The nearly two-week break for the Adelaide 36ers is almost over and we are back on Sixers Fix with Scott Ninnis to talk about everything to do with the 36ers, #NBL22 and we've got a special #AsktheLegend segment thanks to Sports Card World.

It's been nearly two weeks but we open up Sixers Fix by looking back on the last two games for the 36ers, a loss in Tasmania to the JackJumpers and a win over Melbourne United in overtime to end their eight-game winning streak.

We break down all the good and bad from those two games including the stunning game-winning performance of Dusty Hannahs, the stepping up of Cam Bairstow, the turnover count and Scott gives his votes in the Premium Wine Tours Player of the Year award.

We then continue on by casting our eyes across the rest of the NBL and Scott gives his thoughts on the marching Tasmania JackJumpers, struggling Illawarra Hawks, if Melbourne United need to add another piece, Jeremiah Martin leaving the New Zealand Breakers, Adam Gibson back as a COVID replacement player and the Perth Wildcats 40th Anniversary Team.

It's then time for Ask The Legend thanks to Sports Card World and everything is covered from Scott's Kai Sotto thoughts, what he's learnt since coaching the club, who had the biggest influence on him, his best teammate, championship memories, next big son of a gun, who he would recruit and who he might have recruited to South Adelaide.

We then preview the Friday night Round 11 clash for the 36ers against the Brisbane Bullets.

It's all made possible thanks to the support of Australian Motors Mitsubishi (www.australianmotors.com.au), Sports Card World (www.sportscardworld.com.au), AllStar Photos (www.allstarphotos.com.au) and Premium Wine Tours (www.premiumwinetours.com.au).

Sixers Fix with Scott Ninnis - Episode 8 #NBL22

Another shake up for this week on Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle with another all-time great, Matty Knight, stepping into the hosting chair to discuss all the latest with #NBL22 with the insights only he can provide while we also catch up with Cairns Taipans legend Alex Loughton.

Three-time NBL champion and three-time All-NBL Team member Matty Knight is the co-host alongside Chris Pike for this week's Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle and there's plenty for us to get through after Round 11 of the NBL.

We begin discussing the remarkable finish to the Sydney Kings-Brisbane Bullets game on Sunday with the Jaylen Adams game winning dunk, offensive rebound and dish off to Jarell Martin. We discuss the implications of that on both the winning Kings and losing Bullets.

We also discuss Melbourne United's win over the Perth Wildcats with Matty believing Melbourne need to stick with the team they've got but perhaps the Wildcats need to add a big while he also pays tribute to 400-game former teammate Jesse Wagstaff.

Other topics covered include the Tasmania JackJumeprs without Will Magnay, the struggles of the Illawarra Hawks and the signing of NBA champion Ian Clark for the Sydney Kings.

It's then time to catch up with former 311-game NBL great Alex Loughton. We discuss his thoughts on his beloved Cairns Taipans after a couple of rough losses in Round 11. He offers his insights into the return of Scott Machado and what it means for the likes of Tahjere McCall and Bul Kuol. He also helps us select the winner of #TheGalen Best Team Man for this week and offers his perspective on the Perth Wildcats 40th Anniversary Team.

Matty Knight is then back on deck to preview Round 12 in the NBL and to wrap up the show. 

Made possible thanks to the support of Hoops Heaven (www.hoopsheaven.com.au) and TABtouch (www.tabtouch.com.au).

Hoops Heaven‘s Basketball Hustle - Season 3, Episode 13

We are back with another Sixers Fix with Scott Ninnis where we talk about the Adelaide 36ers loss in Brisbane, preview Sunday's home game against Cairns in #NBL22 and feature an Ask the Coach with Jamie Pearlman thanks to Sports Card World.

Co-hosts Chris Pike and Scott Ninnis open up the show by looking back on the NBL Round 11 clash for the Adelaide 36ers in Brisbane against the Bullets. We look at the good and bad from the game from the 36ers perspective including Manny Malou's cameo, Lamar Patterson the match winner and what the Sixers need to fix up.

We then expand our discussion for Scott to make a special announcement regarding his South Adelaide Panthers in the NBL1 Central competition while he gives his thoughts on Jo Lual-Acuil's NBA potential, the emerging Sydney Kings and also how far Keanu Pinder has come this season with the Cairns Taipans.

