What are the realistic chances of him making the final cut?

I think he has a good shot. Any team can use a rebounding 6"9 three point shooter.

Not knowing who's in the squad already or who he's up against, how can anyone have any idea?

He might be up against better players and have little chance. Or the squad might be missing a lot of players due to other committments, he might shoot well, and get in.

Goorjian said last night that Oscar was a future prospect.. probably someone who could contribute in a few years or so.
Pretty hard to get a run for the next couple of years with some of the premium veteran big men in Anstey, Andersen & Ronaldson etc in the mix.
Would Oscar be competing with someone like Nielsen for a 3 spot ? If so it'd be a shame because Nielsen is in crazy form and i think it will be difficult to move him.

Getting the training and building some repore with the guys certainly will hold him in good stead for later on.

Good luck big fella !


On a similar note .. Joe Ingles and Brad Hill are guys who Goorjian has a lot of time for and its great to see a STRONG SA contingent in National selections in the junior ranks also.

What i mean to say is .. itll be hard for Oscar and Jacob to make the team for a continued period of time when the other guys are back from O/s ...

Would be good to se them get a run in Japan though.

I think that Jacob was already selected? Read about how he missed a match for the Nelson Giants because he had to fly home for the camp.
On last seasons form Oscar should have been invited already.
Go Oscar!

I'd be surprised if Jacob wasn't already in, or a likely inclusion in the four to be added.

My predictions are always wrong, but that doesn't mean I stop trying! My prediction for this year with the Sixers is that Jacob will beat Dusty in points, rebounds and assists. Rychart surprised me last year, so he might do it again, but I think Jacob will elevate his game this season. A lot of potential scorers in the roster this year.

Dusty is a Poor mans Karl Malone! (ok very poor mans karl malone) He gets that many garbage points its great to watch!

On Oscar, this will boost his confidence if nothing else knowing he can now mix it with the best in the country

just listening to brian g last night on talking hoops and he was good on the air -presented well as knowledgeable, human and intense about basketball. You have to admire his character and the results it has achieved...well ok not for boomers ..yet. You would think if he organised individual sessions with players it would be productive, focussed and happen!! and even to be part of a training camp with him will be a great experience for any young player.
on jake he said -he's good at what he does well but defensively needs work in a few areas.
I remember he also said that the young crop of b'ballers coming through are better than good and i thought he said there are about 80 oz kids in college system?? I presume he was talking b'ball only- maybe men and women but even across all divs would 80 be correct.

rychart is a legend, is half the team in himself

i do have a lot of time for goorjan, but never the less, i personally think phil smyth did not deserve to be sacked when he was, and hence should still be the boomers coach in my opinion. what do you guys think?
i agree with dingo in that any session that goorj organised would be very well run, and certainly effective. he sounds like a good motivator and manager.

Don't know that I'd go that far Wak. Yes Dusty is an integral part of the 6ers but don't know that he is half the team. I think last year we had good contributions from most of the squad.

Wish Oscar all the best and if he misses out in the near future I'm sure he will be in then when some of the international veterans start stepping down.

good luck to Oscar, I think Goorjian sees that he could fill the 'Tony Ronalson' role of being a forward with 3pt range to create matchup problems, for the Boomers in a few years.

Boomers Squad is now on www.basketball.net.au for the camp Oscar is going to.
2005 Boomers squad*

David Andersen (unavailable),
Stephen Black,
Andrew Bogut (unavailable), Aaron Bruce (unavailable),
CJ Bruton,
Ben Castle,
Peter Crawford,
Oscar Foreman,
Wade Helliwell,
Russell Hinder,
Jacob Holmes,
Daniel Kickert (unavailable), Alex Loughton,
Sam Mackinnon (unavailable), Aleksander Maric,
Steven Markovic (unavailable), Damian Martin (unavailable), Brad Newley (unavailable), Matthew Nielsen,
Andrew Rice,
Damien Ryan (unavailable),
Glen Saville,
Luke Schenscher (unavailable), Jason Smith,
Greg Vanderjagt,
Mark Worthington.

Only two I haven't heard of are Maric & Worthington, anybody know their history?

Pistol,

Worthington is from metro state university where he won the Div 2 college player of the year, and is playing for Sydney this year.

Greg Vanderjagt is playing for Townsville.

Worthington is the Kings rookie this year. Plays at forward I think. Word from early Kings games seems to suggest that he's the real deal. Like the forward version of Kendall -- will contribute straight away.

Take out the unavailables and that leaves 16.

How about Aleksander Maric, anybody know about him?

Who is Aaron Bruce ?

Touted as a potential for the 2007 NBA draft.

PG at Baylor.

Aaron Bruce's Profile

WACO, Texas - Baylor's Aaron Bruce received two more prominent honors published Thursday, the same day his freshman season ended at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City. Bruce was an All-District 7 selection by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year by the San Antonio Express-News.

HONORS FOR BAYLOR GUARD Aaron Bruce:
Freshman All-America, 2nd team (rivals.com)
Freshman All-America (CollegeInsider.com)
All-Big 12, 3rd team (AP)
All-Big 12, 3rd team (K.C. Star)
All-Big 12, 3rd team (Lawrence Journal-World)
Big 12 Freshman of the Year (K.C. Star)
Big 12 Freshman of the Year (S.A. Express-News)
Big 12 Diaper Dandy of the Year (ESPN.com, Dick Vitale)
All-Big 12, honorable mention (coaches)
Big 12 All-Freshman team (media)

Aaron is a 20/21 year old guard from Horsham in Victoria. He was at the AIS for a couple of years and is now playing Div 1 College Hoops.

Read Bruce's Bio, he's awesome, in high school he was named 2033 Victorian player of the year!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=22295

Link to Aaron Bruce's stats. Impressive stats against pretty reasonable opposition, especially as a Freshman.

2033 player of the year hey lloyd, thats pretty good. i have heard that he's ahead of his time but that is rediculous!

OK D.Brent, if you are going to have a go at someone, it is a good idea to check your spelling first

"REDICULOUS?"

Is that so stupid it has a color?

(Mod : is that "color" or "colour"? :-) )

I think you will find that Aaron Bruce's profile on the Baylor University website actually says 2033, so the joke is on them.

Perhaps he owns a time machine.

Pistol,

That was the point of my post and im pretty sure muscles (brent) knew that.

certainly did lloydy boy, good to see our loyal computer geeks didn't let us down though with the abuse. nice mod too isaac.

(Mod: That mod was from one of the other moderators.)

Actually D Brent, not a Computer Geek, just defending one of my "Boys".
I can't work out who you are as yet (even with Lloyd's clue - "muscles").
Brain has gone into Friday afternoon meltdown, need more "Red Frogs".

Yea thats great. Good luck to the big fella!

Fan, that is the record. Smartest comment in the forum witout a doubt!

(Mod: Last three comments from the same person. Zzz.)