{"id":160944,"date":"2025-09-22T11:47:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/160944\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:47:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:47:06","slug":"hooyah-harden-up-round-1-nbl26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/160944\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooyah & Harden Up (Round 1, NBL26)"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Damon Lowery.<\/p>\n

Author\u2019s note \u2013 \u201cHOOYAH\u201d is the battle cry of the Navy Seals and is given out to celebrate great efforts & achievements. <\/p>\n

A \u201cHARDEN UP\u201d is given out when a performance has not been at the expected level. <\/p>\n

This is STRICTLY about basketball \u2013 it is NEVER personal.<\/p>\n

Note: Adelaide, Illawarra and Sydney begin their Hungry Jack’s NBL26 Season this week.<\/p>\n

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Defeated New Zealand<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Tyrell Harrison was this close to making the Denver Nuggets after playing with them in the NBA Summer League. Tyrell is looking in the best shape of his life. He manhandled the Breakers to the tune of 24 points & 15 boards. Big \u2018Ty\u2019 has put the league on notice.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 This is for Mitch Norton\u2019s knee. You know \u201cNorto\u201d is the heart and soul of this team and one of best dudes in the League. Please get healthy and stronger as fast possible, he\u2019s one of the good guys.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by South East Melbourne<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Frequent readers of this article know I\u2019m a fan of a double-double. Marcus Lee, in his first game as a Tapian, notched up his first and most certainly not his last double-double of the season: 10 points & 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 I understand you didn\u2019t have your import point guard playing – but you need to understand I don\u2019t care. Coughing up the ball 19 times and losing by 37 is totally unacceptable for a professional basketball team. An immediate response is needed.<\/p>\n

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Defeated Tasmania, defeated New Zealand<\/p>\n

HOOYAH – Imagine spending the last three seasons with a team that you helped guide to its first Championship. Then in the off-season, you join the team that you beat for that Championship. And the first game of the season you go back to your old home and not only leave there with the W, but you knock down 22 points and the game winning shot. HOOYAH Milton Doyle #clutch<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 To Chris Goulding\u2019s quadricep that\u2019s playing up and kept him from playing, you\u2019re robbing the public of watching one of the greatest shooters the League has ever seen.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by Brisbane, defeated by Melbourne United<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Carlin Davidson. Who is that you ask? Let me tell you \u2026 Carlin is a 6’6″ high-energy pogo stick, who just might be the bounciest dude in New Zealand. Carlin was a development player with the Breakers and last season and appeared in just 10 games. He introduced himself to Brisbane with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. The future is bright, my man!<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 I refuse to overreact after one game,but DAMN! Y\u2019all had three-times as many turnovers (16) against Brisbane as you had made threes (5\/29), that ain\u2019t ever good. I\u2019m confident it won\u2019t happen again this season.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by Tasmania<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Welcome back to the NBL Jo Lual-Acuil.Jr. \u2018JLA\u2019 showed and proved to everyone that he is a genuine MVP contender producing a 15-point, 14-rebound double-double, and it won\u2019t be his last.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 We know Bryce Cotton is no longer a Wildcat, but I\u2019m disappointed in the Red Army\u2019s performance. I was in the house for this game and couldn\u2019t wait to experience the army in full-flight. But you guys were flat. You\u2019ve been spoiled rotten for the last eight years. Y\u2019all need to give this new team the exact same energy you gave the team that had the old #11 playing<\/p>\n

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Defeated Cairns<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 John Brown III has an international defensive reputation that has been well earned. He single handily dismantled the Cairns\u2019 offence and finished with an outrageous 6 steals – and I\u2019m not even counting the multiple turnovers he forced. This level of thievery is special.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Sacking your import before you even play a game is a ballsy move. You\u2019d better hope you find someone quick, because you need depth in this League or you\u2019ll battle to make it.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by Melbourne United, defeated Perth<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 David Johnson, welcome to the NBL. What a debut! I knew you could score the ball, but was totally unaware that you could rebound as well. 22 points & 10 rebounds for a shooting guard is wild.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 The JackJumpers are famous for playing the \u201cJackie Way\u201d, which includes outhustling teams and racking up a ton of offensive rebounds. But you allowed Melbourne to grab 22 offensive rebounds. They \u201cout Jackied\u201d you. Kudos to you guys for traveling to Perth and making amends.<\/p>\n

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HOOYAH \u2013 The PGT games were an absolute master stroke! Bringing out European basketball powerhouses, Partizan and Panathinaikos to play down under and having a mini-tournament against the Kings and 36ers is historical. With John Cain and Qudos Bank Arena as the venues, Melbourne and Sydney basketball were treated to some of the best basketball in the world. <\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 When the very thing that got you a HOOYAH gives you a HARDEN UP. Why on earth would you schedule the Panathinaikos\/Partizan game on the Thursday night Round 1 of the NBL?<\/p>\n

And while I\u2019m at it, what possessed you to schedule the SEM Phoenix game on the same day that a gazillion people were across the tracks at the MCG for the AFL Prelim Final?<\/p>\n

I might as well make it a hat-trick \u2013 there were too many messages in the market at the same time. It made my brain hurt. You\u2019ve put out \u201cbuy tickets\u201d for NBL games, PGT games, and the upcoming NBA New Orleans Pelicans games \u2013 it\u2019s too much.<\/p>\n

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