I have heard that Jumpin Joe Mencel isn't in the team. I admit I was intoxicated at the time I heard but sure that is what was said. Please tell us this is untrue tonight. I know there are many candidates that could make the team but this guy has got to be one of the hardest workers and talents around.

He is a hard worker on and off the court. Perhaps he doesn't have the time. (The kid is doing a crazy double degree.)

Should be a great show,

pity about the timing clash of the show with the coaching clinic being run by the Asst. Coach of Duke Steve Wojo* (i'm not even gonna try to spell it).

It would have been great to get him on the show while he's in town!

Great to see Cam playing so well after his terrible injury and surgery in 2002. His energy and fitness is ridiculous this year.

Mark Paget is the tall player from sturt.

Just a know it all bystander. Also another big tall player is being looked at for the academy and the 36ers.

Question for Belly willl you be able to ever have a BASA employee/ board member on the show who will be able to discuss matters of concern to the public or do you think that they will all be banned from discussions as we have been banned from talking about them?

Tuned in tonight for part of the show. As always, Belly is hilarious with his amateur covering for dead air and so on. Better than a professional show I think. Also, Maher does a great job with impromptu questions -- firming as a future radio host?

Anyway, the Academy squad was announced. I'll see if I can remember them all:

Gerlach
Lalic
Clausen
Bungey
Madgen
Sutton
Gange
(didn't hear the name of the guy from Norwood)
Zorich
Burdon
Rowe
McKenzie
Paget
Dodman
Craddock
Mapunda
Reeves

Who were some potentials from Norwood? A name might ring a bell?

I'm curious as to whether Birmingham was eligible to make the team or not. If he was, I can't believe he wasn't included.

Webber would be the guy from Norwood most likely ..

was it max papendieck from norwood ?

and no Boal or Braithwaite hmmm

Where the hell is Zacharjak and pascoe i mean really. p.s Birmingham as well!

yeh you gotta wonder how Gary Glitter missed out. Pascoe will be a shoe in next year.

And yes Luke Mapunda should come off the bench and rest Fuller and Pascoe not the other way around.

Go Warriors Satdy.

Players are selected based on skill and athleticism, body type, maturity, coachability, understanding and knowledge of the game, work ethic and determination, sportsmanship, playing position, and a willingness to learn and improve.

I'm just providing more information on the issue. I don't know the details of two of those guys, but isn't Birmingham fairly small? As someone else has said, this Academy is a development ground for future NBL players in an ideal sense.

Given that a few of the selections are more or less locks (e.g., Bungey, Dodman, etc) and that each team must have a representative, who would you take out to put those guys in?

At Southern, you'd have to put Gerlach and Lalic in ahead of others. Woodville is a tougher one because a lot of the players are fairly even, but from what I've seen Mapunda and Reeves have some height.

Perhaps also the guard positions are dominated by stronger players (Gerlach, Madgen, Zorich, Gange, Sutton) -- four of those guys have already had a run with the Sixers AFAIK.

Go Gary Go! Go Gary Go!
Go Gary Go! Go Gary Goooooooo!

Don't give up Gary!

Keep smokin' dem' fools!

Who was the last player from Norwood? The only three worthy ones would be Andrew Webber, Max Papendieck and Scott Lampshire. Anyone Know?

I reckon Papendieck might've been the one?

Mr Pasc is the most modest player ive ever played with, if I had his mad skills I would be letting everyone know about it.

He gets up every night, for either u20's, reserves and ABL and trainings and gives it everything.

He tears up half the academy team on a regular basis, and all other likely substitutes.

***Tuesday night he got tunneled by some careless loaf from West, he hit the support at the dome real hard and real awkward. The aftermath looked like something from the Kama Sutra.

hmmm, spud, zacharjak and mencel also didnt get much of a run in the ABA either - maybe that had something to do with them missing out here too .... keep working boys, you 3 definitely have great work ethics and dedication and hopefully this will be recognised one day. Max!? what a joke!!

there's no max.. what are you talking about??

Pascoe hit the CLUTCH 3 pointer that won the Warriors the Grand Final. Thats a kid with guts, confidence and loads of potential. Jordanesque ala North Carolina Vs Georgetown.

Hey Isaac how about a photo of the Warriors after they won the title, you know the 'Yeah Baby, number 1' photo?

Glenroy, never seen one. Sorry!