day 2 against vics looks a bit down - but some other results ok.

were they full strength state teams ?

18g 3rd or 5th ? two above posts contradict

Where can you see the results?

Bnsw site and menu under coaches have ecc

anon 329 sounds somewhat having a personal axe to grind

obviously even sitting in groups is now considered by someone to be a disgrace

what's your personal beef?

daughters/sons non-selection?

It's really not that hard ...

Everyone just has to be in it for the good of the team, not their own personal interests.

That goes for players, coaches, parents and administrators.

If you are prepared to accept the down times (i.e. I didn't make the team) and work hard to improve, the rewards will come.

Go Vics.

Are there any teams lists anywhere - want to see the who the Vic's have playing in each of there teams.

well to my knowledge of sasi training ,this is a 3 year plan you idiots ? Sound familiar ?you sell enough shit, and even after a long long time ,you convince everyone around you. ,They are now saying this is the european way?Train the shooters .good plan Neil .

you can train the ass off these kids ,but in the end,when there's that 50 50 ball with 8 seconds to go,and they've spent the week away ,and year with sasi coaches ??theyre not gunna do it for big Neil .Sorry ,get somebody who enjoys the job and likes kids.harsh,but true,ask any kid what they truely think of gliddon.haven't heard one positive yet,So why is he still coaching ,Paul got the ass,or is it more Aussie orientated .what a crock.sell more shit?get a job.agree footydad

vp every other state including act,posted the team selection .not basketball sa,though.I wonder why?

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that anon and footydad are the same person. Really buddy, is that the best you could do?

If you know a link to the Vic Metro team lists please let me know.

obos, same IP, yes.

Did the u18 boy Vic's take everyone ?

bit of big brother there Isaccc.abusing your position?what satisfaction did this bring ,a little bit of power.punse.Dont you use wifi? git.Take a look at yourself and get out in the sun a bit more.weasel.

'441, you can, you just don't currently have to. If more people bothered, I'd be inclined to change it.

824, hits provide the incentive to host the site and anons provide the colour to paint the topics. If you want a generic 'hail fellow well met' site where opinion is censored by the removal of anon protection , start one. Like the good news channel your future is limited. This site allows venting with constraints. It also has some value in highlighting issues that would otherwise never get seen in the light of day. Anons ip addresses keep them chiefly on the straight and narrow so be less judgmental about anons, Anon.

No, not really driven by hits. Just want to permit ease of access for those who post good content but might not otherwise contribute if registration were enforced.

When I come up with a way to cover both bases, I will switch to proper registered accounts only.

Isaac, don't justify yourself to idiots like footydad.

It's people like him that don't know their arsehole from their elbow, and are trying to live their failings through their kids.

and probablly their futile attempts and influencing coaches and officials for their kids is failing them and their kids as well.

one last piece of advice for footy dad, pull your head out of your rectum and stick to riding the boundry line at football, basketball is bigger than you.

Thesaurus ,Noun 1. bagger - a workman employed to pack things into containers-

thsnks for that advice .

Why such venom to a person who is critical of a program. If the program is strong it will stand on its own. Play the comments not the man. Seems the only programs open to disdain are lightning and 36 ers for very different reasons. The sixers because fans really care and hate to see the decline over the past 5 seasons and the Lightning because there is no interest at all.
It may well be parents kicking the junior program such as it is but it might also be true to say its chief defenders are closely linked to the program. Parents do live through their kids and have biased views but within that bias often is a little too much truth and perhaps change in direction after twenty odd years is warranted.

Hey guys biased views just doesn't relate to parents. Remember it's the parents who finance these programs generally.
Coaches and selectors have their bias as well. It seems that tried and tested in squad selection seems to be the way. Just look at nsw u18w and u16w. some disappointing selections there based on the bias of a coach? I wonder? I guess it's easier to go with what you know than try something new. maybe bnsw should start to question why so many kids start dropping out at 16s for state selection.

Actually the bias of coaches is only percieved. I have never met a coach who doesnt want to win and would choose a lesser player. Its just that selection is subjective and what 1 person believes is the best 10 deoesnt necessarily mean another person would think the same.

Realistically, if 2 different coaches were chossing from the same squad, differents teams might be selected. Neither is right or wrong, just different.

Unfortunately, parents are incapable of understanding this!

Its not necessarily about promoting your own. Its more that your own are better at what you are doing because they see it more often and have a background in the things that are being asked. And therefore are able to perform better and gain selection. And again that is subjective. Change of coach would lead to a change of team balance and structure.

Charon are you serious???? that is promoting your own and really it's much easier if you don't have to teach the unknown so go with what you've got- your own and look good. anyone can look good if they've had the opportunity to practise it's called mastery learning. you may not have the brain for the game but if you've rehearsed over the test is can it be applied in games?
let's be honest if a parent is paying for one on one training as some notable coaches do then there will be bias no one wants to lose business. does this overflow to team selection i'm not sure it's subjective right.

No doubt the Vic programs are run well, however if you know anything about statistics then the bigger the population the bigger the talent pool. Hence NSW & Vic should be dominant.

Unfortunately for SA, TAS, WA etc they just don't have enough kids playing basketball. It really is that simple.

The real strength to the Vics is their grass roots basketball competitions which feed their strong rep programs - i.e. their VJBL Friday night competition.

Agree hogwash61. I have VJBL envy too. And I wish we had stadiums like theirs.

I think the Under 18s Mens NSW 2 team was extremely unlucky not to qualify for the final. They drew with VIC 1 and smashed VIC 2. Unlucky to lose to NSW 1 by 2 points and definitely were more cohesive than most of the other teams I watched. Even though the VIC teams had height in their centres, they were nowhere near as effective as I would have expected. NSW 2 centres were superior. Considering the team that NSW has picked for the upcoming Nationals in April, I predict a NSW win.