Wookie, Armour is an injury replacement for Madgen, so won't be part of the main squad when he returns

Sorry, shane you lost me at Ben Allen..

Excited about Ellis.

But the Ben Allen experience has changed my mindset quite a bit.

Allen averaged more points in his final year than Ellis.

With that been said, I am not worried about Ellis as he has way more dimensions than Allen (can rebound, play defence, post up)

I am worried about Young though.
He could be Ben Allen v 2.0

Still soft as butter up front. Ellis doesn't really address that.

Ben Allen should be flipping burgers. i am actually annoyed that he is still in the league... it lowers the standard. I hope Graeme Dann doesnt get picked up by anyone too... another dud.

The sad thing is if you are Ben Allen's height it's pretty hard not to be playing pro ball if you have some semblance of a desire to.

Which is why you almost have to be making an effort to not be playing in the NBL if you:

a). want to, and

b). are a 7 foot Australian male aged between 20 and 40.

Please dont compare Mitch Young to Ben Allen, completely different approaches to the game. Young just stood firm against a bloody good USA frontcourt at the WUG. He wont back down whereas so far Allen has refused to even get up!

How did Allen get a gig over someone like Dumovic??

I havent heard that he is going to college..thought he would be looking at NBL.

Not sure if anyone has a spot for Dumovic. Cairns and Townsville both have that starting big spot still open (Burston rumoured to have signed with cairns but not yet confirmed) but Dumovic isn't good enough to start.

Wollongong would be great for him. He has shown with improved SEABL form and at Stankovic and WUG that he is worth investing in. Would be nice to see Gordie take that chance, a succession plan for Davidson perhaps?

I'd have liked to see him take Hinder's spot in TSV.

And potential minutes are a big lure for a rookie. No competition at PF in Sydney. More than enough in Perth.

I wouldn't say NO competition... Garlepp will no doubt be taking the lions share if he continues his form from last season and makes the most of his chances, plus if pigs start flying, Allen has got a handful of games to prove his worth, which, if it works out, could push AJ to the 4 for some minutes to make the most of both of them against bigger teams, plus, with Madgen returning and the SF spot getting a bit crowded, Hill will be pushing for back up minutes as well...

Bit of a difference though to Redhage, Hire, Wagstaff and Knight (if Dunigan plays in Perth). All of those Kings guys are benchies at best on a strong team until they prove otherwise. Besides maybe Hill, but even he has been in and out of favour at every club he's been.

They may start Hill at 4 and bench Garlepp.

Start an undersized 4 when Garlepp is more than capable and has paid his dues? I hope not...

Ellis can't be a starter from day one. Won't be playing until December due to college commitments, right?

Right... finishing up his Communications degree, so hopefully back before Xmas, and if we have the all-star game at a similar time to last year, hopefully misses just up until the first week or two of December...