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Weekly stories about Super League Basketball at
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This is the first piece in a season-long Youth Pathway series tracing how British basketball develops its players — from park courts to the professional game, and the forces that influence players along the way.
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Talent Is Everywhere, Opportunity Isn’t
British basketball has no problem getting kids onto the court. Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People survey shows basketball is the second most-played team sport among children, he…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/10/07/talent-is-everywhere-opportunity-isnt/
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Manchester were denied entry to the Basketball Champions League by the BBF. They built for it anyway.
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Becoming the Manchester They Want to Be
Manchester Basketball began this summer with a plan that reached beyond domestic competition. Their intended entry into the Basketball Champions League was blocked when the British Basketball Feder…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/10/31/becoming-the-manchester-they-want-to-be/
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Pat Robinson plays one way — downhill. Cheshire have built a roster that lets him do it again and again and again.
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Pat Robinson’s One Thing
Before the season, Cheshire’s guard hierarchy looked set. LaQuincy Rideau was back — returning after a season away, a homecoming for the leader of the Cheshire team that had pushed the 777-era Lion…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/10/24/pat-robinsons-one-thing/
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At 19, Nedas Cholevinskas was the SLB’s youngest regular last season — and its most convincing argument for trusting youth.
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Nedas Cholevinskas Chose to Stay
At 19, Nedas Cholevinskas logged 633 minutes in Super League Basketball last season. No other under-21 came close. Only one other player even broke 300 minutes, and most barely cracked double digit…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/10/21/nedas-cholevinskas-chose-to-stay/
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Kevin Allen bends everything around him — but are Caledonia finding a version of him that brings everyone else in?
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Kevin Allen Is the Structure
Some players give you structure. Kevin Allen is the structure. Four games into the season, Caledonia are learning how to make that work. Allen’s arrival has defined their offence — first as a seduc…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/10/17/kevin-allen-is-the-structure/
14 days ago
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London have built a team that doesn’t belong anywhere — too strong for the SLB, too weak for EuroCup.
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What To Do With the London Lions?
The London Lions have built a team that fits neither competition. In the SLB they’re steady; in EuroCup they’re struggling to stay afloat. The same roster that never looked like losing against Bris…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/10/10/what-to-do-with-the-london-lions/
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This is the first piece in a season-long Youth Pathway series tracing how British basketball develops its players — from park courts to the professional game, and the forces that influence players along the way.
courtvision.co.uk/2025/10/07/t...
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Talent Is Everywhere, Opportunity Isn’t
British basketball has no problem getting kids onto the court. Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People survey shows basketball is the second most-played team sport among children, he…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/10/07/talent-is-everywhere-opportunity-isnt/
24 days ago
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In Bristol, it’s not about who takes the shot — it’s that every player can.
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Bristol Are Trusting the Game Itself
Bristol have started the season with a different kind of rhythm. Three SLB games so far have produced four different leading scorers — Zach Anderson in the opener, Cameron Holden and Jonathan Brown…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/10/03/bristol-are-trusting-the-game-itself/
28 days ago
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Seventeen years of Atiba Lyons. Nearly half the roster returning. Sheffield are doubling down on continuity in a league built on churn.
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Sheffield Are Betting on Continuity
Atiba Lyons has been head coach in Sheffield since 2008 — seventeen years on the sideline, a rare constant in British basketball. In a league defined by churn, where imports cycle in and out and ro…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/09/26/sheffield-are-betting-on-continuity/
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The SLB tipped off its second season entangled in the very structures it hoped to escape — from recognition battles to referee appointments.
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A Ball in the Air
The opening night of the second season of the SLB was meant to be about the basketball. Six teams took the floor with refreshed rosters and a summer of preparation, eager to prove the league was mo…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/09/20/a-ball-in-the-air/
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Court Vision just got a makeover! The focus was on clearing out the clutter to make the site look better (especially for mobile) as well as updating the colour scheme to make everything easier to read:
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3 months ago
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There wasn’t meant to be a league. But there was—barely, brilliantly, defiantly. The full story of the SLB's first season:
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It’s Messy and It’s Real
Back in June, there wasn’t supposed to be a league at all. The British Basketball League had collapsed. The British Basketball Federation (BBF) had revoked the league licence. And suddenly, the spo…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/05/19/its-messy-and-its-real/
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No flash. No margin for error. Leicester won with fit, familiarity—and faith in Paternostro basketball.
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Eye of the Storm
Since 2008, Rob Paternostro has been the heartbeat of Leicester Riders. Seventeen trophies. Seven Coach of the Year awards. Nearly two decades at the helm. Under his watch, Leicester haven’t just w…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/05/18/eye-of-the-storm/
6 months ago
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The dynasty days are gone. The ambition never left. This year, Newcastle reminded us who they are.