It's then time for this week's Ask the Coach segment thanks to Sports Card World. We put questions to assistant coach Jamie Pearlman ranging from dealing with COVID this #NBL22 season, his ideal job outside of coaching, perks as a coach, MJ or LeBron, advice for aspiring coaches and what the biggest donut is he's eaten.

Scott is then back to preview Sunday's clash with the Cairns Taipans at Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

It's all made possible thanks to the support of Australian Motors Mitsubishi (www.australianmotors.com.au), Sports Card World (www.sportscardworld.com.au), AllStar Photos (www.allstarphotos.com.au) and Premium Wine Tours (www.premiumwinetours.com.au).

Sixers Fix with Scott Ninnis - Episode 9 #NBL22

Cody Ellis is back on Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle this week and we have lots to cover from around #NBL22 on and off the court, and who's travelling well and who isn't, and we also catch up with 460 or 461-game NBL great Adam Gibson.

Former Saint Louis, Illawarra Hawks and Sydney Kings forward, and Warwick Senators NBL1 West captain Cody Ellis joins Chris Pike for this week's show and we begin by discussing the Perth Wildcats' need for a big, the Cairns Taipans struggles and then breakdown all the action from Round 12 in the NBL.

We discuss the impressive depth at Melbourne United, the momentum building at the Sydney Kings, the South East Melbourne Phoenix finding some shooting, the Tasmania JackJumpers getting even hotter, important Adelaide 36ers and struggles of New Zealand Breakers and Cairns Taipans.

Next up we deliver our votes for #TheDamo Best Defensive Player award thanks to Everlast given by Damian Martin, #TheRedhage Player of the year award given by Shawn Redhage and announce the Round 12 winner of the #TheGalen Best Team Man award.

We then catch up with two-time NBL champion Adam Gibson for his regular appearance on Hoops Heaven's #BasketballHustle. We discuss his brief return to the South East Melbourne Phoenix roster and get his thoughts on the Phoenix, the shooting of Cam Gliddon and Ryan Broekhoff, why their defence must improve and he also updates on his career taking off and even about Cody Ellis almost joining the Brisbane Bullets.

We then continue this week's show with Cody discussing his couple of potential options to extend his NBL career after leaving the Hawks before we knuckle down on the latest on and off-court happenings at the Adelaide 36ers, the coaching methods of Adam Forde with the struggling Cairns Taipans, and also the Rob Loe situation at the New Zealand Breakers before previewing Round 13 in #NBL22 and looking to the Boomers games in Japan this week.

Made possible thanks to the support of Hoops Heaven (www.hoopsheaven.com.au) and TABtouch (www.tabtouch.com.au).

Hoops Heaven‘s Basketball Hustle - Season 3, Episode 14

Another packed episode of Sixers Fix with Scott Ninnis as we break down everything happening in #NBL22 with the Adelaide 36ers on and off the court, look ahead to the Round 13 double-header and have an Ask the Captain segment with Mitch McCarron thanks to Sports Card World.

Co-hosts Chris Pike and Scott Ninnis open up the show by looking at the latest news related to the Adelaide 36ers including the departure of the GM of basketball Jeff Van Groningen and the potential options of a new import coming in for the rest of the season.

We then look back on the NBL Round 12 clash for the Adelaide 36ers at home against the Cairns Taipans. We discuss the less than ideal start but then focus on the impressive final three quarters, the players who stepped up and then Scott gives his votes in the Premium Wine Tours Player of the Year award.

It's then time for this week's Ask the Captain segment thanks to Sports Card World. We put questions to Adelaide 36ers captain Mitch McCarron ranging from his favourite shoes, stopping the Kings, favourite moment of #NBL22, game day preparation, his All-Star teammates and handling the stress of being captain.

Scott is then back to preview the Round 13 double-header on the road on Friday to the Illawarra Hawks and then back home to the Sydney Kings on Sunday at Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

It's all made possible thanks to the support of Australian Motors Mitsubishi (www.australianmotors.com.au), Sports Card World (www.sportscardworld.com.au), AllStar Photos (www.allstarphotos.com.au) and Premium Wine Tours (www.premiumwinetours.com.au).

