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Who will be the new AIS athletes?
Seeing as the AIS are losing 5-7 players from this years squad i would like to no who some of the candidates would be for the scholarships
Leaving
Andrew Ogilvy (NSW)- Indianna University or Utah(same collage as Bogut). Foward/Center
Patrick Mills (ACT)- Utah. Point Guard
Steven Weigh (QLD)- Utah. Small foward
Joe Ingles (SA)- Southern Dragons - Small Foward
Nathan Jawai (QLD)- American Collage still undecided on which one. Center
Daniel Johnson (WA)- Being sent back home for dissapointing results. ONLY A RUMOR. Power Foward
Jadranko Jusufagic (VIC)- Being sent home for dissapointing ressults. ONLY A RUMOR. Shooting/Point Guard
The departure of DJ and JJ are not concrete and are like i said before only rumor but the previous 5(and starting 5 of the team) are all concrete and will be leaving next year.
Some Possible Replacements
Alex Gynes(Small Foward/Power Foward, NSW) - After his 18s tournament and inclusion into the Emu's squad by AIS and Emu's head coach Marty Clarke he has gotta be the most logical and obivious choice to get a scholarship. Having said that alex gynes had a very good under 16s tournament and did not make the australian camp. He is very unconventinal inhis style of play which makes him hard to guard, but at the same time his height doesnt fit the AIS and international style of big men. I still think he will be offered a scholarship though.
Cameron Witt (Small Foward/Power Foward, TAS)- Has been involved in some Emu's camps and trainings. Very athletic and unlike gynes definantly fits the international mould for the swingman/big guy position. Doesn't have the skills right now to go and make an instant impact, but has the potential to. He needs to eb hitting the weights room big time if he wants a scholarship.
Cameron Gliddon (Point Guard, WA) - Very good scorer and is a decent size for his position. His great tournament as a bottom age player in under 18s earned him a spot in the Emu's team. He i think like gynes is one of the more obivious and logical choices for a scholarship.
Taylor Goodall (Center, NSW) - A very big, big, big, big, big, big, big body. Not tall but i would say he weighs about 150 kilos almost and knows how to throw his body around. Has like Witt been involved with some Emu's training but not selected in the team. Again like gynes does not fit the mould of the perfect big man only being 6'6 or 6'7 but can really play above his height and match it with the big guys.
Zach Natoli - (Point Guard, VIC) Extremely quick. Was part of the all australian camp as a bottom age player. Is the classic Victorian MEtro player in that everything he does is text book. Very good defender not the greatest offensive player to pick from but there are plenty of scorers around him. Can be a play maker. Mills has left huge shoes to fill and they probably can't be filled by one player. I think Gliddon and Natoli will both be selected, gliddon the scorer and natoli the defensie player.
Corey Collier - (Small/Power Foward, VIC) Very dynamic player. Has a very good understandong of the game and is quite skilled. Has showed good rebounding skill and defensive efforts. Is very coachable and has a good body to work with.
Cody Ellis (Power Foward, WA) - Very raw and young. Is a bottom age player so that is attractive to the coaches. Has the genes to get to that level and has shown in his performances as a bottom age player that he has the ability.
These are only under 18s players that will prbably be at the all australian camp. If there are any good young ABA players or players that are there abouts please let me know.
