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Slam Dunk contest
Three-point shootout
Celebrity-Legends game
Contents
6.
Star, dunk
memories
A blast from
the past
7.
Timeout
With NRL star
Lote Tuqiri
8.
All-Star
X-factor
Reece Mastin to
put on a show
13.
Rim Rattlers
14-15.
The line-ups
Today's teams
16.
Sharp shooters
17.
Today's events
18.
Kids space
Little heroes
4-5
Time to
shine
The All-Stars
have returned
9-12.
Posters
Jonny Flynn and
Ben Madgen
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Time to
Shine
Melbourne Tigers star Jonny
Flynn is sure to bring NBA
showtime to the NBL All-Star
Game – and have a good time
doing it.
“Every time I step out there
I'm having fun,” he said.
“One thing my father told me
when I first started playing
basketball was when you stop
having fun out there then that’s
an excuse to stop playing.”
Adelaide 36ers legend Brett
Maher remembers attending
an NBL All-Star game with his
parents many years ago.
“They used to rock up in the
limos and walk down the red
carpet,” he said.
Not surprisingly the sharpshooter is looking forward to
the three-point competition
and expects South Australians
Ben Madgen and Oscar
Forman to put on a show.
“Ossie will be perfect for it,”
Maher said.
“He doesn’t have a lot of
jump and has just that flick of
the wrist.”
Lucas Walker does have a lot
of jump and Tigers assistant
THE NBL's biggest names
– past and present –
are excited about the
return of the NBL
All-Stars. Paulo
Kennedy reports.
Daniel Johnson
Photo: Getty
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'Ossie will be
perfect for it
(the three-point
shootout)'
– Brett Maher
coach Darryl McDonald
encourages fans not to miss
the dunk contest.
“He’s been working on it
after training, he’s got
something special coming.”
The main event will be like
travelling back in time, with
players such as Madgen, Tom
Abercrombie, Cedric Jackson
and Daniel Johnson
resembling stars of
yesteryear such
as Maher, Sam
Mackinnon, Darryl
McDonald and
Chris Anstey.
“Of the guys
playing
at the moment
he’s (Madgen)
the guy who’s
closest to me,” Maher said of
his former training partner.
The Sydney Kings star has
been re-living old All-Star
games on YouTube and says
his favourite memory is “Willie
Farley in the dunk comp”. He
suspects teammate Darnell
Lazare might create some
memories of his own.
“I've seen him do some big
dunks around practice so I
think he might do pretty well.”
McDonald said “it’s not for
me to make the comparison”
with Cedric Jackson, but loves
his remarkably similar skill
set, while Johnson learned
the trade under Anstey at the
Tigers.
For his part “DJ” is
relishing the chance
to finish off
Jackson’s slick
passes, just as
Anstey once
combined with
D-Mac.
“I’ll have to
be ready, that’s
for sure,” he
said.
Oscar Forman
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Star, dunk
memories
The 2012 NBL All-Star Game
will be the first hoops
extravaganza the league has
held for five years, but NBL
history is littered with truly
memorable All-Star moments.
The last NBL All-Star Game
was back in December 2007 and
it featured the coronation of a
new Australian basketball star.
Nathan Jawai had topped off a
remarkable rookie season with
the Cairns Taipans by being
named to the Australian AllStars side that took on the World
at The Cage in Melbourne.
Jawai, who would go on to be
drafted and play in the NBA,
stunned the crowd with a
performance of unbridled power
that exemplified the reason he
would become known as the
"Aussie Shaq".
Jawai effortlessly threw down
a series of rim-rattling dunks
as he registered 24 points, 12
rebounds, three assists, two
steals and one block. His efforts
guided the Aussies to a 146-141
victory and earned him game
MVP honours.
This year the NBL will revert
from the Aussies versus
Internationals format to North
versus South.
Power play: Nathan Jawai in the 2007 All-Stars game.
