Trust me.....It's done.

i have stated this a long time ago DICKO , the offer on the table is a lot greater than the hawks can pay.

He was right about the Bear!

So without further a do...

WOOHOO!!!!!!!

Don't you think if I wanted you to know, you'd know.

It's fact...leave it at that. There is no "offer on the table". He is signed.

If you have to question my accuracy, ask the owner of this board.....Isaac?

Look he was right with Ronaldson and has was right a last pre-season on several singings.

WHOO HOO!!!!

great signing by the 36ers! ah suffer in jocks hawks fans! Gosh hawks are stuffed!

The Sixers like picking up ex Victoria Giant's imports hey! Very solid signing. Fits the Sixer's style better than Horvath. Can shoot the 3 well, (check out his FG%'s for last season - impressive, 58% from the field, 48% from 3). Plus, he's likely to stay on the court rather than be in foul trouble on the bench like Horvath.

Are you close to signing anyone else? Yes, you are.

Second great news story today.

Stotts is fired, 6ers sign Ballinger and all I need now is to know the numbers for next weeks powerball.

You'll probably need an import Small Forward all going to plan.

The Shooting Guard spot is pretty OK.

Cheers once again DICKO...
124373 listen to Dicko, he will be on the money.

OK....Simple.

Newley is VERY close to being a sixer.

They are also surprisingly confident about Schenser (or however the hell you spell it). That MAY have changed today with his 10-day contract with the Trailblazers.

DICKO , so i was correct when i tipped that Newley would sign by the end of this week .
From a good source i heard he was inching closer after hearing offers from Tigers , Kings and Sixers .

Even though Schenscher has a 10 day contract with Portland it's highly likeley that he won't be with them for very long so we still have a good chance. As far as Newley goes, I would be very surprised if he signed with the Sixers considering his NBA plans but I'm not ruling out the possibility.

Oh and lighten up anon (#124404), it wasn't that bad.

With Newley, surely if he signs with any NBL team, it'll just be an insurance type of thing, won't it? In case things don't work out with the NBA, whether it be the draft or he just doesn't end making a roster.

All it takes is for him to get a sniff or hang around in the D-League and he's not suiting for the 36ers though.

yay

I love Ballinger, great signing 36ers!

So Isaac, what you are saying is that Newley will not sign with the sixers?

"No 124393, I clearly wrote "Mika Vukona" not "Mark Viduka."

Your attempt at humour was pathetic. Ignorance isn't funny. You dim wit."

I thought it was FUNNY.
You go 124393

anon 124393 Cry me a river!

What!!!!!!!!! AK-47, are 6ers signing Timberlake?

lol nice one

solid signing by the sixers when this is confirmed

Newley will sign with the Sixers then get drafted to the USA and suddenly no Newley for Sixers...

Welldone on Ballinger. Did the Hawks allow us to talk to him???

Same with the Crocs???

124451, no, not at all. Just saying that any teams going for him take on the risk of him heading abroad. And that not making an NBA team is one thing, but the lesser option of being given a DLeague run or tried in Europe brings the same result for Adelaide fans - no Newley in a 36ers singlet.

That said, if it's on the cards, they owe it to fans and the player to give it a shot - SA team, SA player, regardless of the risk.

Totally agree Isaac....There is every chance that signing him to the sixers will NOT guarantee that he'll ever play a game for them.

He could get drafted late in the draft and told by his NBA club that he needs to go to Europe rather than back here to work on his game.

Or down to the D-League.

Or he could just be a bench sctub on an active contract.

Either of these 3 scenarios mean, signed or not, he won't play a game for the sixers.

I think you're also right, in that the 6ers should still sign him up, even with our clauses all over his contract. The intent is good and when/if he returns you guys will benefit.

Could be beneficial in the long run too. Show faith in him now, chase hard and he may come back to the Sixers in years to come when his O/S days are over

Same risk exists with Schenscher - say both of them get signed and pick up NBA gigs - what then for the 36ers? Would be in need of a serious back-up plan!

Would it still count against the cap if they exercise an out clause during the season??
Apologies for the ignorance here.

Probably partially - maybe a percentage of the full contract based on games actually played?

Cheers for that.
What about points for the cap??
Also can we even fit who we are allegedly chasing under the cap.. Newley, Ballinger and Schenscher would eat into it a fair bit wouldn't they? Add Tucker to that as well, if we are chasing him...

I'm not sure why big Schensch would come to Australia even if he doesn't get a full year contract as it would basically mean that he won't get offered anymore 10 day contracts as he will be too far away.

2 or 3 of those for him would equal what he gets paid for a full year here, plus the chance to impress.

nice to have Ballinger... very solid blue collar,which is exactly what we need.
looking very much forward to next season where Adelaide return to the fold

According to a friend who has close ties with the Scench family, Big Luke is getting a bit home sick and is very much a Mummy's boy so if he doesn't get a permanant contract with an NBA team it is quite likely he will want to return to Oz and play in Adelaide. Now is definitely the right time for Phil and Steve to be pressing Luke to sign. And seriously, if he is wanted by an NBA club he's only going to be 24 hours away!