Tag: Newcastle Eagles
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It’s Messy and It’s Real
Back in June, there wasn’t supposed to be a league at all. The British Basketball League had collapsed. The British Basketball Federation (BBF) had revoked the league licence. And suddenly, the sport was staring into the abyss—no structure, no plan, no clear future. What followed wasn’t clean or comfortable. But it was real. The clubs…
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The Return of Ambition
For years, Newcastle were the centre of British basketball. Trophies weren’t celebrated—they were expected. The Fab Flournoy era built a dynasty. But dynasties fade. And for a while, the Eagles felt like a memory of something bigger. This year, that memory came back into focus. First in Europe. Then at home. A club once defined…
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Newcastle’s Offence Is Unique and It’s Working
Newcastle’s offence is built differently from the rest of the SLB. While most teams rely on ball movement and structured play to generate open looks, the Eagles put the ball in the hands of their best scorers and let them go to work. Their system is built around players who can create and finish their…
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Do Bristol Rely Too Much on Keddy Johnson?
Since returning from injury, Keddy Johnson hasn’t just been a key part of Bristol’s offence—he is the offence. No player in the league carries a bigger scoring burden for their team. Since his return, he has been Bristol’s top scorer in 73% of games—the highest rate in the league. No other team is as dependent…
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Game Notes: Newcastle Eagles 97 – 78 Bristol Flyers
Marc Steutel doesn’t let up—not even in a blowout win. When Newcastle scored, he was immediately shouting for his team to track back, his intensity unwavering. When Bristol found the basket or Newcastle turned the ball over, his expression betrayed no surprise—he looked like a man who’d already envisioned that exact misstep a hundred times…
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Venue Ownership in the SLB: “It’s Everything”
With the collapse of the BBL over the summer and the formation of the new SLB, calls for stability and sustainable growth within British basketball have become louder. SLB Interim Chair Vaughn Millette recently captured this vision during an interview with Hoopsfix. When asked about the importance of each franchise owning and controlling its venue,…
