as in Crosswell and Cadee

2 is stocking up?

If Marty is good for one thing, it's signing young aussies from the AIS.
Creek, Weigh, Johnson, Cadee. He's paying his way in that respect.
Challenge is to keep them all together and develop them together. And to surround them with the right types of experienced players.

A shocker! Kid is very average at best!!

great news.

always good to boost your aussie talent quota.

Give hime the starting PG role and let me develop next to an import scorer.

No Choice when you have No $$$$.36ers have tried to buy Championships and got a couple, but those days are gone.
Youth is the Key!!
Thanks again SOS.

cmon orbit really???

he will add another scorer, can handle the ball as well. he isnt a star yet but is very young. good to hear 2 years as i think he can really step up with-in that time and hearing that him and dj are going to be paired together for that time is great.


dj/ ?^

?+

creek/ weigh

import*/ ng

cadee/ crosswell


*add an import guard 6'1 -6'4 that can guard, handle the ball a bit and can score without demanding the ball in his hands. we definately cannot bring in another shrimp at that position, needs to be able to defend as that backcourt so far isnt super defensive.

^either we get shensch, or we target a 6'10+ import ( preferably an inside banger if possible).

+ if we get schensh then either we go for a second import, ild go with a cheaper priced back-up inside banger 6'10+ guy, or we forget about the second import and go for the best young similar aussie. either way we have scoring punch already ild be looking for a low post body that can defend and rebound and generally harass.

Isaac proves trust worthy again. I'd imagine the 36ers have Schenscher just about signed up.

Any news about Ng? His signing probably hinges on other moves, but it would be nice to have him back in the team, always loved the guy and his shooting ability.

we definately need ng, we need some 3 point shooters to go with mid-range weigh, inside dj and post shensch. also creek and cadee. ideally ng and the import guard needs a 3point shot as well, otherwise you bottle up the key with that team.

I don't know what the 36ers are going to do now.

They have dug themselves a hole..

- If they go out and get an import PG, then you have 3 PG's (so no point getting Cadee in the first place)

or

-If they start Crosswell or Cadee..I am of the opinion that that PG rotation will not be enough to win games (PG imports will exploit this matchup all day)

Ubaka would be a good signing as an import SG, who can play the pg if required!

But I would go for an import more of the Lisch mould.

phil, seeing Schenscher's assist numbers in Townsville (and Crosswhite's in Cairns), I agree that outside shooters will be important. I think the back-up SG spot might go to Ng or Herbert.

Cadee's 3P% last season was about the same as Ng's, and Lisch's for that matter.

MACDUB, plan would be for Crosswell/Cadee then import SG.

lheard Clarke was at the Adelaide childrens hospital waiting to sign 2 new players . hoping they will save his no career future ?

So is Daly still on the roster or is he gone now?

They should get Deng as the development player. Training along side of DJ and Schenscher would be perfect for him

A good signing for you guys. Congrats

Not a bad idea KJ, he has proved his worth in the ABL. Look at how the mighty Eagles turned into finches when he was out.

Nice pick up! Anyone who thinks he can't play at this level are kidding themselves....

Kid doesn't play D -sorry all offence!!

Didn't know the ABA was getting a new team, The Adelaide Junior Sixers. Hope tickets will be $5 to go watch them.

EC why do you bother supporting the 36ers at all.

If he's coming in to start and they'll surround him with a high scoring SG with size who plays D and a brute 4 man who will just rebound and play D I like it. If he's just coming in as another backup not so good, although makes some sense if they plan to give him a year to build, learn from Crosswell and turn the team over to him (all going well) in 2013-2014.

Orbit- sure he'll prove you wrong this year. He's a true point guard who's in need of opportunity

The Journo- agree 100%

Have written more about the signing on today's blog

http://www.36reasons.net/2012/05/cadee-shacks-up-with-36ers.html

All in all a very positive signing by Adelaide

Because I want them to be great again as they once were. I take my hat off to everyone who is putting up with year after year of mediocrity and hanging in there in the hope that greatness will come again. Its early days yet if we are to treat this coming season independently of the previous 2 years especially, so I am still hoping for some great signings. Besides my continuous support just as everyone else in buying a season ticket year after year is what keeps the club alive. Where there is life, there is hope.

