Isn't there already a thread?

Team lists

https://australia.basketball/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-Australian-Under-18-Championships-Program_09042021.pdf

I think puoch will be an opal one day. 6'3 sfs don’t come around too often with her skillset.
Proctor maybe the only one as a potential boomer.

Too Early to say though..

Proctor already is a Boomer

Senior boomer at a major tourney I mean, not juniors or qualifiers.

Played for the senior national team.

That's a Boomer.

Kids filled in because no one was available. They played nz e side.

Quality of opponents and player availability doesn't change he played for the Boomers.

He could be a one cap wonder because circumstances but he'll never lose his international appearance

Being a Boomer by that logic above means just about everyone has a Boomers cap.
Cadee, Wagstaff, Drmic, Matt Kenyon etc..

Proctor is still a teenager and hopefully has a great future .

Nsw m women, lol no chance. Who picked that side?

Being a Boomer by that logic above means just about everyone has a Boomers cap.
Cadee, Wagstaff, Drmic, Matt Kenyon etc..

Proctor is still a teenager and hopefully has a great future .

Yes. That's right. They're all Boomers. Just like everyone who pulls on an Australian Jersey in Football(Soccer) is Socceroo.

Perthworld if you play for the senior national team you are a Socceroo.
Just as if you put on a senior jersey for Australia in Basketball you are a Boomer.

Which is what the conversation was about. It didn't need clarity until you walked in.

Loughridge-heal
Borlase-fearne*-pitman
Brazel-ananiev
Puoch-crawshaw-jacobs
Juffermans-hassett

*in the usa

Early days, but this looks like the next u19 team to me.
Couple others have a chance. Simons, nelson, a few bottom agers that Missed out on selection maybe.

Sa were underrated,

Sa metro look like the favourites in the women.

VIC Metro?

Vic metro don't look very good at all. 2-3 players won’t get them the champs.

Dart who's missing from qld sth is pretty much a shoe in.

Is this a particularly weak boys' age group or does it just look that much worse than usual because of last year?

Few big 04s aren't there but I think 04/05 is alot less talented than 02/03 and 00/01

The overall standard looks a bit off. I suppose that is understandable given the Covid lockdowns, particularly with the Vic teams.

It will be interesting to see how development bounces back for the kids who missed critical stretches. That happens individually with injuries, sure, but we've never seen it on this scale. It wouldn't surprise me if we see fewer elite seniors out of this group because the couple of years ahead of them were already established on senior pathways, and the couple of years behind them missed lower quality opportunities.

I'm not sure after watching everybody I can pick a clear winner.

I hope there are no longer term affects, but the standard is definitely below what you would expect. I think Vic Metro has some real issues with their selection process too, whether it be some form of bias or relying too heavily on a small number of single tryout sessions, the fact is there were a lot of questionable selections and non selection on both the girls and boys sides.

SA not favourites, rely heavily on Borlase to carry them and only late game heroics by her alone got it done vs Qld. Queensland chocked late in the game.

Expect Vic teams to show up terrible SA front court and bully them at the rim.

*choked

Sa Metro have Borlase, brazel and Simons with good contributions from others.
Vic have only Puoch and heal with some help from burrows.

Nsw m if they put in more effort can compete. Sa country have been ok.

Down year for sure.

Vic Metro have brought back to the pack with almost 9 months off basketball. The thing with VM is they will scrap and get the tough W's.

Loughridge-heal
Borlase-fearne*-pitman
Dart-brazel
Puoch-crawshaw-jacobs or ananiev
2 centers who knows...

Hasset is quite mobile, I'd take her.

Juffermans has put up the numbers but will struggle in Asia champs

SA Metro boys worst in years! Just in front of the Scott Butler coached fiasco

Nsw m men beat vic m on buzzer.
Vic m smack nsw m women 2 nd half

Most depleted vic teams ever.
Country use to pride themselves on hustle.

140, that team was actually really good. This one not so much so. This team is well coached just not good players.

Who is responsible for the depth and quality of talent available for these teams?

Sa metro vs vic metro final women it would seem.

Sa metro have a good U16s side also for July. Can they do the double?

#155 AFL is. Basketball doesn't draw the best athletes in SA. Every few years there are some elite boys but generally they gravate to AFL early on.

