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6ers import Allan Wiggins

I thought the pace and level of athleticism got the better of him tonight and he didn't get many opportunities to feel his way into the game. It was a tough christening.

Sixers were monstered by Melbourne's bigs which made it easier for Melbourne to drop so many 3's.

I am not convinced he is the right import for this team, I think they need a better low post defender but I expect Adelaide won't be the only team who gets beaten up by Melbourne.

Joey quoted the media as saying "he's a perfect fit".

What was that based on tonight?
I appreciate jetlag and a new team doesn't give him much time to prepare but didn't do much for me but in saying that, all good wine takes time to age. I will give it a week or two but will start expecting Sydney game next week

He's been in the country for two days.

Hes Trash

I thought similar and was thinking the Hakim Warrick rumour was a bit desperate and had hoped they would take their time until a big shakes free from NBA training camps but Joey obviously liked this guy getting Ken Cole to work him out over in San Diego first before signing him.

Going on results so far did they need to pull the trigger and get someone in straight away? Could they have sat on the ability to bring in an import at a later time when deficiencies in the team have materialised. Could have save some coin potentially or got a high quality import for the same money as expenses now but over less games.

Interested in the thoughts of others

"You'd hope he's better than Cooke Jr as he's playing a different role to Cooke Jr."

Yes he will be playing the contributor role rather than the dead man walking role.

Wiggins has already arrived in Adelaide and will meet the guys for the first time tomorrow when they come back from Cairns.

You'd hope he's better than Cooke Jr as he's playing a different role to Cooke Jr.

appears to be way better then cooke jr. at the wildcats

Ceres43,

Do they play 12 or 10 minute quarters?

Thanks for the EJ stats. I see he has played (on average) 30 minutes a game and has similar stats to Wiggins. I suspect however that Wiggins played more minutes per game.

Although being left handed I like that he can play both sides of the basket and appears to have excellent footwork and ball handling skills in the open court.

I would like to see more examples of his abilities on the defensive end and I am curious how he might go in what I expect will be a much strong league defensively.

Better $?

Thanks for info. Yes didn't bj league merge with the other league to become a two-tier new league?

Japanese 2nd division though

Without commenting on Wiggins, agree that I would have been very happy to see Jacobsen back: known and improving.

Hopefully this guy can move his feet and will be solid inside when it counts.

All of you guessed wrong.

Should have just re-signed Jacobsen at end of last season. Thought he showed sone good signs and would ve been better second year round. Hopefully Wiggins is a solid fit but doubt Perth or Melb will be shaking in their boots.

Seems more of a SF than PF

Solid big off the bench, not an exceptional defender, more inside than outside but a scrappy rebounder. Not much hops as well, think of Garlepp that can rebound.

We need someone who can rebound and defend in the post...will he offer this to the team?

I'm not concerned with scoring - we have other players for that.

And actually, if Hodgson or Deng are improving (and they are in the right age profile to do so) or if Wright goes small ball more often with Creek at the 4, then Wiggins might not even be needed for 15 minutes.

He doesn't sound like a superstar, but by far the most important thing is how he'll fit into the 36ers lineup.

Jacobsen wasn't a star either- just a solid role player.

They didn't need someone to average 15 points a game- that's what DJ is for. They just need a good fit who can put in 15-20 decent minutes a night.

Give him a chance but on face value it doesn't look like he will help us much.

Breaking news Eurobasket.com announced that Patty will be playing in turkey next season.
http://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/basketball.asp?NewsID=236244
So much for seeing him in a NBL uniform.