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With the NBL season approaching its halfway point, the gap between the haves and have-nots is plain to see.The powerhouse Sydney Kings sit top of the ladder after defeating the Perth Wildcats 83-72 in the Saturday night home leg of their double-header against the defending champions.It was a different story in Adelaide where the bottom-placed 36ers slumped to their fourth straight loss, going down 105-87 to Brisbane.Sydneys success is due in no small part to the firepower they have added to their roster, signing reigning MVP Kevin Lisch, dual Olympian swingman Brad Newley and NBA imports Josh Powell and Steve Blake.With the NBL allowing each side to sign three imports this season, it has never been more important to add the right players.But part of that equation is having the money to attract quality talent, something Adelaide coach Joey Wright is all too aware of.The 36ers boast the best scorer in the competition in star guard Jerome Randle but desperately lack depth, and a shortage of funding and corporate backing is preventing them from making any import changes.We dont have the finances to do that. Its not even an option for us, Wright said after Saturdays loss.Thats something we have to accept. Were sticking to the guys weve got who have to step up and get the job done.NBL general manager Jeremy Loeliger has admitted several teams are over the leagues soft $1.1 million salary cap and will have to contribute to an equalisation subsidy for struggling teams next season.But Loeliger said talk of a two-tier competition with a division between rich and poor clubs was being proved wrong.Everyone said that Cairns, by all rights given the economic situation of respective clubs, should be on the bottom of the ladder but its just not true, he said earlier this month.Everyone says Melbourne at the beginning of the season were the clear favourites and they are sitting at the bottom of the ladder.Melbourne welcomed back star shooting guard Chris Goulding in style with an 84-79 win over Cairns on Friday night.Goulding, who was sidelined for a month with an ankle injury, drained eight of his 12 three-point attempts to finish with 30 points.The Wildcats beat Sydney at home on Thursday but will sweat on the fitness of big man Matt Knight, who injured his shoulder in the return leg in Sydney.David Stockton, the son of NBA legend John Stockton, scored 17 points on debut to help the New Zealand Breakers to a 100-85 win over Illawarra on Friday. 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Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid. Port Adelaide chief executive Keith Thomas believes his AFL clubs playing list is still worthy of being considered as a top-four contender.And Thomas says the Power are still in the hunt for a finals berth despite being in ninth spot, two wins outside the top eight with eight games remaining.Thomas concedes injuries have challenged Port this season but says the playing list wont need an overhaul at seasons end.Its not an overhaul, Thomas told reporters on Monday.We like a lot of what were doing and we are certainly believe that this year is well and truly alive so we havent given up on this year at all.But the important thing is you have got to keep building on the things that you learn.And whilst its frustrating at times, its not an exact science, its not easy to win and not easy to win this competition - our club needs to keep building on those lessons we have learnt in the last couple of years and I think we are doing that.Asked if Ports list still had top four or top six credentials, Thomas replied: We have that sort of a list.Clearly our depth has been challenged thiis year.ddddddddddddIf you have a look at the sort of injuries we have had, we have had a big part of our backline dismantled ... but I think the backline has held up really, really well.Our forward line is quite young, we had a new entry in Charlie (Dixon) and we are still working our way though that.Thomas pinpointed Ports midfield as problematic this season due to the suspension of ex-Essendon ruckman Paddy Ryder and a knee injury to fellow ruck Matthew Lobbe.Clearly the loss of Ryder and then Matthew Lobbe at the start of the year just changed our thinking in regards to what we needed to do in there, he said.And it has probably taken us a little longer than we would have liked to get that exactly right.But I reckon the last five or six weeks we have seen a lot of significantly better efforts through there and we are starting to hold our own.So my view is a full list at Port Adelaide is highly competitive against everyone in the competition. 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