Monday January 28, 2008
Injuries leave Bullets sinking without a trace
THE NBL play-offs begin next month and a growing injury list is threatening to derail defending champion Brisbane's hopes of a second straight championship.
Sunday January 27, 2008
Dean man talking
KERRY PACKER gave this insight into the afterlife following a near-fatal heart attack during a polo game in 1990 that left him clinically dead for six minutes: "Son, I've been to the other side - and let me tell you, there's nothing there."
Boom time boomer
BOOMERS coach Brian Goorjian believes the big numbers Andrew Bogut
is racking up this month places him in the superstar category and
has compared his US basketball progress to that of Chinese colossus
Yao Ming.
Thursday January 24, 2008
Kings canter past toothless Dragons
NBA prospect Joe Ingles did little to impress visiting American scouts at the Sydney Entertainment Centre tonight after his South Dragons were demoralised 106-72 by the league-leading Kings.
Monday January 21, 2008
Home truths help Sydney clean up act
BRIAN GOORJIAN had two options after his team lost to Adelaide. He could put it down to being one of those "ugly" games or he could confront what he believed were worrying behavioural problems.
Sunday January 20, 2008
Kings crush Razorbacks
Sydney crush local rivals West Sydney 108-90.
Saturday January 19, 2008
Hoop springs eternal for a return to former glory
Crowds may be down in the big cities, but the signs are that grassroots basketball is in rude health, writes Michael Cowley.
Pigs fear sequel to horror local derby
THE morning after their thrilling two-point win over the South Dragons in Melbourne, West Sydney coach Rob Beveridge treated his players to a movie as they waited to board their plane home. It was a horror flick of senseless, brutal slaughter. It might have brought to mind the last time the Razorbacks played tonight's opponents - crosstown rivals the Kings.
Monday January 14, 2008
Goorjian finds a positive from hammering
IT WAS Sydney's biggest loss of the season - and, worse, the coach had warned them it might happen.
Sunday January 13, 2008
Sixers stun high-flying Kings
The Adelaide 36ers produced a remarkable form reversal to topple NBL leader the Sydney Kings 115-93 at the Distinctive Homes Dome in Adelaide.
Thursday January 10, 2008
Kings hold off Hawks
The NBL's millionaires held a spirited challenge from its paupers as Sydney beat Wollongong 106-99 at WIN Entertainment Centre.
Monday January 7, 2008
One of the best: Goorjian
HE HAS experienced some magic moments within those large four walls, but it had been a while since Kings coach Brian Goorjian had felt what he did at the Entertainment Centre on Saturday night.
Sunday January 6, 2008
Kings edge further ahead with nail-biting win
KINGS guard Luke Kendall staged one of the best games of his career
to give Sydney a 115-107 overtime victory over the Melbourne Tigers
last night.
Saturday January 5, 2008
Kings enjoy overtime win over Tigers
Kings guard Luke Kendall staged one of the best games of his career to give Sydney a 115-107 overtime victory over the Melbourne Tigers at the Sydney Entertainment Centre tonight.
Friday January 4, 2008
Goorjian warns Kings this pack of Tigers will have more teeth
THE KINGS have travelled to Brisbane and ended the Bullets' 19-game home winning streak, twice been to Melbourne and beaten the then championship favourite Tigers, but Sydney coach Brian Goorjian realises the clash on his home court tomorrow night will be his team's toughest of the season.
Thursday January 3, 2008
Tigers flex their bench muscle to douse Blaze
The Melbourne Tigers on Wednesday night gave the Gold Coast Blaze a stark reminder of the gap between playoff hopefuls and championship contenders, comfortably beating them by 15 points in their NBL match at the State Netball Centre.
Monday December 31, 2007
Kings dig deep in the trenches
HIS team hadn't played in two weeks, so Sydney Kings coach Brian
Goorjian expected some anxious moments when they hosted the New
Zealand Breakers on Saturday night.
Mow down: Pistons roadworthy
NEW YORK: The Detroit Pistons, inspired by guards Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups, claimed a 98-92 road win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, their eighth successive win.
Saturday December 29, 2007
Kings show cool to dispose of Breakers in overtime
The Sydney Kings got a fright tonight before holding on for a 103-94 overtime win against a determined New Zealand Breakers at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
Goorjian anxious to brush off the cobwebs
IT WON'T be quite the nervousness which would accompany him for the deciding game of a championship series, but Kings coach Brian Goorjian admits to anxiety about tonight's match against New Zealand at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
Wednesday December 26, 2007
Jawai gets chance to use Anstey as stepping stone
EXCITING Cairns Taipans talent Nathan Jawai takes on the Melbourne Tigers' Chris Anstey in Melbourne tomorrow night in an NBL showdown of a potential NBA centre against the man who has been there, done that, and still keeps doing it.
Monday December 24, 2007
Crocs coach seeks formal hearing
Townsville Crocodiles head coach Trevor Gleeson has requested a formal hearing to fight three charges stemming from his ejection from the match against Wollongong on Saturday night.
Bryant becomes league's youngest to score 20,000
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points when he had 39 points in the Lakers' 95-90 road win over the New York Knicks today.
Goorjian wary of rivals' revival
HE ISN'T playing the Grinch - he's even decided to give his players Christmas Day off - but Sydney Kings coach Brian Goorjian hopes his team spent their Saturday night at home in front of the television, watching intently.
Saturday December 22, 2007
Adelaide boost finals chances with win over Razorbacks
Adelaide enhanced their National Basketball League finals prospects and dented West Sydney's with a 122-100 away win over the Razorbacks at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre tonight.
