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Mitch Creek signs with SE Melbourne Phoenix

I recall Sydney had to play that stupid game with the Bogut signing when it leaked before becoming official, because they legally weren't allowed to announce it until all the paperwork was done. So the fact it's been announced should indicate it's official, surely?

What I mean is has he actually signed an official deal that can be lodged with the NBL or FIBA, or just reached an agreement with the Phoenix? If he has signed an official contract then it can't be registered yet as he is contracted elsewhere.

Standard contracts are just that, standard. Can be modified.

"Per the NBLPA standard contracts, Phoenix will be entitled to compensation or could block the FIBA release, should Creek get a call up to NBA once his 36ers time is up.
Crafty move by Greer."

Has he signed a standard contract? I'm not sure. Even if he has it can't be lodged yet as he is contracted in a different country. Good for the club if it does work that way, but still some water to go under the bridge I'd imagine.

Your “facts” are filled with misrepresentations of what actually occurred, but with all the negativity coming from you, it doesn’t surprise me.

If the real information was released, it would have hurt the club even further, so that is why you are able to spin your “facts” FACT.

PicknRoll website suggested there going after Jock Landale,I would like to see Jordan Vandenberg at backup centre.
Who do you guys think they should go after at PF.

Pray for mojo

@California Dreaming and @Pete.

I hope you don't stop supporting the Sixers.

Yes they made a mess of things, but we can only hope they learn from that mistake and improve.

The club is still the most important part of the equation despite our best wishes for Creek.

In an interview with The Pick and Roll, Creek confirmed that obtaining an NBA contract remains his sole focus. His pact with the NBL’s newest club doesn’t change his approach. Rather, the Phoenix provides a perfect back up plan, should dreams of an NBA call-up go unanswered.

Mitch Creek: NBL is secondary path to NBA dream; I love Adelaide

^ yep. Been there since the doors opened as a member. Think this is year 26 for me? Mojo lost too.

I’ve been a season ticket holder since the Dusty Rychart days. Sat through the Marty Clarke era and have now lost my 36ers mojo.
You don’t treat a favourite son the way we treated Mitch. Yes there is rumours about Mitch asking for more money etc but the way we tried to get coin from Brooklyn was a disgrace.
Good luck Mitch, hope you make the big league and never play NBL again

Great signing for SE Melb. Now I doubly hope Mitch makes it in the NBA - best of luck to him.

This is half the reason I barely use my season tickets this year and will sell / scrap them.

Ok anon, so who currently is “the next Brett Maher”? Go get him then mate. Stop dwelling on the past. Brett Maher is a rare talent, and comparing players the way you are is a waste of time. You don’t let Sobey walk because he’s not Brett Maher, he’s different, with totally different intangibles.

If he went, who would you replace him with?

Btw, in basketball 29 is young, in footy not so much.

If I were ADELAIDE, I’d put forward the best possible offer to keep Sobey from going to free agency. If he does go to free agency, it might be all over for the fan base losing two young stars in consecutive years.

SMH at this false piece of info

“He asked for more money whilst still under contract, team unsurprisingly said no.
Club offered him an extension, more years more money. Creek again tried to get more money for his existing year, team again said no.”

Wow, if this person that made this up actually had a clue.

Good signing for them if the money is right. If as suggested in the last thread it's for $500K+ a year then a bad signing you don't give guys like him Bryce Cotton money. At the same time they will need to pay overs to attract big names and get a foundation going to build on.

I have, but it always comes from the same anon. Probably from Sixers HQ.

He asked for more money whilst still under contract, team unsurprisingly said no.
Club offered him an extension, more years more money. Creek again tried to get more money for his existing year, team again said no.

http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/creek-on-adelaide-ill-go-back-there-with-a-real-chip-on-my-shoulder

I will walk into that stadium and I will thank the crowd, I'll thank my teammates that I played with from there, I'll thank the coaches, but there's certain people at that Club that I will never thank, and I'll never have any time for again" Creek said.

yay

Unfortunately lovebroker Deng is not an emerging talent this year. He is in free fall.

To me this had 0 to do with Mitch. All the hate is at the club and rightfully so. Still can't believe how bad they treated him/the situation. Actually makes me mad.

This club has 1 goal in mind at the start of the season, and sadly it wasn't to win a championship, it was to save as much cash / make as much money as they possibly could.

It is no loss to us as we can get players of Creeks quality for half the price (Wiley, Conger).

What good times?

As a Adelaide fan, for better or worse, I really hope Creek destroys the 36ers. What they did to him was tacky and pathetic. True fans have long memories, that behaviour has dented my love for the team.

Happy for Creek, he deserves this sort of financial stabilty but hopefully we never see him in the NBL again as his dreams become reality.

Adelaide fans need to move on from Mitch Creek. Its pretty well known its predominantly the club's fault for how things were done. Like a lost loved one, focus on the good times and not the sad ending.

Might be a wise idea to do some proofreading before posting and linking to your article, LC.

Crazy how this thread is more about the Sixers than about either Mitch or the Phoenix.

“No big loss” “half the price” two crazy comments.
1. Mitch is a local (can’t replace)
2. You have no idea what salary he is on
3. You have no idea what Wiley and Conger are on.
4. The Sixers messed it up, nothing else.

May be reuniting with Sobey from some whispers in the SE region. Cool if true.

Explains why the league's social media platforms have been hyping his G-League stuff so much. Good first signing though, assuming he doesn't earn an NBA gig.

Good luck to him.

He served Adelaide well while he was here, but he is now an ex-girlfriend.

Adelaide takes the L... again

Some people say they can see a countdown on there but I cant?