Orien Greene News

In the Theus thread, section214 had this gem of a comment : You've made it loud and clear that you think that B-Jax is done.

Will Kellner enters his first season with the Colonels after spending the past two seasons at Kilgore College under head coach Scott Schumacher.

GAME 64 vs Portland, Preview & Game Thread By TZ Section: Game Threads Posted on Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 07:38:43 PM EDT "Yo man, who's this guy hogging the bow?" PORTLAND BLAZERS 108.5 ORtg , 109.4 DRtg , 86.9 ... via Sactown Royalty

“We can't afford to get too down about the fact that we lost those two. We just have to try to bring back the form that got us to the playoffs.”

Playoffs are about defence, says point guard Paul Henare, and the Breakers will look to be watertight when they make their debut in the Australian National Basketball League playoffs tomorrow night. via Manawatu Evening Standard

The Kings were too slick throughout, winning 103-93 to equal the ANBL record of 26 wins in a regular season. via The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Breakers showed they will be a force in the Australian National Basketball League playoffs with a 105-91 win over the second-placed Melbourne Tigers here tonight. via Manawatu Evening Standard

The Breakers are playoff-bound in the Australian NBL. They beat the South Dragons 104-93 in Melbourne last night to consolidate their position in the top eight. via The New Zealand Herald

“That first half was the best half we played all year”

STEVE Hoare was worried about the Melbourne Tigers a few weeks back. But not any more. via NEWS.com.au

Kendall , led the Kings to the thrilling win. Map: Sydney 2000 Sydney produced a fighting performance to down the Tigers 115-107 in overtime in their NBL clash at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Saturday ... via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A much needed win for basketball's Harvey Norman Breakers in the Australian NBL. via Newstalk ZB

“We had to face the fact that we've probably been using the disruptions as an excuse and we have to get back to basics”

What had looked to be a breakthrough season is on the verge of unravelling, with the team's presence in the playoff frame under threat after a run of three losses in four games. via The New Zealand Herald

“I've been around long enough to reserve judgment on first practices”

NEW Zealand coach Andrej Lemanis accepts his offence may stutter in the short term as new imports Orien Greene and Derrick Alston begin to fit into the Breakers team. via NEWS.com.au

“I'm looking forward to helping out and pleased to be coming into a side that is currently play-off bound”

New Zealand Breakers coach Andrej Lemanis isn't expecting miracles from his new imports for Sunday's Australian National Basketball League match against the Bullets in Brisbane. via Manawatu Evening Standard

“With Rick missing we're a smaller, faster team and that's much like Sydney, who are deadly from broken play and transition into attack mode so well. We'll be going toe to toe with them, so this is going to be huge.”

The New Zealand Breakers' new import from the United States National Basketball Association will face the Australian league's toughest opponent when he makes his debut on Thursday. via Manawatu Evening Standard

The New Zealand Breakers are likely to throw replacement import Orien Greene straight into the deep end this Thursday. via Newstalk ZB

The Breakers have signed NBA guard Orien Greene for the remainder of the ANBL season. via Newstalk ZB

“Things were going pretty well for us but this is just a little bit of adversity. We just need to keep moving forward. You can't let these things get you down.”

More than the 25-year-old's 128 games of NBA experience, Lemanis would have been attracted by Greene's less tangible qualities. via The New Zealand Herald

“We knew we were facing a tough task to replace a guy like Wayne Turner, and were a little nervous about who would be available in the market”

THE New Zealand Breakers are licking their chops in anticipation of unveiling their replacement for injured import Wayne Turner. via NEWS.com.au

“The cohesion is better not only from the players' perspective, but from my perspective (as far as) my cohesion with them and them with me”

Published 12:00 am PST Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C4 Training camp was over, but it was hard to tell. via Sacramento Bee Newspaper