Thanks Bro

With only a month out Lets speak awards for this season:
MVP - Billups (wolves)- Best player top team
MIP - Justin Beard (flames) last 6 weeks have been best player in the flames
COY - Parsons (Hawks) - turned around his team, improvers on the last few seasons and 7 game winning streak .

Exactly it's got to go to someone that has showed a change in culture, built on development and is obviously winning games.

Round 16 WSBL Power Rankings

1. Lakeside Lightning - PREDICTED 1st
Lakeside just seems to not have any weaknesses in their game. If its not Swags setting teams to 'Spin Cycle' its gunner Sydnee Fipps launching from downtown or bigs Grant and Roscoe dominating the post. Rockingham looks to be their likely GF opponent. Can their 3 ball game continue at Bendat? Rocko in Rocko coming up next week will tell us more on who is the real deal.

2 Perth Redbacks – PREDICTED 3rd
The Reds picked up two dominant wins on the weekend to really push to lock in 2nd spot. Rocko has 2 more games in hand including a match up with the Backs coming up. This high scoring team is lead by MVP candidate Kayla Standish, PG Pirini and a bunch of seasoned vets. The only chink appears to be the form or import guard Makailah Dyer who after starting the season strong is averaging 12p and 5 rebs and shooting 24% from downtown. Can she turn her form around in time for finals?

3. Rockinghams Flames – PREDICTED 2nd
The flames have 5 games left with Redbacks and Lightning to come to really see where this squad sits in the finals. They miss a 2nd legit big, leaving Allen to play big minutes in a final series. Allen is a dominant defensive big. Petrick loves his small ball, fast paced transition and will rely on his group running teams off the floor. D’Lesha Lloyd 23ppg 8 rebs is in the top 2 players in the league and can score inside and out. The big guard is near unstoppable in transition. Her team mate Harrison (188ppg) is a great combo tandem. Do they have the bench to stay with the depth of Lakeside?

4. Kalamunda Eastern Suns – PREDICTED 4th
The Suns with the bye last week were able to get a game clear in 4th with Willetton losing. They have the best front court in the league with Rintala 18ppg, Edwards 13ppg and Ciabattoni 20ppg. The question will be can their guard group stand up against teams with stud guards in Swags, Lloyd and Pirini’s.

5. Willetton Tigers – PREDICTED 5th
They can still chase 4th but would have to win 4 of 5 of their final games to do so. Tigers got exposed v Lakeside for their lack of bench depth which at the start of the season was a strength. Ashlin Payne has been in good form and dropped 28 last game. Tigers really lack a 3rd scorer to give them a chance in a 3 game series.

6. Mandurah Magic – PREDICTED 6th
The Magic with have a good run home with expected wins over Eagles, Wolves and Cougars and maybe Stirling to get them up to 10 or 11 wins to lock in 6th place. Milo is back training and we hope to see her soon. Brown has been a beast in her absence dropping 36 points against Redbacks. I doubt any of the top 4 want to see them in a Semi-final.

Now playoff spots 7-8 get real interesting with 4 teams able to make the finals or get knocked out.

7.. Southwest Slammers – PREDICTED 10th the Slammers have had key injuries to Thompson and Denehey which cost them a big loss to Perry lakes last round. With an already weak bench this team is all but done now. I can’t see another win in their remaining games. Lightning (L), Redbacks (L) Cockburn (L) Senators (L) Suns (L)... 7 Wins 15 Losses.

8. Perry Lakes Hawks – PREDICTED 7th. The Hawks are back in the 8 for the first time since Round 2. Games coming up are Suns (L) Wolves (W) Tigers (L) Senators (?) This will get them to 9-13. With a loss to Senators they will go to 8th. Hawks are desperately in need a guard with the loss of Gabby O and Jeffers. Hopefully Gabby is back for finals. 9 Wins – 13 Losses.

9. Stirling Senators- PREDICTED 8th. Flames (L) Magic (L) Slammers (W) Hawks (?). A loss to Hawks will mean a 1st round match up with Lakeside (Ouch) 8 Wins 13 Losses.

10. Cockburn Cougars – PREDICTED 9th. Run home includes Tigers (L) Slammers (W) Magic (L) and Flames (L). It’s a tough run and they need at least 2 wins to have a chance of playoffs. 7 Wins 15 Losses.

