Campbell will be fit for Saturday night's danger game in Mackay.

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Cam T played kingma and esparza who are monsters. Ippy played the neers. Mite count for something. P.S. The wizards have toowoomba this weekend :-)

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Cam T played kingma and esparza who are monsters. Ippy played the neers. Mite count for something. P.S. The wizards have toowoomba this weekend :-)

look out cam going to drop 67 again.....

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Cracker of a mens game up the coast with Maroochy snatching the W from Brisbane. Izzy Tueta can no longer be dismissed as a kid who had a good game. The guy was composed and in control at all times scoring in the paint or from the arc at will. In the last play he had been running so hot the Bris D automatically went after him but Waz had drawn it up for Colby to take the shot and he nailed it.

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Cracker of a mens game up the coast with Maroochy snatching the W from Brisbane. Izzy Tueta can no longer be dismissed as a kid who had a good game. The guy was composed and in control at all times scoring in the paint or from the arc at will. In the last play he had been running so hot the Bris D automatically went after him but Waz had drawn it up for Colby to take the shot and he nailed it.

Izzy - 16 minutes - 8-10fg, 3-3 3pt, 6-6 ft, 2 assists. 25 points.

Very well done young fella.

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Suns go down fighting (http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/jun/08/suns-go-down-fighting/)

It was a road trip to forget for the Caloundra Suns men’s and women’s teams as they went down in all four of their matches against Rockhampton and Mackay at the weekend.
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The men began their trek north with a 98-83 loss to Rockhampton who, like their female counterparts, are also unbeaten after six games.
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The Maroochydore Clippers had a more memorable weekend, winning both their games against the Brisbane Capitals at Maroochydore Basketball Stadium.

The Clippers Men narrowly beat the Capitals 109-108 in a nail-biter after guard Isaih Tueta hit three free throws on the bell.

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Cam T = DAMN... dude was hittin some fadeaway almost 3ptrs with 1 or 2 hands in his face and nothing but net... i know he gets the award multiple times but with weekends like that its hard to say no to him..

if he doesnt get it Ryan def will thats some massive numbers no matter who u play...

jus saw Reggies tip jam on the local news was NICE pity it registered a score of 2 or 3 to the crowd cos i think i saw 5 ppl on screen react... Cmon Rocky get behind ur team :) hahaha

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Cracker of a mens game up the coast with Maroochy snatching the W from Brisbane. Izzy Tueta can no longer be dismissed as a kid who had a good game. The guy was composed and in control at all times scoring in the paint or from the arc at will. In the last play he had been running so hot the Bris D automatically went after him but Waz had drawn it up for Colby to take the shot and he nailed it.
Well I was at the game and Dante played a very unselfish game to set up a couple of those big shots including the big one by colby. Not so selfish like people think!

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We all know brisbane are a better team then what results they have!

Sharing mins does not work, guys need to know there roles and get into a routine. I though they would be real contenders this season but not looking very good with how very incosistant they are.....

Seems Maroochydore are learning there roles with some balanced numbers and zane and dante being unselfish!

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Id say Izzy is the best player on that team (his mins were mostly in the 4th and single handedly constructed mdore's comeback), and their big guy does alot of work aswell. I dont think that the other gaurds are playing that awesome atm, it will be scary if they start to get some confidence in their game.

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Id say Izzy is the best player on that team (his mins were mostly in the 4th and single handedly constructed mdore's comeback), and their big guy does alot of work aswell. I dont think that the other gaurds are playing that awesome atm, it will be scary if they start to get some confidence in their game.
Pretty accurate though thought Zane is playing pretty bloody well and covering a lot of ground 'across the floor' so to speak. Adopted a statesman like role fills gaps everywhere and most importantly gets everyone else involved. Still scores pretty well any time he likes or has to but.

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Jeffries inspires ipswich (http://www.qt.com.au/story/2009/06/09/jeffries-inspires-ipswich/)

CAPTAINCY brings out the best in Ryan Jeffries.

In the absence of regular Ipswich Force skipper Daniel Robinson and veteran centre Ryan Stolberg, the 22-year-old was handed the responsibility of the leading the Force in Saturday night's QBL match against the Toowoomba Mountaineers at the Ipswich Basketball Stadium.

Jeffries responded with a career-high 45 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his team's 18-point win. That secured the Force's second victory from nine games this year.

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I am pleased to hear that Colby played big minutes and made the game winning shot on Sunday against the Caps. I have long thought that he was underachieving and unfit, perhaps he is turning the corner.

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ryan picks up player of the week.....

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Hahahaha, nah Colby just has the world's biggest shoulders and booty which make him look bigger lol. Don't agree with those putting down the Caps - I agree I thought that they'd be doing better and they've dropped a couple you wouldn't expect but they still beat Townsville and I believe will clearly finish top of that pool. I don't think it's so much about the sharing of minutes, they used to play that way under Scheibs too and were very successful and they're not selfish guys. I think maybe a bigger issue is that other than their loss to Cairns, their 2 losses to Gladstone and M'dore have been on the 2nd leg of a double header. Those veterans maybe struggling a little to back up the next day, great win by the Clips boys though. You'd say it's their grand final this weekend against the Suns, despite being 3-6 they have alot of winnable games on the run home and a win this weekend can put them right back in the playoff mix.

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look out cam going to drop 67 again.....

crack

Are you dillusional.

Why would Cam stop at 67, unless it's cause Gibbo will need some shots to settle in, otherwise Trigger might have a crack at Wilt Chamberlains haul of 100

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We all know brisbane are a better team then what results they have!


That statement doesnt quite make sense to me. Like me saying, 'Everyone knows I'm a much better coach than the Lakers management think I am. Just 'cause my results dont show it, I cant understand why they havent called?!'

Izzy Tueta for the NBA draft!!! Kids a freakin superstar and doesnt even know it! To think he's willing to play for just about anybody just to get to America. Too cool for school Izzy, go the draft! ... the personal thrill he got from having to make those 3 free throws the other night to ice the game is something you dont see in many players especially a 17 year old. Didnt flinch or hesitate for a nano second just up to the line and lemme at it!! Seeing him strip Benny Castle of the ball in the low post was when I knew this kid had come of age.(By the way I'm the 41st bloke in the line around the block of people who taught him everything he knows!! ) hahahaha
With Zane, Izzy and Scotty Kenny now working in unison, Waz now has his infamous 3 guard front again. Add Dante in there somewhere too for the X factor and better get your running shoes on. All without spending a cent on players.

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Win doesn't satisfy the Power coach (http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2009/06/09/win-doesnt-satisfy-the-power-coach/)

DESPITE a win player/coach Jessica Bibby was unhappy with aspects of the Port City Power's game on the weekend.

Storming out to a 17-point lead early on, the Gladstone-based side went into cruise control and let the Northside Wizards back in the game.

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Bishop gives Cyclones hat-trick of awards (http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2009/06/10/bishop-gives-cyclones-hat-trick-of-awards/)

Australian Opals star Abby Bishop has made it a hat-trick of QBL women's player-of-the-week awards for the Rockhampton Hog's Breath Cafe Cyclones.

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Basketball legend teaches city's finest (http://www.qt.com.au/story/2009/06/10/Basketball-legend-teaches-citys-finest/)

UPON arriving in Ipswich, Lindsay Gaze had no idea what the city's basketball stocks contained.

Gaze, a three-time Olympian as a player and former long-time coach of the Melbourne Tigers, put a select group of Ipswich basketballers through their paces during an intensive three-day clinic at the Ipswich Basketball Stadium over the Queen's Birthday long weekend.

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