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The Return of Ambition
For years, Newcastle were the centre of British basketball. Trophies weren’t celebrated—they were expected. The Fab Flournoy era built a dynasty. But dynasties fade. And for a while, the Eagles fel…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/05/18/the-return-of-ambition/
6 months ago
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Sheffield battled for rhythm early, but it was belief—raw and loud—that changed the game:
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Game Notes: Sheffield Hatters 83 – 73 Oaklands Wolves
For most of the first half, Sheffield were chasing. Oaklands had rhythm, confidence, and a twelve-point lead to show for it. Sheffield needed to change something. What they found—right before halft…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/05/18/game-notes-sheffield-hatters-83-73-oaklands-wolves/
6 months ago
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It all comes down to Leicester vs Newcastle in the SLB Play-off Final. Two of British basketball’s most historic clubs, this season built on contrasting styles. A thread on what to watch for today:
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A season built on control, not flash. London didn’t make a single knockout final but they still won the Championship.
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Not Pulling Away Yet
Last year’s Lions were a juggernaut—stacked with EuroCup talent and a budget no one else could touch. This year’s team was different. Still among the league’s top spenders but no longer operating i…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/05/12/not-pulling-away-yet/
6 months ago
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They had the talent to win it all and the volatility to blow it. Sheffield’s season was brilliant, brittle and almost beautiful.
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Almost Beautiful
Rickey McGill made his Sheffield debut with just over a minute left in the first quarter against Cheshire. The Sharks trailed 11–15. On his first possession, he assisted a Jamell Anderson three. On…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/05/11/almost-beautiful/
6 months ago
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They’ve found identity on the court. Off it, Manchester are still searching for who they want to be.
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The Hard Part Starts Now
A new team, an old city, and a crowd that hasn’t quite arrived yet. That’s Manchester Basketball’s debut SLB season. After the Giants disappeared, a new club was rushed into being—launched just in …
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/05/06/the-hard-part-starts-now/
6 months ago
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Nedas Cholevinskas gave Surrey a moment that will last. But what comes after magic?
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Romance Needs Roots
It was one of those moments you watch sport for. A 19-year-old GB guard, playing in his first SLB season, erupting in the Cup semi-final—knocking down threes at a rate he hadn’t shown all year to t…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/05/06/romance-needs-roots/
6 months ago
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750 seats. One lopsided schedule. No clear identity. Bristol's underdog era is starting to fray.
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The Ceiling Is Showing
The Bristol Flyers began in 2006 through a merger between Filton Flyers and Bristol Academy. Starting in EBL Division 2 under coach Andreas Kapoulas, the club climbed to Division 1 within a year an…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/05/05/the-ceiling-is-showing/
6 months ago
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No team lived closer to the edge than Cheshire. Fast pace, emotional swings, and a club still defined by community. Cheshire's season recap:
courtvision.co.uk/2025/05/04/e...
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Exactly As They Are
In 2012, the Cheshire Phoenix were on the verge of collapse. The league had withdrawn their franchise from the owner after he threatened to cancel contracts and fixtures. The club needed £50,000 to…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/05/04/exactly-as-they-are/
6 months ago
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Four coaches. One murder suspect. Bottom of the table. But the course has corrected and the Caledonia project continues:
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Only a Stumble
By the time Caledonia found stability, the season had already slipped away. Four head coaches, a full roster shuffle, and months of damage control—all before March. It started with a rocky run and …
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/04/28/only-a-stumble/
6 months ago
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Grant Hill
6 months ago
Had fun after
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challenged me to make Mcr shot heat maps before and after the coaching change. Under Mandole they are now taking “analytically efficient” shots, almost all in the paint or from three-point-land.
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+14.2 net rating since Mandole arrived. A coach who knows what he’s doing and a team that finally does too.
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Manchester Have Found Their Identity
When Manchester Basketball appointed Herman Mandole at the end of February, they weren’t just changing coaches—they were searching for clarity. Up to that point, they’d been a team of interesting p…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/04/21/manchester-have-found-their-identity/
6 months ago
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205cm, 43% from three and 24 years old. Jacob Groves has the game every modern team wants:
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Jacob Groves Belongs at the Next Level
In basketball, it’s easy to focus on production. Players who dominate the ball, lead the league in scoring, or fill the box score often command the spotlight. But the more important question—especi…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/04/16/jacob-groves-belongs-at-the-next-level/
7 months ago
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7 months ago
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7 months ago
What a week for Caledonia as they take down Sheffield and Leicester and Surrey win twice as well.
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and I look back at all the games and, apologies in advance, I had to invoke my James Joyce card for the licence discussions
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It’s not about making the play-offs smaller. It’s about making the season matter.
