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Brisbane Bullets Sign Anthony Drmic

I think Drmic is better defensively and at this stage more potent offensively than McVeigh too wildly inconsistent he was though.

I don’t think McVeigh is in Drmics level yet.

Bit disappointed they let Drmic go would have liked finances permitting:

C Humphries/Pinder
F Johnson/Kyei
F Drmic/McVeigh
G Dech or Import/Teys
G Import/Giddey/Mudronja

Just waiting for one more person to mention Brandon Jennings, there's a reason he's not in NBA people. Would make Randle look like John Stockton.

Yes Dillon is old now

They said import vet 1

Come on.... starting SF cannot be McVeigh.

Ditch Dillon have a second Import and they might be competitive if both imports are studs lol

36ers lack shooting and length and defence

Adelaide is now

Adelaide 36ers-Henry
(I)/6’7 J.Giddey(NS)/6'5 A.Mudronja
6’5 S.Dech/6’4 D.Dillon
6’8 J.Mcveigh/6’4 B.Teys
6’11 D.Johnson/6’9 O.Kyei
7’0 I.Humphries/6’9 K.Pinder
DP
6’5 M.Harris SG


Just the import pg to go.come

Drmic just never stepped up when required. Would miss open 3's at pivotal moments. Had the yips with free throws. He missed about 6 in a row in one game. For someone who is touted as a good 3pt shooter, he missed a lot wide open.

Just watching Drmic's podcast interview with Gibbo earlier this evening he gave a 'shout out' to this forum (SA Hoops as he called it) in regards to all the shit he used to cop in his rookie season.

Hopefully McVeigh can step right into Drmic's minutes, at 37% 3Pt% not too shabby, higher than the 'eye test'.

I think he has always been a bit of a streaky/up and down shooter.
Even his college stats fluctuated quite a lot - was basically a 40% 3-point shooter one season then a 30% 3 point shooter another season (on almost identical 3PA per game and MPG in both seasons).

From what I have seen, McVeigh is a better, more reliable shooter that Drmic.

Definitely didn't take the steps up last year that most thought he would. 30% from 3 isn't great, but did he have someone getting the ball to him in correct spots. A lot of Randle 1 on 1 then he'd take some tough shots late in the clock. And probably not as athletic or fast as a starting NBL 2 guard. Playing opposite Machado would have been good for him, just run to his spot and get set up.
Now nearly the carbon copy in McVeigh will get his chances. High energy guy but is he ready or good enough for big minutes.

I gotta feeling he'll go pretty good against the 36ers.

Drey pilfering from Adelaide now instead of Cairns!

"So the Bullets are about to overtake the 36ers as the most hated team in the NBL? Drimic, Froling and Sobey are all hot heads."

I used to think that, but in recent years feel it was Wright pushing that "chip on the shoulder" mentality. Sobey and Creek haven't been like this at all since leaving the 36ers.

Plays best as the 3rd or 4th option, hustling and hitting big shots when required so should improve on last season with the Bullets.

If as rumoured Harry Froling signs with them too they could put out a decent starting five of just ex-36ers players.

Hodgson
Froling
Drmic
Sobey
Cadee

I like Drmic but always felt he (to this point in his pro career) either underachieved or was over hyped.

For someone coming out of college touted as a shooter his %'s have never been great. These were his %'s last season.

29.5 3P%
64.9 FT%

He struggles to finish at the rim at times and whilst active on defense is only a mediocre defender (imo).

A new environment might be good for him though and I hope he reaches his potential.

Always thought it weird that Adelaide let him go, but I guess this was the most telegraphed FA signing.
Brisbane seem to be accumulating a good spread of Aussies.

SUPER-FIT Jo Hill, a women's basketball phenomenon, will go around for one more season with Adelaide Lightning in 2013-14.

Hill, who turns 40 next month yet remains in the peak of physical condition, has captained Lightning for the past two seasons.

She will be gearing up for her 25th year as an elite player, during which time she has been a junior gold medallist for Australia at the 1993 world championship, played with the Opals at the 1998 world championship and Sydney 2000 Olympics, been a WNBL All Star and league life member and also won a Halls Medal at her beloved SBL club, North Rockets.