Hoops

LaMelo to Illawarra Hawks

is Andersen returning or not?
Matt Campbell said two imports one career NBA player Brooks and another one who had TWO WAY contract?
that makes 13 players so who is a DP to fit in another import big?

I found Aaron brooks Instagram it has the Hawks jersey and 9pm

Craig, you're thinking of Ty Lawson

I don't remember that with Brooks - couldn't turn anything up with a quick google search either. Might be thinking of Ty Lawson?

I look forward to the NBL's various social media comment sections turning into cesspools of teenagers complaining that LaMelo isn't playing 30MPG.

It'll almost be as bad as most Perth threads on here...

so no Nick Young

could the hawks face the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBL VS NBA

Ball vs Ball

canadas league is rising rapidly and they have much better depth than us and Close to the USA.

To the anon in the previous post
The team so far
Brooks / Naar
Dech / Glover
Blanchfield / Grida
Import ? Or Anderson? / Coenraad
Boone / AJ
Next star LaMelo

the Hawks new supporter former president Obama on the hawks twitter

Apparently his current coach in the Spire League (Jermaine Jones) is also coming to Australia to "coach" him on how to be a professional athlete.

the big question now whats the starting lineup? do you start Brooks and halfway through the year start Ball and who starts at PF. my starting lineup is

Brooks Naar
Blanchfield Ball
Young Conrrad
Boone Froling
AJ Andersen

What are the Beaches like in the Gong?

Can't imagine too many players queuing up to shovel snow and freeze their tits off in Canadia.

Hopefully they improve the streaming service.

I think canada will be the option for these types of players soon. Don't think aus will be ablebtomcomtinue this program.

Great to see Next Stars going to teams other than the Big 3.

Yes, it appears his dad will be a handful, but this is already paying off for Hawks and the League. Just read the tweets from people wanting jerseys and streaming.

Not to mention the fact that they're getting a player, probably good for a decent bench contribution, paid for by the League. Win-Win-Win

I think he's more of a scorer from the footage I've seen of him.

Isn't he similar to his brother? More about passing than scoring?

I can't wait for Lavar to tell me to "stay in yo lane" when I trash his kid.

Ok. maybe I jumped the gun, strong potential for top 4 then. Ppl thought they'd make finals last season with Conklin, Jett and CJ, Boone and Brooks with Lamelo is a massive upgrade IMO. Plus the other lower end teams aren't really making splashes in the cheque book. United and Kings have built rosters to compete for finals, we know the Cats will have something up their sleeves to match those 2, 36ers have become a bit of a rabble losing players faster than they're signing them. Bullets I feel will always be up and down, but will fight for that last spot. NZ are still up in the air. Illawarra have built a solid team and they've done it reasonably early, props to them, they will "push" for top 4.

By my count, the Hawks roster currently looks like:

Todd Blanchfield
AJ Ogilvy
Tim Coenraad
Emmett Naar
Daniel Grida
Angus Glover
Sunday Dech
Sam Froling
Josh Boone
Aaron Brooks
LaMelo Ball

It's pretty extreme in terms of the experience levels of the players so that's going to be a challenge for a rookie coach, but there's some serious potential there.

If he yanks him out of the NBL - he will not be drafted. So they have a vested interest in this.
I consider Lavar a much more out there marketer. He reminds me of a much louder Cal Bruton. Who was an exception marketer, except he was a player and coach too. Cal wanted all his kids to play on the same team at one point.

I agree probably not a lot of minutes. But still contribute. From his short announcement on The Jump his focus maybe on conditioning and strength. Against solid bodies in training and also mentoring by, what looks like Aaron brooks and Josh Boone and Dave A(dont know if signed sorry) He will be prepared. Plus low games and getting a feel for being professional.
As for Gelo, well sometimes deals of this nature, there must be something more in it for them.
It will be a circus - but I like it. Maybe Illawarra will play a few NBA sides this coming year.

Are we running a board here for how many games we get to before his fool of a father 1 - Trashes our league and 2 - Yanks his kid out of Australia and takes him elsewhere?

The signing from the club perspective is great, marketing, selling tickets & memberships but realistically can’t see him playing more than 10 minutes a game. His offensive skill set is impressive but it’s down to the way he plays defense against the quality guards in this league, haven’t seen any footage of him playing defense in his promotion videos. If he can handle the match ups in defense then he will play more minutes but I don’t see it

Corey tweeted that they've signed Aaron Brooks too, Hawks instant top 4 at this stage.

What chances of Gelo joining as 3rd import? (is there a spot, not sure?)

A couple things.
From a marketing standpoint. Fantastic job. He will bring in crowds, whether to support or heckle. No matter what it brings in interest internationally also.
From a development point of view, he made a great choice.
I have been following his families antics, and here in Australia, we won't put up with BS. But we will be entertained by Lavar for sure.
I just hope he uses this as an opportunity properly without distractions.

Very guard heavy roster with an inexperienced coach and old bigs. I wish hawks well but not certain how it will all come together, Boone signing looks smart as his years of experience could help.

This could be huge for the Hawks in terms of turning around their bleeding crowds.

Last year people turned up in their droves to watch their team play against Bogut, that effect will wear down, hopefully we see the same boost from the Ball signing.

Illawarra getting it done. This season should be entertaining for so many reasons.

So applications close for Knox SEABL Men head coach tomorrow. Will Graham be reappointed or will someone else take over? It's been very quiet out of Knox. The advert came out very late which has meant some very good coaches have re-signed elsewhere. E.g Al McAughtry.