Anon, how can you answer a question on budget when there are still major signings to be made. I have no idea what is going to be available for each of the remaining required players and whether its enough to lure them here. I don't know how much has already been spent and how much is left. There are a few free agents I had my eye on but budget is not the problem, the problem is they don't want to come to Adelaide. This is an area that needs to be addressed by the club as to why players snub Adelaide. You can be pleased with our coach being able to lure some of the best juniors here but this is a professional, competitive league. The best juniors alone are not going to get the job done. And I am not going to keep harping on about developing them for the future because they will follow the money rather than loyalty. Imports will be the deciding factor on how successful your team is going to be. Hope we get some good ones but if you allow yourself to be influenced by the imports signed in the last few years, then the outcome does not look good. Clarke needs to develop a much better eye for good imports.

I think its a real slap in the face for Daly. He's trained every day for 3 years. Got zero money (except when selected to play they are required to pay him).

Hopefully his ABA domination will see him signed somewhere else in the league.

sorry but great signing.....

1: Great future boomer
2: Good point guard and great shooter
3: Will be a project lets not dwell on what wont/think on what will.

Dont knock until proven...

Marty needs all the help himself and really 6ers aint got the coin to go for great imports.

So we are left with great prospects

Tom Daly can still be signed as a development player..

I still don't believe a PG combination of Crosswell and Cadee (regardless of whoever starts) can win a team many ball games.

Look at Perth (Martin and Robbins), NZ (Jackson and Bruton), and then look at the other teams with top import PG's like Cairns (Wilson), Crocs (Gill) and Tigers (Ubaka/Allen)

In this league you need an import PG or a gun Australian PG.

36ers have Crosswell, a solid player but merely that; and Cadee, a young relatively inexperienced PG.

No point getting Big Luke if you have no one to feed him the ball.

36ers should have gone out and got an import PG instead. Is it too late?

Doyle or majok are more worthy of a 6ers development spot than overrated Daly

Orbit you are a goose, Cadee will be a great asset off the bench. Personally I think Marty is doing a great job organizing a solid team for next season. One question has Herbet signed up??

Given Cadee is now 21 and Crossy is coming off an injury,
I would be starting Cadee and letting Crossy bring the team home.

Cadee is not really a starter yet,
but he should get there pretty soon,
so why not start him now.

People on here talk about us getting Luke, who knows if we will or wont but if we do surely then people will shut up about what they think the club spends because we all know he aint cheap !!

Ballinger fan were do you think Balls will end up, my tip is Stdney.
Also Cadee shouldn't start yet, too inexperienced but that's not to say he can't start if he is playing well off the bench

Chuck Norris you've picked up a skinny kid who's not that good & you're calling me a goose? A bottom 2 side just got more mediocre!! I hope u r getting a Schencher &/or great imports cause this kid does not solve your problems. I'm glad Kings didn't grab him though as Hammer seems intent to poach that roster.

Singlets, we've got Luke, but no, people will never shut up about anything.

@anon so what have the Breakers fans being doing all these years watching Abercrombie and co gel into a fantastic team

Perth have also done this , the catch being though that the bulk of their talent gelled in Sydney before transferring across

Some of my best 36er memories are watching kids go from junk time to starters to Boomers.

Haha Isaac.

How many times does it need to be said that we have Luke signed?

I swear if we signed Chris Paul as our point guard, EC you would find something to complain about.

Bizzy on the other hand if we signed Dusty all our problems would be solved ;)

It will be nice to be a 6ers fan in the next few years..exciting times ahead.
Cadee
Creek
DJ
Weigh
Import
Import
Not to mention the old guys the will slot in.

