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THE rims are a little different, the basketballs are a little different and there will be slight variations in the rules, but American imports Gerard Anderson and Joe Harden expect to adapt fast.
Both California natives touched down in town on Monday and were hard at work with the Ballarat Holden Miners four hours later.
Ready for another team training session last night, Anderson and Harden said they looked forward to a new challenge in the South East Australian Basketball League.
“In the States, when you’ve been playing as long as we have you get to know all the players and how they play,” Anderson said. “We don’t know anyone here. It’s like starting over.”
Anderson (Cal State University Fullerton) and Harden (University of California Davis), both aged 24, are familiar with each other’s games, having played against each other in the NCAA. Both boast valuable NBA D-League experience.
Harden said he was not satisfied with the limited opportunity he had in D-League and opted to take his game to Australia.
Like Anderson, Harden had heard of Miners’ coach Guy Molloy’s strong reputation and felt he could better his game on court with Ballarat.
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