SA Metro Mens Gold Medal Game Live Stats 7pm
https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/BANJC/1141103/

SA Metro Womens playoff game for 5th 9am
https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/BANJC/1140432/

You tube link for Live Games
https://m.youtube.com/user/BasketballAus

With adebayo out for vic, sa might have a slim chance.

Hopefully the boys sa program is on the rise again.
The young u16 women both metro and country look very good.
Not so sure about the young boys.

Good luck to these amazing boys and coaches. Sustained efforts over many years, staying focussed and loving the process gets results eventually. Well done to all of you. Go get those Vics.

Last years U16 country team made 4th at Nationals and many of those are in this years 18 team. They join a not so successful top age group based on previous years. Metro 16's and 18’s fell well short last year and only have 2 bottom age joining a team that has always been worthy of making finals yet haven’t. So comparing country this year is not appropriate as so many factors that are not reflective of the talent and beyond the players control. Next year may be different if Country can sort out their coaching and selection issues like Metro has to bring back some balance.

741 - actually the comparison between those results is interesting. Last years U18 metro had 6 bottomagers, from a team that finished 5th at nationals the year prior.

No doubt there has been a substantial improvement in this age group which is due to the efforts of players sustained over a long period and a great coaching group as OP does correctly point out in his initial post.

If you think a new coaching group is the reason the boys are playing in a gold game I think you're grossly undervaluing the players or grossly overvaluing how good the new coaches are.

The current group also has a number of players who won a gold at the classics 2 years ago so their is some talent there to start with.

Let’s keep a little perspective here.

Occasionally there is the odd standout you can say will player high levels.

Isaac Humphries was one, Dante another. QLD had a bit of a rush of these guys; Stattman, Will McDowell-White and Frolings more recently stood out like crazy at U18 nationals and it was obvious they would be pros.

For this team;
At least 5-6 in this team will go on to play high-level college I'd guess. No clear standout pros just yet.
Until they get there to top colleges and get through that over their 4 yrs (easier said than done) it is tough to predict if they'll be NBL players her higher.

I'd say the one from this tournament is Mojavee and Giddey are ones that are almost a no-brainer.

Are these results unexpected or the usual? I see that this is the normal standing for Country teams over the past few years but aren't Metro Women generally around the mark?
Metro Women 5th
Country Men & Women 10th

I do have perspective. Classics is Club and this is State Rep. I am purely talking State here. I mention not reaching their potential at this level as I am acutely aware of each of the players club success including at U14 Nationals, Dandenong and so on. That is my point, this group should have been performing better as a group for many years at state level given their success back at their clubs. Now the difference is the coaching and how good they are at putting those small group and individual success together to make a great State Rep team. That is where I make my point. The playing time and utilisation of these players has been done far differently than at Nationals the last few years. I do not criticise the players as they are still the same great players that will go back to their clubs and have great success. the issue for me and many others has been a few inclusions and exclusions of talent and how they allow each of the rest able to perform as well as and beyond what they do at Classics and alike with their club. Stop being defensive I am actually on the players side and calling the adults for how well they do to support them. I know and have watched many of these young men over many many years and taken an interest through association with these age groups and pleased they are able to show who they are collectively and what SA Basketball is and can be in the future. Exciting times at state level if the rest of the group can follow suit.

SA from all Rep teams have players that have gone on to NCCA Div 1 & 2 teams, Premier League, SEABL & NBL. There are even players with dual passports that have quietly rep for other countries and some play in leagues OS. If you want to keep up with the current groups from the last few years and upcoming then the Pick and Roll site is probably the best to follow.

No. You have made some unintelligent assessments that lack any real substance.

I love your positivity there but your original post indirectly made some personal assertions with no substance.

That puts you in perspective.

https://pickandroll.com.au/

and Coach Andrew Jankes site

https://www.highperformancehoopsnetwork.com/single-post/2016/05/28/What-is-JanxBall-1

It is also important to be aware that some years there os rare talent that dominates and changes the landscape of other teams success. The likes of Exum and Wiggins etc are those types pf players.

Country need a massive shake up. Cant believe the South PL coach has even got a gig coaching anyone above social or church level.

890 just who do you think I am ? I can guarantee you are wrong.

892 - I'm impressed you bring up this article written 3 years ago in this context. I'm impressed you remember it so well given it was so long ago when the site was barely known. Maybe it hit a sorepoint with you? I challenge people to read the article and consider the ideas in the article.

These ideas only applies to Wiggins and Dante. Gold!!!!

Seriously you are bitter and twisted and I don't know who you are targetting and who you think I am but this is my last response. We are here to have discussion about topics and sometimes opinions differ. Thats okay, but lets remember its about the players not adults who seem to have a beef with someone, whoever that may be. Its quite laughable you raise specifics about something I am suppose to know about when I am not even the person you are aiming it at. Please continue on and maybe this mystical person will show up and be able to respond. For now I will have debate and conversations with others including those who challenge or differ in opinion but do not have a beef to grind. I am looking forward to discussing the win tonight hopefully and congratulating a team of young men who will finally be where they should be as a state rep team, with a gold or silver medal around their necks at nationals. Not to be confused with classics or other club and invitational events of course.

Just mentioning the links to the two sites were not meant to be specific to the articles but to the sites themselves for anyone interested in following Australian talent and those that support them. Nothing more than that.

All good mate. Just having fun with you. You did make your point here too and the numerous other posts using the same language and structure over the years.

https://www.hoops.com.au/forum/45122-sa-teams-at-u-18-nationals/#p741583

You know you can always contact the guy directly LOL I'm sure we'd have some fun.

One thing you say which is awesome is: " I am looking forward to discussing the win tonight hopefully and congratulating a team of young men who will finally be where they should be as a state rep team, with a gold or silver medal around their necks at nationals." - you should leave it at that though.

I believe 1991 was the last time they won it in this age group.

off to a good start with significant lead in the 1st. Vica injury to their star player could highlight the reliance of too many teams on individual performance. will be an interesting game to see how their coach adjusts.

vic are terrible on defense without adebayo.

nsw have the same numbers and they are still terrible.

Tight game now.

As is tradition, the sturt players can't play through physical pressure unless they're protected down at pasadena lol

Congratz to vic metro boys and girls.
Clearly the best program in the country.

How will the 16 boys go in July?

Victoria have bigger pool to draw from and better resources. Latest big news in Adelaide is a new floor being put down in a tin shed.
SA country is a joke being coached by a clown. Only person that's 0-6 Or whatever bragging how good they're going. He's probably saying the tournament was a success.

Easy to pick the u17 oceania team...
Very difficult choosing the u16 Asia team.

926

Those same boys won an u14 national championship and u16 national junior classic. Other than that, a really witty and well put together comment, well done, you must be so proud

Or a top age and bottom age team vic m

The vics at the southern cross challenge now send a bottom age team. They still were able to beat the act and country teams from other states.