If we have Luke that gives us the best bigs line up in the comp I reckon (with one signing to be announced)

But I'm guessing that leaves us with very little money for the guards and I would say there is absolutely no way we could afford an import guard.

Can you win with that?

Trying to think of the weakest guard combo on a team that went all the way, or at least very close....any suggestions?

Isaac, you having friends involved directly or indirectly with the sixers, are they ok with you making these unofficial announcements?

looking and reading about all these "young players " signed up by the 6ers does that mean that Marty will be at the club for the next 3 years of building? and then we start again, with son of weigh or son of creek or son of cadee at this stage the club looks like kindergarden of the NBL. how about we sign some experienced players who might win a championship, luke wortho simpson these guy will win a game or two

What you are all forgetting is Ballingers 200k is now out of the wages pool.

Just from bits and pieces I've heard, but he's not from Perth.

Cadee is not as good, nor will ever be as good as his father. Therefore he will never be a Boomer.

Remember that we are going with one (1) Import ,
a Shooting Guard.
Ng OR Herbert back up.
Daly DP.
Whether Crosswell will get many free throws in -
the flick pass he is doing is even more pronounced,
out there.

My thoughts are

Cadee / Crosswell
Stud Import / Ng or Bartlett or Herbert
Weigh / Creek
DJ / Cheaper Import
Schenscher / Min big

I hope Bartlett signs as he would be perfect in this roster. can play 1-3 on both ends and has a bit of grunt about him.

2 pass first point guards to feed the two headed monster

weigh and creek can slash. creek's outside shot will develop

Banger import back up big that can rotate at times between 4 and 5. Weigh is big enough to defend a more mobile 4 if needed

Perth have gotten weaker without Neville and the points they have to sign players

NZ remains to be seen as it will be import based

Crocs weaker without Luke

Blaze will be import related

Kings looked cooked before they even start

Hawks have a massive hole to fill in Campbell and will rely on imports

Cairns upgraded IMO

Tigers - who knows

We have the makings of a solid top 4 team on our hands here people.

Isaac, you having friends involved directly or indirectly with the sixers, are they ok with you making these unofficial announcements?

It is a bit early to be making guesses at the top 4 :)

But it does look like an excellent start.

Is it still possible to bring back Ballinger?
Obviously at a reduced price.
He would be the perfect backup PF/C behind Johnson and Luke.

Quite surprising the negativity of some people to this signing, you have to remember that Cadee was in the Boomers team 2 years ago and then nearly killed in a car/truck accident (ask him to show you the photos - amazing he can walk let alone play bball) It basically took him a full year to get any confidence back in his body and he is only now really able to push himself.
This last season he showed at times what he can do when running the team as a true PG and he is only going to get better. Hes signed for 2 years, and I have no doubt that if you guys treat him well, help him develop his game and provide him with an enjoyable place to live and play he will reward the club for many years to come.

Added to this he is a fantastic person off the court and will soon be a fan favourite in particular with the kids. Being involved with the fans is never a chore and something he geniunly enjoys.

Huge loss for the Blaze but a well deserved opportunity for Cadee that he can hopefully use to take his game to the next level and shutup all the critics

'Boomers team' gets thrown around way too much, and Im not just talking about you Statman. For me Boomers team means you played at an Olympics, WCs or qualifier. Cadee was never close to that, but he is a very talented young player.

He was selected to play in the World Team at the Nike Hoops Summit two years ago and played well - 7 points on 3/5, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 18mins against the USA's best young players, including Kyrie Irving. He probably performed better than Cory Joseph, who he was backing up.

He has super talent and will only get better. The key from the 36ers perspective is Crosswell being fully fit to help him out and the import SG also being able to share some of the ballhandling duties, because in this league you need multiple ballhandlers.

Issac also has the benifit of EMAIL addresses on his side, weeding out the Crap from the Fact!!

I think if Statman had said "Boomers squad", that would cover your comment paul.

