BBL - A New Hope?

I've never been a much of a BBL fan. In fact, I can probably count on my fingers and toes the number of BBL games I've been to.
What's the point of going to watch a load of Americans, not good enough to play in Europe, when I could go to an EBL game and watch people I know playing?

But this year, things might just be different. For the first time in my basketball experience, there seem to be a lot of English guys not only playing for BBL teams, but actually making crucial contributions (rather than riding the pine and filling quotas).

It's early days, I know, but a quick look at the stats sheets and it's clear to see British players are smashing it.

At Milton Keynes, Streetball.co.uk baller Pierre Henry-Fontaine is building on a successful rookie season - averaging 5 assists per game and shooting an incredible 69% from the field (3rd best in the league) and 100% from beyond the arc (don't get too excited though, it's only 3-from-3!)

Meanwhile, Junior Williams has joined King P at the Lions and is, by all accounts, settling in nicely. He's 4th in the league in assists (6.5 per) and second in steals (4.5).

Speaking of ex-Westminster Warriors, Germayne Forbes and Julius Joseph are now at the Scottish Rocks...who currently sit joint top of the league table along with Milton Keynes. Julius is 7th in the league in scoring, with an impressive 22ppg on 64% shooting. Meanwhile G-Whizz is dropping 5 dimes an outing and is 100% from the line.

Getting paid to play - Guildford's Mike Martin, Milton Keynes' Junior Williams
and Scottish Rocks Julius Joseph and Germayne Forbes