Hoops

Leave or Stay Imports 2019 20?

Re: Adelaide

How old/experienced is Wiley? If there’s room for emotional growth and maturing, he’d be worth keeping.

Moore worth spot as 6th man, with versatility to play 1-3 and lead the benchies. Not a starting guard, but his versatility was well used as 6th man.

Re:Sydney

Retain Bowen if he’s available. Keep Randle. Need a 4 man who’s not a liability, Kickert can give spot minutes and scoring, but neither 4 can produce. Next season Bogut’s another year older, and shouldn’t be relied upon to cover soft and inept D from the 4. Pineau will be a role player. Could Deng develop into a mobile 4 if given more minutes?

Long will get even bigger offers from Europe

no way trimble stays next year. looks like he can't wait to get out of there.

Anymore new on Melbourne phoenix

I can see Shaun Long going to United for Boone

I would not put Conger as a leave just yet....we know the guy is good, I want to see if he can re-discover that form.

If he is in Hawks form, we can really make noise in the playoffs especially against Sydney

Violet Crumble, you wrote,
"Trimble - great individual performances at the offensive end, but very little effort elsewhere. Sure, if you just want to put bums on seats, he's fine, but I doubt he will make your team better; and ".
I don't disagree with your assessment of his value but he IS their best import, PG and scorer.

Now, what if you kept him and he turns out to be your worst import/PG/scorer in 2019. Then I say that you have a fabulous team. Keep him and improve what's around him.

Surely upgrading on Newbill and Hall wouldn't be too difficult. Perhaps focus on getting a genuine Hall (read: 2/3 scorer) and a replacement 4/big3 to give Jaiwai more help in the paint. Loughton may be retiring(?) and I don't think Loe is as useful as hoped. With Walker, I think he's fine in a role similar to what Hire/Wagstaff offer to Perth. Don't mean style of play but more a "go in there and do such and such" role, a spark off the bench. Young, top player at QBL, heck of a work-horse but, at this level, think he's on the outer. Kenny, really? A good player and prob a top guy. Backing Martin at Perth was a fine role for his talent. Hold the fort while Martin rests. He still had guns around him who scored at will. Which, in return, offered him more space to get his shots off. But at the taipans, he's replacing their top scorer and distributor.

Now, lets' say that Cotton, Ware or Randle is in Trimble's place. Are Cairns any/much better off?

No, I'd be trying to keep Trimble, recognise his weaknesses, and see if they can be covered. His strengths are ok, by me. Keep.

I would agree with pretty much all of Bullets' assessments. The only players would take particular umbrage with would be:
Trimble - great individual performances at the offensive end, but very little effort elsewhere. Sure, if you just want to put bums on seats, he's fine, but I doubt he will make your team better; and
Conger, at the very least at Adelaide. Same question marks as Trimble actually, for mine - plus I think the Sixers could find a better use for that third import spot. A true PG would see them in good stead, moving Sobey back to his natural position, and you could utilise Moore as a sixth man and even play him occasionally at the 3. Clearly DeLeon was a bit cooked, but with a quality floor general they would look a bit more composed.

Keep:
Moore, Wiley, Conger
Patterson
Trimble
Jett
Ware
Long, Richard
Cotton
Randle

Isn’t Ramona Moore signed for next season??

Cotton and Ramone Moore are the only imports under contract for next season although the Kings have a team option on David Wear that would be unlikely to be exercised.

Tomlinson family have tonight decided to walk away from the Blaze and wind it all up

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