John Rillie

> Catt > Penney? Well, not on a most days, perhaps... but Martin Cattalini showed some vintage form to lead the Perth Wildcats to a come-from-behind victory over the New Zealand Breakers last night in En Zed. Catt put 18 points on the board, with 17 of those points coming in the final quarter . Penney put up 29 points in an expectedly fine performance, but it wasn't enough as the Breakers again squandered a lead to lose in the fourth. Links: -- Boxscore -- NBL (Sportal) match report "The Wildcats outscored the Breakers 38-22 in the final period. The Breakers' 38 points was ... Read Full Story

Never one to avoid controversy, Townsville Crocodiles' Corey "Homicide" Williams has thrown fuel onto the Cairns Taipans' fire ahead of their clash on Wednesday, saying that he doesn't know who his namesake, Kerry Williams is. The NBL season has been an extremely tight one, with seven out of eight teams currently sitting on six or seven wins. Townsville, who will host this matchup, sit in sixth place with a 7-7 record. Meanwhile the Taipans are one spot behind them at 6-9, so clearly every game is vital. Last time around when these two teams met, Homicide put up 21 points in 26 minutes, leading ... Read Full Story

He's back! It was only a matter of time before a team called on John Rillie to re-enter the fray. Shooting skills and experience like that don't grow on trees. And so it is, that the New Zealand Breakers have called upon "JR, On Fire" to join their squad, which already calls three-point shooting one of its strengths. He joins the team as they sack import and former NBA satellite player, Awvee Storey. Rillie's game will fit well with the team, which is struggling to cover for the loss of injured star, Kirk Penney. Both players offer a sharp-shooting game at the two spot. ... Read Full Story

The Townsville Crocodiles have made the shock decision to part ways with John Rillie, one of the most recognisable players in Australian basketball. Across the basketball community surprise has been expressed at the odd move by the Crocs, with JR being a rock for the Crocs since 2004 and averaging 16ppg, 5.8rpg and 3.7apg in that period. According to CEO Ian Smythe, the move was aimed at building young players for the future -- however a player of Rillie's talent and with his leadership abilities would surely have been a useful cornerstone to the franchise in that process. Or so many would have thought. ... Read Full Story

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