“But I think he’s coming along pretty nicely, I know he’s celebrated his anniversary with his missus and had that 51, but come on bro – what are you going to give me tonight?

“It just depends on what situation you’re in. You don’t just depend on one guy, and if you go out and say in your head I’m going to get 60 and be what we call a ball hog it’s not going to happen.

“You’ve got to incorporate your teammates into that 60, as you saw with what James did and what Bryce Cotton did. You have to know, as a fighter would say, when to stick and when to move, or pass the ball in our case.”

The Bullets’ mini form burst will give Brisbane pundits hope their premiership ambitions are not dead, and the imminent returns of Boomers stars Rocco Zikarsky, Mitch Norton and Josh Bannan could fuel those visions.

Zikarsky, 18, had started the season on restricted minutes, but was particularly impressive in his 55-minutes in the two games before the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers to finish with season-best points (13 in each), rebounds (seven and eight) and blocks (one and three).

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Loggins, who featured for the Boomers at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, predicted the trio would return vastly different prospects, equipped with the tools to build towards ending a 17-year title drought.

“You’re playing against a different kettle of fish. When I played I just thought in my mind ‘am I good enough? Should I be here?’” Loggins said.

“But I learnt a lot playing international basketball, and that increased my knowledge so much. There’s so much you can learn here in the NBL, but then once you go outside that ring ... you’re definitely going to learn.”