For all the constant chatter in NBA circles when it comes to evaluating players – judging prospects, comparing stats, debating trade balances, etc. - the most overlooked factor is often fit. As in, does this player suit the team that he plays for and do they suit him in return.
The hype is there, the hype is always there. If there’s one thing these Breakers know how to do it’s to present an exciting, energetic, ambitious front. The hype ain’t imaged either.
It’s only preseason. There’s usually not much to learn from preseason games, guys are just trying to get their reps up before the ones that matter. Anyone who applies relevance to preseason results in any way is a lost soul and there are lots more of these exhibition games to get through
The Tall Ferns hit up the Asia Cup having not played an international basketball game in almost two years. Yet another Aotearoa national team who’d disappeared since the pandemic hit.