#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)