Hoops

Who would you keep from the Sixers roster?

I think Shorter is solid, I'd keep him. He's been good this season but had a pretty average game the other night. He copped a flogging from Joey in the third quarter and i think rather than help it might have actually hindered his game in the last. Looked like he was forcing it a bit when he didn't need to. Trying to make something happen when all Joey was asking for was effort plays.

Childress in the last few games has been a few unlucky rim outs from getting the score sheet ticking over. He's got to the rack a number of times but just had them bounce out. I'm fairly confident that they'll start falling and he'll be a good impact player off the bench. He adds the x-factor of experience too which is invaluable in a young team.

I think you could probably let Teys go. He's run out of room on the team. He's not on the court for enough time to be the lock-down defender so he's just floating.

Actually Isaac I think our 4-5 season record is inflated a bit by all of our wins being against Cairns and lowly Sydney.

We're 0-3 against Melbourne who have only been average so far and two of those were floggings and then just got humiliated by an average Hawks team on our own court. We're 1-3 at home this season and we've still got 7 games to go against the standard bearers NZ & Perth.

Last off-season, most players were contracted and movement was minimal. This coming off-season, I think loads of players are coming off contract and I can see it being a bloodbath. I'd be really careful about dumping any half-decent local players. You'd move Hodgson to the bench rather than drop him. Same with Sobey.

This team was in touch in NZ and had leads twice over Melbourne before losing. They're not bottom of the ladder and calling for desperate action.

I liked the look of Moore. Try him starting. And perhaps Childress and DJ instead of DJ and Hodgson? Still have loads of impact off the bench with Sobey, Drmic, etc.

As much positive as Shorter brings, he actually holds the ball too long if you watch closely. Not a hog, but the movement stagnates.

I would play DJ exclusively as a 5. The game is changing whereby 4s are agile & athletic. At the 5 his shooting is a bonus. At the 4 he's just slow.

That means Hodgeson is a backup, if anything.

Creek & Drmic I'd keep. 16/17 Sobey I'd keep, 17/18 Sobey I'd get rid of. Depends if he wants to accept he's not good enough to be the man all the time. Moore I'm ok with off the bench. I think the rest I'd probably show the door.

I like Shorter. He's solid on D and is not a ball hog. His shooting though is a problem.

This team with Randle (or even Dillard) instead of Shorter with DJ starting at C instead of Hodgson would be doing a lot better.

I think as it stands the very least they need to do is shake up the starting 5.

PG: Sobey
SG: Moore
SF: Creek
PF: Childress
C: Johnson

As for who to get rid of;
Deng
Teys
Hodgson
Doyle
Shorter

Johnson only gets kept because centers are hard to come by and he is versatile enough to also play PF.

I would keep Doyle and Teys and build my team around them.

Its frustrating because I feel the 36ers should be up there with the best teams in the comp.

36ers issue is defense and rebounding.

they have given up 3 of the top 4 biggest leads this season. They can't get stops and they give the opposition too many second chance points.

Childress looks past it.

Hodgson isnt ready yet to be a starting centre. Hasn't got enough mongrel about him either. Would be great coming off the bench.

I like the Aussie core.

I think Drmic should be starting. He can be a killer shooter and can play off the ball which works well with Shorter. Sobey is well out of sorts atm, he needs the ball in his hands to get rhythm and. You see it at the games.

Id let Childress go and find an centre import that can protect the rim and fix that interior D and help with rebounds.

Probably all of them. I think it’s a good roster and they just need to pick their go-to guy. Sobey and Hodgson have been under their best, but you’d want to keep them.

They were looking good besides that fourth quarter.

Do trades happen in the NBL?

I'd probably wait and see how this year pans out and then make some decisions.

No one has addressed the actual question. “Ignoring contracts” takes this out of contractual reality.

I’d keep Drmic, Deng, Creek, Moore, Sobey, DJ.

No has mentioned coaching or management staff either?

Could they recruit some 88 Supercats as upgrades though?

Hence the question marks on the options as the Sixers usually don't mention options. Of course they can mutually terminate goes without saying.

By the way Creek's contract isn't up at seasons end.

http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/31825-creek-signs-extension-adelaide

Deng's contract isn't up either.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/tall-smart-and-athletic-majok-deng-officially-joins-adelaide-36ers-alongside-fellow-tyro-anthony-drmic/news-story/55c8e2294b8f34cdddbccd3f72259934

And like I said Doyle's under contract for another two years.

https://www.facebook.com/Adelaide36ers/photos/a.137851388569.111207.108987183569/10155431059413570/?type=3

Wrong Zodiac.

Sobey was a 2 year deal (no options) they can however reach a mutual agreement
Creek’s contract is up at seasons end.
Hodgson has one more year, no options
Johnson is up at seasons end
Imports are always free agents as they rarely sign multiple years
Drmics contract is up
Dent contract is up

Doyle, unsure, but hopefully a team option.

The only player definitively under contract next season is Adam Doyle anyway.

Free agents:

Shorter
Moore
Childress

Johnson
Drmic
Teys

Sobey - Option? (signed 2 yrs in 2017)
Hodgson - Option? (signed 2 yrs in 2017)
Creek - Option? (signed 3 yrs in 2016)
Deng - Option? (signed 3 yrs in 2016)

Doyle - 2 years left

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