Hoops

Did Too many teams go Too Big?

It's all about buckets!

I'd argue that neither Melbourne nor NZ had enough depth in the backcourt.
But again I assume that was Moore's role, and I kinda lost track of who replaced whom.

Go back a couple of decades and it was not uncommon to see 3 PFs on the court, and the offensive guard was sometimes more akin to today's SF.

Today's game seems to require more ball-carriers in the backcourt, and a genuine SF, who at times seems to be more of a swingman. Then two bigs to play inside.

NBA finals, what are you on anon, when Bogie Man was at Oakland he protected the rim and the won the championship so now he is gone what happened last season?

Just one example of many I reckon!

"Small Ball has cost too many coaches too many crucial games of late at many different levels, surely it is clear that a dominant big man or two is the key to winning basketball championships?"

Its also won coaches games, and NBA Finals!

Small Ball has cost too many coaches too many crucial games of late at many different levels, surely it is clear that a dominant big man or two is the key to winning basketball championships?

andrew svaldenis agees with you

You can never go too big in basketball!

No. Brisbane yes.

Sydney replacing Blake with a forward yes.

If Perth didn't lose all their pgs at once I don't think Jaron Johnson gets cut, he could play, although he was more of a sf

the point forward may be the reasoning behind teams loading up at those spots due to ticking a lot of PG boxes with ball handling ability & passing vision with the added bonus of being able to trouble smaller true guards with their length defensively and bully them in the post and rebounding battles.
Only problem is that there are quite a few very quick Import PG's in the NBL who can burn them with outright speed (Randle, Ware etc) and have enough wingspan and nous to protect the ball when attacking the rim against them.

NZ only looked threatening after belatedly adding Dillard

Yes- several teams went too big.

The alternative is just as bad- like United in 2014/15 thinking that a 5 man rotation of Kickert and Chris Patton, with Wortho and Walker at the 4 would be a good idea.

Roster balance is of such vital importance - it's amazing when NBL teams get it so badly wrong. For example Melbourne Tigers then United have got it horribly wrong several times in the past 7 or 8 years.

Brisbane's line up was pure comedy from the start. I mean, how many power forwards does a single team need? They picked two of the most inconsistent guards in the game and paired them with basically every Australian forward not in the US or Europe and wondered why it didn't work out for them. Injuries notwithstanding, I think that team was destined for the cellar from the moment they were put together.

No.

"too" is a preposition so should be decapitalised.

I think only Brisbane, Sydney and Perth went with top heavy lineups, and the Cats rectified it, so I personally think no is the answer to your question. However, those teams were probably a good reinforcement of why you should err on the mobile side in a fast, aggressive league like the NBL.

It seems like you have answered your question.

Khazzouh for 27 and 16 against the 36ers.

The other leading candidates were Ira Clark, Kirk Penney, Homicide, Matt Burston and Ben Madgen.

And the rest:

Others who were considered for the weekly award included Kevin Lisch (Perth), Lucas Walker (Melbourne), Chris Goulding (Gold Coast), Aaron Bruce (Adelaide), Gary Ervin (Wollongong), Mika Vukona (New Zealand) and Graeme Dann (Sydney).