Fun Fact is if Cockburn get to 8 Wins even with Stirling they miss out through Head 2 Head by a single 1 point margin.

Finals
Lightning (1) v Senators (8)
Flames (2) v Hawks (7)
Redbacks (3) v Magic (6)
Suns (4) v Tigers (5)

The awards need to be updated
Peer voting for COY clearly didn't work out well last year

Finals has not changed. It is still H2H then % after that.

Partially incorrect:

Head To Head... Then
For and Against between the Teams... Then
Percentage...

If still a draw after all this maybe The Commish adopts the FIFA Coin Toss option, to be live streamed on the League Social Media outlets for maximum viewing pleasure

Yes, the NBL changed their tiebreaker rules to make it straight percentage (like AFL) but the SBL are still using head-to-head.

Daniels has done a great job with the Lightning this season. But lakeside have been pretty stable this season.
Haven't really beaten any of the top 3 teams at this stage and that goes along way.
Parsons though has beaten those teams, has taken a squad that has finished 8th for 4 straight seasons and has them currently sitting in the 4 and in a 7 game win streak.
Parsons easy choice over Daniels as the change has been more important.

Has his team in first position for last 6 years?
2017 - Willetton
2016 - Cockburn

Wolves the team of the decade by anyone's calculation.

Trouble converting - yep that's become a thing - but no other club can maintain their form year to year (within rules).

Powerhouse being imitated and emulated across league. Flattering.

All-Star 5 and Defensive 5 prediction??

All-Star 5 (Positions with multiple players has first choice listed first)

PG - King/Stewart
SG - Natesan/Isenbarger
SF - Field/Ross/Sharpe
PF - Alexander
C - Billups

MVP Prediction: Billups

A few thoughts here. Its pretty clear to me that Billups and Alexander are the top two bigs in the SBL. There are a handful of talented forwards and centers, but none have come close to the impact and numbers those guys have had for there successful clubs (1st and 5th on ladder). Field has had an incredible year, and should be in contention for MVP despite his team not being in the top 8. It's close for me between him and Ross with the Buccs' position on the ladder being in the top 2. As for guys like Sharpe and Stewart, they are very talented and valuable to their clubs but they play for the two worst teams in the league making it very hard to put them in the All-Star 5. Kind of similar how last year Holmen was MVP but didn't make the All-Star 5.

Cody Ellis suffered a broken nose against the Suns a few weeks ago.

So we're just going to sit here like the bottom team did not just beat the top team tonight and nobody gon say anything!? Shiiiiiiiiit that is the upset of the season right there ya heard

Yep, Wolves vs Giants was a great game. And it wasn't because the Wolves had an off night - it was a playoff calibre game that could have gone either way in the last quarter. Wolves with a full strength team, Giants without their leading rebounder Martin.

Crowd was crazy loud, and no doubt that had a negative impact on the Wolves down the stretch. A shame that the Giants are a couple of good players short at the moment - but kudos to them for beating Senators and Wolves in their last two home games. For sure some of these playoff teams they are due to play in the next 3 weeks will be wary. It has already cost Wolves top spot.

Horrific leg injury (See Gordon Hayward). So sad

Excerpt from a recent article on the Willetton Basketball Association website...
(http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-1056-0-0-0&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=62211240)

The losses have also given Black the opportunity to reflect on his love for the club and belief in his team.

"Whilst we lost both and are disappointed, it only reaffirms my belief that I love who we are and believe we can be successful if we play the style of game that we want." Black said.

REALLY???

Does Coach Black have the cattle at his disposal?

Where is the local player development/opportunities at this level?

Does Willetton MSBL Program have a 'culture' problem?

Where to from here for the Willetton Tigers after promising so much and delivering so little over the past three (3) seasons?

Interested in your thoughts?

Perhaps the past three years is being unfair however one MSBL title in 30-years is not a great return for such a large association that is pretty dominant at the junior level.

I agree a LOT needs to go right however Andy Stewart proved it can be achieved consistently with the right game plan, recruiting, culture, etc.

Re Div1 Finals - The fixtures are correct. Ignore what the standings say as the standings will rank teams (with the same records) by for/against percentage, which is not right.

Officially the actual tiebreakers are determined by head-to-heads between the tied teams.

