Albury played without import centre Ntumba and word on Twitter is that he needs knee surgery and it likely done for the season. With their import point guard unable to play the role and now Ntumba likely gone Albury looks odds on to pick up the spoon. The local media have certainly turned on the too and even the coach doesn't have much good to say about them (of course none of it is his fault).

Some upsets on the weekend too with lots of big guns failing to fire.

Yeah, hard comp to pick this year.

Watched Frankston V NW Thunder.Blues coming together under Al. Getting the best out of his group. New import on the way to fill the hole in the donut.Thunder very disappointing.Need an import combo guard.Both imports were solid but theres no penetration in the guard position and no outside threats.Got some good kids in the guard spots but they are 2 years away.

I was expecting to see some good things from Wright today but didnt fire a shot.Payne reminds me a bit of Calvin Henry.

Rhys Carter and Knox still lose.

Carter is all or nothing.Can be 40 points or 4....

Kind of wonder why Knox recruits Rhys Carter. Why dont they play some of their local kids. Plus heard they are broke. Knox drove to Mt Gambier the other week, dont clubs normally fly there

Ntumba definitely gone for the season:
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/1479848/oh-no-momo-say-it-aint-so/?cs=10

Lock in the spoon Eddie.

From zeroes to heroes and back again in 3 seasons.

I agree that the season has opened up a little, espeically with recent upsets occurring, but that is great for the competition and the integrity of the SEABL as a competition...

If you don't turn up to play 4 quarters the oposition will hurt you, that's the way we want to watch basketball played, intense and close to the end!

I can not remember seabll being so even- the tops sides have a bad day and the bottom sides will blow them away- tipsters nighmare this comp.

My wrap up of the round is now up at AndTheFoul.net - http://andthefoul.net/archives/6051

Forget to list it in the article but I'm tipping Camontae Griffin for POW this week, although Ben Allen or Brad Hill could both be in contention.

Griffin had nine TOs?

Carter's line was 12 points (on 5/17 FG!), 11 rebounds, eight assists, six steals.

Nice wrap Beth, Andthefoul is a good read, is there an internet link that sends regular emails for updates on that site somewhere?

I don't have facebook, twitter or any social media at the minute, only use general internet links...

I would love to get regular updates emailed to me, if that facility is available?

(Otherwise I will have to set up a Google search)!

Not sure Bear - I will see if I can answer it for you if natwhereyouat doesn't get here first! Otherwise a Google alert may be the way to go if you're not a tweeter!

Cheers Beth...... Maybe I should become a tweeter, I've been called worse!!

Sorry guys to change the subject but I just could not hold back any longer. I have been watching SEABL for a long long time and the standard of officiating this season has just been appalling and to be honest the worst I have ever seen it.What I witness in all 4 games at Knox on the weekend just confirmed what I have been thinking. I cannot understand how the Canberra mens coach kept his cool a couple times as the calls they got against them were just wrong.

Tim they need to lift their game standards and I just hope you are getting honest crits as well.

Sorry guys to change the subject but I just could not hold back any longer. I have been watching SEABL for a long long time and the standard of officiating this season has just been appalling and to be honest the worst I have ever seen it.What I witness in all 4 games at Knox on the weekend just confirmed what I have been thinking. I cannot understand how the Canberra mens coach kept his cool a couple times as the calls they got against them were just wrong.

Tim they need to lift their game standards and I just hope you are getting honest crits as well.

Who will Albury get to replace MoMo?
Any NBL bigs left who are looking for a run in SEABL?
Or do they have the budget to replace him with a US import?

Hey if a ref has a bad game or makes some bad decisions what happens? Nothing. So what do we expect. Nothing happens.

Excuse my ignorance but who is it.3 seconds in the queue way is a forgotten rule.

I hear around the traps that Gonzaga at Nunawading went down at the end of the 1st Q with a knee injury...anyword on how serious?

Without Gonzaga and with Conn constantly on the sideline it could be season over for them as Cameron is the only other big.

Wondering if either Albury or Nunawading will replace there imports at this stage or just write off the season?

Albury will, Frankston have and Nuna may look local.

Is there any locals around that Nuna or Albury could pick up??

I can't think of to many off the top of my head...any suggestions?

Hopefully all teams with get back to full strengh either by regaining fitness or new imports as i have loved how tight the comp has been this year.

Every game i've seen has been of a good level and really enjoyable.

Just finished watching the replay of the Geelong-Hobart game from Friday night and what a great spectacle of basketball.

Great Shooting exhibition from Deba George & Mike Mercer while Sam Armstrong was also deadly from range.

Brandon Polk inside was almost unstoppable.

The referees were hardly noticeable just let the game flow.

The momentum changes throughout the game kept you watching the action from start to finish.

Much more interesting to watch these SEABL games than the NBL in Melbourne.

Well worth watching!

Agreed VP - SEABL games are often higher quality than what the NBL has served up in recent years. The individual skills might not be quite as good but the standard & style of play is far better to watch with some stellar shooting performances & great dunks.

@D4444 - I think the SEABL is a better league to watch than NBL becuase the imports are good quality and can show there skills and bring excitment to the league.

Unlke the NBL were everyone is that heavliy scouted it becomes a defensive slog and the imports are beaten into submission.

You're probably right Tiger Watcher & I think another aspect of it is that the imports in the NBL are no longer the standouts on each team. With the exception of a few like Jackson or Lisch, many are pretty much on par with local players while in SEABL the imports still tend to be standouts so a level above most locals.

@VP, your point is valid, which is why I would personally love to see the NBL change in so many ways, officiating is crucial to the way the game is played but in the NBL the top teams seem to be so hell bent on stopping the free flowing open game style just to achieve the win!

With the right media coverage, exposure and a bit more cash to go around I think SEABL could even take another step up...

As good as the SEABL is, it still suffers from quality in the way it is promoted IMO, but there is potential and room for improvement on that front for hoops in general here in Aus!!

Basketball heads will always watch basketball cause we love the game but having high flying standout imports brings in the kids & families that otherwise aren;t that keen on catching a game of bball over a footy match or A-League.