Hoops

Newley or Hodge who would you prefer?

If i had to chose id take Hodge as he is a far better all round player and one of the most exciting players going around, will score as much as Newley plus give u more in rebounds, assists, ball handling and defence. I also think Hodge is more likely, if he misses the nba i dont think he enjoyed Europe (i think he said that in interviews) so is moire likeley to play here than Newley who seems happy in Greece.
If i had the chance id grab them both, im pretty sure prior to the Winitana signing we had 8 players signed and 19 points available, im pretty sure Newley was a 9 last time he was in the NBL so there fore if Newley was any chance id cut Winitana and bring them both in, assuming money wasnt an issue.
If Newley did happen to be a 10 (which wouldnt surprise me), id downgrade Kersten or Hill (if they are both ones then maybe might have to sacrifice Cooper or Davidson) for a 1 point rookie like Burdon or Gerlach or Hoban and clear up the extra point.
Now that would be a AWESOME team with a first 5 of Hodge, Newley, Holmes, Ballinger, Schenscher Bench of Davidson, Maher, Burdon or Hoban, Kersten or Hill, Cooper, that bench would be guard heavy but hodge, newley and holmes can all slide up one or 2 positions to make it all work and only Cooper, Maher and Davidson would get decent mnutes off the bench
Ah well i guess we can live in hope, cos that team would pack out the powerhouse and bring massive excitement back if it were ever possible.

Can't beleive what i'm reading!!!

Hodge is the better player but you sign the home town boy for sure.

The top sides in the NBL all have one thing in common, top level home grown talent. Once you have that you can add imports, they are a hell of a lot easier to find than top flight Aussies!!!!

I am a huge fan of Hodge but no-way am i putting him infront of Brand Newley! (shout out to Beantown)

Hodge!!! Excitement machine and has it all.

Newley is overrated IMO. He is a good player, but the expectation was that he would come back and dominate for the Boomers. Has he done that?
No. He has struggled with his shot and struggled overall.
However, he is the kind of player, who is up and down. I believe he can have a great Olympics , simply because he was an NBA draft selection-He must have had skill to get where he has.

Hodge... I don't think any real comparison needs to be done.

If you want one, compare stats.

Besides, I'd expect Newley to honor his original agreement with the Sixers and play for them should his NBA aspirations die... but I doubt he'd do that now.

I would take Hodge. He is the better player by far. However, i doubt it he would actually stay here, with dreams of playing in the NBA.
Newley wouldn't put up the same numbers that Hodge did(I remember Hodge put up a few triple-double's last season), but he would certainly feel more comfortable and likely to stay.
Hard Choice, but i would rather take Hodge, considering that the 36ers were playing awesome ball when he was at the club last season. He makes the team better.