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Post by Aaron2344 on Jan 8, 2008 19:25:58 GMT -5
James...Ballarat Miners, you ever hear of them? Play in the SEBL, lower division from the NBL....it looks like one of my guys is going to sign and play for them. Once he gets down there and you're ever there, you guys should meet up.
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Post by Tigertecz on Jan 9, 2008 15:34:37 GMT -5
Reminds of a mate who went to America and was speaking to a girl at a bar who said to him, "WOW you're from England?! Have you heard of London? My friend Tom is from London. Do you know Tom?"
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Post by Aaron2344 on Jan 9, 2008 16:08:54 GMT -5
my exact thoughts LL
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Post by James on Jan 10, 2008 22:52:59 GMT -5
Yeah, it's probably the second best league in the country.
Ballarat is a bit of a shit hole though, he won't get to experience the awesome nightlife we have down here. Driving to the city would take around 2 hours. It's decent though, Ballarat is a tight nit community, but it's real old.
I usually go watch games at that level so I may see him one time.
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Post by Aaron2344 on Jan 10, 2008 23:06:59 GMT -5
Well I was speaking with the owner and GM, and they both said Melbourne is about an hour or so away, and the team spends a ton of time there.
They said Ballarat loves this team, and the whole entire town caters to the players.
Where are you from?
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Post by Aaron2344 on Jan 10, 2008 23:09:18 GMT -5
and this whole thing of superannuation was so confusing today. i couldn't get an answer of who pays for this.
and now i see why you guys go to school for free, your taxes are so high!
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Post by James on Jan 10, 2008 23:16:25 GMT -5
I think we get taxed more than any other country in the world... It's insane. If yuo earn over something like 52k, 48% of that wage gets taken away via tax!!!!!!!!!
They would never be in Melbourne all the time, maybe the outskirts because the metropolitan areas (Melbourne) has it's own league. I personally would never move to Ballarat but if he is getting a good deal, it should be fine.
I'm from the the north of Melbourne.
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Post by Aaron2344 on Jan 10, 2008 23:20:50 GMT -5
It's really a deal to show the NBL teams what he can do. This team has four former players coaching in the NBL, plus an assistant coach up there. They just put two players in the NBL recently, so it's really just to get exposure and hopefully either move to the NBL or a better league in Europe. They expect him to avg. 30/15, so he should get some looks.
And they go to Melbourne to play a bit, but go out in the city as well.
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Post by James on Jan 10, 2008 23:26:10 GMT -5
Link to his player profile or whatever?
And the league is no walk in the park either lol incase he is thinking that.
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Post by Dave on Jan 11, 2008 0:19:03 GMT -5
who is this guy aaron? Melvin?
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Post by Aaron2344 on Jan 11, 2008 0:20:19 GMT -5
Toney-El....Krupinski can give you a full scouting report on him....he was one of his favorite players in summer league
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Post by Sheryl Yoast on Jan 11, 2008 9:15:53 GMT -5
Toney-El. Loved him at Seton Hall.
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Post by Sheryl Yoast on Jan 11, 2008 9:17:05 GMT -5
Eddie Griffin wouldn't go to UNC because they wouldn't take Toney-El as well. Those two were boys.
