{"id":304905,"date":"2025-11-24T05:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T05:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/304905\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T05:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T05:11:10","slug":"hooyah-harden-up-round-10-nbl26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/304905\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooyah & Harden Up (Round 10, 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 Illawarra and South East Melbourne<\/p>\n

DOUBLE HOOYAH ALERT<\/p>\n

HOOYAH – Bryce Cotton: The Hawks thought they had you under control when you didn\u2019t score in the first quarter \u2026 then you went medieval finishing with 31 points, 13 assists and 0 turnovers on what was a difficult night for you personally.<\/p>\n

HOOYAH – Dejan Vasiljevic: Even though you\u2019re coming off the bench, it\u2019s good to see you haven\u2019t lost your flame-throwing ways. You had 0 points in the first half, then ripped the game to shreds dropping 6 triples and finishing with 22.<\/p>\n

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

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

HOOYAH – Jacob Holt: Welcome to the League. Your rookie year was delayed by injury and I can see why the Bullets signed you. I love your aggression and tenacity. 11 points and 9 rebounds in 19 minutes is great work.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP – Lamar Patterson’s hamstring: You\u2019ve been providing much-needed relief as a replacement player but if It was up to me, you would be on the team full-time. Recover well.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by New Zealand<\/p>\n

HOOYAH – Jack McVeigh: You\u2019re showing up and showing out. Playing the full game, you unleashed holy-hell with 35 points, 7 boards and 4 assists.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP – Admiral Schofield: You played 24 minutes and only produced 6 points and 2 rebounds. With all that talent and NBA experience, you need to bounce back in a big way.<\/p>\n

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

HOOYAH – Will Hickey: You\u2019re back to your stat-sheet-stuffing ways, flirting with another triple-double against Melbourne with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP – Jonah Bolden: It\u2019s good to see you back after injury, but I can\u2019t turn a blind-eye to you fouling out in the dying seconds of the third quarter, playing a total of 10 minutes. This team needs the best version of you.<\/p>\n

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Defeated Illawarra and Perth<\/p>\n

HOOYAH – Milton Doyle: Welcome to the Hawks\/United rivalry. That was a big road win and your 19 points, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks were instrumental.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP – Team defence: Teams are highly motivated to play against you guys and I\u2019m not used to watching you give up 102 points. Be careful, you don\u2019t want to make that a habit.<\/p>\n

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Defeated Cairns<\/p>\n

HOOYAH – Izaiah Brockington: You enjoyed that tropical Queensland weather and notched up your first double-double of the season with 22 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP – Rob Loe: You\u2019re a cagey veteran and one of the best shooting bigs. You\u2019re coming off the bench and that\u2019s cool, but not scoring a single point is not. Hopefully you agree.<\/p>\n

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

HOOYAH: Kristian Doolittle: You opened up a can of \u201cwhoop-ass\u201d on the JackJumpers, giving them a 30-piece, with 5 triples and 6 assists on the side. That\u2019s grown-man business.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP: Elijah Pepper: If you\u2019re coming off the bench and score 2 points, it\u2019s not that big of a deal. But because you started against Melbourne, there\u2019s a level of expectation, especially for a scorer like you. I\u2019m gonna need more than 0\/4 from the field and 2\/2 free throws. I\u2019m still with you though, \u201cCayenne\u201d Pepper.<\/p>\n

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

HOOYAH – Jordi Hunter: You\u2019ve reminded everyone about that other weapon in your arsenal: The 3 ball. You were shooting 52 per cent from downtown before this round and hit 4\/5 from deep to finish with 24 points and 9 rebounds against Brisbane.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP – Owen Foxwell: The game against the 36ers won\u2019t go on your highlight reel. 3 points in 26 minutes is way below your standard. I\u2019m extremely confident (as are you) this won\u2019t happen again.<\/p>\n

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Defeated by Tasmania<\/p>\n

HOOYAH – Kouat Noi: In what was an ugly game from your team, you stood tall. I can always count on you to come off the bench and get buckets, so 18 points in 26 minutes came as no surprise.<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP – Bul Kuol: Damn man! I don\u2019t know what you had for breakfast in Tasmania on game day, but it didn\u2019t help. You fouled out halfway through the third, with 0 points! Get back on track after the FIBA break, your team needs you.<\/p>\n

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

HOOYAH – Majok Deng: You were big time against Perth with your first double-double of the season. 26 points and 11 rebounds. My man!<\/p>\n

HOOYAH – Ben Ayre: Tasmania looks good on you, man. You came off the bench against the Kings and gave them 19 points – your season high. It\u2019s now official, welcome to the \u201cLil Big Man Society\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u200dHARDEN UP – Tyger Campbell: 5 points in 17 minutes against the Kings is not the type of productivity that your talent should be producing.<\/p>\n

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HOOYAH \u2013 Patrick Ewing: I saw the release of the NBL\u2019s Space Jam jerseys and heard that Patrick Ewing helped design the Bullets\u2019 jersey. As an original cast member of the movie, the NBA legend\u2019s son, Patrick Ewing Jr is an assistant at the Bullets and asked his dad to help design the uniforms. How good!<\/p>\n

HARDEN UP \u2013 Mid-season trade period: It\u2019s time to bring in a mid-season trade period. How good would it be, that during the mandatory FIBA Break or half-way point of, teams could do deals to swap players.<\/p>\n

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