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Years ago

Ben Simmons withdraws from NZ series

I love the "he's going to be a number 1 pick therefore he must be the best Aussie ever" shtick.

Heard the same with Exum two years ago. Simmons, from what little I have seen, would have as much chance of making an impact now in international competition as Exum did in Spain.

He has potential to be brilliant, but has a long way to go to reach that potential. Lots of players with infinite potential never reach it. Let the kid play and grow up and lets see where he is at in a year, two years, four etc...

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Years ago

^ Probably, if he turns out as good as they say

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Years ago

International basketball just isn't very high on the agenda for players unless its the Olympics. Its not like soccer, cricket or rugby where playing for your country is the highest honour.

For a basketballer, playing in the NBA is all that matters.

If Aussie basketball had a major profile here and playing for the Boomers gave you a household name, it may be different, but that isn't the case at the moment.

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