Absolutely, not even contacted at all. BS by BA


Atm,

I got 5 players that should be added to the list

Mansfield
Kunek
Maley
Bishop
Bunton


Players whos stock has dropped imo over last few months

Mitchell
Heal
Rocci
Ohea
Froling
Smith

Difference from Tokyo squad going forward Imo...

Mansfield replaces Mitchell
Lavey
Whitcomb replaces Ebzery(retired)
*1 of Cole, Nicholson, Madgen, Wallace or Melbourne
Talbot
Kunek replaces Ohea
Allen
Blicavs
Bishop replaces Smith
Magbegor
George
Tolo


*Atm I'd say Cole is the front runner but by the end of season my prediction is Wallace as a 5th guard.
Melbourne still a bit young, Nicholson and Madgen both plenty of chances but never shown much in green n gold.

Kunek should be backup sf since 2018

Definitely should have been contacted and offered feedback. The reality is, it's often just a coach's feel towards one player over another. That's why some players will play a lot for one coach, and minimal for the next. It's also a lot to do with team combinations as well.

I think Abby was wrongfully on the outer with Joyce (I remember him suggesting her game was good for WNBL but not international ball as she isn't overly athletic), and Kunek has always taken a back seat to Talbot/Allen/Ohea. I'm personally not convinced she is better than those 3 at international level.

Sandy has obviously favoured the younger Smith and Magbegor. Then there's the likes of Tolo and George who definitely have always deserved a spot.

I think some coach's also get caught up in the idea that the next gen is always better than the current. I think Abby has shown she is still better than the current bigs going on current form. Smith hasn't really shown she measures up to the hype yet, and Magbegor is a talent but I'm yet to see her really dominate a game.

Just my thoughts.

Sandy plays multiple players out of position in the opals. They play different positions in wnba.

Whitcomb 2 for opals, 1-2 for New York.
Talbot 2 for opals, 3 for seattle.
Allen 3 for opals, 4 for New York.
Magbegor 4 for opals, 5 for seattle.
George is a 5 not a 4
Ohea is a 3 not a 2
Blicavs is a 4 not a 3
Ebzery is a 2 not a 1
Madgen is a 2 not a 1


Kunek is a 3 not a 4
Bishop is a 5 not a 4

If you look back every coach has had favourites but lookin back when Kunek n Bishop played, they did quite well during that time with the opals.

I think Bishop should be a lock. Less convinced Kunek is better than the following:

Ohea
Talbot
Allen
Blicavs
Madgen
Nicholson
Whitcomb

They may all play slightly different positions depending on lineup, but she's essentially going for the 2-3 spot, with maybe some stretch 4 thrown in if its small ball.

Alternatively, I think Bishop is definitely better or as good as:

Smith
Garbin
Aokuso

Ohea is 34 and really is her last tournament. Kunek is 4 years younger.
Bishop 32, should make Sydney but miss paris.

Whitcomb like mills although 33, superior fitness will get them to paris in 2024.

Solved

Whitcomb-Lavey-Mansfield
Talbot-Ohea
Allen-Kunek
Magbegor-Blicavs
George-Tolo-Bishop

We won't even make top 6 and possibly not even top 8 of 12.

USA, Japan, China, France, Serbia, Canada, Belgium, Russia, Bosnia, Nigeria could all beat us next year

Don't think they’ve added the 3x3 factor, several players gotten better after playing 3x3 over last 4 years.

Kunek had her best season in wnbl a couple of years ago and now been in euroleague for 2 years and averaged 17-5-4 over 2, shooting the 3 at 40%

Lol bs, Sydney even said they wanted her back.

The competitive environment has gone, it's all laughs, fun n games.
Need someone there that’ll give 'em a boot up the bum and we need a dedicated skills trainer. We also need a s&c coach with more focus on cardio.

You just have to look at the treatment of sami, best player by a mile 4 years straight and Mitchell has been chosen 5 of the 6 tournaments.

They had an article stating they wanted her back but she decided to go overseas.

Kunek was definitely wanted back

You don't play in Europe tax free, when agents negotiate though they always let the player know what the net is, after tax.