Given the toxic, negative mess that is basketball in SA is there any wonder why?

Scott Butler is infatuated with Sturt and Prince Alfred private school boys, doesn't matter if they can play or not.
He coached one of the most talented SA Metro boys teams in history to 8th at the Nationals a couple of years ago.
He has handpicked this years Boys team as "high performance" manager, a team full of Sturt players that are a mid table program in the 16s and 18s local league.
The results under his watch make his position untenable.
It’s time for BSA HP to get someone from outside SA to run the program properly, free from the school,club and boys club surname bias that continues to grip the game in Adelaide.

Unfortunately the wrong people are leaving. A few more running out the door as quick as they can.

The BSA turmoil continues.

Sturt boys basketball was one of the best programs in the country, Butler went there as manager, stuffed it up and left it in a mess. They will recover but it will take time.
Mediocrity seems to follow Butler because the same thing is happening with the SA Metro boys.

Ahh that PAC conspiracy theory. Haha. You are a nut. Most of this team come from another private school so stop making sh%t up.

Metro boys are flat out B grade and Country are just pitiful. Good job Scott

saCountry got the win today ya hater. Go back to drinking you're Haterade. Metro to get the W in a cople hours too.

SA Country beat NT by 5.

NT!

Please don't embarass yourself.

Very short of quality centers over 6'3 in the women the past few years.
Only 3 legit post prospects since 98, Aokuso, Magbegor and Anstey.

I have not seen another future post player with opals potential from 98,99,00,01,02,03 or 04 age groups. and Hardly any bigs in college, mainly guards and sfs.

Problem area for australia for sure.

Hustle
Not as weird as you pretending to be an U18 player

Hard to believe Borlase didn't make u17 Aus side.

Avg like 21-12-4-4

Final

M
Qld n vs wa m

W
Vic m vs sa m

That's Tracy York for you.

Looking at it now, the team chosen is spot on except for the Simons over Borlase.
The bottom agers on that team are Loughridge, Puoch and Simons from this ajcs

Squad would be...

U17 2020/21
(HC-T.York)
5'5 04 D.Loughridge vic pg
5’7 03 L.Fakalata vic pg
5’7 03 K.Deeble qld pg
5’10 03 S.Swain qld sg
5’11 04 I.Borlase sa g/f
6’2 03 P.Price vic sf
6’2 03 C.Dunn vic cf
6’2 03 A.Goodchild nsw pf
6’2 03 P.Dunlop vic pf
6’2 03 M.Prior nsw pf
6’2 04 N.Puoch vic sf
6’3 03 C.Evans nsw c

Brazel would be good too, but not enough room. Has to wait till u19 23’ WC and qualifiers.

Yes, the team was "spot on" except for the best player in this age group (and has been for years) being omitted.

Sturt were dominant with Mesecke at the helm for many years. Should BSA headhunt him to come back and replace Butler?

There appears to be no apparent successor within SA currently.

No doubt Mesecke would be an outstanding candidate in this role.

Butler is a solid administrator, a good back of house guy. If this role is to be elite leading top level athletes, Mesecke has the communication and relationship building capabilities, talent ID skills, can relate with high performance/elite athletes and families and strategic thinking that sets him apart.

If you could get Mesecke back to SA the 2 could make an amazing combo.

BSA do not understand HP how you lead these programs and the positive impact doing it well has on the sport and athletes at ALL levels. So the current, tick the boxes, deliver consistent OK will be sustained.

Oh my god. No just no.

My ALL U18 team for the Men:

Elliot - WAMet
Hawke - QldNth
Proctor - NSWMet
Toohey - ACT
Yates - QldNth

The MVP would be one of Hawke of Proctor I would say but all 5 had a great tournament

What's the next u19 Aus team look like?

Shit

Yes seems that way.

Proctor/Mcdowell-white
Hawke/Green?
Toohey/De Barros
Pf/pf
Yaak/Yates

Very difficult to tell.

De Barros - no thanks

Hughes Henshall Poelsma Stevens are all A LOT better

Stevens will be in the u17 side for sure

Is ky green 04?

Where is next years nationals?

Ballarat ^

New ruling brought in a couple of years ago... WA hosting the next 2 16's and Mackay hosting the next 3 20’s...

Remember, Ballarat were to host it in 2020 so good on them for getting the opportunity post Covid.