Hoops

Ch 10: Ballinger agrees to stay with 36ers

If it's only 40min game , I'd probably just go ;
Ballinger and Rychart - as Aussies.
Burston ( with his wife playing for Lightning.
Hill ,Ng , Burdon and Davidson.
Imports- C.Williams and D.Smith.

This is going to be weird with an owner looking for players...

Wonder whether then , Bruce is asking too much, from ch9 mentioning, sixers may not be able to fit him in the cap.

I agree Donta would be a good signing. I think the import point guard would need to be a money shooter though, giving the team Ballinger, Ng and the import that can spread the floor. A bench with Holmes, Hill and Bruce is not great from the perimeter, so signing Nathan Herbert, Burston who is solid out to 15 feet, and a Janev or Egan who can shoot would create a team that Smith could flourish in.

I don't think Oscar will be back for a while, even when the league was in doubt all contracted Breakers players were guaranteed their wages ect. Not to many other clubs would have been in a position to do this.
I'm pretty sure that even if this season didn't go ahead they would have still had jobs and wages.
Plus we got him and plan to keep him, the man has mad game....

"Go for an unknown kid out of college that doesnt get drafted.."

Yeah because having a rookie import works wonders doesn't it. Just ask Mark Tyndale.

Holmes is very limited in the NBL with his inconsistent shot. He needs to be played as a 2/3 so he can make use of his post game, but he would need to improve his perimeter defence alot to move back to that position.

But he is a very good rebounder and interior/team defender, if he is happy to come off the bench the Sixers should keep him. If not, he prob isnt worth signing as a starter.

I think the Sixers should be chasing Liam Rush pretty hard.

A team of Burston, Ballinger, Rush, import, Bruce
Victor, Holmes, Hill, Ng, backup pg (Daniel Dillon?)

has great potential.

Unfortunately Holmes used to offer great value for money but now the cash he demands/deserves makes it tough to fit him in for what he returns, defense and rebounding decent enough but his offensive input can be very up and down.

williams cant shoot to save himself, sure he is interesting to watch now and again but seeing all the bricks he shoots would do my head in. Remember the game last year with tyndale defending him it was hilarious as he gave him 5 metres and he still wouldnt shoot as cant do anything unless hes on the break.

Go for an unknown kid out of college that doesnt get drafted..

What would people think of this as a potential line up

C Burston/ Victor
PF Ballinger/Rychart
SF Holmes/Hill
SG IMPORT (combo guard)/Ng
PG Bruce/Davidson

I think it would look good, my only doubt is wether say a rychart would come back to come off the bench with victor and holmes potentially taking up minutes in the PF/C rotation, but if we could get that line upt together it looks well rounded and strong, my guess would be it would be dusty or victor/burston.
Either way that would still be a nice line up if something like that was put together.

I wonder whether Rychart for Holmes (as suggested on ch9 news) ?

Holmes?
WTF?
Who on the SOS has the Sh*ts with Jacob? Have a look at the ABL results. He is carving up the competition and making others look ordinary.

The only thing I can think of is that he might be used as bait.

Holmes leaving?
thats a massive surprise and very disappointing if it turns out to be true