Tag: Max Jones


  • Harder to Ignore

    Harder to Ignore

    The SLB started the season unrecognised, in dispute with its governing body, missing the referees from the previous season, and with a FIBA taskforce hanging over the sport. However fragile it all felt, the ball still went up in the air. Room for Ambition The SLB Operating Rules were published at the start of the…

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  • Close Enough to Hurt

    Close Enough to Hurt

    A year ago, Manchester looked like a good team in search of a club. This season, the investment, the European push and Kaiyem Cleary’s return made it easier to see what Manchester were trying to be. Manchester reached the SLB Cup Final and the ENBL final in the same season. The team was good enough…

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  • Can Zak Irvin Find His Fit Again?

    Can Zak Irvin Find His Fit Again?

    Every team has a fifth option. The player defences are happy to leave alone, the one who is not meant to swing games. For Manchester, that role belonged to Zak Irvin — measured, selective and quietly essential. Before his injury at the start of November, Manchester asked a lot of him. Only Max Jones had…

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