Young will be better than Ennis.

U hope he is, playin 249 games in the nba compared to 8 nbl games

You would think so, but Awvee Storey played 60 games in the NBA and he was one of the worst imports in recent times, Jo Jo English played 50 and wasnt much chop here, Orien Greene played 131 games and he was solid, same for Eddie Gill with 187.

You would think Sam Young should be a genuine star in the NBL, but it's hard to know until he steps onto the floor. Will he try to be dominant, or will he play his trademark style of doing all the team things the Kings need to win? Maybe a bit of both?

Cant wait to see him and Ennis go at it!

I think Ennis will be better than Young for the following reasons:

* Young will come out too complacent (he would have read that he has been called the biggest star to play here)

* Young has played as a role player for the last 5 seasons in the NBA and so doesn't currently have the dominate mindset like Ennis has.

* Young will be doing more of the team things to get the win instead of just focusing on scoring like Ennis

* Young has a NBL Superstar in Andrew Ogilvy in his team.

It could go either way, but there is gonna be some highlights thats for sure

"Clearly the non-Wildcat is the better player" - Hoops.com posters.

Does Hammer really think he can teach a 29 year old how to shoot?

You're a shooter or you're not.

He'll be athletic, attack the basket and dominate defensively and probably be really good but i can't see him being a shooter. Might get a bit cramped inside for Ogilvy if teams can sag of Young and Tommy Gun.

Heal could teach your grandmother to shoot the triple.

Have you guys actually seen Sam Young play basketball? He was probably the worst rotation player in last seasons playoffs. That may sound harsh, but it's true. I'm sure he'll do fine over here, but the guy can't score and looked horrible in general offensively in the NBA, so let's keep our expectations in check...

I never saw Sam Young play but in this game linked below against Dallas he made some nice shots and has definite potential to dominate in the NBL if he can get his shot going. Looks to be a very similar player to Ennis cant wait for the match up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be9Xv6BhfEQ

That's a good point anon, I think it is a bit underrated how important pre-season with the team is, more so this year getting used to the no-hands policy.

The last game i saw was when he played pre season with the spurs, he was horrible. turnover after turnover, silly fouls and taking the stupidest of shots. He was cut the next day after this game. Lets hope this trip to Australia not only improves him as a player but also gives him the confidence he needs to be a better player. However would love to see some of the aussie boys show him up!

Young is a defensive workhorse with a solid offensive game. He is a lot more mature then Ennis and is probably stronger. Ennis is more athletic and a better shooter.

Love Ennis, but he often seems turnover prone when pushing the ball to far, or with sloppy handles and has been poor defensively at times. Good shooter however and as exciting as we have seen or the break.

Lets face facts, so far in the NBL we have this guy called Ennis that makes everything look bloody easy and he says he is here to work on his defence AND he has Damien Martin in training everyday...

We also have this bloke called Young that has won as many games as he has lost in the NBL and never missed a shot and hasn't impressed anybody wearing a Sydney Kings jersey!

I'm going with Ennis and believe he is only going to improve (injury permitting) and hope that Young doesn't take Dream Team points away from Ogilvy, Madgen and Hill

Nice post. I hope Young still has those hops, should be great to watch.

One showing Crocs vs Tigers on TV instead of Perth vs Sydney.

Round one to Ennis...

Young has walked into a team clearly lacking direction and that was reflected in his debut. Will wait a few games before I rate him. Sydney need to move quickly or they will miss the playoffs