paul
Years ago

Best in the NBL so far this season

I was thinking about my All-NBL first and second teams for the first month when it occurred to me, despite this being easily the best depth of big man talent the league has ever had, the top 10 players have all been from 1-3.

I think the two best bigs have been Knight and Bairstow, who have missed games, but others have been a bit hot and cold.

Anyway, I slotted in those two in the big spots and went from there. Interested to hear who other people rate after the first month.

1st Team
Randle
Sobey
Prather
Craig
Knight

2nd Team
Cadee
Abercrombie
Newley
Whittington
Bairstow

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Train  
Years ago

Sobey is having a great season but I would still have Lisch in place of him.

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Wilson Sting  
Years ago

Good list from the OP. Hard to argue with after the first month.

Sobey the standout for MIP. Hope he can keep up the great work, it is the exciting local players that actually sell the league.

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paul  
Years ago

Lisch and Martin only out because they've missed games really, had to find some way to cut the guard numbers down!!

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Jumpshot  
Years ago

Lisch and Newley before Sobey.

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_Strungout_  
Years ago

Prefer Jameel McKay as a big. Perhaps Ogilvy if you need to put in an Australian.

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Isaac  
Years ago

Harris would make the list perhaps if the competition from other guards wasn't so strong so far this year.

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LV  
Years ago

Without looking at stats...

Marvelle Harris in ahead of Newley.

Jameel Mckay in for Bairstow.

Lisch in for Abercrombie.

Cadee first team, Sobey second.

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LV  
Years ago

In fact I would have Newley in. Possibly pushing out Craig. Best forwards have been Prather, Harris and the Sydney pair. Hawks would be absolute embarrassment if not for Harris. Prather is mvp favourite. Abercrombie and Craig both good too though.

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paul  
Years ago

It's tough isn't it? So many perimeter guys playing quality hoops at the moment.

Still guys like Penney, Webster, Goulding, Clarke, Beal, Gliddon, Trice, Jackson, Blanchfield, Blake etc who could get going and challenge for these spots.

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Isaac  
Years ago

From the rumours, Jackson may get going...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

First Team
Randle
Lisch
Prather
Whittington
Ogilvy

Second Team
Damian Martin
Newley
Abercrombie
Craig
Mitchell

Guys that could contend by the end of the year
Trice, Blake, Cadee, Goulding, Harris, Andersen, Powell, Knight, Bairstow

MVP: Randle
MIP: Sobey
COY: Gaze
6MOY: Mitchell
DPOY: Damian Martin
ROY: Mitch McCarron (If eligible)

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Anonymous  
Years ago

And Penney as well!

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paul  
Years ago

Thought it might be time to revisit All NBL First and Second teams as we've crossed halfway and the commentators are having a crack at it.

As earlier, tough to find big guys who are standing out, but here's mine:

1st Team
Daniel Johnson
Torrey Craig
Brad Newley
Casey Prather
Jerome Randle

2nd Team
Nate Jawai
Greg Whittington
Nathan Sobey
Rotnei Clarke
Kevin Lisch

*Casper Ware could well be very hard to keep out by season's end.

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Dazz  
Years ago

Using the traditional Lineup approach:

C: Johnson / Pledger
PF: Knight / Whittington
SF: Prather / Craig
SG: Lisch / Penney
PG: Randle / ***

*** I can't really choose my 2nd team PG at this point. Too many good contenders. Martin good but injured, Jackson good but gone, Ware extraordinary but only a handful of games, Caddee good when he gets the opportunity, Gibson and Gliddon the best of the guys with full seasons to date.

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Dazz  
Years ago

Using the NBL formula:

F/C: Knight & Johnson
B/C: Randle, Prather, & Lisch

2nd team:
Pledger & Whittington
Newley, Clarke, Goulding

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LV  
Years ago

Johnson
Newley
Prather
Lisch
Randle

Jawai
Whittington
Craig
Sobey
Clarke

Ware has missed 10 games so I'm not even sure if he's eligible? But based purely on his 6 games, is as deserving of a spot as almost anyone

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