on seperate note i think next year they should have a battle for third place on grand final day to keep the amount of games going. So if they did it this year rush and fleet could go at it for third place on sunday followed by the grand final of rays and coasters. I think that would be a good lead up. Plus the young guns out to prove themselves get more game time to do so

Well Adelaide I think the time has come to announce a Farley contract. He will surely get picked up for this year as he showed true domination and played 4 hames in 4 days proving his body can handle (full 48 min games as ken cole didn't rest him) NBL is a mear 40 mins now.

Whoever wrote the top article did a good honest job and told it as it is. I know I am chopping and changing but why is Bridgewater nit an Aussie now ( maybe he wasn't organised enough to apply for visa) but if he was it is worth throwing him on the end of a bench.

Although D Dillon has improved I am not convinced his game is quite fit for the Nbl. On another note how damn old is Sedale Jnr, because I thought he was young but my eyes may be tricking me as he looked 30's on court.

Unfortunately for big Forman his days may be numbered in the NBL as I don't think he could fill one of the last 4 spots the sixers have of else Marty would gave recycled a team that was unsuccessful and where would the new blood or youth be that he has "ties" to. Remembering that Holmes is probly close to signing as well. That would leave one spot for an Aussie and 2 import spots. I think signing Hill, Ng, and Herbert was a big mistake as none of them have shown they are an up and coming force. Maybe Marty has already sold out to the politics of ownership. I would say take 1 or 2 of those three at the most, but to take three spots up with guys that will not put up consistent numbers is a waste of damn time and money and it will be frustrating. Has anyone noticed that there have been no new signings yet from a team that wooden spooned last season. The ownership bull&£&t needs to stop and a non political team needs to be made. Let's hope they add Farley a big and another awesome import to retain some chance of winning.

I know I blabbed on a bit but seriously am I the only one that noticed this S@&t. I guess I better apologise before the fans of the sixers attack me for speaking truthfully.

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Sign Farley, I know what you're saying about the Sixers roster. Though I haven't said anything yet, I am a bit concerned that the personnel from a wooden spooner is largely remaining intact so far.

To be fair though, Dan Johnson is a new signing with a lot of potential. Also, it would be a tough call to cut Balls loose. So can't really criticise those two signings in my book.

So I guess what we're really talking about here is Ng, Hill and Herbert. All three have their limitations and honestly I feel like only Hill really has the physical tools to be a starter on a top notch team. Problem there is he is still making a lot of poor decisions at this stage.

In an ideal world, the Sixers would have found a gun Aussie SF or SG scorer first and filled in around him, but I understand its not that simple - if they are a gun Aussie scorer, they're probably already locked up (see Goulding). So in the absence of that top tier talent, I can see why familiar faces have been locked up early. It just means that once again the Sixers will be highly dependent on the quality of their imports.

So I hope the remaining signings are all new faces really. Perhaps Holmes can be an exception - I have always liked his effort and rebounding - but its hard to see how he fits on this team because I see him as a PF and there just aren't enough minutes for him behind Balls.

As far (lol) as Farley goes, loved his play and attitude this week. He could work out as a one year guy if other, younger options fall through. I still worry that he could shoot the Sixers out of as many games as he wins for them though, particularly because I'm not sure he can consistently get to the rim anymore to keep that shooting percentage up!

Also, as I said above, the Sixers imports will be critical, so its a big risk relying on a guy in his late 30s staying healthy all season. I don't want a repeat of a couple of years ago when Maher and Davidson were constantly in and out of the lineup with niggling injuries.

sign farley there is some truth to your post. With regards to ng hill and herbert but i would definately have signed herbert and ng without question. Herbert is a must. But before getting into the whole 'we are picking the same team we wooden spooned with' lets remember the first half of the season. We were equal first with perth and wollongong....now that we remember the victories lets remember the close games that could have been ours but werent due to the pressure and poor coaching...so in my opinion our team wasnt that bad it was that we lacked direction. And remembering this we also virtually only had one good import and the other a dud. Our team didnt have strong leadership which would have wwon alot of those games.

Give marty the benefit of the doubt and i think he wioll make this outfit work. Leadership like farley or jackson would be the spice we need

I think people forget that the Sixers were only 7 games off top spot last year, and most of those 7 games occurred after Gilchrist was injured and with the other import a non-factor, and with a coach who installed a very passive defence and a poor offence.

Bring in two decent imports, including a real point guard as opposed to Gilchrist, and teach the team how to play defence and that team is competitive with anyone.

Wholesale changes arent needed, just more toughness defensively and more intelligence offensively, and that can be addressed by a change in coach and imports alone.

The one change in structure needed is an Aussie back up point so the second import can bring some athleticism to the frontcourt.

i do agree that brad davidson would be a pretty good addition to the team. He doesnt crack under pressure like last years team. I cant believe he isnt in the nbl. He is so much better than alot of the clowns out there

With Johnson the U24 player for the next two years, Davidson would certainly make sense, and would allow for more of a scoring combo guard in the import spot.

In terms of an Aussie backup PG I would be tempted to look at someone like BJ Carter.
He plays a controlled game and knows how to run a team like a true PG. Should be a reasonably low Points Rating as well.