Isaac
Years ago
Who wouldn't play in a rogue league?
While I don't think that it's that likely that it would come about, I was wondering which players a rogue league might attract.
John Rillie thinks you'd get enough players interested in a rogue super league, but I'm not convinced that the standard would be all that much better than a budget interim league.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but players (and refs? Not sure about coaches) who suited in an unsanctioned BA/FIBA league would be ineligible for international play (for a particular period? Anyone know?). Any player likely to make a national team or even squad now or in the future would probably avoid falling afoul of that.
That'd leave imports (bar Ere and maybe Thomas if he still wanted to play for CA?), veterans unlikely to be considered for the Boomers (Rillie, McGregor, and potentially guys like Harvey and Black?), and others (Dowdell, Reed, etc).
Going on last season's rosters, here's who I think would avoid a rogue league (add or subtract from the list if you think I'm wrong). Remember, I'm including anyone who might make a Boomers squad in the next 1-3 years, including some that might scrape in if the top players are unavailable for minor tournaments and trials.
Perth: Weigh, Crawford, Rogers, Robbins, Loughton, Redhage
NZ: Penney, Bruton, Forman, Abercrombie, Webster, Daniel, Boucher, Henare
Melbourne: Ere, Kendall, Greer, Thomas, Anstey, Barlow, Crosswell
Gold Coast: Cameron, Vanderjagt
Cairns: Crosswhite, Williams maybe
Adelaide: Bruce (if interested in Boomers), Winitana, Hill, Schenscher, Holmes
South: Gibson, Ingles, Worthington, Vukona, Horvath, Burston
Sydney: Khazzouh, Smith maybe, Knight, Rush, Martin
Townsville: Hinder, maybe a Cedar, Tovey might give up basketball soon?
Wollongong: Tait, Davidson, Tragardh, Saville (retired from international basketball), Petrie
That's a lot of pretty decent players.