Sixers Fix with Scott Ninnis - Episode 10 #NBL22

To say there's plenty to cover with Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle this week would be the greatest of understatements. Cody Ellis and Chris Pike breakdown everything happening in #NBL22 as well as Nathan Sobey's bronze medal being stolen, we pay tribute to Jack Bendat, the dramas at Adelaide 36ers and we catch up with The Scoring Machine Shawn Redhage.

Co-hosts Cody Ellis and Chris Pike open this week's show talking about the dreadful house break in of Nathan Sobey and his family, and the theft of Olympic bronze medal. We then pay tribute to the late Dr Jack Bendat and then then discuss the Perth Wildcats finally returning home.

We then get stuck into Round 13 in the NBL and raise the prospect of the Sydney Kings being the best team and Jaylen Adams being the best player in the league. We talk about what's happening at the Tasmania JackJumpers, the Cairns Taipans and discuss that horrible last play from the Adelaide 36ers against the Kings before awarding #TheGalen Best Team Man award.

Four-time NBL champion and member of the Perth Wildcats 40th Anniversary Starting Five Shawn Redhage then joins us to discuss the Wildcats returning home, his Jack Bendat memories, playing against Cody Ellis, how he sees #NBL22 shaping up and Adelaide 36ers going coachless this weekend.

Cody Ellis is then back to discuss whether the Adelaide 36ers, Perth Wildcats or Brisbane Bullets should make an import move, we talk about the Boomers and Tall Blacks in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, and wonder why Alex Loughton is not on our TV screens and get a Warwick Senators NBL1 West update.

It's then time to wrap up the show with a preview of Round 14 in the NBL and look ahead to next week's show with Damian Martin.

Made possible thanks to the support of Hoops Heaven (www.hoopsheaven.com.au) and TABtouch (www.tabtouch.com.au).

Hoops Heaven‘s Basketball Hustle - Season 3, Episode 15

What a week it's been for the Adelaide 36ers coming off two losses in #NBL22 Round 13 and looking ahead to two home games in Round 14 on Friday and Sunday, and we break it all down on this edition of Sixers Fix with Scott Ninnis.

This is a unique Sixers Fix because of the unique circumstances the Adelaide 36ers find themselves in preparing for two Adelaide Entertainment Centre matches in Round 14 of #NBL22 against the South East Melbourne Phoenix and Perth Wildcats with neither head coach CJ Bruton or assistant coach Jamie Pearlman with the team this week.

The good news is that Jamie Pearlman is set to be back in time to coach the team on Friday night and we break down all of that on Sixers Fix with the unique insight that only Scott Ninnis can provide into the entire situation.

We also take a look back on last week's losses to the Illawarra Hawks and Sydney Kings, and dissect those games and also provide the votes in the Premium Wine Tours Player of the Year award.

We also discuss whether or not the Adelaide 36ers should consider a new import at this point of the season and then provide a full preview of the games against the South East Melbourne Phoenix and Perth Wildcats before wrapping up this week's show.

It's all made possible thanks to the support of Australian Motors Mitsubishi (www.australianmotors.com.au), Sports Card World (www.sportscardworld.com.au), AllStar Photos (www.allstarphotos.com.au) and Premium Wine Tours (www.premiumwinetours.com.au).

Sixers Fix With Scott Ninnis S3 E11 Mixdown

As part of the Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle family, we bring you the TABtouch Preview looking ahead to Round 14 of the NBL season.

On top of our regular weekly episode of Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle, each week during the 2021/22 NBL season we'll be bringing you the TABtouch Preview hosted by three-time champion Matty Knight.

Matty will join Chris Pike to take a look at all the action upcoming in the round ahead of #NBL22 where he provides his insights, predictions and also tries to help you find a winner thanks to www.tabtouch.com.au.

This week's show sees us preview all the games in Round 14 but firstly we get Matty's thoughts on the pass of former Perth Wildcats owner Dr Jack Bendat.

We then begin our preview by looking at the challenge for the Adelaide 36ers without their head coach to come up against the South East Melbourne Phoenix on Friday night.

There's two games on Saturday with Melbourne United against the Brisbane Bullets, and the Tasmania JackJumpers against the New Zealand Breakers.

