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Boomers 2020 squad projections

A few off those players haven’t done much, 10 day contracts in the nba doesn’t prove anything to me, check some of there stats out, there not even average. Twelve months is a long time, let’s see who’s playing well in Europe, nba and nbl to even have any idea.

Yeah U left out Barlow, Kay, Gliddon and Cadee. I think bring back Andersen for some vet leadership in the locker room.

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So, even though Goulding and Mills are stopping us from being embarrassed at the scoring end right now, you’d leave Goulding out because we would have Broekhoff back?
While I like the squad, and most of them can hit 3-pointers in the NBA, I just don’t see enough reliable outside shooting in that squad and reckon we need to make space for Goulding in there.

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Baynes Maker Bogut
Landale Bolden
Ingles Cooks Adel
Simmons Broekhoff
Mills Delladova Exum

Here's my 13 man squad

Great point. We need a stud coach to ensure a medal. Leave no stone unturned.

A better coach and we bronze. Someone better than Lemanis is worth at least a basket - his end of game coaching is horribad.

Last spot might come down to..
Creek v Adel.

^Looks pretty close.

Maker, bolden and broekhoff are not locks?
Lol.

swing
Jack McVeigh 21 2.03m 98 kg Not Now, Prob Not then.

^this ^ COMPARED against all the previous Bronze or qualify for bronze games WC or Olympic games the boomers have been in, this was a very very good effort, and we got there and looked all the way that the medal round was where we should be. Damn good effort and result in reality.

any way , back to 2020

How about the fact that we were in the bronze medal game in the first place?

Green will not be ready in 2 years, not a chance.
It will be a guy already playing pro ball currently.

No current college kid SG has shown boomer potential just yet.
Vasljevic, Krebs, Martin, Antonio, Hayward, Hadley, Healy or josh green's brother jay.
None of them are showing out.

No one has really mentioned Josh Green. He will be nearly 19 by the time Tokyo 2020 comes around and I think he will be considered as a bolter for the squad. His shooting would definitely come in handy.

I don't actually feel certain about 1 or 2 of Dellevadova 30, Mills 32 or Goulding 32 being replaced in the starting 5 by others on the list, and then some left field young guard coming into the nbl this year, coming in on the bench in 2020 and putting one of them out.

I still remember the gang of three x 20 year old bigs going to the olympics under Dr adrian hurley, and that proved to be the right choice for quite a few olympics to follow for those players and for OZ

PS My guards are all 1/2s, swings are all 2/3 AND 3/4 , my bigs are all 4/5.

and yes I've add a few years to some players - :)

are there any imports likely to naturalise by 2020 ? , if not 2020 may be one of the few Olympics we don't suit a naturalised american citizen

12 players - Right now, if injury free,

you have
4 player options at point ,power forward and centre.
3 player options at shooting guard and small forward.

if us amchair coaches can't choose our best starting 5 out of that !!!


1 Dellevadova 27 1.93m90 kg, Dante Exum 22 1.98 m 86Kg
1/3 Ben Simmons 21 2.08 m 104 kg
1/2 Patty Mills 29 1.83 m 84 kg ,
2 Chris Goulding 29 1.92 m
2/3 Ryan Broekhoff 27 2.01 m, 98 kg
3 Joe Ingles 30 2.03m 103 kg
4, Jonah Bolden 22,2.08m 98kg,
4/5 Brock Motum 27 2.08m 111 kg, Mangok Mathiang 25 2.08m 104 kg, Aron Baynes 31 2.08m 118 kg
5 Andrew Bogut 33 2.13 m 118 kg


if injury replacement now - see "YES now" below for replacement

BUT players that could have adequate improvement in 2 years to come into the mix

Bigs

Nick Kay 25 2.06m Not Now , maybe then
Cam Bairstow 27 2.06m YES now, maybe not then
Matur Maker 21 2.08m Not Now, maybe then
Angus Brandt 28 2.08m Not Now, maybe not then
Daniel Kickert 34 2.08m Not Now, Not then
Harry Froling 19 2.11m 119kg Not Now, maybe then (can't teach height)
Jock Landale 22 2.11m 116kg Not Now, maybe then (can't teach height)
Matt Hodgson 26 2.11m 115kg Not Now ??? then (can't teach height)
Andrew Ogilvy 29 2.11m115kg YES now, maybe still then but DNP CD
Daniel johnson 30 2.12m 108kg YES now, maybe still then but DNP CD
Thon Maker 24 2.16m 101kg Not Now, maybe then (can't teach height)

swings
Mitch Creek 25 1.96 m 98 kg YES now, maybe then
Brad Newley 33 1.99m YES now , Not then
Jesse Wagstaff 31 2.03m Not Now, Not then
Deng Adel 21 2.01m 91 kg Not Now, Prob Not then. needs strength
Xavier Cooks 22 2.03 m 84 kg Not Now, Prob Not then, needs strength
Tai Wesley 31 2.01m 109kg YES now (if naturalised)
Majok Deng 25 2.08 m 83.91kg Not Now, Prob Not then needs strength

