Good start. Add two good imports and they will be top 4.

I've heard they're relocating everyone to the south island as Bruton's ego will take up the entirety of the north island.

.... sorry, couldn't help myself.

I tell you what, that's a hateful combo of Bruton & Penney. There's potential for 50+ppg combined

Will be a big score if Penney, Bruton, Forman, Ronaldson and Jones all light it up on the same night.

This frees up Penney to move into a pure SG role. I dare say Boucher will start in the 3 spot with Oscar in the 4 and Ronaldson coming off the bench.

Best thing I heard last season was some dude at the pre-season game yell out:

"You can't pass to your ego CJ"

when he threw one out of bounds. Classic.

Maybe that's the reason for the semi-afro? Gotta keep that ego warm...

I thought the afro was because he's still trying to prove he's a "playa" from the US and not a standard run-of-the-mill aussie like the rest of us.

Bruton signs for 3 yrs with his normal "rip it up and shred it" out clause.

They only going to go with one import?

I'm going slightly NH here, but the mention of Bruton's hair reminded me of a conversation I had with a soccer-mad workmate of mine.

He was convinced that if you became the manager of a national team of a people pre-disposed to having really tight curly hair (like a Pacific Islands nation, say) you could get your guys to grow really big, tall, tight afros.

Then, you'd 'hollow' out a middle cylinder of the afro - enough to allow a soccer-sized ball to rest solidly in there.

During the game, your goalie picks up a shot or similar. Your hollowed-out afro dude trots over, the goalie puts the ball in the hollow, and Afro Guy runs hell for leather to the other end and throws himself across the goal line and scores, ball in his hair all the while.

My mate was adamant that not only could this work, there was nothing in the rules of soccer that could prevent it. Can anyone else with a vague knowledge of soccer rules confirm/deny the 'Afro Theory' as being within the rules of the game?

Lovely tangent Bo , sounds like conversations worth being a part of .

From my knowledge, there is nothing in the rules to prevent this Bo...although opponents could attempt to head it out?

on another tangent...I have often wondered if during an AFL game you could set up a screen of players not unlike American football, if the players formed a wedge infront of the player with the ball...and stayed within 5 metres..they could shepard the player and ball all the way from one end to the other?

your thoughts please?

I think you've been watching the Mighty Ducks!

Gotta love Hoops SA. Combine great info with some funny info and you have entertainment for the day.

GOLD!

$5k, cheap price to pay to get not 1 but 2 choice players. I wonder if it should set a precedent? What does that tell you about the NBL? Firstly fine a team for being in breach of rules and then approve their actions. Regardless of the circumstances surrounding the situation with Brisbane its still a complete reversal of decisions in issuing a fine first and then letting them get an advantage from the breach of rules.

I guess the league didnt think they had much choice if they wanted Bruton and Boucher to be apart of it. As if they had said to CJ you are playing for Brisbane or you can head over seas, he probably would of headed over seas, which i have no problem with personally as i think thats what the league should of done, but the league probably said we dont want to lose one of our top players to europe so allowed him to sign where he wanted, giving NZ a slap on wrist along the way to make it look like they were incharge.
I personally would have liked to see the league say your in Brisbane or not at all and see what Bruton did. Sort of like the kings did to him for his last season there and the lakers did with Kobe. He definatly would of threatened Europe but who knows if he would have gone, from brisbanes perspective they had nothin to lose by doing that, as if he stayed they had a top notch player, if he went to Europe they lose him anyway and atleast he wont be playing against them. I am a CJ fan i just think contracts should be honoured or not signed in the first place. Hopefully the 36ers are CJ's next "European" destination when he moves on from NZ, as he definatly is a great player!

Not so much up to the NBL at that point as it is between CJ and Brisbane. The matter then is whether they want to force him to play with them.

And whether they want to have it revealed by Bruton the real reason why he suddenly found leaving more attractive than staying ($$$).

Bo, there is nothing in the Laws of the Game to prevent this. In fact, there has been a young Brazilian footballer by the name of "Kerlon" who a few years agao caused quite a stir when he did something very similar at the 2005 U20 World Cup. He is dubbed 'The Seal' by locals.

Check out the video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=y6Yj7GoXPZw