Isaac
Years ago

Boomers squad selected for Asia Cup Qualifiers

Drmic
H Froling
Sobey
Gliddon
Hodgson
Cadee
Magnay
Wigness
Noi
Djeric
Giddey
Blanchfield
Grida
Naar
Dech
S Froling
Glover
Goulding
Barlow
McCarron
Creek
Pineau
Adnam
Gibson

Coach to be Will Weaver with Caporn and Bruton assisting.



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Anonymous  
Years ago

Anyone care to explain the qualifiers format & when/where the Asian Cu is?

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Isaac  
Years ago

http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/qualifiers/games

Looks like qualifiers start Feb 20?

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Feb 20 inbetween the regular season ending and playoffs starting.
Not ideal timing.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Thoughts out to CG43 who will probably have to postpone his end of season holiday so he can put on the green & gold

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Aussie  
Years ago

Maybe I'm reading this wrong but how can Weaver coach the Boomers when he will be coaching the Kings in the playoffs?

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Does the under 20 championship clash with these games?
Good to see Wigness and Giddey in the squad.

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Aussie  
Years ago


Does the under 20 championship clash with these games?
Good to see Wigness and Giddey in the squad

Pretty sure the U20 Champs finish on Feb 9

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ME (he/kangaroo)  
Years ago

"Maybe I'm reading this wrong but how can Weaver coach the Boomers when he will be coaching the Kings in the playoffs?"

The league has a break for these qualifiers.

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Anyway, for all the people who are in love with throwing the next YouTube mixtape star into a Boomers team, NOW is the chance. With very little to lose, and a subpar talent pool to play against, and a tournament that means little to anyone, you can now play around with your Tamuri Wignesses and Josh Giddeys.

And that's what I want to see. I want to see 6 veterans to keep the ship steady, and 6 guys who could conceivably be in the mix for the 2023 world cup. Wasting spots for guys who are a little past it in age, or who are maybe better than these kids now, but have lower ceilings, isn't worth it for this.

I want to see Giddey, Wigness, Sam Frolling, Will Magnay, Noi, Pineau and Naar all get a spot.

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Cheers Aussie.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

So pretty much every Aussie in the NBL got named...except Daniel Johnson.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Let's hope Asia are piss poor, there some ordinary players there.

So Weaver let’s the assistant coaches coach while he’s with the boomers, not ideal imo.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"So pretty much every Aussie in the NBL got named...except Daniel Johnson."

Even through a change of coaching staff the important boomers traditions live on

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Aussie  
Years ago

I agree ME

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KET  
Years ago

Lol what's the deal with DJ not getting any boomers love?

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I'm taking away Cairns and Melbourne players on assumption ( not fact) that they will be in the playoffs.

As ME has said earlier we don't need all veterans just a few.
I would take Creek, Drmic and Sobey.
Would take Giddey and Wigness for valuable experience.
Other promising young talent such as Magnay,Naar, Sam Froling, Dech and Pineau all should get a run.

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DJ will be 35 at next world cup.
I agree with giving younger guys like Magnay a chance.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"Anyone care to explain the qualifiers format & when/where the Asian Cu is?"

Basically we're in a group with New Zealand, Guam and Hong Kong. We need to finish top 2 to qualify automatically or finish 3rd to qualify for a second round. Each team plays each other twice in the home and away format. Teams that qualify to the Asia Cup also qualify for the qualifications to the next World Cup.

Asia Cup is sometime in 2021 (I think August), hasn't been announced where.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Wheres Ogilvy!! Lemanis is gone now

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Anonymous  
Years ago

step 1, cross off players involved in the nbl finals
step 2, list remaining players by position
step 3, select the 2 youngest players at each position
step 4, round out the team with the youngest guard and youngest forward

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"Wheres Ogilvy!! Lemanis is gone now"

You really think he deserves a shot?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Yes Ogilvy does deserve a shot and Johnson, yes old but Barlow who has been average this year still gets nominated, Gibson as well.

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Luuuc  
Years ago

What ME said.
The opposition sucks so let's look to the future with our picks.

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Mystro  
Years ago

Magnay & Pineau would be locks for me

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Starters:
Naar
Sobey
Creek
Pineau
Magnay

Bench:
Wigness
Giddey
Dech
Drmic
S Froling
H Froling
Hodgson.

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ME (he/kangaroo)  
Years ago

""Wheres Ogilvy!! Lemanis is gone now"

You really think he deserves a shot?"

I'm surprised this isn't common knowledge now, but Ogilvy cooked his own goose in 2012 when he missed out the Olympic team. He posted on Twitter mocking the Boomers for losing during the tournament. The players on the team don't like him (how much does Bogut delight in destroying him?) and the coaches have long memories, as that was Brett Brown it happened under.

Ogilvy did his dash.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Naar ahead of Dech, lol he doesn't even start ahead of him in the nbl.

