Hoops

Daryl Pearce & Brett Maher

Got to train with him when he was at Giants & he was a great guy & very helpful. Some of the other big names didn't care much for new guys but he went out of his way to include everyone. Always had a heap of respect for him after that. Thought he would have gone the coaching route for sure?

To clarify
I meant from the 36ers, he was second best.

Davis then Pearce

Gaze, Loggins and others were better but Pearce was right up there with these guys in that decade, no doubt

I agree with above the Nbl should do better at keeping these guys around
I also liked Darryl as commentator

Radliffe was a wonderful player also at Bullets

In terms of Adelaide snipers I'd have Pearce, Rillie then Maher with the previous two certainly lacking the adulation and respect that Brett receives.

They could do with one of those guys for sure and whilst they continue to have issues with their 3ball, the legend status of those in question will only increase.

2nd best player of the 80s? That's massive praise, but who was #1?

I'm not Ticking, but I can guarantee the answer is Leroy.

In terms of Adelaide snipers I'd have Pearce, Rillie then Maher with the previous two certainly lacking the adulation and respect that Brett receives.

They could do with one of those guys for sure and whilst they continue to have issues with their 3ball, the legend status of those in question will only increase.

2nd best player of the 80s? That's massive praise, but who was #1?

He killed teams with his passing. That was his biggest threat. The 3 bomb was just his dagger.

Sorry typo
It’s Darryl
Yes his number is retired which os cudos by the club
I refer to Fam engagement

I think he was the second best player of the 80’s

I don't think he's underrated so much as under recognised. Those familiar with him generally rate him very highly, he's just not a name that has the same level of recognition as some others.

Forgot to post this the other day when I tweeted it. Great post of win shares data on Lob Pass to Abercrombie. Hit the link to see the graphs and all NBL players (except Tom Daly and Luke Martin?) listed.

Win Shares are an estimate of how many ‘wins’ a player contributes to his team’s total. Win Shares are allocated to a player based on their offense, defense and playing time. The graph above shows how many wins a particular NBL player has contributed to his teams total across the 2012-13 season (includes playoffs). You’ll notice some players have a negative value, although there is some debate as to whether or not this is a valid indicator (some stats nerds will just give a player a ’0′), I subscribe to the theory that if you play so poorly that your team would be better off without you, it needs to be shown.