Hoops

Mitch Creek, Joey Wright and Training

He's definitely not taking as many outside shots early this season as he has in the past. His 3 ball is more than solid, so he should probably take a percentage of those open looks rather than driving into a clogged keyway. He's a threat inside and outside, by all means use it!

I read it as does he put in enough time after training ala Darryl and it made me think of what I've heard about Rotnei and how much extra work he gets through after training.... can't see that you hear the same about Creek but agree with what's being said, if he threw up more shots and got a reputation as an outside shooter then he'd be MVP calibre for sure and he'd be back training with an NBA side in preseason.

Good luck to him and I hope he gets back what he puts in

... if only players were drilled in how to use it, with a nice little jump shot a great starting point and a pull-up off the dribble the next development stage - think Brett Maher.

I accept that this issue goes beyond the Sixers - i.e. tends to be league-wide

@ Dome rat and others. You haven't read the question and Mitch's percentage from the arc is totally irrelevant. I am not questioning his ability to hit the three just his willingness. He has been probably been my favorite player since his debut and he has eventually become a gun, but he doesn't take the open uncontested opportunities when they are offered and quite often he moves as if he will, then hesitates and changes his mind to drive into a contest or pass off. Yes he has an excellent 3 point percentage so why doesn't he use it more. It looks like he recognizes the opportunity but doesn't have the confidence to shoot without hesitating and losing the moment.

I think I am asking a reasonable question and was hoping for a constructive discussion.

It is not my intention to disrespect Mitch. He is my favorite player, a super athlete, a gun when he takes it to the hoop and I don't think I've missed being at more than one of his home games since his debut.

Just imagine if he was hitting three or four three pointers each game on top of his super inside game. Who could guard him? He would be totally unpredictable.

His offensive work in close is excellent (20 pts) and defensive work on Ware Saturday was also outstanding. Mitch and Drmic were the ones that kept us in the game with some chance. His work rate and effort was outstanding.

Saturday sixers 3pt shots 4/17 26%. (Mitch 0/0.)
United 12/26.
We need someone to fill that hole and I believe Mitch capable and a good option to do just that.



PS Darryl Pearce's reputation stands despite his lesser percentage because he took the shots!

You do realize why the 36ers and Randle were so successful last year don't you?
It was because of their mid-range game...in particular Randle.
It was reported that the mid-range shot was actually the least reliable but also the most damaging in today's game.
Teams defend the perimeter and the post as a majority for this reason...this is why the 36ers were able to have success last season - because they were converting on that shot.
So, considering all the above...if you are not reliable with it not a good idea to shoot it. If you are good at it then it opens up a whole lot more opportunities offensively.

Perhaps this is actually a nice entre to a wider question: why aren't players drilled to take a good pull-up jump shot from mid range? Perhaps they are, but it doesn't show up on court.

The Sixers seem to either force the ball inside, whether or not there is potential for a good shot, settle for a 'floater' or 'runner' - invariably a low-percentage shot, since it is almost always a bail out when an inside foray fails - or retreat to outside the three-point line. Drimic will even look to see that his feet are outside the three-point line before he takes a shot, rather than taking whatever good shot is on offer.

Yet there is all that space between the keyway and the three-point line ... if only players were drilled in how to use it, with a nice little jump shot a great starting point and a pull-up off the dribble the next development stage - think Brett Maher.

I accept that this issue goes beyond the Sixers - i.e. tends to be league-wide - but for me it is a valid question for the Adelaide side. There is no doubt a well-executed mid-range jump shot can be devastating but it seems to have been all but discarded.

And no, I don't accept that the game has changed so much that a good mid-range shot no longer has a place.

Also shot over 40% at high volume (5 a game from memory) in his last Premier League season.

You can really see his work in attacking the knees is paying dividends. Greatly improved in that area

Agree with Brunson... Ridiculous post.

Hey all
Help me out if you can. Trying to compile team lists for FNBL. Let me know if I am missing anyone or have someone down incorrectly.

As far as I can tell, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Townsville have their full 10.
The other 5 teams have 9 signed.

Im not worried about dev players at this point.

(ADE) JOHNSON, Daniel
(ADE) WILLIAMSON, John *
(ADE) CREEK, Mitch
(ADE) BALLINGER, Adam
(ADE) HERBERT, Nathan
(ADE) WARREN, Chris *
(ADE) NG, Darren
(ADE) CROSSWELL, Nathan
(ADE) WEIGH, Stephen

(CRN) CROSSWHITE, Ian
(CRN) DOWDELL, Jeff
(CRN) LOUGHTON, Alex
(CRN) RYCHART, Dusty
(CRN) BREBNER, Dean
(CRN) GRABAU, Aaron
(CRN) WILLIAMS, Kerry
(CRN) HILL, Brad
(CRN) WILSON, Jamar *

(GCB) WORTHINGTON, Mark
(GCB) HOARE, Stephen
(GCB) GARLEPP, Tom
(GCB) PETRIE, Anthony
(GCB) ENGLISH, Mike *
(GCB) GIBSON, Adam
(GCB) GOULDING, Chris
(GCB) HARVEY, James
(GCB) CADEE, Jason

(MEL) BURSTON, Matthew
(MEL) DORSEY, Ron *
(MEL) WALKER, Lucas
(MEL) GREER, Tom
(MEL) RUSH, Liam
(MEL) TRAGARDH, Cameron
(MEL) DILLON, Daniel
(MEL) UBAKA, Ayinde *
(MEL) CORLETTO, Daryl
(MEL) LEWIS, Bennie

(NZB) PLEDGER, Alex
(NZB) WILKINSON, Gary *
(NZB) VUKONA, Mika
(NZB) BOUCHER, Dillon
(NZB) ANTHONY, Benny
(NZB) ABERCROMBIE, Thomas
(NZB) BRUTON, Cj
(NZB) WEBSTER, Corey
(NZB) JACKSON, Cedric *

(PER) KNIGHT, Matthew
(PER) TOVEY, Cameron
(PER) REDHAGE, Shawn
(PER) WAGSTAFF, Jesse
(PER) HIRE, Greg
(PER) TRUEMAN, Jeremiah
(PER) MARTIN, Damian
(PER) LISCH, Kevin *
(PER) ROBBINS, Brad
(PER) WILLIAMSON, Drew

(SYD) KHAZZOUH, Julian
(SYD) GRANT, Jerai
(SYD) BOSE, Anatoly
(SYD) RATZSCH, Kevin *
(SYD) GYNES, Alex
(SYD) MADGEN, Ben
(SYD) DANN, Graeme
(SYD) MARTIN, Luke
(SYD) COOPER, Luke
(SYD) BRUCE, Aaron

(TVL) SCHENSCHER, Luke
(TVL) ALLEN, Ben
(TVL) HINDER, Russell
(TVL) BLANCHFIELD, Todd
(TVL) MIMS, Elvin *
(TVL) CRAWFORD, Peter
(TVL) CEDAR, Michael
(TVL) NORTON, Mitch
(TVL) CEDAR, Chris
(TVL) GILL, Eddie *

(WOL) DAVIDSON, Larry
(WOL) FORMAN, Oscar
(WOL) GRUBER, David
(WOL) JACKSON, Daniel
(WOL) SAVILLE, Glen
(WOL) COENRAAD, Tim
(WOL) CAMPBELL, Mat
(WOL) DEMOS, Tyson
(WOL) MARTIN, Rhys