Hoops

Adelaide 2018/19

Good blend of youth and experience and solid list with alleged lesser payroll compared to couple of other teams.

Glad we targeted experienced pg for last spot on roster and DeLeon rapport with JW can only be good. Perhaps cant always rely on Sobey offensively with his temperament; great defensively. But along with Ramone, some flexibility (& unpredictability) in the backcourt.

Look forward to seeing Wiley get around the basket, looks exciting tho may be up against better defense than used to. Deng for more improvement again. DJ The Man - and love the way he goes about it.

Got one of the greatest coaches in the league. Helps.

Lets Go Sixers

Yeah when he comes back he'd probably rather play for anyone but Adelaide after that fiasco.

Back to Germany.

Owners are detractors , but I will still follow , although unlikely we'd get close to sydney....

Joey will need to bring the beast out of some players too.

I think we will be OK but need DJ to play more minutes than he did for Forestville during Premier League season.
Joey seems to be able to get the best out of players so let’s hope that 36ers surprise the League again

When will Deleon arrive in Adelaide’s?

Good post Master Chief. The Sixers still have a very solid team, especially with the expected improvement of Deng, Drmic and Sobey.

DJ is still playing very solid bball and I thought his once very poor shot selection was the best it's ever been last season. Moore was super impressive off the bench last season so I'm hoping if he starts it doesn't impact the spark he provided.

Much will depend on whether Wiley can replace some of the things that Creek brought to the table.

I can't remember DeLeon being a great three point shooter and I think the 3 point shot will again be an area of weakness for the Sixers.

The Aussie contingent is still very good but unless Wiley and DeLeon are much better than expected then it's hard to see them being as good as last years team.

Melbourne don’t have any imports yet, there Australian core look solid but till I see there import point and five man I’ll hold my judgement. Look very good threw the two and three though, four looks solid as well.

I think this season is about improvement from Deng & Drmic & also Sobey evolving further. I think he could be the best Australian PG in the league but we'll see.

Front court depth and experience is a major concern and depending on what Froling can bring, we may again lack a strong rebounding/defensive centre to back up DJ. I don't know enough about Froling but he's only a rookie.

Hopefully Wiley is a stud and it's as simple as that.

Moore should start and we'll see that he's equal to other import guards but can play both roles.

I think the thing to hope for in regards to DeLeon is not that he's still a flashy player but more of a crafty veteran with a good balance of flair, skill and experience. Be interesting to see how much he's changed since his last stint. And i think we are too quick to judge in regards to age. Basketball is actually one of the sports where you can still be in your prime through your thirties.