Hoops

Worst NBL Import Ever?

Worst import ever - maybe SC.

Worst coach ever for giving this guy absolutely no opportunity to thrive - Marty Clarke.

& he's still coaching??

Ozzy teams shouldn't have to grab imports
There's so many players here compared to nz
Sometimes they find gold ,sometimes get a bust but at the end of the day its all about the money. The points cap limits and highlights the low level in talent pool.

"shit nba career as well"

um makes a pretty good 'baller then I reckon.

Orien Greene , he was useless for the breakers a few years back. Shit nba career aswell.

Square peg, round hole?

@KET - I agree. Well put.

@Isaac - Fair enough, but surely Deleon isn't still playing for $65k or therebouts this season? If Grant was that cheap, then 'Moose' should recieve alot of credit. I think Christopherson is capable of the level Hurdle and Henry are playing now - in a completely different role to players of their stature, obviously. I doubt Hurdle or Henry will be on 'budget contracts' next year if they return.

I'd prefer Creek at the 3 (Weigh splitting minutes at 3/4), and go with a backcourt of: Gibson, Cadee, Daly, Christopherson.

@Big Marty - I completely agree: the reality is Christopherson won't get another crack in the NBL and his basketball career will likely take a serious hit.

'If you were running the team and you got SC for his current price tag, how would you utilize him and how would you grade his performance?' - performance: crap (no way around it). Without going into detail: his mindset re: how he goes about scoring needs tinkering, and if opposing teams are going to play him tight, he needs to be in a position more often for the team to exploit their lack of rotations off him.

'In the off chance the first half of the season he wasn't able to meet your criteria; how long would you hang on to him before releasing him?' - too tough a hypothetical to call.

@Vespa - Starting to think your hoop dreams didn't pan out so well... that, and/or your mother gave you too much praise as a child.

And Marty's sister.

Just like every other job on the planet; you get hired based upon paperwork and previous experience.

Just like every other job on the planet; if you fail to live up to expectations and/or can't handle the tasks given to you, you get laid off.

Bargain or no Bargain, SC hasn't delivered in the time alloted. The only reason he's still getting any time on court is because there is no logical business reason to sack the guy and replace him. You might as well try and get something out of him until the contract expires.

@PlaymakerMo - I can see what you're trying to outline; but the business of Pro Sports is unforgiving.

I would put forward two questions to you:

'If you were running the team and you got SC for his current price tag, how would you utilize him and how would you grade his performance?'

and:

'In the off chance the first half of the season he wasn't able to meet your criteria; how long would you hang on to him before releasing him?'

Vespa, learn to read: I'm basing my argument on Christopherson's skillset rather than his performance this season.

@Isaac - how much are those guys earning? I doubt the absolute minimum allowed. It's not fair to compare Christopherson to those guys when he was never asked to produce to the extent they were.

He was, however, expected to fill an 8th/9th man role on the league's minimum salary. If Christopherson were played properly, I think he'd be a steal at the minimum.

No chance of being retained, but I guarantee his season would've shaped up very differently if he played for another team e.g. Perth.

Yes the worst and now probably has no pro prospects

Certainly looks lost out there but sometimes is played at small forward with Daly and Croswell, um wtf? Be intetesting to see how a coach such as Geordie would get more out of him?

^ Yes Marty.

@Vespa - third paragraph above: how's that for Marcus Camby's school of theory?

@Pure Silk/Vespa - not kidding, not trolling, I just know a good player when I see one. Actually watch him play, and really focus.

If he wasn't so devoid of confidence shooting the ball he wouldn't be forced to shot-fake and drive into a pack every single possession. Solid defender with good footwork. If played as an off-guard he has capable ball-handling - heck, it's better than Goulding's...

Every player on the 36ers roster is being under-utilized. Why is it so absurd to think Christopherson's game is being hard done by as well?

I'm not comparing him to the likes of Cedrick Jackson, Gary Ervin etc; for $40k/pa he's competing with the likes of Luke Martin, Kerry Williams, Tyson Demos, the Cedar brothers etc; based on what I think he's very capable of, I'll take Christopherson every single time over these guys.

Christopherson is better than his statistics.

Consider the fact he's still a kid, he had to pick up a complicated system on the fly in the middle of the season, and he was correctly scouted as a shooter by other NBL teams.

In his first few games he had practically no wide-open looks, was lost in the offensive system, and has been devoid of confidence ever since.

If you actually watch his game, rather than look at whether the ball goes through the hoop or not, you'd see the kid has talent. His statistics from college illustrate this as well.

It won't happen, but I hope we give him another shot next season. I think he could be a real diamond in the rough, if given a fresh start.

I think we should set up a Kyle Miller fan club.

Jim Havrilla.

A tired Gibson or Cadee are even better players, Just stop playing him, simple. Last night plays for 18 mins has 0pts and 3TO's. I know Marty bashing is tired and old news but seriously he must have mental problems or something. Adelaide fans must have given up all hope for next season if he is still coaching.

I'd say he's the worst on paper, yes. Offers almost nothing to the rotation.

Resisting urge to mention CJ firing...

Gee it makes the other import you guys complained about look good.

I think so, he is lucky to even average what he does, Is Marty so stupid that he doesn't realise they are a player down every time he keeps playing him.