When ANZBallaz.com kicked off in about July 2011, it was mainly as a hobby. Actually, it began as a vessel for an NBA 2k12 XBox 360 gaming league, and brainstorming ideas spawned from there. Long term, there was no real plans for this site. We played it as it came. Craig was guided by my …
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The Curious Case of @AndrewMBogut
Follow @scottbrandis ***UPDATE*** I got asked where his tweets are if they simply changed account handle. Simply, if you change your handle, while the account still might say “11,000 tweets” when you search through, it will only show tweets by the current handle (again, go try it.) Got another theory? Leave your thoughts below, I …
Basketball Australia Statement on Blaze
Follow @scottbrandis We’ve waited since Friday when the supposed deadline for the Gold Coast Blaze to satisfy Basketball Australia requirements to compete next season. Today, BA released a statement on the Blaze; On Friday 13 July 2012, the ownership of the Gold Coast Blaze outlined to Basketball Australia a proposal for the club’s participation in …
2012 NBA Summer League: Prove Your Worth
I’m going to be honest, my patience with the ‘Dwightmare’ situation is growing increasingly thin. So let’s take a step back from the free agent frenzy and turn our focus back onto the game itself, the 2012 NBA Summer League. Now a well known fact of summer league ball is it’s impossible to tell who …
Dwightmare almost over?
Follow @scottbrandis It kind of feels like it’s Christmas eve for Dwight Howard. He’s sitting at the top of the stairs, holding his teddy bear and has a stern look on his face. He’s wondering what present santa has put under the tree. He knows santa doesn’t exist anymore which is why he’s concerned. He’s …
Former Blaze employee speaks out
Since we started this website, it has always been our aim to keep our content 100% positive. However, when people that we consider friends are done wrong, we feel their side of the story needs to be heard. Plenty of “spin” has been put on the Gold Coast Blaze situation, including articles that we have …
Finally, something that is LeBron’s fault. Or is it?
By now you know me as a Heat fan. Most of you know me as one of the more genuine Heat fans around. I hopped on board the bandwagon in 1995 when Alonzo Mourning, my favourite player of all time, first pulled on a Heat jersey. Usually, when I defend LeBron I get fed the …
2012 NBA Mock Draft
With LeBron James and the Miami Heat capturing the 2012 NBA title, it’s now time to turn the focus on the off season. Starting with the 2012 NBA Draft. Here is my personal opinion on how the first round will play out… 1.) New Orleans Hornets – Anthony Davis Kentucky PF/C A no brainer. At 6’10 …
[BLOG] Why are we so blinded to what matters in sport?
Here I am. Friday night, 8:16pm. My 14 month old twins are in bed sleeping, I’m about to put my 4 year old and 6 year old daughters to bed and I just deleted 700 words I had written. What a waste. Well, I think it would have been more of a waste of time …
[BLOG] Writing, Basketball and Me: Joe McConnell
I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Joe McConnell and I am more than happy to announce, the latest addition to the ANZBallaz team. Currently, I am a first year arts student majoring in journalism and public relations at the University of Southern Queensland. Along with studying I play ball for the QBL Toowoomba Mountaineer’s development team and somehow manage …
