Good, positive move by the Club!

From the article...

"They still have another American import spot to fill which will depend largely on what they can secure from the Australian market."

Why does he have to be American???

"They still have another American import spot to fill which will depend largely on what they can secure from the Australian market."

I seriously hope that it's not Tucker

Good signings i still dont know if Ballinger is the answer though, for me he is a poor mans Dusty Rychart.
From whispers i hear, not a lot of Australian talent wants to play in Adelaide, and options are running out.
I fear it might end up like last year where our roster is filled up with guys that cant get games else where, ala Copeland, Mastro etc.

I will take my bow now.

Thank you....Thank you very much.

Utopia, I wouldn't describe Ballinger as a "poor man's Dusty".

Ballinger is very sound fundamentally, has range to the 3 point line and plays reasonably tough interior D.

Comparing players to Dusty is always difficult due to his unconventional game, but I would personally consider Ballinger a superior player to Dusty.

*Ducks in anticipation of EC throwing something at me*

To add to that, I think Ballinger's inside/outside game will fit nicely into our system. In comparison to Horvath, I'd say he's a slightly less effective low block scorer, more of a 3/4 than a 4/5 but vastly superior defender & more consistent player.

So, IMO, I think he's a very solid signing. A proven performer who knows the league & will be an instant contributor.

Ballinger to me is Dusty with 3 point range. Very solid player. Pleased with this signing. Good job Sixers, good job DICKO

The other thing is he has a good 3" on Dusty, too.

According to reports, the 36ers seemed to lose some interest in him.

He has recovered from an injury and suited in the NZ NBL on the weekend just been which is good to hear - maybe even a bit ahead of schedule?

This is a good signing and suits the Sixers game very well, but really leaves us needing a strong Aussie centre. Cooper is a decent back-up centre, but I'd prefer to start Schenscher, Pepper or Melmeth ahead of him.

DICKO, I hope you're right on Newley also signing, despite the likely NBA/Euro outclauses.

Would you sign both Ballinger and Horvarth?? Different style of play, we have enough guards already one would think...Those 2, plus Newley or another slashing 3 man..

Hang on.....I didn't say Nelwey was signing. I just said that they were close to getting his signature with significant out clauses.

It's not done, to my knowledge and, even if it was the out clauses could mean he never plays a game for Adelaide.

If we were to secure Newley, I don't think it'd be unreasonable to try to pair Ballinger & Horvath (salary & points cap notwithstanding)..

I think Ballinger is capable enough on the perimeter that a strictly inside player could work fine alongside him.

If Newley isn't an option, I'd be looking at obtaining an import shooting guard/small forward myself.

Congratulations Dicko!! Also in relation to Ballinger good signing however his defence isnt the best, but overall a good signing!

Depends on who we sign for centre. Melmeth would be great, Pepper would be too hard to get. Sixers should definatley consider that rather than signing a crap SF like Majstrovich or even keeping Nash (please no!)

Really pleased with the signing of Ballinger, he's a brilliant player. Not sure how I feel about re-signing Coops, love his D but doesn't have much of an offensive game. I think our import spot would be better spent on a decent SF rather than Horvath.

melmeth is off to the blaze by all reports

If they sign a starting C then who would start as SF? Backup PF?

How long till Dusty is naturalised? Has he only just started the process?

Sorry last post was from EC. Got a new computer installed this weekend and forgot to enter my details.

Good signing,Ballinger is streets ahead of Horvath in all areas.

if the sixers could put together i team like this i would be happy>>

Starters Bench
C Big luke 10 C Cooper 7
PF Ballinger 10 PF Rush 7
SF Newley 10 SF Ng 5
SG Maher 5 SG Sutton 1
PG import 10 PG Davison 6

that equals 71 points and i would think that that team could compete with teams like melbourne and brisbane. i only put Ng at the 3 because he can shoot and i would rather use Sutton as a gaurd. This can be done to the NBL rules its just a matter of how much Mal wants to spend on the cap.

its probably a long shot but something like this would be in the right direction