Firstly, i know that's a pretty sweeping statement at this very early stage of proceedings but the signs are there for all to see.
The backcourt is easily as strong if not the strongest in the league with Cameron Rundles, Bradd Wierzbicki[pic above] and Flinder Boyd providing a nice rotation. This trio provides the panache and in your face skills of Rundles, the dagger shooting and nerveless scoring of Wierzbicki and the premium passing and game control of Boyd which put together is a one stop shop for fans of that area of any basketball team.
The forward positions are filled by the following individuals: Ayron Hardy, Andrew Sullivan, Robert Youngblood, Tom Sherlock and Jamell Anderson which again gives Coach Paternostro an abundance of options and the undoubted advantage of keeping personnel fresh and covering any foul trouble that occurs. The addition of Sullivan gives us a toughness and an added winning mentality which everyone hopes can be retained for the duration of the season, add to this the unbelievable upside and attitude of Hardy and you have a lethal cocktail. The BBL veteran Youngblood and sparkplug ingredients off the bench from Sherlock will be an asset as the season unfolds as will the youth and athleticism of Anderson.
We also have a pair of centres which is pretty rare in terms of the make up of a typical BBL side where a forward more often than not fills that role on the majority of squads. In Barry Lamble we have someone who knows the league inside out and has steadily improved since he arrived from Birmingham, in Brett Royster we have a guy with a ton of potential, his frantic debut opening weekend started with a cross country flight across the USA followed immediately by a transatlantic hop into the UK arriving at 12.30 Friday lunchtime, he then got chucked straight into a game situation on Saturday evening against Leopards which he acclimated to very promisingly, a feat he repeated in the opening BBL league fixture at Cheshire where he contributed greatly to the impressive 59-80 victory.
On the sidelines we have Rob, LT and Phil, all of whom know how to get the job done. Rob is acutely aware of the potential he has out on the floor and will be busting a gut to bring home some recognition by way of silverware come the season end.
It promises to be a season to remember.
