note: not sure how many of these guys have overseas commitments already so sorry if some aren't available.

BOBBY JONES.

A great defender/hustling guy who can score. Started a few games for Memphis, which included a career high 20 point game. He's one worth waiting for after the summer league finishes.

http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/bobby_ray_jones/index.html

who was that player for New Zealand a couple of years back who went to play in the NBA???

Powell - expensive and not a team player.
Smith - too expensive, otherwise they'd get him.
Grizzard - would have to come cheap.
Helms - not sure that he's a winner?
Groves - if played right, maybe.
Franklin - would need to maintain focus and if he was concerned about his contract/future, that may again impact his game. Otherwise, we need a tough player, so he could be good.
Draper - not sure.
Tremmell Darden - need someone who'll have more of an impact.
Rashad Tucker - for the sake of the women of Adelaide, no.

aaa - Orien Greene? He came from the NBA. Or Rich Melzer maybe? Bit more of a PF/C from memory.

Josh Pace you mean?

Yeah I still think Orien Greene has potential. You could tell he was still having a bit of trouble adjusting to league in the few games he played. Had a few travels called on him every game.

Bobby Jones sounds great but I would assume he would want Hodge / Smith type off $$ given his resume.

I'd have to agree with Isaac's comments above. If I were Ninnis / Hill I'd look for 2 new imports that have not played in the NBL as it will generate some extra excitement for the 36ers fans.

I guess the risk is one or both are a flop & how they affect the team chemistry. If they get 2 proven pros that have performed in overseas leagues (not straight out of college) the risk is lessened to some degree.

The other advantage of this is that the other teams will have to work out the new imports strengths / weaknesses which may add a few extra W's. The players listed above current coaches in the league understand their games.

Oh, yeah, Pace. Wonder how strong his European league was? He played for an Estonian team and averaged about 8-9 PPG. FT% would be a real concern though.

Orien Greene fired from a certain Holland team this season for failing a drug test.

Go Astronauts.

have you all forgotten about sean lampley?
a contraversial character who loves to be hated, will put bums in seats and is a winner and a good team player
helped melbourne win a championship!

Orien could dunk and get steals, but otherwise was pretty streaky.

I find it funny that a bloke got sacked due to drug issue in a city like Amsterdam....

He would of been blazing like a frog going off in a sock.

helped melbourne win a championship!

Nick Van Exel and Eddie Jones - would make my dream come true!

Adelaide should go with only one new high quality import.

No point in splitting he money in the hope of finding two new talents .

Import needs to be PG .

david noel just dunks and plays D. Don't think his shot is good enough, great athlete though which would really help him here i guess.

Jason Crowe would be a perfect fit. I looked at his resume everywhere he played he made an impact. Lets not forget the blaze after Crowe

I think either Bowen from the blaze or Cortez Groves would be good fits with what we have now, personally would like Groves here and given a green light by ninnis to just play his game, i remember a few seasons ago he always used to torch us when we had Farley.

I think the Hawks should go with either Crowe or Groves. I'm not sure they can build a serious contender, so they should just try to be competitive and entertain the crowd. Not sure about Crowe in Adelaide - I think we could do with a tougher guard since Darren is more of a finesse player and Hill is hardly a bulldog.

DICKO, what was with Cortez at the Dragons? Is he still value, or bad chemistry. I always thought it was a Heal and confidence issue combo that held him back there.

Out of the list mentioned in the first thread by xztatik my top 2 would be Donta Smith and Cortez Groves, i think they are the types of player we need a versatile swingman in the mould smith and a scoring combo guard in the mould groves

C Burston/?? Horvath
PF Ballinger/?? Mottram
SF Holmes/Hill
SG Smith (splits minutes between 2,3,4 spots)/Ng
PG Groves (splits mins between 1 and 2)/?? Crosswell

DB5, I think he was played out of position or his ideal role (is a scoring point instead of SG, I think?) and may have had some injury concerns?

Otherwise, if there's been a bit of a decline, you'd guess that other reasons could be that he's been scouted now, or has dropped some motivation. e.g., it was suggested that Kavossy's drop in numbers last season might've had something to do with him being worried about the state of the league and future contracts.

It's always been my opinion that Heal killed Groves game by playing him out of position AND blaming him for everything that went wrong in the back court. I mean, it couldn't have been the OTHER guard, could it?

That said, injury robbed him of playing his best for Goorj. I don't know what he's like now. He's 31 though, so it's probably too late to take a punt on him.

There are probably better options out there. Although, for the money, you could probably count Smith and Powell out straight away. Donta was great around the team but also not ashamed of making sure he got paid well for his skills.

Darden would be an intersting prospect.... Certainly, defensively, you could do a lot worse and anyone who saw the last game last season would suggest he can light it up when given the opportunity.

hmm thanks guys.

Darden was pretty good at the end of last year..
Potential 2-3 man?

Pretty weak excuse for Kavossy there Isaac.

Crowe wouldn't be too bad if we can't get Bruce. Don't really rate Bowen that highly.

I'll throw Darren Brooks' name into the ring if we're looking for PG's.

I think it could be Adrien Sturt , rather than Cooper or Mottram.
( which will be good for me )

Horvath, Mottram , Cooper - I'd go for Adrien Sturt.
Think they may have.

Obviously not an import but what would people think of Nathan Herbert? Talented shooter but would he fit in at SG/SF with Ng, Hill, Holmes already there and imports to come?

Sixers should do a deal with an NBA team, and try it out. If a team needs to develop a player and don't want to send him to the D league, why not to Australia. As they do in soccer, loan players out to other clubs for development. Also was wondering why not try an import from another country besides USA. Why follow the norm. Try something fresh, I know Tigers did it and was a flop, you could find something good, as their game is very much the same over there just better.

Where would Herbert even play? No need for him.