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Beantown

Years ago

your aussie squads for world championships.

LC, even if Lemais runs 10 players, I think there is still room to sit Simmons on the end of the bench. I'd really like to see him go for the experience.

WTF is Nevill doing in Taiwan?!?! I assumed he'd go to a decent league when he left the NBL. Hopefully a team will bring him back to the NBL next season. He's not super-mobile but he has great size and can use it well if given the chance. Townsville and the Hawks could definitely use his size!

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Years ago

It all comes down to how coach runs the team.

If he runs a core group/rotation of 8 or so players for key games, then the team can handle 1-2 development type players. If he wants to try and share minutes ala Brett Brown, then he needs to choose 12 "ready now offers something now" players. Simmons would only get a look in if he wanted to blood him in preparation for 2016.

For mine, locks are right now if fit and available:

Bogut
Mills
Delly
Baynes
Ingles
Newley
Andersen

Then picking the remainder from an extended squad of;
Goulding
Broekhoff
Petrie
Maric
Jawai
D Martin
Gibson
Worthington
Ogilvy
Bairstow
Motum
Exum
Drmic
Greenwood
Simmons

Nevill for mine does not make the training squad. Playing in Taiwan does nothing for me or for him.

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Beantown

Years ago

Here's to hoping you are right about Bogut, Vart!

I think Baynes, Ingles, Mills, Dellavedova and Exum are locks for the team. Provided David Andersen is still performing well, I would expect him to make it as well.

Newley, not quite a lock IMO, but very likely. Goulding I think has played his way onto the team with the season he has had.

I like what I've seen of Bairstow so far and I think he could well make the team if he trains well.

If Bogut plays, that leaves two spots. One I think should go to Simmons, even if he is not ready to play much of a role yet. The kid has so much potential and is almost certain to be a long-term starter for the Boomers down the road.

For the other spot I think DJ is worth another look to see if he could take on Andersen's stretch four role in time. You could also look at Broekhoff or Gliddon as well.

If Bogut doesn't play then I think Jawai, Ogilvy and Maric should fight it out for that spot.

To sum up:

Bogut Baynes DJ
Bairstow Andersen Simmons
Ingles Newley
Mills Goulding
Dellavedova Exum

On the cusp: Jawai, Ogilvy, Maric, Broekhoff, Gliddon

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jontywealleans

Years ago

Exum is going to a top 5 NBA draft pick this year. You are kidding me if you don't think he's ready. Even if it is in a 11-12th man role

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daneo

Years ago

I like the team Phillip..

I would prob like to have Maric and Anderson in there though as seasoned European vets who can handle some the big europe teams.

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