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Taipans announce signing of Corey Maynard

I think I'm gonna make it a rule to not respond to Anons who can't figure out how to spell someone's nick...

Taipans have officially announced Bruce today http://www.taipans.com/article/id/t0x0jbvr9spf1r8ljyn0bzt6q

Another nice rookie pickup by the Taipans. He made Australia's Stankovic Cup and World University Games training camp squad in 2013.

13/14 Stats @ Bryant University:
36.0mpg, 13.6ppg, 44.8fg%, 28tp%, 82.6ft%, 5.0rpg, 4.3apg, 1.3spg, 2.8topg

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Corey-Maynard-16311/stats/

Maynard is a great pickup IMO. A tough and savvy ball handler who does what is required for his team.

I managed to catch up with him for an interview in January which you can check out again here:

Timeout with Corey Maynard: A Bulldog by nature

This is where Paul got his "Adam Gibson" self comparison reference from.

we nearly had beal last year...got piped at the post by wildcats and not by much..probably saved a few dollars picking up a collage player and make a play at beal again..

Forget the second import. It was easy to forget Cairns' second import this season.

I'd be surprised if they had the money for Beal but if they got Beal they'd go a real cheap second import I reckon. Maybe an NZNBL or SEABL one?

Beal would be perfect. Might as well grab Ennis too.

If I was Cairns I'd be trying to get a similar type of player to Beal and would go either a 3 or a big banger depending on whether they resign Steindl or Burston

KP: first off, congrats on being the first ever here to actually include the "ee" at the end of my nick ;)

And you're right, I guess they could certainly cover the PG positions with those three, it all comes down to how much Gliddon can run it, have to admit that I didn't see much of him doing that this season (be it that he wasn't doing it in the games I watched or I wasn't paying close enough attention) so will have to trust that the people in charge know what they're doing if that is indeed the case :)

Then again, I was amazed that they went with both Wilson AND McCamey this season past, so maybe they don't? ;)

Definitely need a lot more scoring punch...

A great signing from all reports on how Corey can play... I don't think that it's a coincidence either that Corey and Gliddon have the same agent either... Something to be said for the Taipans organisation at least that they get Gliddon back and are able to recruit more young talent under the same agent (who would no doubt have the inside word on how the place is run and what the situation is behind the scenes).

I DO wonder, as has been mentioned though, how much is due to Downer, as it seems that Fearne seems to play his favourites, nearly ignoring Steindl in his first season, and Clint only getting more playing time due to some extra big stand out performances...

No, Bruce has re-signed, it's in the Maynard article on ATF: http://andthefoul.net/archives/8262

No, Bruce has re-signed, it's in the Maynard article on ATF: http://andthefoul.net/archives/8262

I think Mick Downer would have more to do with recruiting these college players than Fearne. But like you say, at least Fearne is giving them a run.
Taipans really need a solid import guard now as they are looking a little fragile there having also re-signed Bruce.

Fearne is now being recognised as a coach running a program that can quickly expose these college kids to the NBL.
No waiting in line if you show the goods but will it win the Taipans a championship?....probably not !

Another POTW award heads over the ditch with centre Rick Rickert from the Breakers being honoured for Round 9.

Rickert averaged a double-double of 21.0 points per game and 11.0 rebounds as he helped his team to a pair of tough road wins over the Cairns Taipans (93-81) and Townsville Crocodiles (119-108).

Others in consideration for Player of the Week included Brad Williamson (Townsville), Dusty Rychart (Wollongong), Kavossy Franklin (Wollongong), Glen Saville (Wollongong), Mark Worthington (South), CJ Bruton (New Zealand), Oscar Forman (New Zealand), Alex Loughton (Perth), Derrick Low (Sydney), and Gary Boodkinoff (Cairns).