SBL Division One

Willetton clearly need to find a path to a rim/paint protector for next season, have battled as an undersized team from the jump - it hasn't worked.

Willo need to get back Garbellini, Shervill and Cummings.

That once dominant u18s group under Clarkey had the potential to be a dynasty.... Hopefully Cody makes a return in 2019.

The pertinent question is...

Why did Garbellini, Shervill, Cummings & Co. leave the club in the first place?

...And are they ever likely to return?

That right there is an outcome focus at the expense of process resulting in short term gain and long term pain for the club.

I guess it is still a work in progress however it doesn't send a great message to other Willetton juniors coming through the system...

Black cares about Black .. End of story
Nepotism alive and well and living at Willetton

Pal seems to have lost the desire somewhere along the season. I said it at the start of the season that he would struggle once teams realize they don't have any pure shooters. That’s what you get when you chase the $$ instead of going to a team that complements your strengths.

Makes sense. You simply don't just start the season with 5+ high scoring double doubles then fizzle out.
Also heard he’s injury prone

Don't we all just love a lil debate about Pal. Here’s my take.
13 & 10 on 55% shooting is not bad. He’s only overrated because a specimen like him is expected to absolutely tear it up. The couple of games I’ve watched him play this year he was relentless on the boards in one and pedestrian in the other. Interesting prospect nevertheless.

Pal's cause would be helped if he got to see the ball in scoring position more consistently. Only the imports shoot for that team it seems.

If you know Pal, you might have heard him talk about an open kidney surgery he's had. Sounds like it just flares up on him and affects his ability to perform at his best. No one knows his situation for sure, but injuries can make even the greatest players ordinary

Utley was also a great coach who knows how to use his players at their best

Hey Bob, you had some credibility....

And then it was goooooneeeeeeee

^^^. Hahaha.

Mandurah just don't know how to use him. He was giving us the most trouble tonight but Trahair felt the need to keep him on the bench. He looked fine to me motor wise too. Must be frustrating playing down there and he should come play with a real team next season. He would definitely work well with shooters as he is definitely a willing passer.

The statement would be that Mandurah don't belong in the SBL. That team wouldn’t even win Division 1. It’s little wonder why they struggle with getting a crowd when they cop this type of humiliating loss. It’s been blowout loss after blowout loss pretty much all year.

Maybe they should be relegated to Division 1’for at least next 2 seasons.

2 weeks left time to look at the award winners for the season

MVP - Gavin Field, the Holman effect in 2017, best player by a mile on the worst team.
Does he get enough votes. If not Billups will.

MIP - Justin Beard, has been a shining light on the veteran flames team. Playing above his age.

COY - Matt Parsons, the Hawks are flying, Ten game win streak. After some early seasons wobbles they look very dangerous. Big improvers on last season.

MVP of the league easily melushi mayonnaise
Runner up sam koortis

Starting five all star

PG: KALE AILET
SG: KOOPER HIMULTEN
SF: JACK MACKDONALDO
PF: ROWEN MWKENZIE
C: IZAC GETERNa

i love the wolfpack, oh wait, im lost my virginity

hey guys, we play the best basketball in the league

bailey cole-heath is the most under rated point gaurd in the sbl what the heck is parsons doing playing anyone else ??!!??!? Absolute joke

Gero is stacked Evans has done a great job but any coach in the league would have a good chance with that team.

Parsons is deserved he's changed the culture at Perry lakes and moved them from continuously struggling to make that 8th spot to a team worthy of a championship.

What a week its been in the WSBL.

Teams are scrambling for their playoff seedings and beware the sleeping giant and the reigning champions Perry Lakes Hawks.

Stirling kept a playoff birth alive with a 72-69 win over Flames. Stirling taking advantage of a Harrison less Flames with Jas Martin dropping 24 points in the upset.

Perry lakes keep their season alive and a possible move to 6th and a big win over Suns. Farnworth dominant with 29 points in the upset win. Suns are looking shakey in the run to finals and need more out of Edwards in the run home.

Stirling then completed a great double header weekend beating Magic 81-77.

The Run home

1st Lakeside 19 W 1 L... Rocko (A), EP (H), bye.
Have locked in home court, Real test this week in a GF preview.

2nd Perth 16 W 5 L… EP (A).
Could fall to 3rd on H2H with Rocko if Rocko beat Lakeside.

