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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No middle ground on D’Antoni hire
Phil Jackson: 11 time NBA champion, 6 time Eastern Conference champion, 7 time Western Conference champion, 1155-485 all-time regular season record, 229-104 all-time playoff record. Mike D’Antoni: 0 time NBA champion, 0 time Eastern Conference Champion, 0 time Western Conference champion, 388-339 all-time regular season record, 26-29 all-time playoff record. No brainer. But let’s put …
NBL Injury Report – Round 4
Media Release Below is an update of the injury status of all National Basketball League (NBL) teams as reported by each iiNet NBL Championship club as at 25 October. Adelaide 36ers No injuries reported Cairns Taipans Aaron Grabau – Knee – Out 1 week Dusty Rychart – Finger – Game time decision …
[POLLS] Aussie Men’s and Women’s Basketball polls for the 2012 London Olympics
We are just on a week away from the start of the Men’s and Women’s Basketball matches at the London 2012 Olympics. The Opals (Women’s) are genuine medal candidates and are currently 2nd favourites at 7/1 in betting, with the USA women’s team odds on at 1/10 to win Gold. The Boomers (Men’s) are 100/1 …
Kris Humphries returns to the Nets; taunts Kanye West
Brooklyn Nets power forward Kris Humphries has agreed to return to the Nets on a 2 year $24 million deal. Despite posting decent per-minute stats throughout his career, Humphries had never gotten serious playing time and bounced around the league for the first 5 years of his career before finding himself on the Nets. With …
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 …
Sources: Hornets To Aquire Orlando Magic Forward Ryan Anderson In Exchange for Gustavo Ayon
According to sources the New Orleans Hornets have agreed to terms with restricted free agent and the NBA’s 2012 Most Improved Player, Ryan Anderson. The apparent deal is said to be over four years, worth between $34 and $36 million and will officially be a sign-and-trade deal with Orlando receiving Gustavo Ayon in return. The 24-year-old Anderson …
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 …
NBA Europe Live 2012 presented by BBVA Will Showcase Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics and Top Euroleague teams
According to NBA GLOBAL, the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks of the NBA will participate in a series of preseason games against top Euroleague teams Alba Berlin from Germany, EA7 Emporio Armani from Italy and Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul from Turkey. The four-game tour begins October 5 when the 17-time NBA Champion Boston Celtics go …
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 …
