Hoops

Should 36ers have gone after Homicide?

Yes DB5, just got my voice back. Not the best game to go on a road trip with the boys. Atleast the crown casino felt the wrath of Adelaide

Just hate the written word, what seems to make sense in the context of what I have written can so easily be interpreted another way when read. By "overall team balance,structure and the Coach", the context I was refering to was the right ratio of Centres, forwards and guards, veteran and young players, along with a Coach that gets the best out of the players at his disposal.

When the 36ers were at their most entertaining back in the 1998 - 2002 era, it was the right balance of quality players that not only were entertaining to watch but also won games and Championships.

Go back to the 1984-5 era under Ken Cole and they were great to watch, as well as winning games. Look what happened when Gary Fox had almost the same group, won games but no Championships - no flair.

Dollars, Player Points, enforced Salary Caps and Team Budgets play a big part in modern NBL competition. Get the import players right and it can make a huge difference. What is harder is getting the right Australian content right. Melbourne has too many bigs and Adelaide too many smalls. Perhaps doing a mid season trade of Aussie content would be a lot more beneficial that getting a Corey Williams type.

Here's a thought - is the aim of a professional basketball team to entertain the spectators or win games. I think if I was an owner, I would prefer the team to win games and the Championship. A winning season and especially a Championship winning season means more sponsors, more corporate box sales, more season ticket holders, more walkup ticket sales and more merchandise sales. It enables better coaching and support staff, along with better training facilities. Therefore the running costs of the team are covered and it may then attract players who may not otherwise come to Adelaide. Just look at the financial benefit that AFL Premiership teams rake in.

Williams would be a great addition to Adelaide and great to watch, but one Champion player doesn't make a Championship winning Team. It is the overall team balance,structure and the Coach. That is the point I was making in the analogy with Rose.

JOaRiDrAN were you guys the ones on Fox, yelling every free throw?

I need to get up, walk away from my desk, leave the office and do a lap of the city before I respond to the Rob Rose comparison.

Myself and two mates sat front row at the tigers game, when homicide inbounded a baseline ball the three of us were getting in his ear telling him where the "real" fans were and that he should come to Adelaide. I think he liked it, Dont be surprised people..... imagine what he would do feeding off our home crowd. look at hodge, yeah he was a dick but the dome was rockin and look at how the whole team lifted,even with no jumpshot I think we woulve made the finals that year if none of that shit went down with Judas and the club.

Perhaps Williams is similar to Robert Rose in that while he is a very good player and capable of dominating games, he also is not a Championship winning player. For all of Rose's achievements, he only won one Championship and that was in his first season with South East Melbourne Magic. He then went on to play with four other teams without success, although Townsville did make the final series, losing in three games.