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The SLB Play-offs Need a Better Structure
You can’t manufacture legitimacy. You earn it. And if the SLB wants to keep earning it, the play-off format has to change. The regular season has had its moments—but they’re the exception, not the …
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/04/07/the-slb-play-offs-need-a-better-structure/
7 months ago
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7 months ago
For NBA Europe to succeed, it needs to attract Europe's top clubs but will they like what is being offered? Part 3 of my series is live now. Read it here
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Will Europe’s Top Clubs Join NBA Europe?
If FIBA and the NBA want NBA Europe to succeed, then they need to convince the biggest names in European basketball to get on board early.
https://www.ballineurope.com/will-europes-top-clubs-join-nba-europe-8531/
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In a league dominated by North American imports, Albert Ventura’s arrival from Spain shows what’s possible when SLB teams think differently.
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Albert Ventura is a Different Kind of Import
In a league where nearly 90% of import minutes go to North Americans, Albert Ventura stands out—not just for his passport, but for his purpose. The 32-year-old Spaniard has spent his career in the …
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/04/01/albert-ventura-is-a-different-kind-of-import/
7 months ago
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According to agent Tom Politi "Ben Thomas always knows exactly what he wants. If a player doesn’t fit, he won’t take them." Cheshire’s identity is clear. The question now is whether it still works?
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Cheshire Refuse to Change
In a league defined by parity, a clear identity can be a competitive edge. Cheshire have leaned into theirs more than anyone—playing faster, shooting more, and living with the consequences. But as …
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/03/28/cheshire-refuse-to-change/
7 months ago
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What do you do when you don’t have the best roster anymore? If you’re Božić, you build the best defence in the league:
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London Are Grit Over Glamour
Peter Božić was at the helm at London last season during the 777-era, leading a talent-laden London squad that had clear advantages over the rest of the league. Now, the budget is smaller, the rost…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/03/22/london-are-grit-over-glamour/
7 months ago
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The SLB playoff race is heating up, who claims home court, who’s on the bubble, and could Caledonia spoil the party? Court Vision’s first guest post from
@jumpshot-theory.bsky.social
crunches the numbers to predict the final standings:
courtvision.co.uk/2025/03/14/g...
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Guest Post: Predicting the SLB Playoff Race
About Me I’m Grant, a.k.a jumpshot_theory, and I’ve been a basketball fan for a long time, since Channel 4 started showing NBA content in the 1990s. After some time away from the sport, I sta…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/03/14/guest-post-predicting-the-slb-playoff-race/
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The SLB Cup could be British basketball’s own FA Cup—bringing underdog stories, breakout performances, and real drama. But this year’s tournament felt like two different competitions. What needs to change?
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The Untapped Potential of the SLB Cup
Knockout tournaments capture the imagination of sports fans like nothing else. The FA Cup has been a staple of British football for over a century, delivering underdog stories, giant-killings, and …
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/03/10/the-untapped-potential-of-the-slb-cup/
8 months ago
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Donovan Clay’s free-throw technique looks wrong until it isn’t—5-for-6 at the line, including a clutch shot to seal the win:
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8 months ago
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Frustration and urgency. Georgia Gayle fought to steady Sheffield, but Oaklands' 11-0 run set the tone early:
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Game Notes: Oaklands Wolves 65 – 51 Sheffield Hatters
Georgia Gayle knew the game was slipping away. Her frustration was evident in the first quarter as B. Braun Sheffield Hatters struggled to keep pace. They needed a perfect game to match the Oakland…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/03/09/game-notes-oaklands-wolves-65-51-sheffield-hatters/
8 months ago
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Resharing my Charles Thompson post in honour of Pancake day! I hope he enjoys his favourite food today 🥞
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The Rim Belongs to Charles Thompson
In a league filled with scorers and playmakers, Charles Thompson has carved out an identity as the SLB’s premier defensive anchor. With a league-best 3.00 blocks per game, Thompson’s shot-blocking …
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/01/22/the-rim-belongs-to-charles-thompson/
8 months ago
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Six of the ten highest single-game scoring shares this season belong to Newcastle players. They live and die by their star scorers, will that be enough?
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Newcastle’s Offence Is Unique and It’s Working
Newcastle’s offence is built differently from the rest of the SLB. While most teams rely on ball movement and structured play to generate open looks, the Eagles put the ball in the hands of their b…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/02/26/newcastles-offence-is-unique-and-its-working/
8 months ago
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The cases for my top 5 MVP candidates. Who's your pick?
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Who is the MVP of the SLB?