It was under this format that
NBL legend Andrew Gaze
scored an amazing event
record 43 points in the 1989
NBL All-Star Game. Playing
at the Melbourne Sports and
Entertainment Centre, Gaze went
8-of-14 from long-range and also
added five rebounds, five assists
and two steals in a typically
Gaze-esque performance. He
took out the match MVP award
despite his North team losing to
the South, 143-141.
Of course All-Stars isn’t just
about the game, with the
slam dunk competition often
providing some of the most
memorable highlights.
In the 1993 slam dunk
competition an unknown by the
name of Brett Rainbow, who
was a rarely used development
player with the Melbourne
Tigers, would literally come from
the clouds to take the title.
Rainbow ended his three
attempts with a superb 360
degree slam that set the crowd
alight and ensured he picked up
his third straight perfect score
from the judges to win the title.
In 2006, another unheralded
youngster would follow in
Rainbow’s footsteps. Everard
Bartlett, now a Perth Wildcats
guard but then a Breaker,
was initially questioned as
an inclusion in the slam dunk
competition at The Kingdome.
He soon showed just why he
belonged. He started with a dunk
jumping over three the top of
three children and finished with
an alley-oop to himself which he
caught, wrapped under his leg
and threw home with gusto.
Needless to say, Bartlett swept
to the title and straight into NBL
folklore.
Timeout with NRL star
Lote
Tuqiri
The Wests Tigers winger is playing in the Celebrity and
Legends 3x3. We asked him about his love of basketball.
Who are your favourite
players currently in the NBL?
I’m looking forward to seeing
Darnell Lazare post up and
throw some points down.
Have you played much
basketball yourself?
I did at school but gave it up
after that to concentrate on
my rugby career. I really liked
to play but I always seemed to
get ankle injuries.
What can the fans expect you
to show them on the court?
It’s not going to be long! I’m
a good team man. I’ll dish off
more than I throw to the hoop.
What do you think of
your celebrity
teammates?
Wendell Sailor can’t play
– he talks himself up (laughs).
He thinks he is Sidney Dean –
Wesley Snipes’ character out
of White Men Can’t Jump.
Hopefully I can play with
Cal Bruton, I don’t know if
I’m in his team but I look
forward to that.
The romance
is back
Official airline of the NBL
All-stars ❙ 2012
Reece Mastin
souvenir edition
All-Star
x-factor
Australian singing sensation and winner of The X-Factor
Reece Mastin will perform a five-song set at today's NBL
All-Star showcase.
The 18-year-old recording star won’t be the only
celebrity performer, with renowned Melbourne DJ
Jason Serini to entertain Adelaide Arena.
In on-court action, some of the NBL's greatest ever
players will take the court with other stars from
other sporting codes and celebrities in the All-Star
Celebrity and Legends 3x3 game.
Australian basketball greats Al Green, Mark Davis,
Darryl McDonald, Cal Bruton and Andrew Gaze
will participate, along with Masterchef favourite
Callum Hann, former rugby league and union great
Wendell Sailor, Adelaide Crows coach Brenton
Sanderson, Wests Tigers NRL star Lote Tuqiri and
former Crows coach and 5AA radio personality
Graham Cornes.
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ALL STARS
Tom Abercrombie
Lucas Walker
Rim rattlers
By Adrian Polykandrites
Five of the highest flyers in the
NBL will show off their
athleticism and creativity in the
NBL Slam Dunk Competition.
For some, the dunk contest will
be the day’s most anticipated
event, ahead of even the All-Star
Game, as a handful of the finest
athletes in Australia make what
seems impossible to most of us
mere mortals look easy.
Dunker
Expect plenty of “oohs” and
“aahs” from the Adelaide Arena
stands as spring-heeled Breakers
forward Tom Abercrombie,
Tigers Lucas Walker and Bennie
Lewis (replacing the injured Mitch
Creek) and explosive Kings import
Darnell Lazare soar above the rim
and try to out-wow each other.
And it wouldn’t seem right to
hold an NBL dunk contest
without aptly named Hawks
guard Lance Hurdle.
Round 1 – Score
Mark
DMac
Those who follow the Hawks
closely might be surprised to see
Hurdle in the line-up – he rarely
dunks during games – but the
188cm guard has never lost a
dunk contest and as a two-foot
jumper is much more suited to
this format.
