{"id":227102,"date":"2025-10-20T09:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/227102\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:17:15","slug":"hooyah-harden-up-round-5-nbl26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/227102\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooyah & Harden Up (Round 5, 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 South East Melbourne and Cairns<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Bryce Cotton: The entire state of South Australia and the League itself are absolutely blessed to have this breathtakingly, bold-hearted beast, who has boundless, unbelievable talent. You treated the Cairns\u2019 defence with all the disrespect and disdain you could muster, single-handedly destroying with a jaw-dropping 53 points.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Pass.<\/p>\n

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

HOOYAH \u2013 Tristan Devers: Casey Prather had 34 points and 10 rebounds and Tyrell Harrison notched 27 and 15 -both were utterly magnificent. But this Hooyah goes to 20-year-old point guard Tristan Devers, who started ahead of Jaylen Adams and played like a veteran.You guided your team to an upset road victory over Perth with 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. You earned a lot of respect, my man.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Jaylen Adams: For this Harden Up, I had to look up the definition of \u201cenigma\u201d. So, here it is: Something mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand. It\u2019s the perfect way to describe your last two games, and perhaps your season so far. You came off the bench against Perth, for reported \u201cdisciplinary reasons\u201d and played 17 minutes and managed just 1 point, 6 assists and 3 steals – but you didn\u2019t take a single shot? You talent has never been under question and you reminded everyone of what you\u2019re capable of the very next game, scaring the bejesus out of Melbourne, knocking down 29 points with 5 assists, 2 blocks and a steal in 31 minutes. This Harden Up is for being benched in the first place. C\u2019mon man – you\u2019re an NBL champion and former league MVP \u2013 you\u2019re way better than this.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by Adelaide<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Andrew Andrews: You had you best game of the season and finally overcame those cramps that hampered you in the first few round, producing 23 points and 7 assists.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 All the Taipans: When you allow one man, albeit a super-human man in Bryce Cotton, to score 53 points- every player that hit the floor has to wear this one.<\/p>\n

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

HOOYAH \u2013 JaVale McGee: The walking, talking, cheat-code does it so easy. In just 23 minutes you managed 22 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. I hope everyone else understands how outrageous this is.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Wani\u00a0Swaka Lo Buluk: In a 40-point loss, I had plenty of options for this but settled on 4 x NBL champion because he broke my newest rule; starters can\u2019t go scoreless. 0\/2 from the field for 0 points – it\u2019s time to step up Wani \u2013 respectfully.<\/p>\n

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

HOOYAH \u2013 Tyson Walker: Shhhh\u2026 you\u2019re quietly going about your business, leading an undefeated team to a 7-0 record. The Breakers copped 16 points, 9 assists and 4 steals from you, the slick playmaker.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Dash Daniels: When you\u2019re 7-0, Harden Ups are hard to find, and I dish this one out with my tongue firmly in my cheek. To the future NBA lottery pick – it hurts me to do this cause I absolutely love and respect your game. Now, I don\u2019t mind the occasional air-ball from deep because we\u2019ve all done that, but you know damn well you can\u2019t air-ball from the free throw line. Carry on young soldier, I\u2019m just messin\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Defeated Tasmania, defeated by Melbourne<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Parker Jackson-Cartwright: Faster than a rumour in a small town, you damn-near had a triple-double against Melbourne with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 All the Breakers: Your 3-point shooting completely betrayed you against Tasmania. Going 0\/13 from downtown at the half and finishing 2\/26. After you finish shooting practice, practice more.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by Brisbane and Sydney<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Kristian Doolittle: Battled hard all night against Sydney and finished with a 14 point, 10 rebound double-double – and everyone knows how much I love double-doubles and triple-doubles. Until a third import shows up, you\u2019re gonna need a hell of a lot more of them.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 All the Wildcats: You got dressed and looked like you were ready to play against Brisbane, but must have taken one look at the Bullets\u2019 depleted lineup that got massacred last week, and thought all you had to do was show up. You disrespected the basketball Gods and paid the cost. Getting blown out at home by 17 points was unbecoming of a Perth team.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by Adelaide, defeated Illawarra<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Angus Glover: You gave your hometown team, Illawarra the absolute business. You were shooting like you were playing Call of Duty, hitting 8\/12 triples on your way to a career-high 26.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 All the Phoenix: Against Adelaide, y\u2019all couldn\u2019t hit water if you fell out of a boat. Y\u2019all couldn\u2019t hit the side of a barn with a frozen chicken. Y\u2019all couldn\u2019t hit the floor if you were aiming straight down \u2026 You get the point. You put on one of the worst first-half shooting performances in history, going 1\/13 from downtown and scoring only 27 against the 36ers. God damn.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by Tasmania, defeated Perth<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Kendric Davis: The pocket rocket from Houston Texas – damaging and kept the scoreboard ticking over all night against Perth with 25 points in 28 minutes. That\u2019s some serious work.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 All the Kings: With all that fire power, all you could muster up was 70 against the JackJumpers? Last week you were a high-octane team scoring 103, nek minute – no octane. Now you\u2019ve got me confused but I know you\u2019re \u201cstill figuring it all out\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Defeated Sydney, defeated by New Zealand<\/p>\n

HOOYAH \u2013 Josh Bannan: You immediately recovered from your last game where you had just 2 rebounds, and quickly reminded the Ant Army what you\u2019re all all about. You posted a near-triple-double against Sydney with 18 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. Way to bounce back strong.<\/p>\n

\u200dHARDEN UP \u2013 Will Magnay: Forgetting too lippy with the refs and getting ejected late in the 3rd quarter against Sydney. You put your team in a vulnerable position and you\u2019re lucky your teammates still got the W. You\u2019re the captain of the team and far too valuable.<\/p>\n

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HOOYAH \u2013 Big spenders: To all those who opened up their wallets and spent big to secure the best of the best \u2013 thank you. Especially Grant Kelley in Adelaide who made sure Bryce Cotton returned to the NBL.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Goorjian ejected: Goorj copped two technical fouls in the blink of an eye and got tossed in the game against Perth. We saw he jumped up and down after disagreeing with a call and got \u201cteed up\u201d. Flabbergasted, he asked, \u201cWhat was that for?\u201d and was warned to control his emotions. Seconds later, he allegedly mumbled something, turned his back and got \u201cteed up\u201d again. Was that really how it went? We need an explanation, and I\u2019m sure there is one – otherwise it\u2019s the officials who needed to control their emotions.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Blowouts: This was supposed to be the most competitive season on record. Every team\u2019s roster was stacked with talent but not only are we seeing multiple blowouts each round, some teams are struggling to score. Four teams scored in the 70s and one was in the 60s \u2026 What the hell?<\/p>\n

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