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Will Bullets sign ex nba Guard Ty Kendle?

Fake. Bullets announced they are extending Kendle's contract and holding an import spot open in case of injury.

What was the verdict on this? Fake? Or still a chance to land in the NBL?

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Well...

Back in the 1950s they had a HUAAC to declare people as “Un-American”. It led to blacklisting in Hollywood and elsewhere, and some good fictionalised accounts (On the Waterfront, the film version of The Scarlet Letter, The Great American Novel, Catch 22)

HUAAC= House UnAmerican Activities Committee.

In fact, I am pretty sure that a US citizen cannot become "unAmerica".???

Can't see him starting, Gliddon is pretty ensconced in that SG spot and playing well, and if they're going to change starter at PG it would be Gibson moving into that spot given he's the one playing the back-up minutes there now.

Kendle...the feel good story of NBL 18/19 season...feel even better if/when he starts.

We were lied to.

I could be wrong, but you can't have dual-citizenship if your a US citizen I believe? Maybe he doesn't want to give that up.

He's been playing in Aus a while now.. how far off is he from being potentially naturalized?
That would ensure him being an NBL regular.

Absolutely. Let's hope he can keep producing, would be a great story if he can stick long term.

Pretty incredible example of perseverance by Kendle to earn a roster spot that's not just an injury replacement position.

"Lamar Patterson looks like he'll be added to that list."

Definitely not, didn't play much in the NBL and spend the previous season in Europe. Boone also had played around the world before coming here. That's probably why Childress is the exception of the long-time NBA vets, he had played Euroleague and learned what the international game is about.

The thread saying they'll release Hiejima is BS because they're keeping Kendle?

The difference here is that a new import does not have to put a team on his back and turn them into contenders. He just has to hit the open shot, play some defence, and not expect to play 20+minutes.

Kendle signed for remainder of season

I think we have learnt that recruiting older ex-NBA players requires due diligence. The imports have been a real mixed bunch.

Returning Australians have done better: Bogut, Bairstow, Heal, Gaze, Bradtke, Anstey, Jawai (in Perth), Andersen, Schenscher.

Recruiting younger imports who had brief NBA careers has seen some great NBL players: Grace, Rose, Ware, Copeland, McClain, Owes.

Maybe the take home is that NBL franchises should go for 2 types of ex-NBA players: returning Aussies and imports still in their prime and hungry. The first is a natural, come home to finish your career thing. The younger imports would be harder to recruit: if you can’t maintain an NBA roster spot, come down under where the lifestyle is great and there’s no language barriers if you only speak English.

If Ty Lawson only has issues with beer, then Brisbane is the perfect place for him.

XXXX is undrinkable swill.

who is it then?

To be fair, four DUIs in around ten years isnt that bad, plus two were low level.

Weren’t the Bullets signing Baron Davis last week ;)

So the title needs to be amended then.

I call BS but ill happily be wrong

IMO one DUI in 50 years is bad, low range or not.

To be fair, four DUIs in around ten years isnt that bad, plus two were low level.

I have no idea if he's sober now, but I'd wager a lot of alcoholics probably aren't bad people... when sober. Again, hope it works out, and I hope if he has a wife/kids etc. they are out here with him as well. Risky move though with how well Brisbane are playing at the moment - but this should get bums in seats in Brisbane short-term, I'd say.

Thing is, Lawson is not a bad guy. He had some alcohol issues, whether he was an alcoholic or not I don't know but he definitely made some poor decisions by getting behind the wheel.

It seemed like a humbling experience, he seems committed to trying to give the NBA another crack, and by all accounts he was pretty good when he got picked up by Washington not long ago.

"Blake, Powell, Gee, Flynn, Harrington, Young etc, the ageing long-time NBA veteran hasn't worked out that well in making teams better as a general rule in recent years. Josh Childress was the obvious exception."

Lamar Patterson looks like he'll be added to that list, he's already improved the Bullets.

Boone can be put on that list too. Harrington was just a stop gap for Childress being injured. The rest didn't pan out so well.

Blake, Powell, Gee, Flynn, Harrington, Young etc, the ageing long-time NBA veteran hasn't worked out that well in making teams better as a general rule in recent years. Josh Childress was the obvious exception.

This is the kind of signing the Kings would have made a season ago. Hope it works out, but some pretty major red flags, ala Blake/Tyler.

No joke, if Bullets land Ty Lawson and he's a shadow of the player he was at Denver, they become instant contenders. Would be a joke if Cadee started over him.

That being said, strange they would try to sign a player with documented attitude issues after what they did with Perrin Burford.

If this is at all true.

Thanks. Interesting read, and, more impotantly, seems he can play.

So, has he been recruited as a starter or behind Cadee??

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Ty+lawson

Don't know Ty Lawson. What's with all the drinking comments? Sounds like he's famous for partying?

Quality individual. What could go wrong?

Lemanis needed a backup for Caddee,

Looks like the script is playing out. Throw everything into getting Melbourne United a Championship, then focus on Brisbane. Hopefully they play Perth in the finals so Perth fans get the rough end of the stick from the dodgy refs this year.

Ty could potentially get everyone drunk enough to buy from Cadee's clothing range.

Ty could potentially get everyone drunk enough to buy Cadee's clothing range.

The only space Cadee should have is on the bench.

Ty could potentially draw defenders and give Cadee space.

Source?

Could potentially be a coup of a signing, but he has to come in with a professional mindset and in relatively good shape. He's 31, and as we know, was playing starting level NBA basketball 5-ish years ago.

Maybe he's washed up, we've obviously had players with big pedigrees before that have come in and stunk, but there is a wealth of talent/upside here if he comes in with the right mindset.

If Ty can join the upper-echelon of import guards running around in the NBL this season, Brisbane are a real championship threat.

Cadee working hard on his towe waving game

Four X sales are about to go through the roof!!!

Wow.

Hi there,

Just wondering whether a Cortisone injection is banned in sports?

I read that it is, but also read that it isn't.

I thought obviously not because Bruton had a cortisone injection for his elbow and Cedrick had one for his troublesome ankle. Also, I think Abercrombie might have had one also.

But should they be?
I really think they should be. I mean they are performance-enhancing.. They allow athletes to perform at a level that they wouldn't be able to perform at (if they had not had the injection).

Thought this may be a good discussion point, because I actually started to think about it..If Marijuana is a banned substance, why isn't a Cortisone injection
Marijuana isn't even a performance-enhancing substance, whilst you could argue that a Cortisone injection is.

Is there rules around when it can be administered, i.e. Intra-competition etc? A certain number of days before a game?