Besides, fellow two-foot
leapers Dominique Wilkins and
Jason Richardson managed just
fine in their heyday (have fun on
YouTube with those names).
Round 2 – Score
Kate
Total
Mark
DMac
Total
Kate
Total
Lucas Walker
Tom Abercrombie
Darnell Lazare
Lance Hurdle
Images Getty
Bennie Lewis
FINAL
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All-stArs ❙ 2012
SouveNiR ediTioN
NortH ALL-StArS v SoutH ALL-StArS » 1.30PM
Pts 18.9 ReB 3.9 ast 1.8 stL 0.8 BLK 0.1
#35
staRteR
darnell lazare
Forward (Kings)
203cm, 109kg
doB: 29/1/85
Pts 10.9 ReB 6.9 ast 0.5 stL 0.6 BLK 0.6
#3
staRteR
adris deleon
Guard (Hawks)
180cm
doB: 10/7/84
Pts 15.3 ReB 3.3 ast 2.3 stL 1.4 BLK 0.1
#11
staRteR
Cam Tragardh
Centre (Taipans)
209cm
doB: 29/9/83
Pts 14.7 ReB 6.7 ast 1.4 stL 0.6 BLK 0.6
#7
staRteR
Oscar Forman
Forward (Hawks)
205cm
doB: 16/1/82
Pts 10.3 ReB 7.2 ast 1.0 stL 0.5 BLK 1.0
#4
Cedric Jackson
Guard (Breakers)
191cm, 92kg
doB: 5/3/86
Pts 16.2 ReB 5.3 ast 7.6 stL 2.5 BLK 0.1
#9
#20
Gary ervin
Guard (Crocs)
183cm
doB: 9/8/83
Seth Scott
Forward (Tigers)
208cm, 109kg
doB: 2/11/81
Pts 16.2 ReB 3.4 ast 4.5 stL 1.5 BLK 0.1
#3
staRteR
Jonny Flynn
Guard (Tigers)
183cm, 84kg
doB: 6/2/89
Pts 16.2 ReB 3.8 ast 6.2 stL 0.2 BLK 0.4
#21
staRteR
Pts 13.8 ReB 7.4 ast 1.0 stL 0.4 BLK 1.3
staRteR
staRteR
daniel Johnson
Centre (36ers)
212cm
doB: 3/4/88
Pts 15.5 ReB 7.5 ast 1.7
stL 0.2 BLK 0.2
#12
#15
#1
#43
Corin Henry
Guard (Kings)
180cm
doB: 2/10/88
lance Hurdle
Guard (Hawks)
188cm
doB: 15/4/87
adam Gibson
Guard (36ers)
188cm
doB: 30/10/86
Chris Goulding
Guard (Tigers)
194cm, 90kg
doB: 24/10/88
Pts 13.9 ReB 4.1 ast 3.3 stL 1.2 BLK 0.2
Pts 11.1 ReB 2.1 ast 1.2
stL 0.9 BLK 0.1
Pts 12.3 ReB 3.7 ast 5.0 stL 0.8 BLK 0.2
#8
#17
#17
#42
Peter Crawford
Guard/Forward (Crocs)
193cm
doB: 6/11/79
anthony Petrie
Forward (36ers)
203cm
doB: 3/6/83
Shawn Redhage
Forward (Wildcats)
202cm
doB: 21/1/81
Pts 10.8 ReB 2.6 ast 1.6 stL 0.8 BLK 0.3
Head coach: Gordie Mcleod assistant coach: Cal Bruton
Pts 10.4 ReB 6.5 ast 1.3
stL 0.5 BLK 0.5
Pts 10.4 ReB 4.1 ast 0.6 stL 0.4 BLK 0.7
#8
Jason Cadee
Guard (36ers)
186cm, 73kg
doB: 15/4/91
Pts 7.8 ReB 2.0 ast 2.8 stL 0.5 BLK 0.3
Pts 14.0 ReB 4.5 ast 2.7 stL 1.0 BLK 1.0
Head coach: andrej lemanis assistant coach: Mark davis
*Stats accurate as of the completion of round 10
FRIDAYS 9.30PM
Watch on
SUNDAYS 2.00PM
staRteR
Tom abercrombie
Forward (Breakers)
197cm, 97kg
doB: 7/5/87
Pts 12.2 ReB 3.2 ast 2.5 stL 0.9 BLK 0.2
Clint Steindl
Guard (Taipans)
200cm
doB: 15/3/89
Pts 6.1 ReB 2.0 ast 1.0 stL 0.1 BLK 0.0
#10
Watch it on
#TeAMSOuTH
staRteR
south
#TeAMnOrTH
north
#1
Ben Madgen
Guard (Kings)
193cm, 83kg
doB: 7/2/85
All-stars ❙ 2012
souvenir edition
Today's events
Noon–1.30pm
Live entertainment
(including X-Factor
star Reece Mastin);
Slam Dunk
Competition;
Three-Point
Shootout
1.30pm
TIP-OFF NBL All-Stars
Main Game
4pm
Post Game Signing
Session
5pm
Event concludes
points
Five sharpshooters will fire
away to prove who has the
NBL's sweetest stroke
