The rumour is that they will all be treated like free agents regardless of whether they have multi-year contracts or not.

Starters: Allen, Tragardh, Rush + import centre + import SG

Keep on Bench: Burston, Dorsey, Dillon

Ship out (based on current form): Greer, Lewis, Walker, Lane

I'm assuming Dorsey gets kept as a non-playing reserve or he gets naturalised; otherwise, we need more from him as an import.

I still reckon, though, that this team needs a new coach who can let them run.
Greer, Rush, Dorsey, Dillon, Allen, even Burston can't show their best as long as we have a coach who forces them to play half-court, slog-it-out ball.

Rumour is Trigger is or has already signed a contract extension!

So i think it will look like:
Starter/Bench
5 - Trigger/Back up 5
4 - Import/ Trig + Rush/Greer
3 - Rush/Greer + Import (if you slide Trig to 4)
2 - Dillon/Aussie Back up
1 - Import/Aussie Back up (Macdonald perhaps)

Play Trigger as the main man inside worked so i'd stick with it as it is a small ball league and run with an import 3/4 (Carlos Powell!!!) together with a import PG/Combo guard

Keep: Allen, Dillon, Tragardh, Rush, Burston, Wilcher and Short

Get rid of: Dorsey, Walker, Greer, Lewis, Lang and Gleeson

Will be interesting to see who stays if Gleeson is the coach. Players have to be unhappy.

I'd like to know if Tigers cut Greer, would there be the same outcry as there was for Corletto?

Starters: Allen, Tragardh, Rush + import centre + import SG

Keep on Bench: Burston, Dorsey, Dillon

What is the point in signing multi year deals if the organisation does not honour the contracts and will treat everyone as free agents. Does the club pay out these contracts if they are terminated?

Isaac, d'oh - I didn't count.

I'd keep Allen and get an import Centre or PF (to guarantee quality), force Dorsey to naturalise in order to stay, and then hunt for a decent Aussie or Kiwi SG.

Jake, what's the point? Gets the players to leave their previous club. Cairns would've hoped to keep them otherwise.

They will generally pay them out or reach some sort of settlement or pay out what they haven't been able to earn at their subsequent club.

Greer has 1 more year left on his deal so you wouldn't think he'd be going anywhere.

I wouldn't want to be Lewis, Walker or Burston thou as they will be out the door regardless of who is coach!

i will maintain that i highly doubt seamus will pay any of the contracts out. he has the 'take me to court' attitude.

for him to be firing people the way he has been he'd lose probably close to $1m!!! given how stingy he is, i highly doubt it.

i'd get rid of the coach, the players obviously lost belief in his system. it'd be unlikely he will get an inexperienced coach or somebody without a decent reputation. the reason he signed gleeson (coach of the year) is to keep sponsors happy.

player wise, Lewis, Dorsey (the dude is chilling too much in a big market when he's suppose to do big things), perhaps Walker (though he's old but he has no milage and is 1 of the most athletic in the league), Greer (i believe you can get a better player than him)

would keep Burston, he provides leadership and is very well respected professional among players and coaches around the league. think the question is does HE wanna stay after contract expires?

Isaac & Hoopie, why the talk about who Adelaide can pick up in the rebuild for next year? To have a successful rebuild, you need a successful brick layer.

EC, we're certainly shooting a lot of bricks at the moment, lol

Hot off the press....Walker & Lewis gone at the end of the season!!!

what press, Tiger Watcher?

That's a pretty predictable press Tiger Watcher!! Walker to the new Melbourne team would have to be a strong chance.

It'll hit the press soon enough....wouldnt better on Walker at the new Melbourne Team as got it on good infomation he'll jet back to the US and give it all away!

EC, the bricklayer also needs the bricks. It's quite possible to multitask and consider roster as well as the coaching.

No great surprise that those two will go.If Greer was uncontracted he would join them as well as would Dorsey.

This is worth re-reading, now that we're many months down the track. I especially love Gleeson referring to his team as athletic when his offense doesn't allow them to be.

http://tensport.com.au/news/theroar/Basketball-Tigers-anger-fans-with-recruiting-circus.htm

The Dorsey and Ubaka signings show why u sign imports last and Australian players first and why u don't sign them to multiyear deals. As a result the roster is poorly balanced. The talent is there which is sad.