Time Out - No Flop Zone
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Time Out - No Flop Zone
Bryce Drops 42, MVP Race Explodes & Ignite Cup Final Showdown
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#NBL #Bryce Cotton #Ignite Cup Final
This week on Time-Out – The No Flop Zone, Joey Wright and Boti Nagy break down one of the biggest stretches of the season — Round 21 & 22 — and the NBL awards race that has completely exploded.
Bryce Cotton goes for 42 in a comeback win, Kendric Davis continues to dominate, Melbourne survive late drama, and South East Melbourne put up 120 in a statement performance. The MVP conversation now features 11 genuine candidates — and we go through every one.
We also debate:
- Most Improved Player
- Best Sixth Man
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Next Gen Award
- Coach of the Year
Plus the FIBA break Australian squad discussion, coaching fashion (bring back the suits?), standardising floor wipers across venues, and which top-six finishing position surprised us most.
We close with a full breakdown of the Ignite Cup Final: Adelaide v New Zealand — who wins and why.
Round highlights include:
- Melbourne 89 def Cairns 85 (Milton Doyle 25, Jack McVeigh 25)
- Sydney 120 def Illawarra 84 (Kendric Davis 24 & 9)
- Perth 94 def Brisbane 75 (Kristian Doolittle 28, 7 & 6)
- Adelaide 92 def NZ 89 (Bryce Cotton 42)
- SEM 120 def Tasmania 104 (Majok Deng 36 & 9)
••NZ 115 def Cairns 84 (Sam Mennenga 32 & 9)