Hoops, actually, most people don't leave email addresses and rarely anything that is particularly recognisable. Usually I just watch for the language used and I find that can help differentiate between a troll and someone actually anonymously leaking info since either type of person will have different motivations. That 'method' is available to everyone.

There is a good example in the Kings import thread, mentioning an import name. They might be wrong, but at this point it seems plausible, more so than mentions of Homicide and Iversen at least...

@ Issac Sorry i did not know that, as you have Emailed me before Off Forum i thought that is how it works.
Im With You Remove the Trolls!!
Or as i said a Wanker Filter would do the job.
Feel free to contact me off forum anytime.

Youre possibly right Isaac, but even then he was in there as a future prospect. It would be good if BA used the term Boomers Development Squad or something like that for camps and tours that dont have the top players, so that when someone does make the final 16-man squad or so, it has real meaning.

Just my two cents worth.

Are we 100% sure Marty is here all season again?

Am I clutching at straws that he'll be gone by season start?

I wish we had someone that could exploit Darren's ability... or run ANYTHING for him.

Thats the sad news about these positive signings is guess we have got Marty for another 1 -2 years along with his feral mate.
Would have been nice if had to keep those 2 in there to put another assistant that put another view but link with the supporters and treat them with some sort of respect.
Really hope keep NG

Fair call Paul, I can see your point about the Boomers being reserved for top tier events (Olympics, Worlds) rather than warm up games and the like. Where I was referring to Jason playing in a team coached by Brett Brown wearing Gold (is that better haha) was in Perth, just before he was in the accident. Im sure he hit the floor in a game there even if it was very much a 3rd string "Boomers' team.

Semantics aside my original thoughts are the same, the glass half empty attitude that so many 6er fans seem to have really amazes me, this kid has massive potential and is a high quality signing for a club that supposedly finds it hard to attract free agents. Appreciate what you have rather than bitch and moan all the time!

I agree Statman, but I guess Adelaide havent really had a good regular season since 2005 and havent won a playoff game since 2003 - that has to wear down your optimism.

Cadee also hit the court for the Boomers on the South American tour of 2009 did he not?

Firstly Schens is not a young player coming to be coached by Marty .
Coming back to home city.
Only Dj of these young ones have really done anything for us .
Weigh was not worth half what was paid.
Creek might be promising but really has not produced anything yet and has no real shot and with big talls not going to be too much room to drive at basket.
Cant see why we would brag that Marty recruited well for us as we hold a wooden spoon that used to be a proud club

Sorry Anonymous I have to disagree completely.

Leanne IS doing the talking.

What else do you think has changed at the club?

Couple of years ago Marty didn't want Luke.

Two years later Luke is in the team. Marty's still the coach.......

ineedmore, last time the club had Ballinger signed as well and chewing up a bit of money. And even then, Marty did put a contract to Luke initially before realising it would mean going back on his presumed assurances to DJ that he would become a serious part of the team.

This time around, Ballinger is out of contract.

Spot on isaac!!

Cadee is a very promising talent - if you can keep DJ, Creek, Weigh and Cadee and they keep improving - that is a pretty decent young core to work around...

Bizzy, I don't know who Chris Paul is. I don't follow the NBA (not enough time in my life to do everything I want) so if he is a good NBA player, I don't know about that. Besides that, I wouldn't complain about anyone who helps bring success to the 36ers. That's what the argument is all about.

Anon who wants to know who I would have chosen from the free agent list. It is Garry Wilkinson, Luke Nevill and Luke Schenscher. I guess I can't complain about 1 out of 3. Now lets hope our wonderful coach knows how to drive this great new machine we have acquired.

Schenscher/???
Johnson/Weigh
Newley/Creek
Ubaka/Ng
Cadee/Crosswell

That'd get Adelaide supporters excited.

God I enjoy reading EC's discussions :)

Lmfao Doyle? Nigger pleaes.

I think Newley would be a very, very long shot.

very very long shot. Not impossible but improbable.