Guards
Mitch McCarron 25 1.89m Not Now, maybe then
Mitch Norton 25 1.86 m 1.86 m, maybe then
Nathan Sobey 27 1.93m Not Now maybe then
Jason Cadee 27 1.86 m Not Now, Not then
Cam Gliddon 28 1.97 m Not Now Not then
Kevin Lisch 31 1.88m YES now, Not then
Damian Martin 33 1.86m Not now, Not then

Admittedly I'n not 100% IN for Jonah Bolden, Mangok Mathiang or Chris Goulding right now, nor 100% OUT on Andrew Ogilvy, Daniel johnson or Mitch Creek, as I can't tell who Lemanis would choose.

but to quote an anon ( the shame!) " Lemanis has proven to be just about perfect when it comes to mixing and matching boomer lineups imo" I rate him as an international coach, no so great locally.

correction, people who said Thon is not worth a boomer spot, Go to take some medicine.

Ogilvy, Bairstow
Gliddon, Newley
Goulding, Cadee ?

Good luck with these shitty players in the next olympics.

This is the best squad

Thon maker
Bolden
Ingles
exum
simmons

Baynes
Matur Maker
Mills
delly
Acuil
Broekhoff
Adel

Ogilvy, Bairstow
Gliddon, Newley
Goulding, Cadee ?

Good luck with these shitty players in the next olympics.

This is the best squad

Thon maker
Bolden
Ingles
exum
simmons

Baynes
Matur Maker
Mills
delly
Acuil
Broekhoff
Adel

people who daid Thon is worth a boomer spot, Go to take some medicine.

Rotfl at the Cadee one of the greatest comments.

I think he means Robbie Cadee

^^^^
Lmao :)))

5 blocks in 7 mins for Maker.
Against Monroe and Tatum mostly.

I’m dominating my local social comp in D grade. I’m 5’10 and play C/PF. No one can stop me on the low post. My opponents all run out of puff before they can transition that far down the floor.

I’ve already notified Lemanis of my unavailability for 2020 Olympics though. I can’t book time off from my part time job at Maccas. I’m a pro yo, so I can’t take on the responsibility of a full time 9 to 5er. My team needs me. The Boomers need me too, but my team comes before my country.

I guess the Boomers will have to try to scratch out a few Ws with those NBA scrubs like Thon Maker and Baynes, and hope that they can hold Bogut together with sticky tape until after the games.

I just know my absence will leave a big hole in the Boomers’ lineup and pray they can win a few without my inside dominance.

Shoutout to my man AussiePride: don’t stop daring to dream, even without my talents the Boomers deserve our love.

For those posters that don't think Thon Maker should be included in the conversation because he is not the best player in the NBA. It appears you are not taking into account the standard of the league and players they are competing against.
Perhaps you should suggest some players that are dominating the local social comps to play for the boomers.

Got another year to prove himself.

Ogilvy, Gliddon, Cadee, Newley, bairstow, golding are all shit and should never be in the boomers best squad.

Adel, bolden, thon maker, matur maker, acuil, mathiang should be selected

Nah twice was enough.

Great post. You should post it again.

Good thread idea. I'm surprised no one else had thought of if before.

Good thread idea. I'm surprised no one else had thought of if before.

At international level I would rate McCarron, Goulding and Sobey above Cadee at the SG

Yeah, Ogilvy unlikely to ever suit for Boomers again

Gliddon is only mediocre and Newley is past his best before. More likely to see SF minutes from Broekhoff, Simmons, Creek or Bolden

Goulding and Cadee also unlikely considering we have Delle, Mills, Simmons and Exum all playing G. Delle would be the only one who couldn't play SG

Simmons/Dellavedova
Mills/Exum
Ingles/Broekhoff
Bolden/Maker
Baynes/Bogut

2 of...
Mccarron
Goulding
Sobey
Gliddon
Creek
Adel
Cooks
Bairstow
Kay
Motum
Mathiang
Landale