This adds fuel to marty's attempt at getting the "Best Australian PG available" speculation.

Hopefully sixers can secure someone of Gibbo's calibre. That is a great building block to start next season with.

well looks like we wont be landing gibbo on that comment. i wonder which 4 imports we will get next year.

Gibbo is using other teams to bid himself up at the Blaze..... But you never know what might pop up...

For personal development he would be wise to go to Crocks, Wildcheats, Whoreks.

To earn bigger $$$ go to Lie-gers, cap-Breakers.

To be the franchise big dawg, captain and all round saviour go to oncewere-Kings, 36-isnowourwinloss%-ers.

For continued party opportunities stay at Blazin-away, Taipans@gilligansniteclub.

A quality Aussie PG is a huge addition to any team. Young guy will be very sought after for sure!

NZBREAKERS LEMANIS

so realistically i would say that the adelaide coaches had already spoke to gibbo with regard to perhaps signing him..

Gibson should certainly test the market...exceptional player and an Australian to boot...

I can't see why everybody is so high on Gibbo. He's reportedly the heart of the party lifestyle on the Coast, has been point guard of an under-achieving team on the Coast and has been overtaken by Martin clearly.

He seems to have lost a step and is a streaky scorer.

Having talked down his price, I think he might well thrive under Marty with an emphasis on conditioning, a change of scenery and a coach that seems to want to develop players.

If I was a GM I'd certainly have him but wouldn't be paying top dollar for him.

Good points made ankles!

ankles, not sure how true it is, but I heard that he wanted to leave the Gold Coast because he hasn't been improving and wants to escape that lifestyle. Cue jokes about Adelaide being the right place to avoid a partying lifestyle...

Edit: Not to mention that, regardless of whether Martin has overtaken him, he's still one of the top point guards and is at least considering a move. I think that's why he's coming up in roster discussions.

He is a good player but not a top notch one in this league. I agree with the assessment that he is an excellent pick up but not if you have to pay him top dollar.

He is a Boomer for his defensive abilities mostly, and would certainly improve Adelaide in that regard, but how well does he fill the team's other weaknesses? For the 36ers he must be part of an overall recruiting class, not the marquee signing.

A good question for Sixers fans: If you could only spend money on Schenscher OR Gibson, which one do you go for?

DJ started to play like we all were hoping in the last couple of weeks and if he continues that, then there's probably not much value in bringing Schenscher in. But then again he's not proved he can stand up week in, week out yet and will Clarke, or the Sixers fans, survive another season of growing pains?

Gibbo would definitely be an upgrade and certainly addresses defensive and physical intensity concerns for the Sixers, but he doesn't really help improve our woeful outside shooting, or our lack of a good drive and dish guy.

Tough call, because neither is the perfect piece, but I think I would go with Gibbo, because DJ has the potential to be a star, whereas there is noone in our backcourt who looks to be more than a good role player right now.

Given that we have Johnson already signed, and if the choice were between Schenscher and an import guard or Gibson and a spare import spot for elsewhere, probably Gibson. I prefer watching Luke play though.

i think we are gonna talk to Schenscher (Williams n Penney) - unlikely to come here.
Gibson most likely.

From Boti's article today:

"We have a wish list of players on the whiteboard and we know who we want to get."

The future of import point guard Eddie Shannon with the 36ers looks tenuous, an Australian point guard and big-man assistance high on the priority list.

if ANON is right and both Schensch and Gibson are on the wishlist, id start getting much happier. i think that would probably limit us to one import for sure which isnt a bad thing.

I had heard that the money had dried up in the GC after spending it all on Wortho so that would have to be one reason Gibbo is shopping himself around.
Adelaide would be a good opportunity but may not be the playoff calibre team he is looking for.
I think NZ would have to be a good chance as he would be stepping into the best team, knows CJ, Boucher and Vukona quite well. The only down side is he would be living even further away from his missus.
Let's hope we can secure him, would be great for the side.

"I'm going to make sure I get the best for myself but I want to be on the best team as well."

...might mean he is waiting to see what other moves happen. e.g. If 36ers got Schensch he might consider them to be a better team.

as someone previously state, 'the best team' may not necessarily mean the team thats winning. there have been winning teams where players dont get along and that would not be a fun environment to work in. he may well mean he wants the best team that suits his needs.

Panther32

Adelaide would be a good opportunity but may not be the playoff calibre team he is looking for.

Correct. The club will have to show signs of making serious moves to instill confidence in potential signings and fans.

now with new boomers assistant coach(wtf?)36ers should be able to get some stability in their roster.

don't start me on the pre-requisites of getting a boomers coaching gig!!!
uh oh i've started....

ffs what is the message being sent to nbl coaches???

the message to nbl players is clear.....perform well in the nbl and you may be rewarded with a boomers gig/try out.
the message sent to nbl coaches is......huh! ya gotta what?? that don't make sense!! you have to do what to coach browns bottom??.....oh it's much clearer now !