RIPAs I eluded to a few hours ago, something big was going to shake the NBL world.Newly crowned NBL champions the South Dragons will not be part of a new look competition in season 2009/10, if it goes ahead.Wow is all I can say right now as I'm still gob smacked with this news, but Basketball Australia accepts the Dragons decision.It has not taken super coach Brian Goorjian to move on

There are seismic like movements in the NBL and it's about to explode.!Watch this space for some earth shattering news on the NBL in the very near future.

Before I head to bed I thought I would provide the latest in hoop links from around the place.- South Dragons owner Mark Cowan predicted it months ago and it has happened. Former Boomers coach Brian Goorjian has been snapped up by the Chinese National Team.I'd love to be a fly on the wall when Goorj has his first conversation with Yao Ming.Somehow I cannot see Yao buying what Goorj is selling as

I could not keep ignoring this article I stumbled across in the Sydney Morning Herald about Firepower con-man Tim Johnston. Thanks to journo Paul Sheehan for providing a good read on the trials and tribulations of the company that was going to provide fuel relief through a "pill".It is difficult to exaggerate the scale of the lies, the extent of the damage, the trail of destructive bastardry left

The inspiration for this post was created by Facebook. FB has an application that allows you to choose your All Time favourite five athletes.So thanks to YouTube and my kind words, here are my Fantastic Four.Why four you ask? I could throw another big name athlete on the list to make five, but in all honesty these where the guys I worshipped growing up.1. Greg Chappell Growing up on the Darling