Hoops

Sixers happenings etc

There appears to be a lot of smoke and mirrors at the moment, a lot of cards being held very close the the chest :)

TV news had Holmes out - but he was signed.
Boti has Sturt - not in calculations.
Bruce - in calculations by his subtraction.
Imports - Guard and scorer
And - a back up big and under-23 player
to complete the roster.

Fitzy the Media star

Saw the promos for ACA and they are promoting a story on new Sixers owner, Fitzy.

Good to see some publicity on the TV. Keep it up.

I wonder why Channel se7en hasn't got something similar in "Today Tonight", but the cynic in me believes it may have something to do with that station seemingly only wanting to cover aFL stories.

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Isn't Surt goofing around with the Sixers scimmage at the moment? Surely that's a sign the SIxers are considering him?


"Don't understand why we aren't looking"
Sounds like you know something about him being told not to bother?

People bagging Brucey, he was rookie of the year, a real solid player for us...it should be a priority to get him back!

Damm it.. I've been singing ' He's got Betty Davis eyes.' All day long .. thinking 'bout Sturt and Skip.
Aw well, not to be....

Ninnis is like the Crows coach... likes the dour player... doesn't like flair.

And, John Rillie fans.
I'm not a fan of having to have an under-23 player in the 10, as per NBL new rule.

Sturt - We were getting a small fan club ready ....

Aw well, suppose there are fans of Bruce and Hodge etc., also.

Ninnis said Sturt "Dunks,rebounds and blocks shots,and had done well. -

But, he is not in current calculations."
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Would be a good song , wouldn't it.
" He's got Paris Hilton arms."

Ninnis said " He dunks,rebounds and blocks shots and had done well. But that's not what we want."

Seems strange.

I know it was only a trial game last year, but he outplayed Schenscher, for most of the nite, and looked to have potential,and popular with the 36ers crowd,the way he played.

"no joke, he's got Paris Hilton arms"

ROFLLOLLERPOPS!

yea fair enough, i shoulda checked his d.o.b. I was just thinking it wouldnt be a bad idea to have a young pg like a sutton or kersten back up the import, given we wont need huge minutes out of them and would be a cheaper option pont wise than say brad davidson, giving us more points to use on another big guy which is probably more important given we will have a import pg

Aaron Bruce if he is still a 3 or atleast less than say davidson would be ideal, as he is young, a potential star, so we get the best of both worlds. if we got a import combo guard so can play half there mins at sg so there is still atleast 20-30 mpg for bruce i reckon it would be a great idea to get him back, as long as we can afford him. Here is hoping he is interested and doesnt break the bank as he is a bargain points wise, as he is in the top handfull of aussie pgs in the league, cj ahead of him id say he is already on par with crosswell, kendall, etc and more potential to imrpove, and id say he would be cheaper points wise than any of them.

Is Ryan Kersten a chance to be the U/23 player?? he is apparantly having a good state league season and was on the squad last season, given we are going to have a import pg playing probably around 30/40 mins and hill and ng would be capable of playing 5-10 mins at pg if need be, is Kersten worth another go?, that would allow us to go for a more experienced back up big man like a Mottram for example and doesnt limit us to a big guy under 23, which i dont think there would be many u/23 centres you would go after as most would probably be in college if they are top talent or would not be physically ready to play against big guys in the nbl.

When does the season start?

How many of the 8 teams have finalised rosters?

My understanding from stuff read in here was that Bruce has indicated he's not going to be playing basketball in a season or two. That'd definitely contribute to Scotty's decision on wether to sign him or not.

Personally, I'd like to know if Davidson is in or not. Unless that too hinges on the potential PG import signing?

Are they considering Hoban as a part time back up center?

Sounds like we'll hear about imports at the point and swingman forward positions once Ninnis and Hill have checked out the D-League.