Well said!!!!

Hey LC

Great read (as always) and up before BA even.

I see Olgun didn't mention Adel & Bolden in the article. Is it more of an issue of timing (end of US school year) and distance for this particular camp with Adel & Bolden (& possibly Humphries)?

its great to see William McDowell-White finally back in as I really like his style of play. It would seem there is a definite core of 9
Kyle Clark
Harry Froling
Tanner Krebs
William McDowell-White
Jack McVeigh
Jock Perry
Dejan Vasiljevic
Jack White
Tom Wilson

Then at the final camp and pre-championship games they could inject 3 more without compromising team play, such as

Adel, Bolden & Humphries

Rhys Vague way ahead of Harry Froling at this level anon^

I do hope Gak has improved since 18 nationals.

^ this

Exum is eligible for this team also i understand?

Exum is NOT eligible

^ no, only 1996 born and younger

Exum 1995

What happened to Blagojevic? He missed U20 nationals with an injury. Will he recover in time to be included or will he miss the U19 worlds completely?

From looking at the list, most of these players seem "bottom age" with no Simmons, Bolden, Maker and Adel. (along with Healey, McKay, Dufflemeir, J Smith, etc who were in previous junior teams at this level). Not saying that the players picked aren't talented (which they are), I just expect if the majority of the team is younger come world's we may struggle against the more physical teams.

Hopefully imo...

W.white/Wilson
Vasljevic/krebs
Adel/McVeigh/Clark
Bolden/vague/froling
Humphries/perry

Maybe throw j.white in for someone.
No Noi available?

Take perry, but Gak, hunter or froling for the other centre if Humphries Wont be there?

Read the article. HUMPHRIES WONT BE THERE

When do they anounce players for women's camp?

12 out of these 15. More than likely...

Wallace/antoniadou/Pirini
Tupaea/Seaton/skinner
Maley/sharp/horvat
A.froling/smith/hellessey
Scherf/fareo/McKay

(K.froling I believe is injured.)

Noi lives in America therefore unavailable for camps

If you are top age for this worlds you rarely get a look in. Wrong age group prefer u17s who have been there before than the older players.

Such a shame that T.Maker, M Maker, Simmons and Humphries won't be there.

I know Gak was at the u17 worlds but I've never seen him play. What type of player is he? Better than froling or hunter?

If scherf is our number one centre, who's the best backup centre? Fareo(lsu) or mckay(st Mary's). Both same height and build. McKay has done better and state champs but fareo has had one year at college training/playing. (even though she didn't get many minutes) who would you take? Or would you take less front court players and add another guard/sf?

I see a.froling and smith playing the 4 the majority of the time, but 5 also.

Pf/c A.froling/smith/fareo
C Scherf/McKay
Another possibility... But would push out the shorter more mobile Hellessey Who has been a pretty solid player coming off the bench.

None, they are all too old for it, last year was their year.

These 5.
Glover
Kenyon
Froling
W.white
Gak

Emus u19 worlds group. (Canada will be tough to beat.)
Canada- narrin and Murray amongst many others.
Italy- good guards... Not too many good bigs.
Tunisia- dunno..

I think we will make top 7. Medal unlikely.
Usa, Serbia, Greece, Croatia, Canada, Spain, Australia.

Gems u19 worlds group. (Should get through fairly comfortably)
Korea- Ji Su park in the post.
Serbia- good guards and some big post players.
Brazil- same as above.

Top 3 for sure. bronze or silver a real possibility.
Usa, Spain, Australia.

Italy did win the 2014 Albert Schweitzer tournament with this team
Italy final roster: 11 from 1996

4 Federico Mussini (1996, 190, PG)
5 Enrico Merella (1996, 180, PG)
6 Martino Mastellari (1996, 190, SG)
7 Ion Lupusor (1996, 190, W)
8 Andrea Spera (1996, 203, F/C)
9 Andrea Gennaro Picarelli (1996, 192, SG)
10 Andrea La Torre (1997, 202, F)
11 Luca Severini (1996, 202, F/C)
12 Diego Flaccadori (1996, 190, SG)
13 Alberto Cacace (1996, 193, W)
14 Bruno Mascolo (1996, 185, PG)
15 Daniel Donzelli (1996, 198, F)

Sucks that there ain't 2 Oceania spots available for the worlds and Olympics.
New Zealand deserved a place.
Hopefully join Asia with Oceania for 3 spots.
Which most likely means australia, nz and China through next time round.

Just look at the young talent they have in the post.
Adams 21 7'0
Loe 23 6'11
Salt 19 6'11
Wynyard 17 6'9-6'10
Timmons 17 6'10
Freeman 17 6'9-6'10
Fotu 21 6'8

Australia in comparison... (Known players with size and/or skill)
T.maker 7'1
Perry 7'1
Humphries 7'0
Malone 7'0
Acuil Joseph 7'0
Landale 6'11
Mathiang 6'10
Simmons 6'10
Bolden 6'10
M.maker 6'10
Froling 6'10
Hunter 6'10

Picking from this squad I think the guards would be the best options available, but the bigs is a little thin.

G - DJ (97) / Wilson (97) / McDowell-White (98)
G - Krebs (96) / Clarke (97)
F - McVeigh (96) / J White (97)
F - Vague (96) / Froiling (98) / McCarthy (96)
C - Perry (97) / Hunter (96)

Missing out would be Hodgson (97), Gak (97), Glover (98) and Kenyon (98).

I hope that Bolden (96), Adel (96) and Blagojevic (96) are all available come World's. Likely replacements for McCarthy, J White and Clarke. Saying that J White and Clarke did both play a great game in the final of the U20 national champs. I think Jonah Bolden is really the key player that we need to play as the depth of the bigs is a little week.