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ME (he/kangaroo)  
Years ago

The only upside of this tournament I see is that it allows the Boomers to widen their depth even further as to who could potentially be called upon when the time comes.

Some are still whinging about the selection, but it worked well for Nick Kay, who was at very least a very solid Boomer in major tournament. He was blooded over the course of Asia Cup qualifiers, and never actually played in a World Cup qualifier or anything else of significance before then.

And you never know who is going to take to the international game. There might be someone in this line up who shines more playing international ball than he does in the NBL. Jason Cadee probably sits in that equation, despite only realistically being good enough to show out against Asian level teams.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Scratch Sydney, Perth, cairns, Melbourne atm.

Guards
Sobey / Naar / Giddey
Dech / Glover

Forwards
Drmic / Blanchfield / Gliddon over grida atm.

Post
Creek/ Magnay / Pineau / Hodgson


Little early for Wigness and froling bros.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

The funny thing about the boomers not selecting players from finals teams...NZ Will not do the same!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Perrtttth, Sydney no one there for kiwis.
Cairns have Kenny and Melbourne have ili, smith Milner...
They have plenty to work with

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Cool Howie  
Years ago

Pineau? Don't make me laugh man. This is international basketball.

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Cool Howie  
Years ago

Glover?? What is this goody ranga going to do?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Where's cadee?

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ME (he/kangaroo)  
Years ago

"NZ Will not do the same!"

Who do NZ have that we should be concerned about who might be playing finals? Smith-Milner. I'll sleep fine I think.

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Luuuc  
Years ago

Pineau? Don't make me laugh man. This is international basketball.


Is it though? We have to get past Guam and Hong Kong.

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AK-47  
Years ago

Assuming we take 12 and if we drew a line through Sydney, Perth, Cairns and Melbourne teams we'd look at something like this. I'm not convinced we'll take Wigness or Giddey, rather just give them some exposure in camp.

1 Cadee/Naar/Dech
2 Sobey/Gliddon
3 Blanchfield/Drmic
4 Creek/Magnay/Pineau
5 Hodgson/H.Froling

I'd much prefer to start Gliddon over Cadee at the point but get the impression Cadee might get the starters gig.

I foresee a depth chart something along the lines of:

1 Cadee(22)/Naar(12)/Dech (6)
2 Sobey(25)/Gliddon(15)
3 Blanchfield(25)/Drmic(10)/Creek(5)
4 Creek(25)/Magnay(5)/Pineau(10)
5 Hodgson(20)/Froling(10)/Magnay(10)

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Anonymous  
Years ago

All of you putting Naar ahead of Dech obviously don't watch Illawarra play, Dech is a far better all round player. Pineau is a five man, and as much as Drimic comes across as tosser he’s far better than Blanchfield.

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Bear  
Years ago

Good luck team, go Boomers!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Dech not a point guard and not an absolute know down shooter to be a 2 guard. You hit the nail on the head of a better all round player but basketball is a speacialists league now and outside his defence he's not elite at anything. Near is an elite organiser and play maker at point so is ahead.

Agreed Pineau is a 5, and while the hype for him is huge right now he's far behind Hodgson and Magnay of what an international 5 man does. Protect the rim, roll and dunk.

Drmic ahead of Blanchfield is silly. Can't comment further than that.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Does Naar ever defend the best opposition guard ?No, always hiding him. Good international coaches will realise quickly and close him down offensively, already happening in nbl after his few stand out games. He was back to less than 10 minutes in his last game for hawks.

Magnay can play four and Pineau five.

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Hong Kong and Guam. Our only decent competition is NZ.
Definitely go with more young guys and a few vets.
We don't need Creek, Drmic and Blanchfield all together.
Same as we don't need all 3 Brisbane guards.
Mix it up.

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Cram  
Years ago

Is Wesley playing for Guam?

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Goulding and McCarron look like being available if Melbourne United continue their slide.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Acuil should be ahead of frolings.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Drmic
H Froling - NGE
Sobey - finals
Gliddon - finals
Hodgson - finals
Cadee - finals
Magnay - finals
Wigness - NR
Noi - finals
Djeric - finals
Giddey - NR
Blanchfield
Grida
Naar - Injured
Dech - Removed from fiba list(not sure)
S Froling - NGE
Glover
Goulding
Barlow
McCarron
Creek
Pineau
Adnam
Gibson

Not on list
Acuil
Johnson
Ogilvy
Kyei
Weeks

NGE - Not good enough
Nr - not ready

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KET  
Years ago

How are their quads going?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I think should wait till we no who is playing finals. Brisbane not looking so good now.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Yes, the run home is easier for Melbourne and nz overbullets.

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Either Brisbane or Melbourne players will be available..

Agree Harry Froling not good enough but still want to see plenty of youth with potential in final 12.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Looks like Melbourne players will be available.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Good for nz if they don't qualify.

Creek injured and out?


We are looking real thin now...

