I think Boti Nagy and Michaelangelo Rucci must be the same person

I agree - for the good of basketball in this State I am sure his column could have been dedicated to something more that his own rubbish from today. Cannot believe the A'tiser paid him to write pathetic jokes that he obviously had a good laugh at....here's a thought, run them past someone first!!! In the off season do a 'where are they now' or individual profiles on some of the ABA or club upcoming stars - make use of that space...no wonder they give more preference to Football!

Rasmussen is no lock for next year but has not been ruled out either. The club would have a preference for an Australian big.

It's all well and good to ask why they wouldn't want a WNBA centre, but this isn't a want/not-want situation - there are costs associated. The 36ers don't sit down and say "We want LeBron James. Let's do it."

Boti is reporting the story based on what he believes to be the case, surely?

I think the guys a joke, when he wants to fill in space he takes a crack at the Sydney Kings, Brian G, or Shane Heal. Its old news get over it and move past the Titan days and the Phil Smyth Australian coaching days and the Brett Maher not getting any court time in the Aust. team, shit happens, he has said his piece now its time for him to grow up. Is he doing anything on the start of the ABA I don't think so. Boti your a joke. I for one don't read the dribble you write.

His job and responsibility to his employer is not to report on what's nice for basketball or good for the ABL - it's to report on what's of interest to the most readers and, in basketball, that's NBL and WNBL material and in jokes. There are a lot of "Dad's Jokes", but it's usually more informative than not. Realistically, if you don't like the jokes, read between them for the information you don't get elsewhere.

When it comes to the in-jokes, are they that different to what we read on here? Heal sucks, 36ers are old, etc, etc.

I enjoy getting my Boti fix in the paper everyday. I feel ripped off when he doesn't have an article in each day.

We all know he says half of his stuff tongue in cheek and is biased towards the 36ers.

If the alternative is what we got when Boti is on holidays (no stories or articles written by journalists with no idea about basketball) give me Boti any day.

I agree nutwork! any basketball article is better than none surely.
who will write it if Boti doesn't?
all you sledgers re this thread, come on give it a go and write a weekly article on ABA.
see how you go!!!

From the Oxford Dictionary

Journalist - one whose business it is to report, edit or write esp for a newspaper or periodical the daily record of events or learned topics.

Joke vt- to poke fun at, provide banter or jest.

Ummmm - I guess we now know what he is don't we?

Spot on #123293, I don't see why there's all the Boti hate. Whether you like him or not you've got to admit he knows his stuff and is on the money most of the time. His game reports are as good an any in the NBL and his colour pieces, while not everyone's cup of tea, are a lot more interesting than another story on the Crows.

And Loose Moose, I can't even understand what you're trying to say. Just because the Lightning don't want a particular player how does that mean no other team in the world wants them? And what does Boti have to do with it?

Simple way to get your point across to the Advertiser would be to email or write a letter to the sports editor and air your concerns. You will get a response from them; however Im pretty certain it would not be the response you are looking for.

I have not always agreed with what Boti may have said in the paper or even done as a coach, but he would be one of the most knowlegable & most entertaining Bball jurnos in the country, by daylight to the rest.

Hail Fiji!
He has the knowledge, credibility and opportunity to become the foremost basketball journalist in the country yet for whatever reason chooses frequently not to go down that path. I wish he'd let someone else write the crap. The Tizer has a number of writers who already do this to satisfy the South Australians who think they're continually getting screwed over. Let one of them put their name to "bitching gossip".

Brett Maher not getting any court time was a disgrace that should never be forgotten...ever.

Well he has done his job. I say this because like him or hate him you are all talking about him and the basketball that he writes. Isn't that what a journalist sets out to do? Get people talking about there articles and whatever they write about?

For you to complain, you have read Boti's article. From the thread, everyone has read several of Boti's articles.

Well done boti. As a reward you get to keep your job for another week.

So when has anyone been so dumb to believe everthing you read in the newspaper.

Thats is like everything you read on Hoops is fact...... rest my case

If you don't like his stupid jokes then don't read Around the NBL on a Thusrday, the rest of his stuff is quality.