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Aussies Overseas vs Aussies in the NBL

Loughton and Knight were stars on mid-major teams. There is a big difference, maybe +30-40, between the LMUs and Duke, UNC, UK.

"Delly isn't used to the type of defensive pressure martin and Gibson would apply"

What? Have you not seen the type of defensive pressure in the NCAA.

At the NBL, you can get a wing catch relatively easy.

At the College level, the defense make you work for every damn thing and the offence has to work bloody hard just to get a wing catch. Also the pressure on the PG up the Court is immense.


On another note, Madgen is a beast. Just went for 30 tonight. If Crawford has being given Boomers consideration then Madgen deserves some serious attention.

Anon poster, good to see your support of the NBL :)

Delly, Motum and Broekhoff are quality players and all have good size for their positions; Delly was a starter on the Boomers team, Broekhoff was one of the last 2 players cut from that same team, and Motum is a future Boomer. All these guys will most likely bypass the NBL and either go to the NBA or more likely Europe. However there is more talent on this proposed college team than you give them credit for…

Hugh Greenwood has already earned a senior Boomer jersey in International competition, but injury derailed any chance of a crack at the Boomer’s London team. Drmic is also a class act and is a future Boomer also, and has starred at Junior World’s alongside Greenwood, along with Hadziomerovic who was right there with them both. Iggy will either land in Europe also or at the very least in the NBL. Angus Brandt is the starting centre on a solid Pac-12 team and can score at centre – I honestly believe his game is suited to Europe and that is where I think he will end up and bypass the NBL altogether, especially seeing how well he performed against Euro competition on Oregon State’s European tour recently. The rest of the guys on this team will play NBL, and are likely starters at some point – and step straight into the NBL and contribute immediately ala Steindl.

If this game played out, the proposed NBL may end up winning, but I would like the chances of the college tyros to take them out.

I would argue the proposed college *could* could beat the proposed NBL team.

I would have had Angus Brandt in that college team though starting at centre, with Motum starting at the 4. Ellis to come off the bench.

It would depend on the college team and the NBL team - overall though, most NBL teams would beat most college teams :-)