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Post by Aaron2344 on Jan 11, 2008 9:40:02 GMT -5
oh yeah man, those two were real close....he's still upset about griffin
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Post by Aaron2344 on Jan 12, 2008 20:45:23 GMT -5
Link to his player profile or whatever? And the league is no walk in the park either lol incase he is thinking that. my fault, i don't have a profile on hand that i can post on the forum, but a quick bio. high school - led his team to the #10 ranking in the nation according to usa today at seton hall prep ---honorable mention usa today all american his senior year college - 4 year starter at seton hall (very exciting to meet up with andrew gaze by the way since he's in melbourne). above average career there. had knee trouble, but still put up some pretty good numbers. pro - played in japan, usa, and dominican republic. put up huge numbers everywhere he has played. unfortunately, his agent was shit, so we're trying to jumpstart his career in australia. seabl season ends in august, so he'll be able to go to europe or the nbl after this season. ballarat expects him to be the number one option and they realistically said he can put up between 30-35/10-15 a night. hopefully they're right, lol. |
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Post by Phoenix Phil on Jan 12, 2008 22:19:47 GMT -5
Toney-El....Krupinski can give you a full scouting report on him....he was one of his favorite players in summer league wow, that's awesome... I used to watch play at SHU all the time. How long have you known him... are you from jersey? |
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Post by Aaron2344 on Jan 12, 2008 22:22:51 GMT -5
Toney-El....Krupinski can give you a full scouting report on him....he was one of his favorite players in summer league wow, that's awesome... I used to watch play at SHU all the time. How long have you known him... are you from jersey? yeah, toms river...met him this summer. i'm up in east orange every few weekends. you around there? |
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Post by Aaron2344 on Jan 12, 2008 22:23:49 GMT -5
Link to his player profile or whatever? And the league is no walk in the park either lol incase he is thinking that. my fault, i don't have a profile on hand that i can post on the forum, but a quick bio. high school - led his team to the #10 ranking in the nation according to usa today at seton hall prep ---honorable mention usa today all american his senior year college - 4 year starter at seton hall (very exciting to meet up with andrew gaze by the way since he's in melbourne). above average career there. had knee trouble, but still put up some pretty good numbers. pro - played in japan, usa, and dominican republic. put up huge numbers everywhere he has played. unfortunately, his agent was shit, so we're trying to jumpstart his career in australia. seabl season ends in august, so he'll be able to go to europe or the nbl after this season. ballarat expects him to be the number one option and they realistically said he can put up between 30-35/10-15 a night. hopefully they're right, lol. and his name is marcus toney-el |
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Post by Phoenix Phil on Jan 12, 2008 22:39:37 GMT -5
wow, that's awesome... I used to watch play at SHU all the time. How long have you known him... are you from jersey? yeah, toms river...met him this summer. i'm up in east orange every few weekends. you around there? I'm from Bayonne |
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Post by Garf2000 on Jan 13, 2008 5:15:53 GMT -5
near bayonne golf club?
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Post by Phoenix Phil on Jan 13, 2008 13:05:37 GMT -5
I lived on the other side of the town but yeah, pretty close to the golf club.
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Post by Dave on Jan 13, 2008 14:09:39 GMT -5
my family is from bayonne
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Post by Dave on Jan 13, 2008 14:21:14 GMT -5
Toney-El....Krupinski can give you a full scouting report on him....he was one of his favorite players in summer league Marcus is a guy that can take over a game he has good range but is more effective when attacking the basket. Has a knack for finding the ball off the glass and has great touch from the paint. He is a gamer who thrives in the clutch and loves to be in the spotlight. He can still throw it down but it looks strenuous while doing so but he still flies. Defensively he is a liability because he is not laterally quick enough to cover guards but not big enough to play against true forwards. He would greatly benefit playing for a coach who likes to play zone. |
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Post by Aaron2344 on Jan 13, 2008 15:22:06 GMT -5
Toney-El....Krupinski can give you a full scouting report on him....he was one of his favorite players in summer league Marcus is a guy that can take over a game he has good range but is more effective when attacking the basket. Has a knack for finding the ball off the glass and has great touch from the paint. He is a gamer who thrives in the clutch and loves to be in the spotlight. He can still throw it down but it looks strenuous while doing so but he still flies. Defensively he is a liability because he is not laterally quick enough to cover guards but not big enough to play against true forwards. He would greatly benefit playing for a coach who likes to play zone. and that's why krupinski will one day be a college coach pretty dead on |
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Post by Phoenix Phil on Jan 13, 2008 16:28:50 GMT -5
so aaron are you basically his agent?
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