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Glen Rice Jr signed as Hopson Injury Replacement

Yeah, was a good post Zodiac.

I just thought it was obviously a bit of a PR spin by the NBL (which you can't blame them for) - they didn't obviously make it express in that article that he was fired from the Israel team which Shamir coached. The way it read was as if he had a great and successful season in Israel coached by Shamir and that the problems Shamir refers to happened outside of that season when he wasn't involved with the team and as if Shamir was referring to those other events as his knowledge of the problems (and glossing over the punching incident)

Again, you can't blame the NBL for the spin - but its funny what you can find under the surface;

NZ media are reporting on the link with Israel and Shamir and some people aren't happy with a character like that;

Guess we'll see what happens in due course.

I'm guessing the delay for the Hawks is Kadeem Allan was keen but was three weeks away from playing so if they sign him next week and arrives say next weekend it will only be another week on sideline till his knee is ready to go.

Yeah as I quoted Shamir from the press release things don't line up very well. Rice decked a teammate and was released by his Israeli team and Shamir was the coach of that team at the time.

So Shamir knows exactly what he's getting into here essentially making a deal with the devil crossing his fingers that the great player part continues in the NBL and hoping he's matured a bit and not as hot headed as he was.

It reeks of desperation though both on the part of the Breakers and Shamir too. At 2-4 they know they're close to the precipice of their season hanging in the balance and with Hopson likely out for a good chunk of time can't afford to fall further back.

The guy he punched may have deserved it lol

Weird signing considering they're still saying Hopson only out for 1 week?

Basket-case. Reeks of desperation by the Breakers. Can't even fathom the stupidity of it.

What's even more ludicrous is that the punching incident and his subsequent dismissal from his team in Israel happened when Shamir was the coach.

Weird signing considering they're still saying Hopson only out for 1 week? Maybe their expecting Rice to get suspended within the first week, NBL is pretty physical so I don't think he's going to like it. Suspension game 1 or game 2 is the question.

"So how come the breakers have already signed a replacement, and for a comparatively shorter term injury, whilst the Hawks are still sitting around with the thumbs up their arses?"

Probably because the Hawks are being more selective, getting the right person for the rest of the season, while Shamir has just gone for someone's he's previously coached who's available, with massive question marks over him, to fill in for a short time.

Shamir and Walsh want to win games now

He can play but all of this.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2018/04/10/former-wizard-glen-rice-jr-kicked-off-israeli-team-for-punching-teammate-in-the-face/%3foutputType=amp

Rice has quite the history over the last few years.....I’m happy to see how he goes from a distance

I wonder how long Hopson's out. Rice can't have turned up for a game or two - considering they made the Hopson injury sound not severe, this is a little worrying.

It was clear vs Perth we're lacking some depth with 3 rotation players out.

*signed

Former Adelaide United coach Rini Coolen left the club because he no longer trusted its board, the South Australian District Court has heard.

Coolen is suing the club for $2.2 million after launching an unfair dismissal claim last year.

He began the proceedings after he was demoted to youth team coach in December 2011 following a series of poor results.

The club has mounted a counterclaim, alleging the Dutchman and his agent John Grimaud misled them during contract negotiations about Coolen's experience and a rival job offer from a Japanese club.