Hoops

Perth Wildcats sign NBA draft pick DeAndre Daniels

Apparently no out-clause on this one!

Wollongong
Last Year
Martin/Cooks
Rotnei/Demos
Tiggs/Coennard
Forman/Gruber
Davidson/Harris-Tunks

This Year
Ervin/
Import/Demos
Coennard/Hill
Forman/Ballinger
Davidson/Gruber

This years is deeper as long as Davidson isn't out for too long and the second import is decent they should be better.

The only team that appears to be worst on paper this year is Adelaide.
Think Breakers, Townsville, Melbourne and Wollongong are clearly better with Cairns, Sydney and Perth probably similar on paper.
Should be a good competition this year!

I also don't disagree that it would have gone to 3 if D.Martin was fit.
Look at how quick NZ dropped off without Jackson. He makes them a whole lot better with how he breaks traps with ease and pushes the tempo and then gets into the lane and either finishes at the rim or finds an open 3 point shooter. Then at the other end he uses his length to get steals and rebounds the ball very well for a guard

jackson hit them clutch free throws against perth didnt he?

you mean after NZ won 3 championships in a row (including sweeping Perth in the finals) and introduced a Guard called Cedric?

I wonder who the 10th spot will go to now ? Only 2 points to spend.
There are rumours that if U'u isn't picked up soon the cats may be able to use a loop hole in the player points system to sign him. They also recently brought in Anthony Fisher over as a " development player" .....maybe he could be the Plan B if U'u doesn't work out ,

You know, as much as some people deride Ennis (not me however), his entry into the league last season really kicked some teams in the ass in terms of the product they are bringing to the league. The Wildcats did something a little different to get a different team mix, and then Ennis started to get some domination and then media attention and other teams went : Id like some of that.

Now the Kings being a Sydney team went all in and got burned a bit, but this year Id call the rise of the Import.

Compelling argument being made for it, RMQ

It would have been great if DJ and Goulding stayed. Is this the most talent the NBL has seen in recent memory?

Lakers trade Vlad Radmanovic to the Bobcats for Adam Morrison. Will not go thru until league office opens again on Monday. Good to see Vlad won't be there to make the Lakers look worse come the finals this year, he is so soft he even makes Pau look tough. Morrison can just sit at the end of the bench, allowing Odom more minutes.