Sounds like Chris has decent size and the Sixers are in greater need of some young big men than guards.

Anybody watch him in the local league and can tell me what type of game he has?

I think the article said he can shoot a bit, but that was all that was mentioned. Does that mean a good mid-range shot, 3pt range, or just a good touch in the key?

Could he be a Paul Rees type - solid body, feathery mid range shooting touch? Or more of a wiry shooter like Oscar?

couldnt they sign one of them into the 10 as the U23 player and the other into the 12 as a development player? therefore keeping them both? and can they make a match day decison like who ever is training better suits up in the 10?

More of a 6'7 Oscar Mold. I haven't seen him play though.

They could sign one as a development player but they wouldn't be able to swap them unless one was injured as far as I know. Also the one in the 10 would get paid more then the one in the squad.

Correct me if I am wrong but last season we could suit the whole 12 at home and I think this you can now suit all 12 away, so it doesn't matter if they are a rostered player or DP

ok, can we sign say sign 2 of Erik Burdon, Tom Gerlapp, James Orr, Josh Wood and Aiden Sturt as our DP's or do they have to also be U23??
I guess the main difference with the DP's will be $$ i dont know why they just dont have 12 man rosters with 2 DP's, and say 1 of 12 needs to be U23 (id change it to U25) which would have allowed the 36ers to re-sign Brad Davidson or keep Burdon in the squad or give a Sturt or Wood a go.

I'd say Molitor is similar to Oscar in that he can shoot from outside and he rebounds well. Molitor isn't quite as tall or athletic as Oscar and doesn't have as quick a realease on his shot as Oscar. Though he probably does have a more orunded post up game than Oscar (although in the NBL he would probably be too small to post up anyone?).

My concern would be that he is a bit too slow to be a 3 and a bit short to be a 4 (in the NBL). I'd be happy to see him in that U23 spot though - just needs to work on his quickness and catch and shoot.

The position that we are lacking in is the 3 spot so if Molitor is a 3 then sign him up (and an SA boy)

Corey Maynard is that Sturt guard.

I'd probably go with Molitor. Though I haven't seem him train, mentioning that he really wants the gig shows (or at least smartly feigns!) drive.

seen him play couple of times this year for west, i would say he has improved his game by 30-40% and deserves the spot.

has an NBL body and game, another 12 months in an NBL program will be make or break for him.

well worth the gamble.

Thanks for the info KingJames and ABLScout. If he is 204cm (6'8) I would have thought he would be tall enough to post up NBL forwards though. Perhaps more to do with his footwork/ strength than his height?

Good to hear he rebounds well. Nothing more frustrating than a big man who stretches the D on offence, but can't grab a rebound on defence (ahem Dench, cough, cough).

how does Molitor compare with Hoban?? Is Hoban a chance this year??

I thought Hoban was heading OS after he finished uni?

I guess 6'8 is tall in the NBL if you are a perimeter player who can handle, pass etc, but small if you are an interior player unless you havent something special in your bag of tricks.

hoban is too old

Paul, looking at the NBL player list, there are a lot of top forwards just over 200cm:

Dusty 197cm
Wortho 202cm
Bear 202cm
Cat 202cm
B Knight 202cm
Redhage 203cm
Petrie 203cm
Dowdell 205cm
Oscar 205cm
Davidson 206cm
M Knight 207cm

Molitor would fit right in the middle of that list, which includes most of the starting PF's in the league. So I wouldn't have thought he is too small to be an interior player.

And considering only the marquee PF's in the NBA tend to be 6'10, 204cm or 6'8 has gotta be pretty good size in most other leagues.

Molitor is a little soft and prefers to float outside and shoot three's. Has a very limited post game and generally only posts up when he has a smaller player on him.
From all reports he's not the sharpest tool in the shed and has a bad work ethic, otherwise he would"'ve been signed already. I think Ninnis is trying to delay signing him to look for something better, but if he can't find anything he will do.
Very different to Hoban, Peter has a big man's game and works within 15 ft, whereas Molitor would be very simliar to a Dench.

Nice the brad, very complimentary for a young bloke.

Remember watching Orr as a junior thinking he would kick on to the big time.

To we take it that Molitor kicked "The Brad"s arse in a game, so this is his payback?
His game last night against North wouldn't have done his chances much harm

Beantown, most of the guys on your list can shoot, and also defend on the perimeter. AS I stated above, 6'7 or 6'8 is sufficient size if you can also play away from the basket.

But 6'8 guys who are purely inside struggle to make it unless they have something special eg: Rychart at 6'7 has one of the bets noses for the ball and softest touches I have ever seen around the hoop. He can also defend away from the hoop.

If Molitar can slide his feet in front of a ballhandler he has ac chance. If he can only defend in the low bloke he will struggle for size.