Anonymous
Years ago
Playing Overseas / Boomers Selection
Does playing overseas increase your chance of making the Boomers squad? Are players like Motum better off staying away from the NBL in order to be selected for the Boomers?
Our main Boomers players over the years that have played in the NBL are Gibbo and Wortho.
With Motum returning to the league and struggling initially it made me wonder. Seeing him play ever week gives everyone a chance to highlight a players weaknesses. Kind of like a college player staying four years instead of leaving as a freshman with the potential tag.
If David Andersen didn't have the euro passport and played some years in the NBL would he have had the international career that he has had or would his deficiencies in defense, post play and rim protection been too obvious by seeing him week after week.
Some of the shine was taken off Patty Mills at the time he returned with the flop and some bad shooting games which made people question his talent. Although his play since then has proven that incorrect.
Staying away from the NBL didn't really help Kickert with gaining international selection. Although I wonder if Damo had a few years playing a solid role with a euro cup squad if his positives would have been thought about more with selection rather then what he takes off the table on the offensive end.
Goulding was probably the opposite. With questions about his defence questioned regulary during his time in the NBL although now that he has moved abroad he appears to be a automatic inclusion in any team.
