PETE’S PUNCHLINE

The National Sports

  • The Lae Tigers are still unbeaten. Better get the engraver to start with the inscription on the Digicel Cup. We know where it’s going.
  • St George Illawarra say they will offer Jack de Belin a contract for next season as he heads to trial in November on a rape charge. Do they know something we don’t?
  • Can we confirm travel arrangements of teams before we make announcements about games being played in certain locations. Apologies to Kimbe fans.
  • I have a new appreciation for heavyweight boxer of the 1970s Jimmy Young who actually beat George Foreman on points in 1977. That’s right, he beat the same Foreman who was coming off KO wins over Frazier and Lyle. What can I say, prime Young was very good. Also that decision Ali got over him in ‘76 was considered by many as bogus. Young was slick.
  • Nikola Jokic has to be one of the best all-round centres in the NBA. If he can keep putting out the kind of numbers that saw him get 30-14-4 in the Nuggets’ 80-78 win over the Jazz earlier in the week then they’ll be a bigger headache for the Clippers then the Mavs were.
  • Fingers crossed. The Raptors better coming raoring back to get game three against Boston today. Pascal Siakam needs to take more of the initiative on offence. Get those numbers up, man.
  • Damn, Jimmy Butler and the Heat are two up on the Bucks. Where are you Giannis?
  • Olam to do a number on Gagai tonight. – PGTP ([email protected])