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Future of Luke Nevill and Luke Schenscher in the NBL?

Thanks for the update guys on Holmes, glad that he won't be taking minutes away from Young.

Has there been any talk of retaining Gladness?

You'd think Townsville, United and NZ would be best options but who are we kidding a post like this wouldn't be written if we had extra teams enter the league and I think the fact we still have so few places left doesn't do veterans like these any favors.

If either makes their way up to the Crocs then does that mean our players president is without a team as as much as I enjoy Mitch Young's game, he shouldn't start NBL games yet and have Holmes coming off the bench replacing him

IMHO Luke S's obsession with flexibility has both slowed him up and taken way the stability needed for "soft hands".

a few decades ago there was an Oz -rep level Rugby winger who was basically greased lightning with an incredible pair of hands.

in an off season he got hooked ( literally ) - with the endorphins and the psychological "high" of the easily measured joint and reach extension metrics.

The result was that within 6 months of the start of that off season he had lost an incredible amount of time in the 20m sprint. He had an absolutely abysmal playing season as a result.

It actually took an entire year to get the strength back into his joints by dropping almost all the flexibility routines and adopting a specialised S&C program out of the AIS.

Excess flexibility ( and I mean real excess movement with both ligaments and tendons)) is actually an unstable joint that cannot be stable under "load" - like when running, catching, stopping, turning and throwing. Too much muscle is used to stabilize the joint .

I think the issue of both reportedly always being on/asking $100k+ salaries is the biggest issue, especially when both are probably best as back ups in the NBL at present.

If they were to offer there services for $50-60k im and be happy to come off the bench im sure someone would slot them in.

I remember it was mantioned in the paper Schenscher last off season was in talks with the 36ers for a longer term contract but for less money per year, to help with our salary cap squeeze at the time, but obviously that didnt happen.

I am a fan and would take him over Hodgson, but given the price tag on each of them we cant keep him. You cant be spending $100k+ on a back up c esepecially when you have a starter as good as DJ.

Schenscher is way to soft.

I think the refereeing has a lot to do with the lack of success of true bigs in the NBL...

Maybe the "run and gun" nature of the NBL is going to push the real big / slower guys out.

I think its a real shame if these guys can't play in the NBL because I love the see the giants going at it in the low post.

Are the pricing themselves out of the market thinking they should be in demand when they are not?

Not knowing how many Player Points Schenscher is, but I would still love to see him on the 6ers bench somewhere, playing a few minutes to give us some different looks, also drawers a big defender away from DJ.

They probably priced themselves out of the market.

Schensher has value (albeit at a lower rate) but Neville is a disappointment in my opinion.

I was thinking about this yesterday. Either(or both) of them could be a handy pick up for the Crocs.

Most teams have already have their big guys sorted.