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Wilson Sting

Years ago

Where to for Hawks?

Nevill is a great option as a backup centre. Unfortunately for him he doesn't get any calls though - he gets hacked most of the time he puts up a shot when he's down low. I'm not making excuses for him but if those calls were made regularly he might get an extra 4-6 points a game on free throws which no-one would have a problem with.

I think Demos had progressed slowly but surely through his NBL career and also offers a solid backup role, but his confidence is shot this season no doubt because they went with the 2 import guard option. I think he would thrive again without one or both of the current imports gone.

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Anonymous

Years ago

Personally I would have thought that if new people cant learn the rotations in the pre season and then onwards, they are basketball dummies.
Hell even Graham Dann could understand plays.

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Anonymous

Years ago

United are looking for a new head coach.

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Anonymous

Years ago

May i be a little blunt for a minute:

Outside of Forman, Coenraad. These guys can't shoot to save themselves.

3pt %:
Martin: 32
Ervin: 32
Hill: 27
Carson: 26
Davidson: 24
Ballinger: 22
Demos: 12.5

For a professional basketball team, even in a league that doesn't shoot the 3 ball well this is well below par.

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Wookiee

Years ago

Yeah, I looked at my signing tracker at "the other place" and I couldn't see anything in the article about his signing that said it was two years, but they often skip over the details... I'm sure they would have talked him up signing for multiple seasons if that was the case though...

I'd like to see GE naturalise and would be ok with him signing with the Kings (now that he's shown his good taste showing me some photography/player card love :) ) as if his penchant for black holeness and knowing that other players can make the big shots and actually get the right person the ball, his value on court really grows... When the clock is under 10secs and you just know he's not giving it up andhe goes 1 on 4, then I'd take a pass... There's been more moments this season where his unselfishness has been an asset and his flashes of brilliance have shone through, which has been great to watch, even as a Kings fan...

His shelf life as an import is very short though, I'm not sure who would take a risk on him to take up one of their two spots...

Hawks would be taking a silly risk if they dropped or frustrated Gordie. If the owner is thinking that, he's insane. If you want to spend more, great - provide the budget. But don't meddle.

He already has though, hasn't he? Both Nevill and Carson were his selections and he couldn't have been happier on the twitter, yes? It was really like he was playing a virtual sports game for real...

So that leads to the questions of whether Gordie has had enough and will walk, if the owner wanted that in the first place or realises that if he DOES, they'll be lucky to draw a few hundred to a game, considering the uproar when Gruber was dumped, or whether the owner is actually stupid enough to replace Gordie outright.

Best course of action, is to just give him the money to build the team the way he wants, getting the players he knows he can get the most out of, and hence have the best chance of winning games.

He should have known that before he bought the team...

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Natwhereyouat

Years ago

Gordie is a local hero. There is no chance in hell they would let him go. He would have to leave on his own accord.

I thought I saw that Nevill signed a 2 year deal, however I could be wrong. If he signed a 1 year deal, I wouldn't re-sign him.

Carson won't be back.

I'd like to see what happens with Ervin. He was talking about naturalising a few months ago. If he did, he could play in the NBL until he retires from basketball. If he doesn't, He may have another year at a import level and play in the NBL.

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Claydo

Years ago

You would defintely hire Cal if you wanted the Hawks to be extinct within the next two years. What's better than running two clubs into the ground? Three of course!

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Anonymous

Years ago

Keep Ervin, just realize he's not a Mvp caliber player anymore. Just make sure he's healthy and on a reasonable contract. Keeping Balls would be good in terms of locker room presence and mentoring young guys. Neville isn't a big minutes guy but very handy in certain matchups and disrupting offence in a zone. I think they really need a veteran swing man import that can matchup in various scenarios. Gordie seems to coach his players to his system and needs versatile players. Having 2 small import guards that were duplicitous looked like his hands were tied. Give him carte blanche on picking his players and he'll give results like in the past. Interfere again and he'll probably walk.

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Claydo

Years ago

Neville is signed for next year - he's on a two year deal, big $$$'s to boot. The Hawks can't cut Carson - he has a no cut clause in his contract. Ridiculous for a guy straight out of college regardless of the tickets people had on him. Will be interesting to see what the new owner does about Gordie....

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skull

Years ago

Neville is a dud...Ervin needs to shut the fuck up and just play...Davidson at centre is only just adequate & of course Hill is going to come good when it 'doesn't matter'.....Gordie is a great coach but somehow needs to get these guys to consistently respond...

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Jack Toft

Years ago

The Hawks are far from a basket case.

Balls needs to call it. If the NBL had a "scream team", he would be in it. Great career, but needs to go out on a high.

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Wookiee

Years ago

I'm a big fan of Gordie and have loads of respect for him, but if he's that stuck in his ways and unable to work with a big guy to get him his shots, how good can he really be in the end? Unless he's just stubbornly sticking to his game plan which doesn't cater to having a 7' big guy?

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koberulz

Years ago

Probably because he's been arguably the best coach in the league for the past several years.

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