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Years ago

Can the Sixers still win with Marty Clarke?

Marty recruited ?

Anthony Petrie
Adam Gibson

Or were we the only club left with points and money and spaces for players this late in the recruitment cycle ?

Nathan Crosswell ?

had no where else to go ( still a good player th0)

Stephen Weigh ?

Yes - beat out every other club in the league for his signature - not

Jason Cadee

wanted to go to a team that was weak enough to probably give him a starters role and bulk minutes in the PG spot - Given Weigh's minutes with Marty - was a good bet he would come here - Woolongong was always going to go import in the PG spot.

Luke Schenscher

He wnated to come back home - but Clarke nixed it last time - this time the "front office" made the deal - not Clarke.

Mitch Creek
Daniel Johnson

Yes they did come "for" Clarke - but I suspect that with this roster - if they say at the end of next season - "if Clarke goes we go" they will have their bluff called.- which is as good as an incentive for the club to go out and recruit exceptionally hard after having to accede to such an ultimatum as I've ever heard of.

So I suppose , in a sence , Marty DID cause all these players to be recruited - if only to reduce the impact of the above threat.

Years ago

The single issue with Marty, regardless of the skill level of the team, is the shockers that he lets go on for too long.

Too many times the Sixers have been up by ten, then they let the other team go on a 0-12 run and the Sixers are behind. Surely timeouts need to be called sooner to get control of the game.

Simple rule. 3 unanswered goals = timeout

Years ago

So enticing some of the best young players in the NBL to play in Adelaide has nothing to do with the coaching staff?
Just look at the Australian players who have come (and gone) from the Sixers since Clarke took over as the coach. This list is just off the top of my head.

OUT
Jacob Holmes
Adam Ballinger
Rhys Carter (In and Out)
Brad Hill
Wade Helliwell (In and Out)
Jeff Dowdell
... potentially
Darren Ng
Nathan Herbert

IN
Mitch Creek
Daniel Johnson
Luke Schenscher
Jason Cadee
Anthony Petrie
Adam Gibson
Stephen Weigh
Nathan Crosswell

There aren't too many other coaches out there (IMO) who would be able to get commitments from these kinds of players.
If you have an idea of a coach who would be able to bring in better players then feel free to name them.

Years ago

I personally think people underestimate the impact that Clarke and Radford have had on the club...

Years ago

we can win games providing that coach uses his rotations carefully,we have plenty of bigs and guards now,we have 8 players on our list so far,i think we will look at getting an import PG and we will be solid,whole new team again,but stronger.Starting five will be schenscher,johnson,weigh,gibson and PG Followed by Petrie,Creek,Cadee Crosswell.

We have game against NCAA Team to see how our players perform .Radford will be taking charge as clarke and Gibson away for the Olympics.

Years ago

Can the sixers STILL win ?? - really the question is will the 36ers now START to win under Clarke and Radford

I think that they will be erratic, and perhaps that could be blamed upon the sudden influx of players who are not across Clarke's and Radford's "system ( whatever that is) .

The real proof of the pudding will be how the team plays and either improves or degrades against the same opposition. with 4 games against each - and it seems quite a few "series" where we play consecutive games - it will be a situation where ( injuries aside) it will be the adjustments that the coaches make that will make the difference -

I'm hoping for the best, and perhaps the Tassie Twins ( are they now triplets with Gibson ?) will be Triumphant and Tear away to a Tremendous beginning to a career that will end with 3 consecutive NBL titles and then with coaching Oz to an Olympic Gold - or with they tumble to a terrible "where are they now ?" future .

will know if we are out of the four in Jan - not long to wait really

 

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