
Sixers Import No.2??
I think our Front court will look like
C Cooper/Dench
PF Ballinger/??? (a cheap PF, Simon Conn????
SF Import/Copeland
they may sign a PF as our 11th man but it would have to be a rookie or soemthing as we would only hav 2 points left if we sign a 10 point import, Simon Conns name has been thrown around this forum, Andrew Rice is also a 2 point player so if you added one of them into the front court it doesnt look too bad to me, as Dench and Cooper can also play PF and Ballinger can probably play SF or C for a bit if needed and i dare say the 2nd import would be able to fill some minutes at PF as the NBL isnt the biggest league these days and most SFs can play a bit of PF. A Dench/Cooper/Ballinger is one of the better PF/C rotations we have had in a while IMO

I hope they sign a import SF with or without Newley and if Newley goes it may just free up some more cash to sign a higher quality import if needed or bring home a good aussie player from Europe or something a bit like the Cats did with Ryan last year, but who knows if anyone will be available, i say signing Newley was a risk worth taking, imagine the up roar if we didnt go hard after him and he ended up playing for the Tigers all season. I think a player in the Dave Thomas mould would be perfect (assuming Newley stays) and with Phil and Steve being in America recently i hope they have some potential targets in mind. The last time they brought in a new import it was Willie Farley and the time before it was Kevin Brooks, both resulting in championships, so they have a good track record with imports so lets hope it continues!!
