'The Shot'
:: Perth Basketball Association Inc. News Item
17-3-2008 - By Gary Prior
Anyone who was at the Perth Lynx versus Canberra AIS Women’s National Basketball League fixture held at Lakeside will have seen the highlight of the day (not being the match itself which was a 42 point loss to the Lynx) being a shot at ½ time put up by Southside Mitsubishi Redbacks Women’s State Basketball League player Natasha Nicholson.
“Tash” (as she’s better known) walked out onto the centre court in her street clothes and bare-feet and put up a half-court shot that hit “all-net” and earned her the tidy sum of $50. Not bad either, as she did this in front of the SBL coach and assistant coach to the Lynx, Narelle Henry.
Embarrassingly, the club president Gary Prior apparently commented just before Tash put her shot up that he wasn’t sure she would have be strong enough to make the distance and subsequently had to eat his words. Unbeknown to him, though, in the previous two years she has won a ½ court internal SBL team shooting competition conducted in Geraldton (that on one occasion included the men) prior to their night-time fixture.
In what is a very generous gesture Tash is sharing the money with a couple of other girls from the SBL team who encouraged her to have a go, along with the SBL coach (the latter of which is probably a smart move on her part).
Incidentally, SBL veteran and former Perth Wildcat player Matt Earp also had a famous full-court shot that he put in to win a game when playing with the Wildcats. Over the years this has become known simply as “The Shot” which, it is rumoured but not confirmed, Matt watches a video replay of that every night before going to bed.
Perhaps now, though, the honour of holding the title of this term may have been overtaken by Tash’s recent run of ½ court shot successes. However, Matt may well have something to say about that.
17-3-2008 - By Gary Prior
Anyone who was at the Perth Lynx versus Canberra AIS Women’s National Basketball League fixture held at Lakeside will have seen the highlight of the day (not being the match itself which was a 42 point loss to the Lynx) being a shot at ½ time put up by Southside Mitsubishi Redbacks Women’s State Basketball League player Natasha Nicholson.
“Tash” (as she’s better known) walked out onto the centre court in her street clothes and bare-feet and put up a half-court shot that hit “all-net” and earned her the tidy sum of $50. Not bad either, as she did this in front of the SBL coach and assistant coach to the Lynx, Narelle Henry.
Embarrassingly, the club president Gary Prior apparently commented just before Tash put her shot up that he wasn’t sure she would have be strong enough to make the distance and subsequently had to eat his words. Unbeknown to him, though, in the previous two years she has won a ½ court internal SBL team shooting competition conducted in Geraldton (that on one occasion included the men) prior to their night-time fixture.
In what is a very generous gesture Tash is sharing the money with a couple of other girls from the SBL team who encouraged her to have a go, along with the SBL coach (the latter of which is probably a smart move on her part).
Incidentally, SBL veteran and former Perth Wildcat player Matt Earp also had a famous full-court shot that he put in to win a game when playing with the Wildcats. Over the years this has become known simply as “The Shot” which, it is rumoured but not confirmed, Matt watches a video replay of that every night before going to bed.
Perhaps now, though, the honour of holding the title of this term may have been overtaken by Tash’s recent run of ½ court shot successes. However, Matt may well have something to say about that.
Last Modified on 18/01/2010 04:17
Comments
Comment Guidelines: The SportsTG Network is made up of players, families and passionate sports followers like you who have a strong opinion about sport. That's great - we want you to have your say and share your thoughts with the world. However, we have a few rules that you must follow to keep it fun for all. Please don't be rude, abusive, swear or vilify others. Apart from some pretty serious sport sanctions, we also can ban you and report you if things get out of hand. So play fair and have fun, and thanks for your contribution.