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36ers Training Squad

I've got a better idea, about the whole 'Youth Squad' thing I proposed a long time ago on the old forum - how about the under 20 state team just does the Sixers pre-season, whether or not they are playing ABL?

Gee, if Gerlach is 3 times the player Benson is, based on last night, Benson muct be lucky to be able to walk andd ribble the ball at the same time.

Gerlach couldnt have hit the side of a barn last night, and Ng just took him to school at will.

Availability must be a big factor as to whether anyone trains with the sixers. I can't see a young man giving up a stable, well paying job to become a rookie on $20K. The argument over choosing one player over another based only on how well he plays or which club he belongs to is to some extent invalid. Also whether they are the best available or not at this point in time is also somewhat irrelevant, the whole idea is to develop these players in an NBL environment rather than an ABL environment which they are now trained.

Conspiracy, anyone?

But Benson doesn't even dominate U20s?!

Just looked up Junior World Champs - seems your right! Ingles WOULD qualify for the Oceania qualifiers, but that wouldn't serve much purpose, I see. Interesting to see if he's overlooked or not, then!

Serious? Bogut etc were top age 20s when they played last year.

When are the next champs?

Do you reckon that will factor it in though?

Next worlds in 2005 right? Wouldn't he be ther right age then?

I caught a bit of his play tonight - I'll go out on a limb and say this - Newley was 5 times better than Ingles in top age 18s.

There, I said it.

Ingles will be at the AIS so its moot. As for the others, i'm not familiar with Dodman... who does he play for? Sutton might have had a good year, but he is not even close to NBL yet. He is < Gower/Hambour which says a lot!