With only a few weeks left in the season and still playoff place to be had, this round was great. Even though the final scores of all the games were a bit lop sided there were some excellent individual performances. And hey, Adelaide hung around against league leaders New Zealand.
Dabster Award
Round Twenty Three Dabster Award Winner
Larry Davidson, Wollongong Hawks – 24 points (10/12 FG, 3/3 3P, 1/1 FT), 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 turnovers. ER – 30
Where did this game come from? Sure Julian Khazzouh wasn’t playing which freed the Hawks up but this was out of the blue. Davidson turned back the clock with a dazzling shooting performance, hitting all but two of his shots. The team may not be in the playoff race any more but they sure can play spoiler for the rest of the league.
Honourable mentions
Luke Schenscher (Townsville) – 25 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds. ER - 28
Diamon Simpson (Adelaide) – 19 points, 11 rebounds. ER - 28
Jerai Grant (Sydney) – 20 points, 8 rebounds. ER – 27
Gary Wilkinson (New Zealand) – 21 points, 6 rebounds. ER - 25
Daniel Johnson (Adelaide) – 21 points, 9 rebounds. ER - 25
Luke Martin (Sydney) – 17 points, 6 assists. ER – 24
Damian Martin (Perth) – 11 points, 9 rebounds. ER – 21
Very good round for individual performances, as Schenscher, Simpson and Grant were all unlucky that they had their outings this week as they would have taken home the Dabster Award two weeks ago. As all the playoff teams are gearing up for the post season, look for them to really put the foot down and get some confidence in the next two weeks.
Previous Dabster Award Winners
Round One – Kevin Lisch (Perth)
Round Two – Will Hudson (Gold Coast) and Alex Pledger (New Zealand)
Round Three – Julian Khazzouh (Sydney)
Round Four – Stephen Weigh (Adelaide) and Daniel Johnson (Adelaide)
Round Five – Gary Wilkinson (New Zealand)
Round Six – Cameron Tragardh (Melbourne)
Round Seven – Diamon Simpson (Adelaide)
Round Eight – Cameron Tragardh (Melbourne)
Round Nine – Diamon Simpson (Adelaide)
Round Ten – Julian Khazzouh (Sydney)
Round Eleven – Diamon Simpson (Adelaide) and Adam Gibson (Gold Coast)
Round Twelve – Eddie Gill (Townsville)
Round Thirteen – Liam Rush (Melbourne)
Round Fourteen – Jerai Grant (Sydney)
Round Fifteen – Jesse Wagstaff (Perth)
Round Sixteen – Mark Worthington (Gold Coast)
Round Seventeen – Daniel Johnson (Adelaide)
Round Eighteen – Mark Worthington (Gold Coast)
Round Nineteen – Oscar Forman (Wollongong)
Round Twenty – Jesse Wagstaff (Perth)
Round Twenty One – Gary Wilkinson (New Zealand)
Round Twenty Two – Adris Deleon (Gold Coast)
Menga Award
Round Twenty Three Menga Leader Board
1. (1) Julian Khazzouh, Sydney Kings – 19.9
2. (2) Diamon Simpson, Adelaide 36ers – 17.5
3. (4) Daniel Johnson, Adelaide 36ers – 17.1
4. (3) Cedric Jackson, New Zealand Breakers – 16.7
5. (6) Jerai Grant, Sydney Kings – 16.4
6. (5) Mark Worthington, Gold Coast Blaze – 15.9
7. (8) Cameron Tragardh, Melbourne Tigers – 15.6
8. (NR) Gary Wilkinson, New Zealand Breakers – 15.6
9. (9) Kevin Lisch, Perth Wildcats – 15.5
10. (7) Jacob Holmes, Townsville Crocodiles – 15.3
Adris Deleon’s stay in the top ten was as brief as can be, only one week with Wilkinson replacing him. It’s worth noting that only one player in the top five is from a top four team, showing that elite teams have great depth and the poorer squads only rely on a few bodies.
Zike Award
Round Twenty Three Zike Award Winner
Brad Hill, Cairns Taipans – 19:35 minutes, 6 points (3/9 FG, 0/2 3P, 0/4 FT), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 5 turnovers. ER: -2
I could put the entire Cairns team (again) as they stunk it up against Perth, only accumulating a measly 39 ER while getting outscored ER wise by nearly 70 but Hill is the scapegoat. I was on the Hill bandwagon when he shot out of the gate at the start of the season but has disappointed me for the last time. Not only did he shoot poorly and turn the ball over an unforgivable number, but he missed all of his four free throws. C’mon! They are free! It’s in the name for crying out loud. Consider me jumping off the Brad Hill bandwagon and he will need to do a hell of a lot to get me back onto it.
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