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Why oh Why didn't the spurs foul???  The Nuggets got the rebound with 27.8 seconds left, they got the ball over halfcourt with  17.9 seconds, and the Spurs just didn't foul. This is basic Basketball, I mean it should be automatic, it should come naturally, it should be stuck deep somewhere in the subconscious, in this suitation you foul and you foul as quick as possible, this is not Basketball from the 50's, you can pull back a lead quite easily. The Spurs had an outside chance here,  but couldnt get up a shot even when the Nuggets missed, they let the Nuggets run out the clock. I'm speechless, I'm without speech. Not since the Nelson Giants  who were once down by four and had possession and didn't even get up a shot, have I been this much in shock. Staggering!! Maybe its time to do a #ClassicNBA  tag along with the #ClassicNBL tag? Gotta Love the Playoffs.

Meet 2018's version of Brendan Telfer, her name is Dana Johannsen, she used to be nzherald's main sports reporter she is now with Fairfax's  stuff's  website. If you would like to compare her to any other Journo, Brendan Telfer would be the one, like Brendan Telfer she has a history of lying about certain sports, and totally ignoring others. Bredan Telfer was the Journo who loved to tell the NZ public that Netball was this global sport. He loved to mock League calling the league world cup worthless, while cheering on any world cup victory in Netball, he would state Rugby is huge, league is nothing, yet wouldn't make the true comparison  with Netball and Basketball. Today stuff's, Dana Johannsen did this piece on how Netball which has long been the number one sport for girls is under threat from other sports, Rugby in particular, but she mentioned other sports as well are challenging Netball in New Zealand for girls. Yet, she didnt mention the main threat and tha...

The Nelson Giants have lost to the Canterbury Rams by 96-85 after one of the worst coached Third Quarters in NBL history. The Nelson Giants are now 6-6 and struggling to be in playoff contention, while the Canterbury Rams move to 7-4 and are looking good. Make no mistake, the game was lost for four  reasons. 1: Coach Tim 'Ten Hands'  Fanning who decided the best option in the third quarter would be to make sure all five players touch the ball, and no one would shoot until there was four seconds left on the shot clock. Well a shot clock anit compulsory Tim. You dont have to use all 24 seconds before you shoot. 2: Transition Defense. Ya Gotta get back, so many layups for the rams was because no one got back on D. 3: Raymond Cowels 111  was amazing, 34 points, he was all heart, but with around 2.30 on the clock when Nelson had cut it to six, he hesistated and didn't shoot for three. That moment ended Nelson's comeback. 4: Nelson played with heart for the first half, but wh...

Make that the Travel of life. Worst performance by any NBL ref in History. How the Southland Sharks were allowed to travel for the whole game is beyond me. In future hope the refs know you cant dribble the ball on the ground and then pass it, I hope the Refs know you cant pass the ball in the air and catch it yourself and you certainly arent allowed to run with the ball to the bucket. How did they miss this? What were they thinking?? The Nelson Giants season is now on the line, thanks to the pathetic display by the refs. Sure Nelson turned the ball over a few times, and sure they tried to shoot over Seven Foot Pledger, but any team in any league in the world, will have there heads drop if a team is allowed to travel the way the Southland Sharks did. The Giants now have to regroup, for the Canterbury Rams, a team that dominated the mid 80's to early 90's. Heres hoping  They can bounce back because what happened to them tonight was criminal.

Jeff Green is the Rangers coach and he hasn't changed one bit since he was the Hutt Valley Lakers Coach in the mid 90's. He loves banter with the crowd, he also loves to take the p*ss out of the refs, like he did last night at the Nelson Giants versus Super City Rangers game. You see Jeff loves to walk on the court, and not  just one step over the yellow line, he really loves to walk on the court, I mean walking towards half court, now normally you would think a Ref with half a brain would call a tech, but it doesn't seem to be the case when it's Jeff Green. Towards the end it got to the satirical stage, the crowd was screaming at the Refs to get him off the court, he turned around and mocked the crowd copying them  chanting "Get off the court Jeff". He then did a little dance, all in front of the Refs. The Ref decided his best course of action would be to wet himself  laughing. There's been talk about the standard of the Refs in the NBL, and this proves a...