Sharod
Years ago

Upcoming Tall Blacks Generations

An open topic about the potential weakest link and ranking (1 strongest - 5 weakest area) of the upcoming Tall Blacks (non-neutralize) generations.

2014 Basketball World Champ
PG: Tait/Bartlett (5) *Good enough quickness and ball handling?
SG: Penney/C.Webster (2) *Scoring at best
SF: Abercrombie/TeRangi (4) *TeRangi may still too young to share the load
PF: Vokona/Fotu/BJ Anthony (3) *lack of height but good in rebounding
C: Pledger/Adams/Loe (1) *Sufficient heights with lots of energy

2016
PG: Tait/T. Webster (5) Doubt if Tait still starting.
SG: C. Webster/Penney (4) Cory can play combo guard
SF: Abercrombie/TeRangi (3) Prime time for Tommy
PF: Fotu/BJ Anthony/Vukona (2) *Fotu good enough to start?
C: Pledger/Adams/Loe (1)

2019 World Cup
PG: T.Webster/? (4) future prospect?
SG: C. Webster/? (5) future prospect?
SF: Abercrombie/TeRangi (3) Lots of playing experience
PF: Fotu/Loe/Anthony (2) who would be the best talent?
C: Adams/Pledger/Jack Salt (1) Rebounding at best

Is there promising talent not being mentioned?

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Sharod  
Years ago

Sorry for double posted. Would be good to delete this post.

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Raichu  
Years ago

this generation , bigs aplenty . Where them guards at?
Bright future ahead , esp for mr Adams!

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YouknowME  
Years ago

A few promising names but too many holes to constitute a competitive team. If they change rules to only 1 team in the region getting through I doubt they will for a fair while now.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

If you had a mixed aust/nz team who would make the cut?

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Sharod  
Years ago

Heard that nz could be playing in Asia region for 2019 world cup. That might open up more competition for them if budget is allowed.

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Mystro  
Years ago

"If they change rules to only 1 team in the region getting through I doubt they will for a fair while now."

Australia struggle to field a full strength team for Oceania qualifiers so if the Breakers manage to lure Jackson back for a long term gig with a view to naturalizing Australia may be the ones with the problem.

Jackson/T.Webster
Penney/C.Webster
Abercrombie/TeRangi
Vukona/Loe
Adams/Pledger

Even if Adams wasn't available Fotu would slip in at PF behind Vukona and Loe behind Pledger and it would still be a decent team..

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YouknowME  
Years ago

Penney is getting old... I doubt he will play for NZ much longer if at all again. As for Cedric Jackson, guess that would be a worry but I am sure if we feild our A or B team we should be able to account for him. We would need some Joe Ingles/Delly/Baynes type players on the floor however

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Anonymous  
Years ago

NZ have some talent but not enough to worry the boomers

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Mystro  
Years ago

which Boomers anon, the B or C team that play the Oceania Series?

Kirk Penney is still playing well at a top level and can still put points on the board. He's 33yo and has a few more years in the tank like Vukona.

Jackson > Dellavadova
Penney > Ingles
Adams > Baynes

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