3rd Flames 14 W 5 L Lakeside (H), Wolves (A), Cougars (H).
Can move to 2nd with 3 wins, can't drop below 3rd.

4th Suns 13 W 7 L… Tigers (H), Slammers (A).
Cant fall below 5th big game v tigers that will lock in top 4. Need to beat tigers by 11 or more.

5th Tigers 12 W 8 L… Suns (A), Hawks(H)..
Last 2 games tough, cant drop below 5th.

6th Magic 9 W 11 L… Cockburn (A).
Will finish with 10 wins. Have H2H over hawks. Hawks have to get 2 wins to drop them.

7th Hawks 9 W 11 L… Tigers (A), Senators (A)
On a 3 game win streak, Gabby O back running point, Beware. Could move to 6th with 2 wins.

8th Senators 9 W 11 L … slammers (A), Hawks (H)
have 8th place locked up on less they lose both and slammers win both.. unlikely. Have H2H by 16 on Slammers.

9th Slammers 8 W 12 L… Senators(H), Suns(H)
Have to win both games to make it. Beat Senators by 17 or more and then Suns, both games at home!

We can potentially see Magic, Hawks and Senators finish in a 3 Way tie with 10 wins which will eliminate the head to head rule. It then goes back to season For/Agst percentage. The 3 teams currently only have a 4% margin between them.

Predicted Finals

Lakeside 21-1 v Senators 10-12
Perth 17-5 v Hawks 10-12
Flames 16-6 v Magic 10-12
Suns 15-7 v Tigers 13-9

If it was the Hawks, Wolves or Tigers playing 4 doubleheader's in a row they would win the great majority of the games and be happy for the stern test heading into playoffs. What they wouldn’t do is use that fixturing as an excuse for being pounded by 50+ on their home court. That’s why they are amongst the best teams, don’t forget your team would’ve had many home games in succession to. Each team plays 12 home and 12 always games.. go figure!

WSBL Round 19 Game of the Week *Lakeside @ Rockingham*

Well the match we have all been waiting for, a possible grand final match up. Last time these two teams met was in round 5 with Lakeside winning 102-82. Rockingham missing both imports in the Loss.

A lot has changed since then as Lightning have gone on to destroy the competition on 8 and 11 game win streaks. Rocko has reformed its run and gun style of play similar to their championship winning years.

Matchup:
PG: Byrnes (10ppg, 4apg) v Bourne (12ppg, 5rpg)
Both lead their teams on and off the court, Bourne the driving threat with Byrnes the defensive stopper who can hit the open 3.

SG: Swaggmeyer (23ppg, 7rpg) v LLoyd (22ppg, 8rpg)
Wow what a match up, both players are tough. Swags the reigning MVP, still in MVP form this season and can turn a game in 90 second bursts (ask Suns). Lloyd is the tough brawler who punishes teams in trans and can get to rack at will.

SF: Fipps (22ppg, 5rpg) v English (4ppg). English may well go to Swags as the defensive stopper with Lloyd to Fipps. Fipps has been in stellar form this season from range (35%) or attacking the paint.

PF: Grant (13ppg, 9 rebs) v Harrison (18ppg, 5 rebs). Lakesides twin towers have size advantage at the PF spot but Harrison in Petricks small ball system can burn bigger 4s off the park, interesting styles here. Grant in good form from range at 37%.

C: Roscoe (9ppg, 5 rebs) v Allen (13ppg, 10.5rpg). Allen has had a great first year of SBL, a dominant defensive force she controls the paint for this team. Last week she had 8 blocks in the win. Roscoe has the range to drag out Allen and allow drivers to do their job. If Allen can stay on the floor this will keep the flames in the game as they don't have a back up big.

Outcome:
Tough to call with Rocko at home and big crowd expected. Rocko can finish 2nd if they can get this win. Both teams have a good bench support. Lakeside have form and will want to make a statement in lead up to finals. Question marks on Bourne playing in this one. No team has slowed both Fipps and Swags and Rocko will rely on keeping one of them under 15 points.
Lakeside to go into the hot house and secure their 20th win of the season. Lakeside by 8.

Possible grand final rematch, Flames by 8 at home. Don't anybody sleep on the Magic or the Hawks, last year's grand finalists could make some noise yet!

