U18 Boys Premier League 08/09

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If i recall Titans use to be div 1. Did other div 1 players get similar stats against them when they were in div 1?? probably.. So Merlanos 29pts and 31 rebounds is just as credible.

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what are the squads/teams for the north:

Townsville
Mackay
Cairns

whos good? whos bad? whos state?



whooo they got??

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If the div 2 guys all stink then how come there is a div2 player on the state team


Stupid statement...the kid made the Div 1 Brisbane team and pulled out due to the training commitments. Its not that he is a Dic 2 player....

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Stupid statement...the kid made the Div 1 Brisbane team and pulled out due to the training commitments. Its not that he is a Dic 2 player....


oh snap!

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whooo they got??

state players are spread accross the 3 teams

should be solid

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What are teams doing to get ready for Classics now that prem league is done
Bris are playing gbl who else.

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What are teams doing to get ready for Classics now that prem league is done
Bris are playing gbl who else.

Anything in the rumour that two players are pulling out of the Logan team for the Classics??

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wow so mature. I've never seen such a judgemental site. He has played some great games, give him credit, don't just put him down. But wait.. if he can't play then why did he make the state team last year?

Hahaha my mum made the state team last year XD so what?!
Waaaaaaaayyyyyyyy too much bias in team selection.

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Anything in the rumour that two players are pulling out of the Logan team for the Classics??

Hope its the gumbys pulling out.

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Hope its the gumbys pulling out.

Only someone from Logan would say that hahahha I would prefer it to be 2 of their athletes.

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Hope its the gumbys pulling out.

No gumbys in Logan!

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Hope its the gumbys pulling out.

This sort of attitude to tall lads is endemic to SE Queensland (at least) and is a crying shame. Very tall boys are normally "gumby", but if we don't work with them, we're going to miss out on some great players when they grow into their frames.

Not all of them will, of course, but ignoring bigs in favour of "athletes" (read: child athletes) is ill-advised. You can teach handles. You can teach a shot. You can't teach an "athlete" to be 6'11". It seems we learned the lesson of not picking all giants, but gone too far the other way now. It's not like picking the eigth and ninth point guard in a side gives a team something the first seven didn't.

Australian Rules has a good enough juniors program as it is without us gifting them big men, sick of being told basketball is for them, but constantly being shoved to the side because we expect 14-17 year olds the size of men to be able to use it now.

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Townsville has 5 state players, 3 starters so from all reports should be favourite easy
Mackay has 3 state players, 1 starter maybe another who could also start
Cairns has 2 state players, only 1 starter

Also Townsville have most of the Under 16 group who finished 2nd in 2008 moving up to 18's so will have a solid bottom age group.

Should be
Townsville
Mackay
Cairns
Mulgrave

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This sort of attitude to tall lads is endemic to SE Queensland (at least) and is a crying shame. Very tall boys are normally "gumby", but if we don't work with them, we're going to miss out on some great players when they grow into their frames.

Not all of them will, of course, but ignoring bigs in favour of "athletes" (read: child athletes) is ill-advised. You can teach handles. You can teach a shot. You can't teach an "athlete" to be 6'11". It seems we learned the lesson of not picking all giants, but gone too far the other way now. It's not like picking the eigth and ninth point guard in a side gives a team something the first seven didn't.

Australian Rules has a good enough juniors program as it is without us gifting them big men, sick of being told basketball is for them, but constantly being shoved to the side because we expect 14-17 year olds the size of men to be able to use it now.

They didnt say anything about the gumbies being tall. And please tell me any 6"11 junior athletes around SEQ at the moment? I am struggling too anyway.

Maybe they dont take the "gumby talls" because when they get to a competitive level, they can't handle it. There skills aren't up to it, so when they start getting hammered inside by bigs that can play, they lose the plot.
Possibly?

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They didnt say anything about the gumbies being tall. And please tell me any 6"11 junior athletes around SEQ at the moment? I am struggling too anyway.

Maybe they dont take the "gumby talls" because when they get to a competitive level, they can't handle it. There skills aren't up to it, so when they start getting hammered inside by bigs that can play, they lose the plot.
Possibly?

I have a child who is Tall for his age who wants to learn but gets pushed aside for the SMALLER athletic kids because it all about now and who you know rather then growing towards the future of Australian basketball. Also I would like to point out when picking for positions the kids who are above average should't be looked as Big positions only as on average a guard is 6 foot 4 upwards. Better yet teach our kids all positions because who knows how they will grow.

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They didnt say anything about the gumbies being tall. And please tell me any 6"11 junior athletes around SEQ at the moment? I am struggling too anyway.

Maybe they dont take the "gumby talls" because when they get to a competitive level, they can't handle it. There skills aren't up to it, so when they start getting hammered inside by bigs that can play, they lose the plot.
Possibly?

Spoken by a really loser. Who has know clue about basketball. And the whole reason why the future of Australian basketball is up the sh**!

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Hope its the gumbys pulling out.

Just like to point out when M Jordan was in high school did matter how athletic he was he wasn't getting chosen for teams because he wasn't tall enough didn't matter how skilled he was lucky for him he grew. Goes to show how the Americans chose their kids. And thats why they are sucessful.

