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NBL Imports

The game has changed, nowadays they’re won with good guards ... Bruce & Taylor are two underrated good guards
I believe Bruce hit his ceiling as a player but something about Taylor shows he can still improve a lot which can be dangerous

I don’t think Bogues played heavy minutes but you’re right Cooks is the starter, but looking at the other squad with

Ware
Lisch
Newly
JT
Kicks
Didi
Walker

You would believe they win

Heard that Taylor is now headed home, all Kings players are back healthy. They had a scrimmage the other day and he not surprising killed the main guys alongside Bogut, Bruce & Cooks... Rumors that he’s in talks with multiple teams in NBL for next season including Kings we will see

“ Perth had the rules suit them for years, everyone got on with it. ”

Such as?

And as far as "oh the league's never been in better shape", if Sydney couldn't sign Taylor this year as an injury replacement because Didi was their 3rd import, that would've had precisely zero impact on the shape of the wider NBL.

And it's not like Didi was a development player equivalent, or a kid who was training with a pro team over the last couple of years.

He started games and played big minutes.

The OP is just an exercise in missing the point

Lamelo Ball is an 18 year old kid who has not been drafted to the NBA.

Hampton and Armstrong likewise.

Didi Louzada is in his 3rd pro season and played in the FIBA world cup. He has already been drafted to the NBA. Totally different scenario.

I don't mind the Next Stars program, but it shouldn't be used to exempt a guy in his 3rd pro season from being considered an import.

They need to bring in one of the following rules:

1. Only kids under a certain age (say, 19 and under) who have not yet been drafted should be exempted.

OR

2. Only teams who finished outside the top 4 last season can have a Next Star.

To be clear, Sydney is doing absolutely nothing wrong. It's within the current rules. I don't blame them.

But the rules are ridiculous.

other teams signed their players based on the rules, Sydney had the rules changed to accommodate a player they had signed.
If Perth had done this everyone would have cried murder.

Ironically, Perth, Melbourne and Cairns had all previously signed draft and stash players as normal imports - they didnt need the rules to be bent to allow them to do so..

“ Lots of NBA teams will be interested next year of stashing their young draft picks here to toughen up. Long run every team will be able to get one and that connection and the hype and the scouts that will bring to the league is priceless.

This has been the best year ever in all categories and the overall health of the league is benefiting. Adapt or die. I say good on the nbl for trying different things.”

The draft and stash players were already coming to the league.

Or we can all roll just over and be Perths bitch.

The Didi signing wouldn’t have been allowed for any other team that’s the issue.

Pardon my bad language OP but is there a point you're trying to make here

The difference is Didi was already drafted, which technically didn't fit under the Next Star rules and based on previous years would make him an import, but the NBL changed the rules on the fly

King's next star has played pro ball and played for Brazil. Drafted already in the nba

Pardon my bad language OP but is there a point you're trying to make here

An article which may give some insight into why Popovich has been starting Joseph over Patty.

http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/130313_rodriguez_joseph