The rules
Three-point shootout
n Five racks, each containing five
balls, are positioned around the
three-point line
n Competitors have 60 seconds to
make as many shots as possible
n The first four balls on each rack
are worth one point; the fifth ball
(the moneyball) is worth two
n The two players with the most
points after round one advance to
the final
Slam dunk contest
Slam Dunk
contestant
Darnell Lazare
n Each player tries to impress the
judges with two dunks (one in each
round)
n Each judge will award the player
a score out of 10 for each dunk
n The two players with the most
points after round one will advance
to the final, which will also be
played out over two rounds
Getty
By Adrian Polykandrites
It might not attract the same
amount of hooting and
hollering from the fans as the
Slam Dunk Competition, but
for basketball purists, the
Three-Point Shootout is poetry
in motion.
Local long-bomber Stephen
Weigh is sure to have the
support of Adelaide Arena, but
he faces a formidable quartet of
challengers, led by Sydney Kings
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MVP candidate Ben Madgen.
Rounding out the sweetshooting group are Taipans
young gun Clint Steindl,
Townsville veteran Peter
Crawford and Wollongong star
Oscar Forman.
Will North All-Stars Madgen,
Forman and Crawford hold back
before the main event, or find
their rhythm and put some fear
into the South?
Shooter
Score
Peter Crawford
Clint Steindl
Ben Madgen
Stephen Weigh
Oscar Forman
FINAL
Pictured : Stephen Weigh
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kids space
At quarter time, Lucas Walker (Melbourne Tigers,
community ambassador) and Peter Crawford
(Townsville Crocs) will be shooting free throws,
with Elders Real Estate donating $100 to Little
Heroes Foundation for
every basket they make
before the 24-second
shot clock expires.
Mascot Match-up
Watch out for the
Sydney Lion and
Murray Magpie. The
two mascots will be
facing off as part of the
All-Stars showdown.
souvenir edition
Heroes making a difference
What a great day and great
event. I'm so excited to
have the NBL and Little
Heroes Foundation join
forces for the return of the
All-Stars game.
It’s been a busy year for
the LHF – a year that has
seen us contribute $2 million
toward the new Michael
Rice Centre at the Women’s
and Children’s Hospital.
This state-of-the-art clinical
treatment facility is now delivering comprehensive
cancer and blood disorder services for infants,
children and young people up to 18 years of age.
We have also increased our direct support to
families through Little Heroes Care. This program
provides a range of services to kids and their
families to help them through life’s challenges after
they are diagnosed with cancer or a serious illness.
OFFICIAL NBL MERCHANDISE
.
Chris McDermott Chairman, Little Heroes Foundation
NBL COMMUNITY PROUDLY
SUPPORTS LITTLE
HEROES FOUNDATION
AVAILABLE AT:
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