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Hawks confirm Cody Ellis signing

How long was Ellis signed for ?

Ditto BigMD ...has had a stellar season in a crappy team and carried the load pretty darn well.

Ellis has been great in the WA SBL this season. Great signing by the Hawks

<blockquote>The only thing in the Hawks favour over the United fiasco is the fact Beveridge can Coach and Ogilvy, Lisch &amp; Penney are proven players.</blockquote> That's a pretty good "only thing" though, you have to admit... Having a coach that can coach and high quality players that have proven themselves in the league before... Other than that though, what have they got? The core group of a team that is known to work pretty well together?</blockquote> I understand your defence of NZ and having to go through them is justified, but your arguments against the Hawks aren't very valid... <blockquote>Do you think Ogilvy is a quality defender?</blockquote> Before he got the grumps about a LOT of unbalanced calls going against him in the second half of the season and Young came in, ruining whatever team chemistry there was, AJ was a really solid inside defender early on... The secret is for him not to get down and sooky, as that's when his game turns to fluff... As for Ellis joining the Hawks, I think this is a good fit for him and that he'll have a bit more room to grow and prove himself... As others have said above, he was one of the Kings better defenders and was a pretty good shot blocker in very limited minutes... The pressure to nail outside shots will be off him and if he gets the minutes I have no doubt he'll do well with them...

which was the last team to win a championship with one import?

Perth started with one import in 2010, before bringing Young in to replace an injured Rogers.

I agree PlatmakerMo. But every team has question marks before the season has kicked off and a game has been played.

United issues were ego's & coaching, the Hawks will be cohesion and defensive ability.

NZ's question marks are...

#1: the new Import Charles Jackson, can he contribute as much as Ekene Ibekwe did and gel with the established group?
#2: Shane McDonald, can the 30 year old guard contribute as much as the departed Rhys Carter?
#3: How long till Alex Pledger is fully fit and healthy?
#4: Have TeRangi & Bailey developed and improved?

Cairns is can they replace Wilbekin?

I think if Ellis is to improve his game anywhere it's going to be with Beveridge.


"Mystro id say the title runs through the hawks this season.you certainly seem a little concerned... its underatable the hawks are the team to beat."

says some anon poster who will be nowhere to be seen at the end of the season much like all the posters who talked up Melbourne last season before they had even played a game.


I have no doubt Beveridge is a good Coach and he'll get his shooters open and they'll put points on the board, I just don't think they'll be able to stop the other teams from scoring consistently. Time will tell and I'm happy to be proven wrong.

"All this anti Hawks from Mystro. Running scared?"

All this Hawks hype is very very similar to the big song and dance everyone made of all the talent United apparently had last season and how they were the firm favorites for the title along with Perth.
Then there was all the "Sixers" are the form team and favorites blah blah blah, cue clean sweep.

The only thing in the Hawks favour over the United fiasco is the fact Beveridge can Coach and Ogilvy, Lisch & Penney are proven players.

Who ever wins the title this year is going to have to go through NZ, ask Cairns and Adelaide how that went....

sorry FIG JAM but what is this punch of the bench you speak of?
Defensive? Offensive? He can throw one?

sorry but I haven't seen a performance by Ellis in the NBL yet that says he deserves more than a few spot minutes here and there for any team.

The Illawarra Hawks are the Perth Wildcats 2.0 with Bevo, Lisch and now an Ellis connection. Also, going with just the one import in Lisch, classic Wildcats days.

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/3265126/hawks-ready-to-complete-roster/

sorry but whats so great about this signing?

Sure the kid has some potential but he hasn't exactly developed at a great rate so far since leaving St Louis and apart from an up and down outside shot isn't a threat offensively nor a reliable defender for any stretch.

He fills a void and probably fits the budget in terms of whats left after Lisch, Ogilvy and Penney get paid but he isn't going to be setting the league on fire this season.

The Hawks are looking good. Get 2 guard import to rounds off their team pretty well.