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Melbourne Boy

Years ago

Taipans confirm Mitch Young signing

Todays Ben Allen! He's bad, but not that bad! Young looks like he's working hard on court at least, gives effort.

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Perthworld

Years ago

This guy is good at missing layups under the basket. It's unbelievable how talented he is at it.

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Thunder Jam

Years ago

What do you want from the 11th man? Lebron?

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Anonymous

Years ago

Oh no. We don't want him. Useless.

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Isaac

Years ago

Been given ample opportunity to prove himself at NBL level and hasn't done so. At most he's good for 10 minutes and 5 good, hard fouls before he sits down again.

Is there an element of truth to this? Would be great to see him take the next step, even if it's incremental.

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GordonG

Years ago

Confirmed... Announced this morning.

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proud

Years ago

I love Mitch Young, new aged Mark Dalton and as much as I'd love him to finish his work more efficiently around the basket... he wouldn't be the new aged Mark Dalton then would he... and Dalton was a Boomer

Great signing and always fantastic to see players like this get a job in the league

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Melbourne Boy

Years ago

Nothing sad Thunder Jam, just pointing out they have the worst roster in the league. Each year the power teams spend more $$$ Cairns fall further behind. That maybe Sad, but true.

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Thunder Jam

Years ago

You muppets bag the Snakes every preseason what's new. You never come back to say wow you didn't run last like I carried on like a tool earlier in the year!

Sad life you must lead!

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Perthworld

Years ago

But Bullets have Lemanis, Taipans don't.

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Zodiac

Years ago

Bullets comfortably.

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Melbourne Boy

Years ago

Ah, yes true, so who's local group do you take?

Bairstow, Hodgson, Magnay, Vukona, Terangi, Gliddon, Gibson, Caddee.

Jawai, Loe, Loughton, Young, Walker, Kuany, DKD, Kenney.

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Zodiac

Years ago

Swap out Jervis for Will Magnay.

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Melbourne Boy

Years ago

Brisbane will win at least 4 more games than Cairns. Let's assume the imports from both teams cancel each other out, even though Cairns probably have the cheapest import budget in the league, who's local group is better

Bairstow, Jervis, Hodgson, Vukona, Terangi, Gliddon, Gibson, Caddee.

Jawai, Loe, Loughton, Young, Walker, Kuany, DKD, Kenney.

Which of those lists above would you take if they were to play without imports? Bullets would win 9 out of 10 times.

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Perthworld

Years ago

Bullets for the spoon IMO.

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Zodiac

Years ago

Taipans finished bottom in 2000 & 2002.

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LoveBroker

Years ago

Another nail in the Wooden Spoon coffin

When was the last time Cairns were spooners? More often than not they have out-performed at least one team that has a much more expensive roster.

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Melbourne Boy

Years ago

Another nail in the Wooden Spoon coffin

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jontywealleans

Years ago

For me
Import/Kenny
Newbill/Kernich-Drew/Kuany
Import/Walker/Kuany
Loughton/Young/Walker/Loe
Jawai/Loe/Young

Interesting to see the Taipans signed Kernich-Drew over Heuir. Like the front court versatility - questionnable whether they have the talent overall though.

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Melbourne Boy

Years ago

LoveBroker is spot on, cheap insurance for Jawai who won't play an entire season and Loughton who is nearly 40.

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LoveBroker

Years ago

Hard nosed player who doesn't back down from any situation

Except when he is being backed down by opposition forwards / centres.

Mitch hasn't really improved his game in the last 4 seasons and the last 2 has been set up for him in terms of playing opoortunity with the injury to Bairstow and Petrie's retirement. I thought he might even learn a few things from Jervis, I had hoped he would improve.

Mitch is decent provided the price is low. Should be an adequate 3rd option at the 4 behind Loughton and Walker, and again at the 5 behind Jawai and Loe.

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Mr bEn

Years ago

If true, I think this is a reasonable signing for Cairns.

Mitch will be affordable. Also dependable enough to throw in the mix for 10-15 minutes of hard-nosed play. He's currently having an excellent season in the QBL.

Seemed to regress a little in Brisbane, perhaps a circumstance of the roster and coach, dunno.

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Anonymous

Years ago

eh, Gerrans is alright. He provides decent coverage of Cairns basketball

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Isaac

Years ago

Jordan Errorsans

Wouldn't that mean "without error"?

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Andrew

Years ago

*Import / Kenny
*Newbill / Kernich-Drew
*Import / Kuany
Walker / Loughton / Young
Jawai / Loe

Young to spend some minutes at centre if Jawai gets injured.
Walker can also play some small forward.

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