This season, the league’s most impactful player isn’t dominating the scoreboard. It’s a defensive anchor whose presence changes the game on every possession. 1. Charles Thompson (Leicester Riders) …
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/02/17/who-is-the-mvp-of-the-slb/
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Basketball fans in Europe, check out this video by
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What the NBA is overlooking with Europe
YouTube video by BallinEurope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X7hfqLd1KY
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Nedas’ big game was a huge boost, but Surrey’s depth has struggled all season. Their starters have the talent to compete with anyone but unless they get more help, they’ll keep running out of steam late in games.
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How Can Surrey Maintain Their Early Spark?
The Surrey 89ers are already one of the SLB’s most competitive teams. They dominate early, jumping out to leads with a +1.93 Q1 differential—the best in the league. Their core players set the tone,…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/02/11/how-can-surrey-maintain-their-early-spark/
9 months ago
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Keddy Johnson carries a heavy burden. But at what point does it become too much? Full post here:
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Do Bristol Rely Too Much on Keddy Johnson?
Since returning from injury, Keddy Johnson hasn’t just been a key part of Bristol’s offence—he is the offence. No player in the league carries a bigger scoring burden for their team. Since his retu…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/02/07/do-bristol-rely-too-much-on-keddy-johnson/
9 months ago
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No league. No teams. No backing from the clubs. Yet, the BBF has awarded "preferred bidder" status for the pro-league license to an external group. Meanwhile, the SLB continues building the sport. Who's really giving basketball a chance?
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Who’s Giving British Basketball a Chance?
With the SLB now asserting its independence from the BBF, the long-term structure of British basketball is in crisis. The federation’s decision to award “preferred bidder” status for the profession…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/01/30/whos-giving-british-basketball-a-chance/
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Intensity personified. Game notes from a Trophy Final where Marc Steutel never let up—even in a blowout win:
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Game Notes: Newcastle Eagles 97 – 78 Bristol Flyers
Marc Steutel doesn’t let up—not even in a blowout win. When Newcastle scored, he was immediately shouting for his team to track back, his intensity unwavering. When Bristol found the basket or Newc…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/01/26/game-notes-newcastle-eagles-97-78-bristol-flyers/
9 months ago
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Some things you can only see in person. Game notes from Betty Codona Trophy Final action: Ri Harris quietly orchestrating both ends of the floor:
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Game Notes: Caledonia Gladiators 61-59 Oaklands Wolves
There’s a presence to Ri Harris. When she’s on the court, she sees it all—and her teammates know it. They look to her in the post, and if she’s not open, Ri is already pointing to where…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/01/26/game-notes-caledonia-gladiators-61-59-oaklands-wolves/
9 months ago
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Charles Thompson leads the SLB Championship with 3.00 blocks per game and a remarkable block-to-foul ratio of 1.34. His discipline and anticipation make him the backbone of Leicester’s defence. Read more here:
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The Rim Belongs to Charles Thompson
In a league filled with scorers and playmakers, Charles Thompson has carved out an identity as the SLB’s premier defensive anchor. With a league-best 3.00 blocks per game, Thompson’s shot-blocking …
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/01/22/the-rim-belongs-to-charles-thompson/
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Leicester. London. Sheffield. Three contenders at the top of the SLB, locked in a “rock-paper-scissors” battle. Who has the edge in this rivalry triangle, and how will it shape the title race? Explore the full analysis here:
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Rock, Paper, Scissors: Leicester, London, Sheffield
The SLB Championship is beginning to take shape, with three teams separating themselves as the clear frontrunners. Here’s how the league stands in terms of net rating: TeamNRtgORtgDRtgLeicester Rid…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/01/17/rock-paper-scissors-leicester-london-sheffield/
10 months ago
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The Caledonia Gladiators’ path to the Trophy Final has been shaped by rare tactical flexibility at centre. AeRianna Harris dominates the paint, while Delaynie Byrne stretches the floor. Full post here:
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Inside and Out, Caledonia’s Centre Rotation
In the SLBW, few teams can match the tactical flexibility of the Caledonia Gladiators’ centre rotation. AeRianna Harris, their dominant starting centre, anchors the team with her powerful paint pre…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/01/14/inside-and-out-caledonias-centre-rotation/
10 months ago
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Rodney Chatman III has become the heartbeat of Sheffield’s offence, leading the league in usage rate while excelling as both a playmaker and scorer. How does he balance it all and elevate his team? Full post here:
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Rodney Chatman III is the Heartbeat of Sheffield’s Offence
Rodney Chatman III has become the central figure in the Sheffield Sharks’ offence. With a league-leading usage rate, he combines scoring, playmaking, and adaptability to elevate his team. Wha…
https://courtvision.co.uk/2025/01/10/rodney-chatman-iii-is-the-heartbeat-of-sheffields-offence/
10 months ago
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