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Mystro

Years ago

Tall Blacks Olympic Qualifiers

Yup BJ Anthony is still injured

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MACDUB

Years ago

BJ Anthony still has a stress fracture I think.

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Mystro

Years ago

I think by sending a B team they are wasting cash, we had NO shot the minute we lost our 2 best players who do the bulk of the scoring.
I hope they can prove me wrong tho lol

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Mystro

Years ago

I agree with Macdub. If we are wasting money sending a team over it may as well be a B team instead of a development squad.

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MACDUB

Years ago

Personally, I don't think he should be in there.

Take Braswell, Allen, Tait, Bartlett over him.

You cannot include someone in the team who hasn't even played in the NZNBL.

Going from NZ U/19 basketball Nationals to FIBA international tournament--That is a step up I couldn't even describe in words

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MACDUB

Years ago

^ Webster is unavailable. Still serving suspension.

Although his brother, Tai, is in the squad (Tai was actually included in the 17 man squad (i.e. He wasn't a development selection).

Must be hard for Corey to watch his little 17 year old brother get a shot.

Corey would be getting a lot of burn at the Tourny if he was available.

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Mystro

Years ago

Bradshaw played NZBL for the Southland Sharks.
I believe he has had some injury problems but even then I'd rather Rob Loe got his spot.

My team would look something like this picking from the available

Tait/Allen or Bloxham
Braswell*/Bartlett
Henry/Fotu
Vukona/Truman
Pledger/Loe

Braswell as the one naturalized player.
Fotu does not count as a naturalized player despite being previously categorized as one, NZ successfully appealed to Fiba. I'd let him play SF instead of PF as he has shed a heap of weight and has length. It's a pretty young team with Vukona, Tait and Braswell as the veterans and not a heap of scorers but a bit of height and length whilst still being able to get out and run.

would much rather field this team lol

Braswell/Bartlett or Tait
Penney/Webster
Abercrombie/Henry
Vukona/Anthony
Pledger/Loe

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MACDUB

Years ago

Jones can play.

Had a run with the Bulls in the NBA Summer League a few years back.

Averaged 15.3ppg at Oregon St. 8th in Pac 10.If he did get in the team, I would put him in over Vukona because of his superior size (6"8) and because he can flat out score which is what the TB's need desperately.

But Mystro is right. We need a PG/Combo guard like KB, because right now our PG rotation is so weak (Tait, Kench, Bloxham) ?

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Mystro

Years ago

PG stocks are weak so KB everyday of the week. Not a lot of scorers on that list either.
I believe the Breakers will be looking at KB as a local player for this season

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MACDUB

Years ago

If we were able to take two naturalised players, and we had Penney and Abo, we would be looking really good.

A starting five of:

Braswell
Penney
Abercrombie
Marcel Jones
Pledger

That would be very very competitive.

Wonder who will go out of Jones and KB though?
Might as well rule out Frank because both those two are miles better than him.

Would be a tough decision, as we need both of them to replace Kirk and Abo (and they both fill those two players spots)

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Anonymous

Years ago

Anyone know what warm up matches they are playing before the Olympic Qualifying Tournament?

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