Sobey / Naar / Cadee
Dech / Gliddon / Glover
Blanchfield / Drmic
Magnay / Froling
Pineau / Hodgson

Maybe Giddey does get a shot at senior side.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Surely adnam got be in at the point ahead of all those, his defence is no great nor bad but better than those above, Cadee and Naar defensively poor.

Yes it's looking weaker. Melbourne’s players will be away with nz also.

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Matty R  
Years ago

Cadee, Adnam, Naar
Sobey, Gliddon
Blanchfield, Drmic
Magnay, S Froling
Hodgson, Pineau

Maybe Giddey as 12th man.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Games have been moved to Brisbane due to coronavirus.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

No Dech, he's the best defender....

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Adnam, Dech
Gliddion, Sobey
Blanchfield, Drimic
Magnay, Barlow
Hodgson, Pineau.

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hoopie  
Years ago

Gliddon - not good enough, and not going to get much better
Barlow - still good but not quite good enough, time to blood youngsters

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Matty R  
Years ago

Barlow won't be available if United in playoffs.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

We will lose the first game and win the next 5 imo. Will come down to points difference.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I'd have kyei over the frolings, not sure why he not there.
Having no Johnson or Ogilvy not good for us also.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

It's looking a bit bare with the finals team players being unavailable. NZ players got no finals so will good to go.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Cadee, Adnam, Naar
Sobey, Gliddon, Dech
Blanchfield, Drmic
Magnay, Kyei
Hodgson, Pineau

Reserves
Glover
Grida
S.froling

Lose to nz, win Hong Kong.

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Luuuc  
Years ago

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Anonymous  
Years ago

And nz team with no Ili, Kenny, Britt, Milner, pledger?

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Very very very thin

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Given players not available or injured it's not a bad team.
Good to see Giddey in team.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Good to see Adelaide represented by Sobey, Hodgeson and Cadee, as well as a talented Froling finally getting a run.

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Hoopie  
Years ago

Is the Magnificent Magnay injured? Curious omission, otherwise.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Maybe 10 day..l

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Reality  
Years ago

This squad isn't very good at all.....pity we couldn't use the guys in NBL finals.

This team is NBL1 level type stuff.....NZ will like there chances!

Kyle Adnam
Todd Blanchfield
Jason Cadee
Cameron Gliddon
Sunday Dech
Sam Froling
Josh Giddey
Angus Glover
Daniel Grida
Matt Hodgson
Dane Pineau
Nathan Sobey

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Senator11  
Years ago

Posted this in the other thread before I saw this.

Not much they can do with what's left, I prob would've tried going with less youth though. This seems stronger with enough experience to get through without a loss.

PG: Cadee/Naar/Adnam
SG: Sobey/Drimic/Dech
SF: Blanchfield/Gliddon/Stephens
PF/C: DJ/Magnay/Pineau

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Cool Howie  
Years ago

Magnay must start!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Magnay and Naar are not in the team.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Should not be called the Boomers.

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Senator11  
Years ago

"Magnay and Naar are not in the team."

Nope, but my team was suggesting how it should look. Starting 5:

PG: Cadee
SG: Sobey
SF: Blacnhfield
PF: DJ
C: Magnay

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Anonymous  
Years ago

what is the tall blacks squad

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Ili / Kenny / Britt
Rusbatch / Prewster
TeRangi / Ngatai
Vukona / Milner / Harris
Loe / Vodanovich

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Anonymous  
Years ago

No
Delaney or Abercrombie, Webster brothers, euro guys, college kids or Adams.

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ME  
Years ago

That Boomers team should win both games still. But the only players with any future potential for the Boomers are Giddey and Sam Frolling. I'd be extremely surprised if any of the others feature in anything meaningful ever.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Kenny will be playing NBL finals. Maybe the selection rules are different in NZ.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

They have no one else in nz, so a lot of the nz nbl guys in finals are playing.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Giddey has great potential, but until he proves himself against men instead of boys we will never know.
With the rumours of him skipping college & playing NBL will prove where he stands with his level, until then it means nothing

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LoveBroker  
Years ago

Adnam
Gibson
Gliddon
Djeric - Not Eligible but named.
Grida
Naar
Dech
Glover

This has to be one of the saddest lists I have seen ever.

I hope the people who chose these into the final squad make some money from Sportsbet and at least donate some of the winnings to junior basketball programs.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

It's really not that bad when you consider we would beat 85% of the other Asian teams with this squad.
Dech is a potential boomer In the top squad imo. Just turned 26, elite defender, competitor. If he can shoot the 3 ball better he’s a good chance for that 5th guard spot in a year or two.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Missing from Asia Cup side - not including NBA guys or Euro guys who will not be available during most if not all qualifiers.

Norton
Lisch
Bruce
Mccarron
Goulding
Djeric
Drmic
Newley
Noi
Creek
Cooks
Moller
Kyei
Barlow
Kay
Magnay
Acuil
Johnson
Ogilvy
Bogut

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