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They didnt say anything about the gumbies being tall. And please tell me any 6"11 junior athletes around SEQ at the moment? I am struggling too anyway.

Maybe they dont take the "gumby talls" because when they get to a competitive level, they can't handle it. There skills aren't up to it, so when they start getting hammered inside by bigs that can play, they lose the plot.
Possibly?

The average height of basketball players has dropped markedly in the last 10 to 15 years. You can find where all the tall kids went by attending any local Australian Rules Football club.

Your second comment is exactly the kind of attitude I'm talking about. Where do these magical "bigs that can play" come from, if not from "gumby" tall boys who are coached and eventually learn what it is to be that size? I'll tell you the result - they don't come. We don't get "bigs who can play". They're all off playing Australian Rules because of attitudes that say "I don't care if I already have seven point guards, I'll select two more."

Of course all the tall boys won't work out. But none at all will if they keep getting shunted off. They'll go play Australian Rules Football... which actually has a national club in Brisbane.

I note also that someone else has responded with the line of "MJ wasn't tall when he was young, so you're saying he wouldn't have been selected" - This is rubbish. Selecting two gumby bigs instead of the eighth and ninth ball carriers doesn't mean the seven other "athletes" suddenly disappear.

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I have a child who is Tall for his age who wants to learn but gets pushed aside for the SMALLER athletic kids because it all about now and who you know rather then growing towards the future of Australian basketball. Also I would like to point out when picking for positions the kids who are above average should't be looked as Big positions only as on average a guard is 6 foot 4 upwards. Better yet teach our kids all positions because who knows how they will grow.

Oh absolutely. That's the idea eventually... but just as you say - coaches seem to want it all "now" and won't put the effort in to add skill and knowledge to a natural gift of shape.

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I note also that someone else has responded with the line of "MJ wasn't tall when he was young, so you're saying he wouldn't have been selected" - This is rubbish. Selecting two gumby bigs instead of the eighth and ninth ball carriers doesn't mean the seven other "athletes" suddenly disappear.

Sorry - misread that. Mea culpa

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U18 Nationals Soon

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great example of a gumpy making it big.


Cameron Baistow, AIS, AUS, QLD 20s

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U18 Nationals Soon

yeeeeeeeeeeeee
pumped

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Townsville has 5 state players, 3 starters so from all reports should be favourite easy
Mackay has 3 state players, 1 starter maybe another who could also start
Cairns has 2 state players, only 1 starter

Also Townsville have most of the Under 16 group who finished 2nd in 2008 moving up to 18's so will have a solid bottom age group.

Should be
Townsville
Mackay
Cairns
Mulgrave


and 3 state reserves for Heat
Harry
Justin
Rob

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Townsville has 5 state players, 3 starters so from all reports should be favourite easy
Mackay has 3 state players, 1 starter maybe another who could also start
Cairns has 2 state players, only 1 starter

Also Townsville have most of the Under 16 group who finished 2nd in 2008 moving up to 18's so will have a solid bottom age group.

Should be
Townsville
Mackay
Cairns
Mulgrave


yer townsville has 5 state players, and 2 bottom age reserves
mackay have 3 state players
cairns hav 2 state players and 1 reserve

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yer townsville has 5 state players, and 2 bottom age reserves
mackay have 3 state players
cairns hav 2 state players and 1 reserve

north teams aree all jokes

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north teams aree all jokes

the only jokes are the south teams who think they know how to play basketball.

Heat for state champs

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Care to explain how come the Heat only just beat their northern counterparts in Mackay, if in fact they are sooo good? Only beat Rocky by 2 aswell??

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the only jokes are the south teams who think they know how to play basketball.

Heat for state champs

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!! that's all i have to say

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Care to explain how come the Heat only just beat their northern counterparts in Mackay, if in fact they are sooo good? Only beat Rocky by 2 aswell??

Care to explain why your a fag :P

Your gonna be eating you words when we win it.

Townsville Heat state champs baby ;)

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Townsville will not have it there way if Brisbane has something to do about it.

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Townsville will not have it there way if Brisbane has something to do about it.


brissie to win final by 10+ over either spartans or logan. brissie simply cannot be gaurded all over the floor. willow/garrett in the one ,corban in the 2, mitch in the three,bairstow in the 4 and eric in the 5. no one can gaurd that.

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brissie to win final by 10+ over either spartans or logan. brissie simply cannot be gaurded all over the floor. willow/garrett in the one ,corban in the 2, mitch in the three,bairstow in the 4 and eric in the 5. no one can gaurd that.

mackay will giv em a run for their money i rekon

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mackay will giv em a run for their money i rekon

who do mackay have?? anyone that can cause serious match up problems becuase bbi d is tough

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who do northside have this year
they should have a solid top age team when there bottom aged kids are tops

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who do northside have this year
they should have a solid top age team when there bottom aged kids are tops

i think they all the same players but i think a kid from marochy is goin there dont know who though

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i think they all the same players but i think a kid from marochy is goin there dont know who though

likely a mix of both bottom age and top age players in div 1, div 2 side will be all bottom age in prep for the year after.

mostly the same players coming back to NS, with a few new inclusions from associations both north and south of us.