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DEJAN Vasiljevic and Issac Humphries made the U17 all star 1st team , they would not do much worse than players like Martin, Maric, Jawai, motum and bairstow,
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Well he was good against kids, so he MUST be great against adults. Not a whole lot of logic going on there. Mind you two of the names you listed them being better than, Martin and Maric, won gold in the 2003 under 19s. And if they didn't turn out great, where's your guarantee about these two?
:I would give the following players a good run in the boomers team as soon as the Olympics is over.
Thon Maker - dominated nba summer league
Humphries - 260 pounds 7 footer, he has the weight and size to compete against adult players.
Majok Deng - already 23 year old, hardly a junior player. "
Maker, yes. Humphries, yes. But what has Majok Deng done? Yeah, I think he was taken by a Summer League team but he is going straight to the 36er bench in his first year. He is still developing and is not in the Boomers conversation yet.
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Exum and Simmons should also play major minutes and start for the boomers, If they are good enough to start for nba teams, they should be good enough to be starters for the boomers. "
If Simmons plays as expected, yes. If Dante keeps on like a scared deer in headlights, no.
"Hoopie. IMHO that's the way to go moving forward.
I would add Exum, simmons, Maker, Humphries and
Bolden / Majok Deng to the core of Delly, Mills, Broekhoff, Ingles, Baynes, Goulding after the Olympics. "
Indeed, after the Olympics when we have minor tournaments. That is when you blood these players. But only the ones who are doing things of note. Makok Deng and Bolden have done nothing and shouldn't be in the conversation until they do.
Most players with potential end up falling under expectations. Ater Majok is a perfect example but in 2005 you guys would have had him start for the Boomers because he was athletic, black, and drafted.