Anonymous
Years ago
Was just thinking the other day and was wondering how long before the boomers will field players mainly from African American descent (sons of former imports etc) and Sudanese descent?
With Exum and Simmons walk up starts depending on nba commitments and the talent of top flight players mainly of sudanese heritage, will the balance swing from European descent to African descent.
So, you are saying that the Boomers will move from a predominantly Anglo-Saxon and European, fair haired and blue eyed team oriented and highly structured outfit focused on defence to that of a high-five plam slappin', slam dunkin' and hip hop loving, free flowing and exciting transition scoring 'catch us if you can' kind of team?
Cool!
Lmao at the comment above. Why does the makeup matter
XY
Years ago
Wow, the return of the little balls. I haven't seen one of those in a long time.
GWB
Years ago
It probably will turn a bit like that, yes. Despite Thon Maker's shaky involvement in Australian hoops we have many great Sudanese-Australian prospects and we seem to have atleast one on each of our junior representative teams.
As for the 'import sons' phenomena, we do not know if many of them are that good yet. Dante and Ben, yes, but are Bolden and Pinder of the same standard? It's hard to tell.
It wouldn't surprise me if we field a Boomers team in 2020 that is half Afican-American-Australian and Sudanese-Australian, but just on numbers alone it is likely the Anglo Australians will always make up a fair proportion of the team.
While we are on the subject, is that Mathiang kid who played the Uni games a shot?
The boomers will continue to select the players that will give them the best chance at winning a medal.
SVD
Years ago
To tell you the truth I stopped posting once the lure of the little ball disappeared. Now I see its resurgence, I might post more =)
2020 Olympics squad
humphries
thon maker
simmons
mcdowell white
exum
Acuil
matur maker
bolden
adel
mading
deng gak
Delly
This team can definitely win a medal
After 2020 maybe?
Exum/White
Adel/drmic/1 of vasljevic or krebs
Simmons/bolden/1 of mcveigh or Clark
Maker/Gak
Humphries/1 of mathiang, Malone, perry or landale(all need development)
Isaac
Years ago
I have been allocating the little balls occasionally (need to make them balls again...) but often after a thread has died down. Maybe you kids just haven't been entertaining enough? ;)
XY
Years ago
SVD, the fun really stopped when the leader board disappeared.
Isaac, bring back the leader board!
Bairstow getting no time at all in Chicago, not even D League can't be helping his chances for Rio
17-21 y.o
Exum/McDowell white
Adel/Vasljevic/glover
Simmons/bolden/mcveigh
T.maker/Gak
Humphries/1of perry, landale or Malone
Anon^, seriously how speculative do you want to be? Some great kids there but way, way too early to be nominating them as future Boomers.
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