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Update on Ervin

I would think that theNBA lockout will help us to get Ervin's signature. With a lot of NBA quality players signing deals in Europe now, someone like Ervin will be pushed further down the food chain on imports that are available. I'm hoping within the next month Euro teams sgn up a couple more NBA players and Ervin realises he is better off signing with the Sixers.

for years that was the same prob NZ had with Henare running the point, fluffing around at the top until the shot clock had almost expired and then finally pass to someone for them to jack up a contested shot. Situation improved with personnel changes and Henare ended up doing a great job last season.

because thats the logical method.

Bretts, I wouldn't say DeVries was bad, he just got injured. But yes, we are due for a couple of good imports at the Sixers. Not sure how you know exactly who is doing the import selections at the Sixers though? Would have thought it would be a combo of Marty and the GM, with input from other key people round the club.

With Ervin, nobody knows what is going on behind the scenes on both ends, so its pointless for posters to keep having a crack at the club for not either signing him yet or moving on. I know everyone is desperate for the Sixers to land him, but lets have a little patience until some worthwhile news emerges.

Tigger Watcher, I liked what Gilder brought to Sydney late last season too, but might not be the best option for Sixers now, given they already have Weigh and Creek at SF.

Grizzard, absolutely not, the Sixers brought him in as a mid-season replacement when Hodge skipped out on us a couple of years back and he was not reliable enough to be an import player. He is also another SF.

^ Pretty certain thats what he is doing. he is trying to sign up Ervin, which i believe falls under the category of recruiting.

because we don't live in a fantasy land with fields of pretty flowers and puppies. its a dog eat dog world, if someone is good enough then they are good enough to poach, thats how the world works. a tablespoon of cement may fix this.

i am seriously getting annoyed about this! have they set a date as to when the contract expires so he is forced to sign it with in a reasonable time. it is just becoming really annoying considering he was meant to make his mind up about 2 months ago.