Then on Sunday, the 36ers host the Perth Wildcats, the Sydney Kings are at home to the Cairns Taipans and the South East Melbourne Phoenix face the Illawarra Hawks. Lastly on Monday night, the Breakers play the Bullets.

TABtouch Preview - #NBL22 Round 14

#NBL24 returned with a bang in Round 9 and Simon Mitchell breaks it all down on Hoops Heaven Basketball Hustle including Adam Forde's masterful coaching performance, why Mody Maor was hard done by, no excuses for Adelaide 36ers and feeling for Craig Moller.

The former South East Melbourne Phoenix coach discusses why replacing Craig Moller won't be easy, why we should be thankful for Bryce Cotton and Milton Doyle, how Cairns Taipans would have left Dean Vickerman furious, and the NBL travel debate.

Before departure of CJ Bruton we discuss what's happening at Adelaide 36ers, continued growth of Izayah Le'afa at NZ Breakers, Josh Roberts at Cairns Taipans named #TheGalen Best NBL Team Man and we preview #NBL24 Round 10 thanks to TABtouch.

For all the ways to listen click here: https://linktr.ee/basketballhustle

We open up this week's show by looking back on last week's discussion about jersey retirements and Simon Mitchell gives his verdict on Darryl McDonald at Melbourne United and Eric Cooks at the Illawarra Hawks.

Before we get stuck into the hot topics, Simon Mitchell opens up the show talking about what he loved most from NBL Round 9 and it was being thankful that we have Bryce Cotton and Milton Doyle in the league doing what they do best.

The Cairns Taipans used the FIBA break to change things up and there were good signs against Brisbane, then it all came together against Melbourne with Simon Mitchell talking about Adam Forde's outstanding coaching performance, what he did so well and why Dean Vickerman would be furious with his team.

It was an eventful weekend for New Zealand Breakers coach Mody Maor and Simon Mitchell talks about why he didn't deserve to be ejected in win over Adelaide and has nothing to answer for with post-match comments, and his genuine care for the NBL needs to be embraced. He might want to send the league his own please explain letter.

The NBL travel schedule became a hot talking point after tough doubles for the New Zealand Breakers and Adelaide 36ers against fresh opponents coming out of Christchurch. While Simon Mitchell felt the Breakers could still hold their heads high, he couldn’t say the same for the Sixers.

There's plenty going on at the Adelaide 36ers on the back of two tough road losses to New Zealand and Tasmania, with the Sixers then putting the blame on the travel schedule. Simon Mitchell thinks now it's time to give the kids a go, park some guys not getting the job done and take a stance with the starting line-up.

The Brisbane Bullets shook off three tough losses from winning positions for two wins in Round 9 with Simon Mitchell sure that Justin Schueller would be thrilled but at the same time still looking for ways to close out games better moving forward.

Izayah Le'afa is playing some tremendous basketball for the New Zealand Breakers and he needs to in the absence of Will McDowell-White and Simon Mitchell is in a good position to discuss him given he gave him his first start in the NBL at the South East Melbourne Phoenix.

How could we do a show and not discuss Bryce Cotton's 41-point, seven-assist performance for the Perth Wildcats against the Sydney Kings, which Simon Mitchell marvels at thinking what the best game would be in a career for mere mortals might not even crack his top 20.

The unfortunate news out of Round 9 was the season-ending knee injury to Craig Moller and Simon Mitchell talks about his history with the South East Melbourne Phoenix forward, why he hopes for the best for him and also why he's going to be so hard for his team to replace.

Simon Mitchell selects his winner of The Galen Best NBL Team Man for this week and he stays in Cairns and it goes to import big Josh Roberts who went from virtually not playing to a starring role in the stunning win for the Snakes against Melbourne United.

Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle – #NBL24 Episode 12

Huge ground to cover after dramatic #NBL24 week on Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle as we breakdown that crazy night in Cairns from every angle, look at Scott Ninnis replacing CJ Bruton at Adelaide 36ers and Abdel Nader, Will Cummings out at South East Melbourne Phoenix.

With Cody Ellis back on deck, he offers unique insight into why management shouldn’t be dictating Sunday Dech, Jason Cadee and Mitch McCarron's role with Adelaide 36ers and thoughts on the 'Anthony Lamb Guarantee', John Rillie on Tai Webster's Perth Wildcats importance.

