{"id":209539,"date":"2025-10-13T06:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T06:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/209539\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T06:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T06:25:12","slug":"hooyah-harden-up-round-4-nbl26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/209539\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooyah & Harden Up (Round 4, 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

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Defeated Tasmania and defeated by Sydney<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Flynn Cameron: You have officially arrived after showing very promising signs last season. In 31 minutes, you gave the Kings 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Isaac Humphries:\u00a0Coming off a \u2018HOOYAH\u2019 worthy performance against Tasmania, you didn\u2019t quite back it up against the Kings. You found yourself in early foul trouble and although you managed 13 points, it was the 1 rebound in 18 minutes that got you here. You\u2019re too big, too athletic, and way too talented – please don\u2019t let that happen again.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by Illawarra<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Lamar Patterson: Signed as a injury replacement and stepping in for Javon Freeman-Liberty, I had serious flashbacks to your 1st Team All NBL days. In 23 minutes, you went for 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Welcome back to the League, my man.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Tyrell Harrison: I couldn\u2019t wait to see you match-up on Javale McGee and was calling it the \u201cBattle of the Pterodactyls\u201d but you didn\u2019t show up, finishing with 5 points and 4 rebounds in 20 minutes. I feel ripped off. Regroup, my man.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by Perth and Melbourne<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Marcus Lee: You know I\u2019m a double-double fan, and you were solid as a rock with another one. 12 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks – it didn\u2019t result in a win but keep up that level of play and it will.<\/p>\n

HARDEN THE HELL UP! (HHU) \u2013Taipans’ team: What happened to the team that went on the road and beat the Kings? You were so putrid against Melbourne, that I had to come up with something stronger than the standard \u201cHarden Up\u201d \u2013 hence the \u201cHarden the Hell Up\u201d. You showed a total disregard for the basketball with a staggering 25 turnovers. Scoring just 60 for the game, you embarrassed yourselves.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by New Zealand and defeated Brisbane<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Tyler Harvey: A \u2018Pathological\u2019 scorer, you were not about to let the Hawks go 0-4. You did everything in your power to help your team annihilate the Bullets. You went close to a triple double with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists – and we can\u2019t forget 4 steals. Way to \u201cball out\u201d!<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Hawks’ defence: I understand the offensive issues you\u2019re going through, but what does that have to do with your defence? Allowing the Breakers to knock down 18 threes on their way to 117 points is a major issue. I think it\u2019s time for one of those \u201cplayers only\u201d meetings.<\/p>\n

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Defeated Sydney and Cairns<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Jesse Edwards: From Amsterdam, you are longer than an elephant\u2019s memory and you blocks shots for fun. But you did more than that against the Kings, helping yourself to 22 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks in just 22 minutes. Then you notched another double-double against Cairns with 16 points and 12 rebounds.\u00a0 Loving your work, my man.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Pass: 5-0 to start the season, with the New Orleans Pelicans the only team to beat you – I\u2019ve got nothing for y\u2019all but praise.<\/p>\n

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Defeated Illawarra and defeated by South East Melbourne<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Parker Jackson-Cartwright: This was an eye-popping performance that had me Googling the all-time assist records. You ran amok with 20 points, 6 rebounds and a club record 17 dimes. #lilbigman<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Breakers’ carelessness: 20 team turnovers is the reason why y\u2019all blew a double-digit lead and lost to the Pheonix. Carelessness is preventing you from reaching your potential<\/p>\n

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Defeated Cairns<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Jo Lual-Acuil Jr: You treated the Cairns defence with all the disrespect and contempt you could muster, recording a monster double-double of 30 points and 10 rebounds. Now, we need a Royal Commission to find out why you only played 24 minutes.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Ben Henshall: You\u2019re being challenged right now. You\u2019ve fallen out of the rotation and only got 7 minutes of court time and went 0\/3 with no rebounds, and no assists. You have NBA talent, so it\u2019s time to regroup and show it.<\/p>\n

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Defeated New Zealand<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Owen Foxwell: A walking advertisement for hard work and persistence. You worked your way into a starting spot and stood tall when you were down 8 at the half to finish with a game-high 19 points and 7 assists. You also led the charge in restricting Parker Jackson-Cartwright to 9 points.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Team depth: Without some depth on your bench, it\u2019s gonna be hard to get enough wins to make the finals. There\u2019s too much reliance on Nathan Sobey right now and if he has a bad game, I can\u2019t see it clicking.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by Melbourne and defeated Adelaide<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Kings defence: Led masterfully by Matthew Dellavedova and the Bul \u201cthe Pit Bull\u201d Kuol, the Kings put Bryce Cotton in a straitjacket. At quarter-time the man averaging 35 points this season had ZERO, at halftime 2 and at the final buzzer, he had just 5 points.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Xavier Cooks: The foul line is only 15 feet away from the basket, so why it\u2019s causing so much grief for you is a mystery. Against Melbourne you had no problem getting to the line, but making shots was a big problem. 1 from 10 \u2013 OUCH!<\/p>\n

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Defeated by Adelaide<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Bryce Hamilton: If you name your kid Bryce and he decides to play basketball, I\u2019m gonna go out on a limb and say he\u2019s gonna be really good. We\u2019re witnessing a special player in you. Only 24, you showed off your scoring ways and passing prowess with 22 and 9 assists. I hope you fall in love with this League and stay for a long time.<\/p>\n

\u200dHARDEN UP \u2013 Josh Bannan: You came in averaging a double-double but in 28 minutes, you only had 2 rebounds. Now I\u2019m not saying you have to get 10 every game, but I\u2019m saying that you gotta get more than 2. I\u2019m confident that was an anomaly.<\/p>\n

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HOOYAH \u2013 Ignite Cup: The Ignite Cup tipped off with $400,000 on the line. Played on \u2018hump day\u2019, Wednesdays just got extremely exciting.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Blowouts: We\u2019re getting way too many games that are all but over at halftime. The strength of the NBL in recent years has been that you don\u2019t know who is gonna win, any given day. This round we had four games with a margin 20 points or more out of 8 games.<\/p>\n

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