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Lightning roster looks good this season
Lightning roster is almnost set, just one more position to fill. Finally we have a good roster that shold be finals material! Wonder who will get the last spot?
Article from yesterdays advertiser:
ADELAIDE Lightning has added prominent local guards Georgia Minear and Kelsey Ireland to its 2011-12 WNBL roster.
Both have been starring for their respective SBL teams with shooting-guard Minear fifth in league scoring with 17.2 points per game and Ireland quarterbacking competition leader Norwood into first place.
Both also have logged WNBL time at the AIS, with Ireland spending a further season on Adelaide's bench in 2009-10 before playing for new Lightning coach Peter Buckle at Townsville Fire last season.
"We're happy to have two young South Australians suiting up for Lightning," Buckle said.
"I coached Kelsey in Townsville and she was very good for us in the second half of the season. I'm really happy with Georgia too.
"She's a nice, athletic shooting guard. I've been doing some training sessions with her and like how's she's been coming along."
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It means the bulk of Buckle's revitalised Adelaide team is now settled with Angela Marino and Ireland its point guard options, Amy Lewis and Minear the shooting guards, Jenni Screen a multi-purpose swingman (swing-woman?), Jo Hill and Toni Edmondson in forward roles, Abby Bishop at power forward and Suzy Batkovic in the centre.
It leaves Adelaide with one spot to fill, most likely with another "big".
Buckle said official pre-season would tip-off on August 8 but he recognised some of his players had national, ABA and SBL commitments and would come in accordingly.
The team will have a mini-camp at Starplex in Gawler in September, culminating in matches against men's teams.
