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team boomers 2010

Updates on some players for you Beantown:

- Barlow is apparently resting up and will be available for the next camp and games
- Bruton has been playing in Puerto Rico and featured in their finals (which they lost in the end).
- Nielsen is resting up and will be available for the next camp and games
- Maric only just completed his MVP season in the Serbian league and will be available for the next camp and games
- Andersen is resting up in Melbourne and ensuring his back is right to go (he was at the game) and should be available for the next camp and games

I'm with Paul on Maric - he will be very well suited to the game plan being tested out by Brown. In fact I think Brown has chosen an offensive style that should suit our key players, including Mills, Newley, Ingles, Andersen, Neilsen and Maric (and Bogut if he was to play). Let's hope it continues to improve as players get more familiar with it and each other once the final squad get together.

I'm really worreid about Brown's intentions to use Wortho as primarily a 4, and Ingles and Newley at the 3. I think they can all pinch hit in this positions depending on match ups, but to go with it as the first option I think we will be too small and outmuscled by better the better teams.

As for Delly, he had a chance to go head to head with guys like Cadee and Greenwood and as mentioned by Aussieboomers4eva, was outplayed and hence missed out on a spot. He will be a very good player, but I don't think his game will translate to the NBA as much as I would love to see him make it. He could well end up as a very good player in the NBL or even get some coin in Europe.

And as for AJ Ogilvy, he ended up in a bad situation at Vandy, with a few niggling injuries compounded by a deteriorating relationship with the coach due to how he was being used. I have no doubt this was a major factor as to why he nominated for the NBA draft early. Given his talents, he could still end up in the NBA, however I think his game would be perfectly suited to the European style and I think he could carve out a very good career ala David Andersen over there for the right team.

You should pick your best players for the World Championships, and position 11 and 12 should be no different and these spots should be selected to cover potential needs or perceived weaknesses should they be exposed badly.

AJ Ogilvy would be right on the borderline to cover the PF/C position along with a guy like Aron Baynes. As for Delly, I think he has dropped a rung or two down then pecking order...but he has plenty of time and chances in the future to climb back up. 2010 is not his time IMO.

With Mills, Ogilvy, Ingles set to play NBA Summerleague along with the probable addition of Jawai, Andersen and Newley, I just hope they all get through injury free and saty gfit and healthy for the WC's.

Well I hope Brown only plans to use Martin/ Gibson as a defensive pest off the bench against certain opponents. I'm good with chucking Martin on with Mills in the backcourt if we need to shake a game up by playing some aggressive defence. But it should only be a 'plan B' IMO.

Hopefully, Newley and Mills will be good enough at the Worlds that we won't need to go to plan B too often!

I'd go with the same team you listed LC:

Mills Bruton Martin
Newley Ingles
Barlow Worthington
Nielsen Andersen
Maric Jawai Nevill

Unlucky: Gibson & Loughton

Based on this article (thanks to The Champ for posting in another thread) http://linky.com.au/lh94c though, it appears Brown is thinking differently.

The article says he sees Martin/ Gibson as defensive two guards, not point guards. He also sees both Newley and Ingles as threes and Worthington as a four. Brown also is pretty positive about Loughton.

If I had to guess the team based on Brown's comments there, I'd say it'd be more like:

Mills Bruton
Barlow Martin
Newley Ingles
Nielsen Worthington Loughton
Maric Jawai Andersen

Makes Barlow's spot look a little uncertain, but I've slotted him in at the 2 here. Also means that Nevill wouldn't get a guernsey, assuming Maric, Jawai and Andersen are locks.

Can anyone tell me the status of these guys for the Worlds?
- Barlow (not playing v Argies - injured/ resting?)
- Bruton (just resting?)
- Nielsen (resting?)
- Maric (just fin Euro season - assume will play)
- Andersen (injured?)

Baynes actually had quite a poor season in Europe for LV this past year. However he does have potential long term.

Worthington at International level is only really a 3 man - from memory he was exposed badly at Beijing at the 4 spot.

Mills and Newley over the three games were the standouts for Australia. Loughton was probably next best, with Gibson and Martin virtually even after that. After a decent first game, Ingles dropped well off the pace.

I would not really call that an inexperienced team, as most of the guys platyed at Beijing and have plenty of experience playing internationally.

I think Martin took just about every opportunity he could to try and secure a spot in the WC team. Gibbo also did a pretty good job too. Will be tough for one of them.

Here is how I see it:

Starters
Mills
Newley
Barlow
Nielsen
Maric

Bench
Bruton
Ingles
Worthington
Andersen
Jawai
Nevill
Martin

Unlucky: Gibson & Loughton.