Is Sunday Dech to the Flames 100% confirmed? May have to get down to Wanneroo to watch that game on Saturday

Trian Iliadis building...

Tri of life.

Dech mos def got a BBC

Gavin Field with a handy 44 pts in the first half at Cockburn...

Only finishing with 60 seems pretty poor, then.

60 points is huge in any league.. even against Mandurah!

Gav delivers an amazing individual performance

Wolves extinguish Flames, Hire looked really dejected

Perry Lakes continue massive run home


SBL basketball is alive and well folks!

60 points must be a record for a 40 min game in this league? On points per minute basis it's as good as dropping 72 in a 48 min game. Also a 44 point half in 20 min half equates to 53 in a 24 min half.. wow!

Wonder what Parsons said to the Perry Lakes boys at half time to get that massive turn around

One week left! All 8 teams now locked in, just depends on results next weekend to sort out final ladder positions. Important things to note:

* Irrespective of results next week, the Top 4 is a lock in that order with Perth having the H2H over the Hawks
* Willetton have to win in Gero to have a chance at finishing higher than 7th. If the Tigers lose and the Flames win, Rocko will finish 7th as they have the H2H vs the Tigers
* If the Tigers pull off the upset in the Midwest, it gets very interesting for 5-7 on the ladder.
- Stirling has the H2H over Lakeside
- Lakeside has the H2H over Willo
- Willo has the H2H over Stirling

Mini-Ladder if Senators and Lightning lose and Tigers win (For vs Against for games between the 3 teams)

5th. Lakeside F:393 A:365 (+28)
6th. Stirling F:371 A:364 (+7)
7th. Willetton F:366 A:398 (-32)


How it will all play out:

Buccs - Guaranteed to finish 1st. If they beat Willo next week, will play the Tigers in the Quarter Finals so long as the Flames beat the Cougars in Rockingham on Friday. If the Tigers win next week and both Stirling and Lakeside lose, then it goes to a 3-way mini ladder between those three teams If the Flames lose to Cockburn, they can only finish 8th and will face Gero in the Quarters

Wolves - Locked in for 2nd. Outside of an unlikely upset in Gero, will more than likely play Willo in the Quarters

Redbacks - Guaranteed 3rd. Defending champs get home court advantage for the Quarters. Will more than likely either play the Senators or Lightning in the first round.

Hawks - Lock in for 4th. The form team of the comp atm riding an 11 game winning streak. Will face the Senators next weekend. If they win that and the Lightning win in Kalgoorlie, the Hawks will face the Lightning in the Quarters. If they lose and the Lightning lose to the Giants (Assuming Willo lose in Gero also), the Hawks will face Stirling in the Quarters.

How I think it will end up:

Buccs
Wolves
Redbacks
Hawks
Lightning
Senators
Flames
Tigers

QF1 Buccs vs Tigers
QF2 Wolves vs Flames
QF3 Redbacks vs Senators
QF4 Hawks vs Lightning

Wolves will more than likely play Flames not Tigers that should read

Slammers were legit contenders the past two seasons and will be next season if they get another coach. What the only reason why they didn't make playoffs this year? Pretty obvious if u ask me

Genuine question here. What are the rules re div1 players playing sbl? Is it that you can only play in one or the other each week or what?

WSBL Power Rankings

One week to go and this year the finals matchups come down to a couple of games.

1. Lightning 21-1.
They powered through the regular season going undefeated on the road, a first since the early 2000's. In form and injury free, Mansfield has this team hungry for a title.

2. Redbacks 16-5.
They will stay 2nd and welcome the return of Standish. Dyer coming into form at the right time of the season. Clear second seed. Have eagles to close out the season.

3. Flames 15-6.
Will stay 3rd. Got blown out in the first quarter against Lightning but fought back behind the steller play of LLoyd in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. The team will be without Bourne for the rest of the season which is a massive loss. But Petrick performs best in adversity and they still have some of the best talent on the court. Cougars in last round

4. Tigers 14-8.
Had big wins over Suns and Hawks to steal 4th seed last round. The team is in form and Parker how much home court can help this time of year. Can they win with one big is the question.

5. Suns 13-8. Locked in 5th. Form of Jewel Williams had given this team a solid 4th scoring option. Still a talented starting unit that will give Willetton a tough QF match up. The season matchup being 1-1.

