Hoops

Official: 36ers sign Jacob Holmes

Past record on holding out on a particular player has not gone well for the 36ers. While there are still good free agents about, one should be snapped up straight away instead of waiting for an uncertain player.

I wish we still had NG!

Burnt by last year I guess Isaac, we all know what happened when we waited....Yeah we got Hodge, but if we had acted earlier....

Was just putting it out there I guess, love the way Ellis plays..

I would definatly hold out as long as possible on Hodge, atleast another month or so, as i dont think you could get a better import than him and would be lucky to find one who brings all the things he does to the table, so id wait on Hodge, if Hodge doesnt return id rather see guys like Groves, Ere, Dave Thomas or even Farley looked at than Ellis as i think we need a SG who can also play minutes in the PG and/or SF roles. Not saying Ellis is a bad player but i dont think we need him with Ballinger and Holmes signed.

What if we signed Ellis as an import. Can play as an undersized centre, PF, maybe SF? Small, but gives his all every game..

Ellis/Cooper
Ballinger/ Mottram?
Holmes/ (drawing a blank here...)
Maher/ Burdon
Davidson/ Kersten? Zorich?

Bit light at the guards, but Burdon can step up IMO in Ng's absence.

I think Holmes is a great pick up, should provide us with some good defence and rebounding and 10-15 points per game, also fills our major weakness of the past 2 seasons at SF.
How many aussie SF's are better than Holmes, the main ones i can think of are Mackinnon, Wortho, Barlow, Saville and not many others so i would have holmes in my top handfull of aussie SF's and he would probably have come cheaper than the others also.
The fact he is a SA local is a bonus and hopefully he will remain a 36ers for the next 5-10 years.
I think the roster is looking good so far

At worst i think we would come up with

C Cooper/??Dodman
PF Ballinger/???Mottram or Dench
SF Holmes/?? Gerlach or Hill
SG Import (Hodge)/???Burdon
PG Maher/Davidson
Even if you filled the back up forwards with ABA rookies i think that is a upgrade on last season and should have us in the playoffs especially if Hodge comes back, if we get Hodge back i think he alone would put us into the top 4-6 with a full season of him playing. If we are able to add Schenscher even better, i think things are looking up for the 36ers, good to add a good starting level aussie each season, last season Davidson, this season Holmes and maybe Schenscher, and the following season with Ballinger naturalising should allow us to have an extra import, i think the next few seasons should bring some good teams and exciting times for the 36ers

Sigh.

I'm still clinging to the hope that it's an April Fools joke.