
Ch 10: 36ers confident about getting Hodge
Hodge would be awesome i dont think it would be possible to get a import better than Hodge so if we dont get him i think a good import would be someone of the Ebi Ere, Cortez Groves callibre would be great.
Would people be happy for the 36ers to sign say Cortez Groves or Ebi Ere should we miss out on Hodge???
Hodge would be better but i wouldnt be too upset with either of those guys as replacements should we not get Hodge.
I think we need a 20ppg+ scorer in that import spot as guys like Holmes, Davidson and Schenscher probably wont give us more than say 15ppg i think Ballinger will give us around 20 so yea i think our import guard also needs to have some scoring ability.
All of Hodge, Ere and Groves can score 20 ppg and play a couple of positions so would not be un happy with any of them, but yea id still be holding out on Hodge for the next couple of months personally, i dont think Groves is going to be hugely chased by most NBL teams so hopefully he will still be available should we miss out on Hodge, id even be ok with bringing Farley back if we miss out on Hodge as he brings the same sort of skill set as Ere or Groves and i think would fit the team reasonably well.

im not convinced on luke yet, Anyone else think the same way?.He's not going to dominate games, I don't think, in spite of his 10 point rating, but given his AIS, college, Boomer and NBA experience, I expect he's not going to suck either. He also doesn't have the allergy to paint that Axel Dench has. As long as he can guard the rim, rebound, and force the opposition big man to work on D, he'll be doing a great job and will make the team better, regardless of his individual stats.

Hodge is a fantastic player no doubt, and it was great to have him here for the short time he was. Realistically however, it's no use getting your panties wet just yet considering the NBA out clauses he'll most likely get, and the fact that Melbourne is apparently on to him aswell.