6. Magic 10-11. Will Stay 6th with a game in hand and H2H over Hawks. Final game of the season v Wanneroo. This is a dangerous team. Palusna is in read hot form as possibly the best big in the league, add in the form of Brown and Milo now back this team knows what to do to make it back to the GF. Rocko certainly wont have any easy 3 v 6 matchup here.

7. Hawks 9-12. It all comes down to a couple of possibilities. If Slammers win on Friday v Suns (at home) and Stirling beat Hawks they they are out of the finals race. A Slammers loss will mean PL will be 7th or 8th depending on the game v Stirling.

8. Senators 9-12. Stirling has the H2H over Slammers so it comes down the their game v PL to decide if they finish 7th or 8th.

9. Slammers 9-12. They must win at home v Suns to play finals. Simple equation. Cant finish higher than 8th. That margin of loss v PL at Bendat in round 16 has come back to haunt a bit. Reward a first round match up v Lakeside! Will Suns take it easy in their last round game knowing the result means nothing for them.

I think Slammers will get Suns down at Eaton with too much to play for and a team that matches up pretty well with Suns. Stirling for the win over PL at home to avoid the Lightning.

This would mean the defending champs are not in this years playoffs.

Projected Quarter Finals

Lakeside (1) v Southwest (8)
Perth (2) v Stirling (7)
Rockingham (3) v Mandurah (6)
Willetton (4) v Kalamunda (5)

Where is Edwards? Big loss for them

WABL Women's D league Final Preview

Perry Lakes 11 Wins 2 Loss - Minor Premiers
Lakeside 10 Wins 3 Losses - 2nd Place

Matchups (PL named first)

Renkema (12ppg) v T Flynn (6ppg)
Ashby (8ppg) v Duffield (17ppg)
Hooper (15ppg) v Waight (7ppg)
Green (12.5ppg) C Jacobs (10ppg)
Teasdale (10 ppg) v Green (8ppg)

Both teams have a starting group with players in regular SBL rotations this year.
Perry Lakes led the league in scoring and 5 weapons on the floor, athletic and 3pt threats in Ashby and Hooper. Bella Green is an athletic defender and slasher who will get the job of slowing down scoring machine Paris Duffield. Duffield averaging 3.5 threes per game for Lakeside.

For the Lightning the success of their WSBL program has trickled down into the D league with the same structure and rules providing the same success this year. They are boosted by the inclusion of twins Amy and Claire Jacobs who cover the injury to Lizel Buckley.

This will be a run and gun game as neither team wants to play in the half court. Both teams have one true big, both can stretch the floor.

Lakeside need to control the glass as Ashby, Green and Teasdale crash the offensive end. Perry lakes will need to slow the lightning's running game and lock down Duffield on the break.

Lakeside have the edge in bench depth with scorer Amy Jacobs and Jae Flynn coming in.

Prediction: Lakeside to take home the first trophy of 2018 by 14 points with C Jacobs Finals MVP.

Why have King & Knowles not played for the Suns WSBL in the last few weeks? They were playing handy contributions off the bench before Edwards started back.

King is in Europe Knowles had ACL surgery.

If the opportunity is there I say why not. Great addition who can share his college experience with our young squad. Considering since Josh went down we've essentially had a 7 man rotation, its good to give our boys a bit more rest prior to the Finals.

I understand people saying why when he wont play finals, but i think given before last weekend we had to win two games to qualify then it makes sense from a security side of things. Sammy backs our younger brigade seeing he's coached alot of them for most of their wabl careers, having Sunday is more an insurance thing more than anything else IMO

After watching a few of Willetons live streams the last few weeks I thought I'd check out Hawks TV.
What a great initiative by Parsons it gives a great insight into behind the scenes that most of us don’t get to see
A greater appreciation of Parsons as a coach after watching these and can only hope that some other coaches open the doors to their inner sanctum next season for SBL fans

WSBL Award Winners - Projections 2018

MVP: Ali Swaggmeyer Lakeside Lightning - 22.8ppg 7.6rpg 4.5 apg

The league MVP will go back to back in 2018. Swags leads the 21-1 Lightning to its best ever regular season scoring over 20 in 16 of 22 games. Noting the win total and the fact that she would place top 3 in nearly every vote, the trophy is hers.

