Dave Thomas Rashad Tucker

Mark Davis Robert Rose

Copeland & Timmons

Al Green & Mark Davis

Cecil Exum and Bobby Locke

Here was a recent post of mine on OzHoops, regarding this year's import combos:

My top 20 player rankings up to January 1 were -

Sam Mackinnon
Carlos Powell
Shawn Redhage
John Rillie
Adam Ballinger
Paul Rogers
Chris Anstey
Larry Abney
Brett Maher
Rosell Ellis
Glen Saville
Cortez Groves
Martin Cattalini
Nick Horvath
Brad Newley
Dave Thomas
Darren Brooks
Todd Fuller
Darnell Mee
Willie Farley

Import pairings from my data:

Ballinger and Groves: 71.6
Redhage and Brooks: 71.0
Powell and Wethers: 69.8 (Bulk of that is Powell)
Abney and Rowland: 62.6 (Interestingly, Rowland and Gardner are both 26.2! Rowland's numbers include his time with the Kings)
Ellis and Franklin: 61.7
Horvath and Farley: 60.7
Thomas and Tucker: 58.7
Helms and Chandler: 53.9
Rychart and Ere: 51.8
Owens and Thornton: 47.1 (Owens and Mee: 55.0)
Scott and Elliott: 45.7 (Note: no data on Beasley)
Bailey and Ya Ya Dia: 45.2

Data is based on statistics. The rankings are fairly close to how I'd position them anyway, though I'd have NZ lower, and Dragons above Crocs.

Scott Fisher and Tim Dillon were unstoppable splashing the taped up rings at the glsshouse .

Tim Dillon averaged 31 ppg , 10 reb , 2.3 ass , 1.4 stl , 1.3 blks at 50% over two years .

Scott fisher in those same years averaged 31.7 ppg , 12.3 reb , 3.4 ass , 1.7 stl , .2 blks at 55% .

Scott Fisher and Paul Mayley!!!!!

Fisher and Dillon where indeed unstoppable and at their peak would handle any other duo apart from the Brooks Mee combo easily in a 2 on 2 comp.

La Fleur / Mitchell pre door smashing antics where also a great combo.

The twin boulders were awesome!!! Definitely my favourite import combo!!!

Copeland and Timmons would have to go close.. championships there. I think they get pipped by Brooks/Mee though. They'd both be top 5 you'd think...

How about Grace and Crawford (the Alabama Slammer)?? They'd have to be up there surely

Al Green and Tiny Pinder , although not on the same team i heard they made quite a duo .

lockstock JC was an aussie when Ricky came in. Ricky's first year was with Pete Hansen

well there you go!

Crawford and Bruton were tough, played together in Geelong and Perth I think.

Jo Jo English and his afro....

Jo Jo and his bong .

Who was the Lithuanian dude that came out for Townsville Suns?
Rimas someone?
He wasn't a bad player, good scorer...

Rimas Kurtaniatis and Ricky Jones, Rimas started the trend of sixers giving teams their first win as we continue to do. He hit a baseline jumper at the dome for the suns / crocs first road win.

Rimas Kurtanitis and Ricky "The Rain Man" Jones were a great pair for sure.

Fisher and Dillon at the Giants.

Dwayne McClain and Kenny McClary at the Kings.

Bolden and Rose were brilliant together in 92 for the Magic.

There's been heaps......Leroy and anyone. Was Leroy an Aussie when Woodberry played? Can't be stuffed checking....they were a great pairing.

This season (BIAS ALERT!!!!)..... Ellis and Franklin. They may not be statistically the best but you'd be hard pressed to find 2 imports more important to their team intensity and chemistry. Actually, scrap the bias alert..... plenty on ozhoops agree.

Cheers once again Kent..

Trimmingham and Donaldson at the queens...

Hard to argue with results.

1. Leroy Loggins and Al Green (Bearcats)
2. Scott Fisher and Tim Dillon (Giants)
3. Mark Davis and Bill Jones (36ers)
4. Darnell Mee and Kevin Brooks (36ers)
5. Tiny Pinder and James Crawford (Wildcats)

Nice call Moses , Leroy and Al two of the greatest to have ever blessed the hardwood in Oz .

nah not wethers with his terrible shot-choices, right now its definetely cortez and ballinger.