Hoops

Matthew knight = schencher on move out of Perth ?

Thank God I have some supporters. Schenscher is very overrated but only by the people who put him on a pedestal. His game does nothing for me. He is far too soft, he misses far too many layups (wrong shot selection) and is turnover prone. He is a big body but does not put the big body to proper use. He may not have to score in his position but he does take a lot of wasted layups which results in losing the ball. He is a lovely guy but Adelaide does not need a lovely guy. Also the fact that his family is from Adelaide is very irrelevant to his suitability on the team. No Schenscher for Adelaide please, if Burston is the only other alternative at the centre, then Burston is better.

im with you anon schench is very under rated. He is a decent force. People need to realise tall guys dont always necessarily score big points but do alot more damage in defence. Schench is good in defence people dont tend to drive so much through him. Regardless he will have a job in the nbl for a few years still. The only time i saw schench struggle was against burston. Schench lost his height advantage and despite burston being fragile when he is on he is very difficult to stop.

found this on yahoo fyi

NBA commissioner David Stern has joined the Andrew Bogut bandwagon, saying Australia's No.1 draft pick has performed far better in his debut season than predicted by many "so-called basketball experts".

Bogut made history in June when he became the first Australian drafted No.1 overall by the Milwaukee Bucks, following a stand-out sophomore season at the University of Utah.

It was considered a solid choice by most pundits, although some felt former North Carolina forward Marvin Williams had a brighter future than the 21-year-old Victorian.

Williams ultimately went to Atlanta with the second overall pick.

But Bogut has played a key role in Milwaukee's surprising playoff push in the eastern conference.

Given little hope of reaching the post-season, the Bucks are currently in a playoff dogfight, sitting seventh in the east with a 38-40 record, equal with sixth-placed Indiana and one game behind No.5 Washington with four games left in the regular season.

Stern feels Bogut has exceeded expectations.

"I think he's living up to those expectations and doing better than a lot of people thought he would, the so-called basketball experts," Stern said in a teleconference from New York.

"I think his rebounding turned out to be stronger than some folks projected, so we're very, very pleased with his development and with his competitiveness."

Bogut has started 73 of his 78 games, keeping veteran Joe Smith on the Milwaukee bench, and is averaging 9.1 points, 6.9 boards and 2.3 assists in 28.3 minutes per game.

He is also shooting a healthy 52 per cent from the field, 11th best overall in the league.

Williams has produced eight points and 4.7 boards in 24.2 minutes.

Bogut had a career-high 21 points against Cleveland in December and has twice managed 17 boards during his rookie season.

The Australian had 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting in Thursday's (AEST) crucial 100-97 win over Washington, second for Milwaukee behind only leading scorer Michael Redd's 24 points.

Stern hopes Bogut's exploits will inspire young Australians to try and join him in the world's premier basketball league.

"I would like to think that there are at least hundreds if not thousands of Aussies trying to emulate him and make their way to colleges in the States and ultimately the NBA," he said.

go you big aussie!!

The best thing for him
i think would be for him to leave the nbl . In the new ten minute quater system , he was pretty horrible and well below his best for Perth coming off a reasonably good year with the sixers ( 12 minute quaters) .And then in the elite classic (12 minutes) he begins to play well again . In this new shorter and faster nbl there is no room for big slow 7 footers no
matter how skilled they are ( or maybe it's just an Adelaide thing ) . Which is why daniel johnsonn is the new prodotype 5 man , very mobile and quick up and down , also why redhage and ballinger can also play the 5 spot for periods in the game . But I think if he does stay in nbl it won't be with Perth either Sydney or Adelaide I think .