Runner up: Anita Brown Mandurah Magic - 24ppg 6.7rpg. Had a monster 2nd half of the season averaging 28ppg is it enough?

COTY: Craig Mansfield Lakeside Lightning. 22-1 record, beating every team twice except a 6 point loss to Redbacks. 1st in scoring at 90ppg.

Runner Up: Tom Knowles: 13-8 7 game win improvement in 2018.

Most Improved: Tayah Burrows Southwest Slammers - 12ppg 4rpg.
Moving into the starting role post u18 nationals Tayah has seen her averages near triple from 4.8ppg to 12 in 2018. Scoring in double figure in 10 games.

Runner Up: Eryn Fisher East Perth Eagles - 12.1 ppg 7.5rpg. The powerhouse forward logged a lot of minutes in 2018 doubling her scoring and rebounding totals.

ROTY: Emma Clarke Perry Lakes - 9.5ppg 5 rebs. The former AIS graduate returned to her home club this season and quickly showed her value as a mobile forward. Now off to college in 2019.

Runner Up: Tayla Hepburn Willetton Tigers - 9.6ppg 3 rebs in 8 games. Hepburn returned home from college to be picked up by the tigers to bolster their big stocks. Hasn't finished the season but will be a solid SBL starter for many years.

ALL STAR 5

PG: Ali Swaggmeyer- Lightning 22.8ppg 7.6rpg 4.5 apg
SG: Anita Brown - Magic 24ppg 6.7rpg
SF; Alex Ciabattoni - Suns 20ppg 9 rebs 5.5 apg
PF: Kisha Lee- Cougars 23ppg 10 rebs
C: Kayla Standish - Redbacks 20ppg 9 rebs

"Just wish we could spread the top level/NBL fringe talent to the Mandurah's of the league.

They really struggling atm.
Couple 50pt loses and letting someone go for 60pts in last 2 weeks.

They need help.“

Nah.. that's because of the fixturing LOL

For what its worth...

Women's MVP - Brown (Magic) Whilst I think Schwags is phenomenal, as outlined above I think Fipps & Grant will both take too many votes off of Ali over the course of the season. Brown on the other hand has played somewhat of a lone hand down there and apart from Palusna the last couple of weeks and the odd game or two from Milo at the beginning of the season, she will poll regularly in every game

Women's MIP - Williams (Suns) Has come on in leaps and bounds this season, with the increased court time from Coach Knowles being rewarded with her output drastically improving also.

WSBL First Team

(1) Schwagmeyer
(2) Brown
(3) Ciabattoni
(4) Lee
(5) Standish

Women's Grand Final - Lakeside vs Rockingham... Can the Flames figure out how to beat Mansfield's stellar 5-out offense is the big question.

Isnt that what random does?

All the garbage that fills the SBL threads, and some rare constructive basketball-related discussion gets dismissed as trolling?

So the first QF matchup is set after the Flames go down at home to the Cougars, meaning they will now take on the Buccs in the first round of the Finals, with Game 1 to be at Mike Barnett next week with a Women's & Men's double header. Stirling, Lakeside & Willetton to determine their QF opponents with results from tonight's games.

Can Rocko afford a Gero trip?

Come down to rocko next week and ask that question mate. We'll even give your car a pimp my ride upgrade rocko style to assist the boys in paying for the trip up to the midwest. We currently have over 80 sponsors with the club, your club probably struggles for 20% that amount - A$$clown

How about Travis Durnin last night? 45 points and 18 rebounds.. great young player there!!

Yeh! - what my brother just said!!

(who is also my Mum's boyfriend)

Stirling men were anaemic last night. They need a style of play that fits their personnel and right now they are playing a style which suits slow and big lineups. Play small ball when u got a small ball lineup quite simply.

Dumpster fire that pays kids from other clubs to come across to their club just to qualify for u14 nationals. Absolute joke and the fact basketball wa has done nothing about it is even worse. Mr nipps and the stirling board should hang their head in shame

(Mod: Legally questionable.)

Wow that degenerate really quickly. Some disgruntled people out there.

Anyone got time and date for Perth Redbacks v Stirling series?

Koberulz is right (sometimes), there is a lot of anonymous crap in this thread.

Awards night