Author: Joe Whitehead
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Game Notes: Sheffield Hatters 83 – 73 Oaklands Wolves
For most of the first half, Sheffield were chasing. Oaklands had rhythm, confidence, and a twelve-point lead to show for it. Sheffield needed to change something. What they found—right before halftime—was the paint. With 2:43 left in the second quarter, Oaklands were inbounding under their own basket. But the play broke down before it began.…
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Not Pulling Away Yet
Last year’s Lions were a juggernaut—stacked with EuroCup talent and a budget no one else could touch. This year’s team was different. Still among the league’s top spenders but no longer operating in a tier of their own. The salary cap narrowed the gap. What set them apart wasn’t money. It was execution. Peter Božić…
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Almost Beautiful
Rickey McGill made his Sheffield debut with just over a minute left in the first quarter against Cheshire. The Sharks trailed 11–15. On his first possession, he assisted a Jamell Anderson three. On the next, he picked off a pass and fed Scott Lindsey in transition. Two plays, two scores—just like that, Sheffield led. Then…
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The Hard Part Starts Now
A new team, an old city, and a crowd that hasn’t quite arrived yet. That’s Manchester Basketball’s debut SLB season. After the Giants disappeared, a new club was rushed into being—launched just in time for the season, with a roster built on potential rather than fit, and a name that felt more like a placeholder…
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Romance Needs Roots
It was one of those moments you watch sport for. A 19-year-old GB wing, playing in his first SLB season, erupting in the Cup semi-final—knocking down threes at a rate he hadn’t shown all year to topple Leicester, one of the league’s best teams. Nedas Cholevinskas delivered across both legs—but in the second, he truly…
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The Ceiling Is Showing
The Bristol Flyers began in 2006 through a merger between Filton Flyers and Bristol Academy. Starting in EBL Division 2 under coach Andreas Kapoulas, the club climbed to Division 1 within a year and spent the next seven seasons there. In 2014, they reached the top flight—where they’ve remained ever since. That rise was steady,…
