I'd rather a winner in Adam Doyle be given a shot this season ahead of Daly.

South Australia must have some unbelievable talent out there among the younger players.

For some reason though, there hasn't been development players come through the ranks and develop into NBL regulars.

Is it because a lot of talented South Australian basketball players go to College in the US?

Or do talented youngsters actually have an aversion to representing the 36ers?

The '86 team (aside from imports) was stacked full of S.A. players.
Maybe the passion for the home state was a factor.

While I do agree that we need to develop more local players who are good enough to get regular court time in the NBL, I don't believe that crowds will return to the Adelaide Arena simply because we have more South Aussies in the 36ers lineup than we currently do. What will bring the crowds back is the team playing entertaining and winning basketball.

Having more locals may help bring some people through the doors at the arena, but IMO a lot more will come if we're winning, regardless if the 36ers had more South Aussies in their lineup or not.

MACDUB, SA players who played NBL without going to college include Maher, Holmes, Newley, Ingles, Forman, Hill. The ones who went to college include Schenscher and Madgen.

What guys have left the 6ers and done well in the NBL? I'm talking 'Peter Bell' (leaves the Dockers as a youngster to go to North Melbourne and wins a premiership!) type stories?

Oscar Forman is definitely flourished at his two new clubs,
Jacob Holmes has done ok at Townsville, Brad Hill has done ok, but are there are any others?

Yer but Oscar in particular has developed far further and become better than he was, would he have become as good as he is now of he was being coached marty at the 6ers, who knows!

wow if South Australia has a good group of players how many junior national championships have they won?

they don't Develop good enough players, most state teams will come through with a group of NBL talent together in the junior national championships

Jason....given our population compared to other states I think we provide just as many good players as do the other states. To say we dont develop talent as well as others shows your lack of knowledge.

Winning National Championships would be more about depth than top line talent.

You dont need 3 NBL level players every year, just 1 every other year to fill out and NBL roster of 8 spots.

So current SA only team including only 1 Import;

1/ Import - Daly
2/ Newley - Madgen
3/ Ingles - Hill
4/ Foreman - Holmes
5/ Schensher - Vasiljevic.

If thats not enough talent to win at NBL level then I'll go heave.

vesta even if you had the american dream team as long as Clarke and his lot are coaching you couldn't win a chook raffle

anon,

Where did I say that? I said that SA produces enough NBL level talent as can be clearly seen above.

In fact I might be critical of coaches for the 36ers not doing more to retain nor recruit that talent.

Ah very true. Lindsay Gaze was born in Adelaide on 16 August 1936.

Of all the SA born players who have played in the NBL since 1979 with the 36ers, Bearcats or whoever, what would your dream roster read like? Mine would probably read something like....(in alphabetical order)

Peter Ali, Mark Bradtke, Oscar Forman, Brett Maher (c), Mike McKay, Darryl Pearce, Paul Rogers, Tony Ronaldson, Luke Schenscher, Phil Smyth.

Since I have The General as a player I'd have two time NBL championship coach Lindsay Gaze in charge. I would have gone for Ken Cole but for the fact that he was born in Sydney on 15 October 1943 (if my math is right that makes the King 69 years old).

My dream SA player/coach combo has won a combined 25 NBL championships (20 player, 5 coach), while the playing roster has represented Australia at a combined 18 Olympic games since Moscow in 1980 when Peter Ali and Phil Smyth were Boomers. Not a bad advertisement for SA Basketball, even though Gaze and Ronaldson spent their junior years in Melbourne .

Andy Campbell ?

Does anyone know the true numbers on South Australian players playing at US NCAA colleges? Who also have represented their country "Australia" at junior tournaments!and have to go else where to follow their dreams! and develop?

Unfortunately they have to leave SA to further their playing experience because they all realize they will not get a go here for the 36 ers !! Sure there may not be a spot for all, creates a strong competitive program that they don't have currently because spots are housed by players who aren't performing and knowing their roles!

What is the philosophy? Pick players recommended by the AIS program?

Some players like Madgen developed to the level they are currently at by going to US college, getting good coaching and court time (opprotunity), playing in a good program and having a role in his team.

Why isn't he playing in SA? Once bitten!

"development Player" what does that mean when you never give them the chance to find their role/place in the team?

This is the true questions that need to be asked of coaches who do not carry this philosophy, change your program to house identified SA junior players and rotate them through the roster to be given exposure and chances!!court time, not just training buddy's otherwise how will you ever know how good they are or could be?

Maintain Good imports, this is the other problem.