Tag: SLB
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Together, Sometimes
One Tuesday in March, the Newcastle Eagles invited season ticket holders to the Vertu Motors Arena to discuss the club’s future. Owner Paul Blake, men’s head coach Marc Steutel, women’s player-coach Chloe Gaynor and men’s player Mitch Clarke made up a panel, giving supporters direct access to the people leading the club. Eagles All In…
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More Than They Should
Early in their player development programme video, head coach Lloyd Gardner makes clear that Surrey see its role as bigger than the first team. The professional game within this country needs to understand its responsibility to growing basketball Surrey do not own their arena. They do not spend like some other teams in the league.…
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Mostly Fine
Sheffield were not bad this season. They finished fourth in the Championship and stayed competitive. But this was the second season after Vaughn Millette arrived as the club’s new owner. His first season brought a third-place Championship finish and Sheffield’s first trophy since 2016. That made this year feel flatter. Sheffield had enough continuity to…
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The Reinvention Came Too Late
Bristol brought back less of last season’s rotation than almost anyone else in the league. Early on, it looked like they had changed well. The ball moved, the scoring was shared, and the defence was tough. But once the league caught up, they struggled to change again. Early Promise On 21 November, the Lions arrived…
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SLB Officiating Looks More Settled
This season tipped off without any of the referees from last season. In those early weeks, officiating looked unsettled at times as the league’s opening games tested a completely new group. Early reported explanations for those absences focused on referees being uncertain about officiating in an unsanctioned league. But referees remained absent after SLB was…
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A League That Won’t Wait
In February, for a few seconds, there was pure joy. Sixteen-year-old Caledonia Blues prospect Nino Satha stepped onto the court for his professional debut for the Caledonia Gladiators. He ran to his spot on the wing and the ball found him, with no defender in sight. He took the first shot of his professional career…
