Hoops

Start a new topic

Choose the category that best suits your topic.

Check this if your topic contains a game spoiler (e.g., an NBA game that might be televised later).

Check this if your topic is spam.

You must read the Terms of Use. Please do not post offensive material.
Learn how to embed YouTube videos or tweets

array(2) { [0]=> string(815) " select r.*, rc.info, t.title as threadtitle, u.username as username, u.anonymous as useranonymous, `f`.`value` AS `flairvalue`, `ft`.`name` AS `flairname`, `ft`.`colour` AS `flaircolour`, `ft`.`icon` AS `flairicon` from reply as r join thread as t on t.id = r.threadid join replycontent as rc on rc.replyid = r.id join user as u on u.id = r.userid left join `flair` `f` on `f`.`userid` = `u`.`id` and `f`.`categoryid` = `t`.`categoryid` left join `flairoption` `ft` on `ft`.`id` = `f`.`flairoptionid` where r.businessid = :businessId and r.threadid = :threadId group by r.id order by r.utcdated desc limit 0,50 " [1]=> array(2) { ["businessId"]=> int(1) ["threadId"]=> int(44159) } }

Perthworld

Years ago

NBL Next Gen

My read on this situation is that LK thought to himself:

"FML this JvG 'tard is ****ing up the potential Sydney has with ownership with money to spend, a 20K arena and pending Bogut signing!"

One of his cronies comes up with an idea:

"Let's introduce a 'league-wide' initiative for an extra young import following on from what the Sixers did with that OKC dude. The player gets to 'choose' where he goes so if anyone asks we just say of course someone from overseas is going to say 'Sydney' by default."

"Excellent. Sydney get an extra import/young stud to offset the handicap of JvG and Gaze. Next issue: First Ever trendy advertising campaign..."

Reply #712101 Report this topic

Years ago

Personally I was someone who was really excited for the next gen program. Bowen looks great, but overall the concept has been a huge flop with him being the only one in the program. I thought each team would be getting an exciting young player. May as well have just had him as a Ferguson style import.

Reply #711907 Report this topic

Luuuc

Years ago

"for all the Gaze knockers Bowen has made a great improvement under his coaching"

haha I am a big fan of that kind of spin attempt

Reply #711880 Report this topic

Benno

Years ago

"I know that college gets out later in the year (I think Cody Ellis had to wait to finish studies before getting into NBL) so could we see new Next Gen stars at the end of 2018?"

The f are you on about? The whole point of "NEXT STARS" is to have players skip college and come play NBL before they're drafted..

Reply #711873 Report this topic

proud

Years ago

As good as Bowen has been, the issue is that we all felt that every team would have their own Next Gen player that we could cheer on this season and then into the NBA next season with additional interaction between the NBL and NBA club.

That isn't happening as far as we know for any club besides Sydney.

I know that college gets out later in the year (I think Cody Ellis had to wait to finish studies before getting into NBL) so could we see new Next Gen stars at the end of 2018?

Reply #711853 Report this topic

Anonymous

Years ago

Agreed. Sure he didn’t have a lot of options but to come to Australia but he did already have a high name before the ‘incident’. For Tugs to go to Kings when they already had “the best lineup on paper ever” seems like a strange first next gen signing. Are we putting expectations this high on next gen players and expecting this quality all the time? I thought they were coming over to learn and develop from us not be a star already?

Reply #711829 Report this topic

Anonymous

Years ago

http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/2012/may/woolpert-looks-to-the-land-of-opportunity-1/

Woolpert is looking for a mobile big man and a big combo guard.

Reply #856857 Report this topic

Start a new topic

NBL Next Gen

Reply to this topic

Recent Posts