We get Simon Mitchell's #TheGalen Best NBL Team Man, #TheDamo from Damian Martin, Matty Knight's Player of the Year votes, look ahead to massive #NBL24 Round 11 and wish Cairns Taipans and everyone in the Far North the best this week.

For all the ways to listen click here: https://linktr.ee/basketballhustle

First up on this week's Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle is a breakdown of everything that happened in Cairns when the power went out. We talk about playing in the Tropics with no air conditioning, if playing on was the right thing, the rundown the clock tactics of the Sydney Kings, why the Taipans can feel hard done by and why no shot clock can't happen again.

Next up and our attention turns to the Adelaide 36ers and the axing of CJ Bruton to be replaced by Scott Ninnis. We discuss Bruton's two and-a-half seasons, remarkable story of Ninnis returning to the job and then why Cody Ellis is well placed to talk about why management shouldn’t be getting involved in who does and doesn't play moving forward.

After our first break, we get stuck into what's happened over the South East Melbourne Phoenix with the release of import guard Will Cummings, arrival of former NBA forward Abdel Nader and how impressive their win was in Sydney with all that as a backdrop.

Next up is the New Zealand Breakers who saw their rollercoaster continue with a rough showing at home to the Tasmania JackJumpers with an 'Anthony Lamb Guarantee' that they will fix their rebounding woes.

From that same game, the JackJumpers were terrific despite Marcus Lee's struggles with Will Magnay coming up huge and then we discuss the merits of the Perth Wildcats struggling in a loss to the Illawarra Hawks in the absence of Tai Webster.

Following our last break, we get Simon Mitchell's winner of #TheGalen Best NBL Team Man, we get Damian Martin's Best Defensive Player votes, Matty Knight's Player of the Year votes and then we get stuck into a preview of Round 11 in #NBL24 and discuss the league's Multiverse uniforms and the standard of refereeing.

All made possible thanks to the support of Hoops Heaven (www.hoopsheaven.com.au) and TABtouch (www.tabtouch.com.au).

Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle – #NBL24 Episode 13

Cody Ellis on watching Illawarra Hawks triumph, brutal loss again for Melbourne United, frustrating MVP situation for both Davo Hickey/Matthew Dellavedova, NBL Championship Series breakdown and former Saint Louis Billikens captain talks NCAA March Madness.

From the perspective of a former Illawarra Hawks player who went to their last Grand Final appearance, Cody Ellis couldn’t be happier or more proud for the entire Wollongong community to now be celebrating a championship.

We also look at what a mixed week it was for the Froling family with Harry's heartwarming return after a horror two years while it was a heartbreaking achilles injury for Hawks co-captain Sam.

It wasn’t a series without controversies either highlighted by the horribly unfortunate situation of the MVP voting where Matthew Dellavedova won the Larry Sengstock Trophy but surrendered it to Davo Hickey.

It was a horrible situation for both players to be put in but Cody sees an easy solution to make sure it never happens again and that's simply for the votes to be cast at the end of the series and not after each game.

Not only that, but Justin Tatum continued to voice his opinions and the Illawarra Hawks coach was again fined by the NBL while there was an ill-timed leaking of the club owners potentially looking to assume ownership from Larry Kestelman.

All season long the depth has been key to the Hawks success and that was again on show the longer the Championship Series went while their rebounding and hustle became key while Davo Hickey led the charge in all areas to be the hero of the triumph across the series.

There were plenty more heroes for the Illawarra Hawks including Lachlan Olbrich stepping up against the experienced bigs of Melbourne and then his former Warwick Senators teammate Wani Swaka Lo Buluk playing a key role in becoming a four-time NBL champion.

Melbourne United has now lost two straight Championship Series after leading 2-1 and this time it's rebounding that Cody saw as their great weakness, and as demoralising as it must be to lose again, he credits their consistency while acknowledging they might need to now retool.

To wrap up this week's episode, we talk some NCAA March Madness as we enter the Sweet 16 stage with Cody making his predictions on who will make the Elite Eight while also reflecting on his own experiences including a Conference Championship as captain with the Saint Louis Billikens.

All made possible thanks to the support of Hoops Heaven (www.hoopsheaven.com.au) and TABtouch (www.tabtouch.com.au).

Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle – #NBL25 Episode 24

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