Anonymous
Years ago
What might these teams look like in the near future?
Many players are at the end of there international careers and coaching changes are expected.
Players like
Anderson, bogut, baynes, ingles, Martin, lisch will be 34-35 plus in 2019.
Phillips, Taylor, hodges, Mitchell etc
Who are the likely players to fill those positions?
ME
(he/kangaroo)
Years ago
Bogut will be 35, the other players you mention will be between 30-33, and completely capable of still contributing in 2020. Baynes and Ingles will still be there, Lisch and Martin will be superceded by numerous Aussie guards coming through. Bogut might have one last go at it or be replaced with Maker or Humphries. Anderson will probably be too old.
The issue is more after 2020 whether we will have enough big men coming up.
Bear
Years ago
@ME, the question in regards to future bigs may be more likely about what big guys we are developing who can play multiple positions/roles and the flexibility to shoot it outside, put it on the floor and create, plus defend the rim?
Like small/power forwards are used, but at 6'10" or bigger, as the international trends appear to be heading in many instances?
Boomers
6'0 Mills
6'4 Dellavedova
6'4 Goulding
6'6 Exum
6'7 Broekhoff
6'8 Ingles
6'10 Simmons
6'10 Bolden
6'10 Baynes
6'11 Landale
7'0 Bogut
7'1 Maker
Opals
5'7 Mansfield
5'9 Whitcomb
5'10 Seekamp
5'11 Wallace
6'1 Talbot
6'1 Allen
6'1 Jarry
6'3 Blicavs
6'4 George
6'5 Mijovic
6'5 Tolo
6'8 Cambage
ME
(he/kangaroo)
Years ago
The fact that Simmons will probably be able to play 1-5 will help. I think we should be very good in 2020 but still we need to keep developing and pushing kids through. The world cup qualifiers might be the best chance to blood a couple as we lead into 2020 and beyond.
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