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Dusty welcome Brad Hill to Taipans

The difference is that Lebron left Cleveland (his home town) to play with Wade and Bosh because he thought that was the only way he can win a championship. He had the choice of almost any team in the NBA and left the city that loved him!

Hill left Adelaide because clearly he was not in their plans for next year so signed with pretty much whoever would take him. If anybody was being dis-loyal it is the 36ers. Judging by what I keep reading on these forums, he was seen as a lot less than "loved".

BIG DIFFERENCE!!

Good one annon. I was set to watch Angry Boys tonight but clearly after that joke, I'm all laughed out!!

This is an improvement if he is no longer at the 6ers. But in saying that, he still is a good player and one who plays with heart. Never been a major fan of Hill, but got used to him. Wish him luck anyhow

So Paul you are also saying Team with a bit of coaching influence?

Brad Hill did improve this year; but still seemed to make some really basic fluffs during games.

My biggest problem with him was his inconsistency. You can't blame that on coaching or teammates; its solely on the player.

Here's hoping he does get the opportunities that he wants and developes into the player we all expected him to be. Best of luck; shame he wasn't able to do it here.

Good luck to Brad. He was stellar last season, showed huge improvment in his decision making and added some consistency on his 3 pt shot.

I think he will be a solid starter for cairns at the 3 spot.

I think Oscars success was more down to him getting more touches in the Hawks offense so I'll say Team on that one.
As a Breaker Penney and Bruton were the go to guys on offense and Foreman was a 3rd or 4th option where at the Hawks he is often their first or second option.

if he flourishes in Cairns is it the Teams fault or the Coaching Staffs ie Sixers?

At 25 years old and 7 years (less time out for the bad injury) in the NBL, Hill has had plenty of time and opportunity to establish himself. It is consistency week in and week out that makes a good player, not one big match in 10 and the rest very average. Good luck to Hill at Cairns but if hard decisions are what the 36er's fans want, then this is one that had to be made.

I think they said he is a player coach for the Eastern Mavericks in the CABL.

That's cool mate. Accidents happen :)

Doesn't mean i can't say it again does it? What can I say, he make a valid point lol

Congrats to Hill for getting a contract. Cairns will be a good place for his development. He will have a fresh slate on a team that needs all the talent it can get. I predict big things from him this year. Can envisage him starting up there on a permanent basis.

Skull, I completely agree with your comment about Cairns. There is no disrespect in getting the displaced and potential young stars and turning them into a decent playing roster. Good on them as well for committing to Hill.

Well done to Brad for securing another contract. I always prefer to see locally based former sixer players get picked up by another club than to disappear from the league totally.

This is a great challenge for him, he's out of his comfort zone but old enough to appreciate the opportunities a new environment provides. I hope this venture interstate is more successful than his previous victorian experience. I hope he plays well against the sixers but on a losing team.

He may well have felt too secure with the Sixers, hopefully this change and more accountability will test him and bring out the better baller more consistently that he has shown glimpses of.

I think Hill is a great pickup...36ers fans should be hoping he desn't come back to bite them!

Needs a new environment - good luck to him! Good athlete & he just might make all u die hard 36er fans eat humble pie.

The only fuckwit on here is u anon!!!

Best of luck Hill, i think most on here would chose Ng, Herbert, Creek and Weigh over him so there just wasnt room for him in the 36ers if we are going to have the other 4, im glad to see him stay in the league and hope he does well