So your saying the best starting 5 is

Dj, krebs, adel, bolden, perry?

Switch froling and hunter.
Froling bigger body and better rebounder, hunter the more mobile guy.

This...
Wilson/w.white
Dj/krebs
Adel/McVeigh/Clark or j.white
Bolden/vague/hunter
Perry/froling

Dammit... so wanted this! Definate medal...
Dj/Wilson
Adel/Krebs
Simmons/McVeigh
T.maker/bolden/m.maker
Humphries/perry
1 of w.white, Clark or j.white.

No one from SA ?

No South Aussies were good enough

Not a great 'generation' of kids from SA this time around. Fassos would have been the sole chance.

From the looks of it, the next group of SA kids are looking good.

Let's hope that there might be a chance to see some SA names with the u/17 teams

Let's hope that there might be a chance to see some SA names with the u/17 teams

Let's hope that there might be a chance to see some SA names with the u/17 teams

You can say that again lol.

You can say that again lol.

I think some need to cool it and have some perspective and consideration for the powers that be.

BA can only select players that make themselves available for Camps and for the World's.

So, whilst I agree it is disappointing and would be great to have Simmons T. Maker, Bolden, Humphries, etc available.

The reality is they obviously haven't made themselves available for this Camp and it looks like some have made themselves unavailable for the World's.

At least BA are getting on with the job of trying to put a team together.

As for the 17 year olds - W White would be up to it, Obviously Humphries would be and you probably need Froling's size, not sure any of the others stand a realistic chance to get selected.

People also need to do some research:
The 2011 FIBA U19 Aus team contained 2 bottom age players. They finished 8th behind USA 7th.

The 2013 FIBA U19 Aus contained 5 bottom age players. Would have contained 7 if Mirko didn't get shot in the leg a couple of weeks before the World's and had Ben Simmons not gone to the USA. Incidentally Ben would have been double Bottom Age. They finished 4th behind Lithuania 3rd.


The 2015 U19 team looks like having 5-7 of last year's U17 team and why not? They are the best performed Aus U17 team so far.

Food for thought!

2010 U17 - Hamburg (finished 6th)
# Name P
4 Daniel HILL G
5 Cory RICHARDSON G
6 Mitchell NORTON SF
7 Ashley CONSTABLE G
8 Taylor DYSON G
9 Andrija DUMOVIC
10 Jarrod FRYAR G
11 Owen ODIGIE
12 Sam GILMORE F
13 Tom DOWNIE C
14 Phil CHIRCU C
15 Daniel CARLIN C

2011 U19 – Latvia (finished 8th behind USA 7th)
# Name P
4 Jackson Aldridge PG
5 Owen Odigie SF
6 Jackson Hussey SG
7 Anthony Drmic SF
8 Igor Hadziomerovic SG
9 Hugh Greenwood SG
10 Mitchell McCarron SG
11 Mitchell Creek SF
12 William Sinclair C
13 Lewis Thomas SF
14 Daniel Trist SF
15 Andrija Dumovic C


2012 U17 – Lithuania (finished 2nd to USA 1st)
# Name P
4 Nicholas Duncan SF
5 Mirko Djeric PG
6 Fabijan Krslovic C
7 Darcy Malone C
8 Gerard Martin SG
9 Benjamin Simmons PF
10 Joshua Derksen SF
11 Dante Exum SG
12 Matt Jackson PF
13 Michael Luxford PG
14 Jack Purchase PF
15 Felix Kalau von Hofe SF


2013 U19 – Prague (finished 4th to Lithuania 3rd)
# Name P
4 Emmett Naar PG
5 Anthony Fisher PG
6 Michael Rowley PF
7 Dante Exum PG
8 Gerard Martin SG
9 Joshua Oswald SF
10 Keanu Pinder PF
11 Felix Kalau von Hofe SG
12 Fabijan Krslovic PF
13 Dane Pineau PF
14 Jonah Bolden SF
15 Nicholas Duncan PF

^ The 2013 FIBA U19 Aus contained 6 bottom age players not 5

The 5 from the 2012 U17 all 1995 plus bolden 1996

^ What irked you so much about my post. Read 276 & 304, they seemed concerned about the lack of top age players. I am too - Simmons, Adele, Thon Maker, maybe McKay, but no one else.

Does it really matter what I call myself? Comment, either agree or disagree with my post.

I believe everyone that posts has signed up.

Thunder Jam hardly gives your identity away, does it?

Nor does Benno, M, Bear, etc!

Might as well be Anon.

506 - thanks missed Boldon. He was double bottom age. That just adds weight to my post. With Mirko & Simmons, that would've been 8 bottom or double bottom age players. What I'm trying to say is there is nothing wrong with picking bottom age players.

This is getting off topic. However, Bear I know you comment on a lot of topics on this site. I'm not being smart when I say this, can you enlighten me as to where I have gone wrong with my post.

Thanks Bear for the advice. I'll keep it mind. However, in this case I don't think "So people can follow what you are sying" applies.

I made one post before I got asked to sign up, and there were 34 Anonymous posts before my post.

I agree if someone (like you) continually contibutes to a theread then it is easier for others to follow their statements/opinions/arguments.

Back to topic

I was just stating BA have moved on. Players have made themselves unavailable for the Camp and/or the World's, and they're entitled to do so. BA has to do something and they've chosen a squad.

Thanks.

W.white/Wilson
Vasljevic/krebs
Adel/mcveigh
Bolden/Froling
Perry/gak

+2 of Clark, j.white or vague.

Just noticed Gak and Froling off to China with a 1998 born side on 15/18 June and 19s down to do pre tournament comp 20/27 June.Are they out or no pre comp.