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2020 All-NBL Teams

Who were the bad players?

Totally agree with the last 2 comments, Ware almost got by on an expectation that he will dominate in playoffs and his average season will be forgotten. I'd definitely have Roberson over Ware and maybe even Sobey over Ware too.

Bogut was definitely fortunate to make an all NBL team but he will dominate in the playoffs too.

No issues with anybody else selected and well done to them all

Ware had a very average year by his standards. Ware over Roberson is absolute crap.

FWIW I'd have Long, Creek, Oliver, Kay and Tate my top 5 bigs. One of them would be unlucky to miss out. Hard to decide that 5th.

Bogut's inclusion on the other hand, is a bit of a joke.

Exactly Koberulz

15-13 with a good percentage- United had a poor record in close games. Could've very easily been 16-12 or 17-11.

United's season was a lot like Long's, unsurprisingly. On their worst days, abysmal, disfunctional and defensively weak. On their good days, very, very good, unstoppable and fast, mixing up great outside shooting, opening it up for Long to dominate inside.

United scored 100 points on 10 occasions- equal highest in the league. Given this was the highest scoring season of the 40 minute era, that's probably a record for the 40 minute era.

Long had 20 points, 10 rebounds on 9 occasions- including games against Sydney, Perth and Cairns. United was 7-2 across those 9 games, the only losses being by 3 pts against SEM and 5 pts vs Cairns.

Like I said earlier, there's recency bias going against Long- before yesterday's win against SEM his last 20-10 game was the December 21 win in Perth, where United absolutely destroyed them with Long going for 23 and 13 on 10-14 shooting.

United wouldn't be in the finals in any other year wit he garbage they served up this season

Seeing as Machado got 2 more points than Cotton does it mean there were some people that didn't have Cotton on the 1st team?

How does Hopsin miss out with 34 points when others in the first team have less points than him.

Got to give something to Bogurt other wise he would have a sook and wings to the NBL and threaten all sorts of things.

Yeah the omission of Creek is staggering and Bogut ahead of Long is nuts too.

Long had 14 double doubles including some monster games. United's best player. A team who spent most of the season in the top 3.

Defence shaky at times, but led league in rebounding and the top scoring big man in the comp

Long was a revolving door on defence, Creek a little unlucky but both sides pretty good.

Creek and Long both deserved to be ahead of Bogut.

Creek and Long both deserved to be ahead of Bogut.

Bogut played 21 minutes a game. He was good, but had moments where he was beaten, like the day Magnay absolutely destroyed him.

Long the best player on a playoff team. Creek was top 3 or so in MVP betting until a month or so ago. Both had a better argument.

Both of them had better first half than 2nd half of season. Maybe some recency bias.

8 imports mhmmm

Epidemic! Then again, many would wonder if Larry isn't always tripping.

Wollongong Hawks big man Larry Davidson will face the National Basketball League Tribunal this week after match officials charged him with tripping following an incident late in the second quarter of Wollongong’s 81-74 home win over the Sydney Kings at WN Entertainment Centre on Friday night.

The match referees filed the tripping charge against Davidson arising out of an alleged incident in the in the dying minutes of the second quarter involving Sydney’s Ben Madgen.

The report alleges that Davidson grabbed Madgen with both hands while on his back after diving for a loose ball, causing Madgen to fall to the ground.

Under NBL Rules, all reports by match officials are automatically referred to the NBL Tribunal.

The hearing will take place via phone with the date to be confirmed.