In The Post – Morrison seeks AFL inspiration

Catch up on all the latest headlines from around the basketball world in today’s edition of In the Post.

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Morrison focuses on footy

Perth Wildcats coach Scott Morrison has revealed he will be studying the AFL to see if he can learn anything from the sport to implement into basketball.

“I’m turning my attention now to AFL and trying to learn the rules there and I’m sure there’s going to be stuff with spacing and pace that maybe we can take from it. We will see,” Morrison said via The West Australian’s The Dribble podcast.

Height no issue for Wildcats: Law

Perth star Vic Law says effort, not a lack of height, is the problem behind the Wildcats’ rebounding issues.

"I love this narrative that we’re not that big, but we’re the same size as every team. We just haven’t rebounded yet…Scott’s been on me this week about blocking out and making sure a lot of the guys I’m on aren’t flying in there or crashing,” Law said via The West Australian.

Creek reveals intense recovery methods

South East Melbourne Phoenix star Mitch Creek has revealed the extraordinary lengths he goes to during his mid-week recovery.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mitch Creek is going to extraordinary lengths to keep his body in shape this <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBL</a> season. He took <a href="https://twitter.com/10NewsFirstMelb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@10NewsFirstMelb</a> along for the ride. <a href="https://t.co/j0X3QunvFv">pic.twitter.com/j0X3QunvFv</a></p>&mdash; South East Melbourne Phoenix (@SEMelbPhoenix) <a href="https://twitter.com/SEMelbPhoenix/status/1493718785777291265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Bullets not far off

Brisbane Bullets import Robert Franks says the club can still turn their season around and make a run to the finals.

“I don’t think we’re far off, or anything like hitting a panic button. It’s just the little things we have to turn around to get the ball rolling in the right direction,” Franks said via the Courier Mail. 

Hawks searching for full game performance 

Illawarra Hawks captain AJ Ogilvy says the team is still searching for a full 40-minute performance this season.

“There was plenty to like about our victory over the Taipans, but we know we're still well below our best. We're an incredibly talented basketball team, but we still haven't put a complete game together,” Ogilvy wrote in the Illawarra Mercury.