Source?

A very good one!

BBQ sauce.

I will not name my source but it is 100% accurate.

what did he do?

Your "facts" are NOT correct.

Rumour is on two other sites also. Didn't impress during the pre-season so gone and possibly replaced by Kevin White.

I heard there was trouble weeks ago. Something about Smith's failure to proclaim Heal as his childhood hero.

Something about Smith's failure to proclaim Heal as his childhood hero.

Gold!

Shane Heal saw potential that he could be a great point guard in the NBL for many years and win more than two championships so he had to go.

Wow - hawks killing queens and tigers. Queens lose an import so Seth Scott next or did he show enough last game ?

Wow - hawks killing queens and tigers. Queens lose an import so Seth Scott next or did he show enough last game ?

I like Smith's game. But i'm also excited to see where they will spend his 7 player points now. Too bad Dillon has already signed o/s.

I'd like to see them get someone like Nevill, although he's rated as an 8.

100% true, heard it over the weekend from some nbl players and just thought it was public knowledge already so didn't think anything more of it, until I read this.

I like Smith's game. But i'm also excited to see where they will spend his 7 player points now. Too bad Dillon has already signed o/s.

I'd like to see them get someone like Nevill, although he's rated as an 8.

Nevill is likely to sign overseas, although i'm not 100% sure the number of offers he has. I know of at least 1, but i'd say there's more.

Yeah, Petrie would've been a good fit. They need a SF/PF type.

needs to go hang out with Jay in front a store. BEZERKER!

What about brad williamson? Legit baller, can play 2-4 and would come cheap.

Best 3pt shooter out there with size!

#378294: Unfit? You're joking, right? Heal is on the record as saying that he wants this team to be the fittest team in the league and other than the players coming back from injury, most of the team have been training since very early July, doing a wide range of things for at least two months.

I agree that Smith was a risk and probably should have had a better look at him before signing him... I think a few decisions have been made too early, especially with players that wouldn't have been in high demand, but in theory, for 7pts, it was an interesting approach if Smith was even half decent... Obviously that didn't work out, but like you said, it's pre-season, so hopefully they've got someone decent in mind... There's been discussion elsewhere of Opacic, ex-Sydney local big, currently playing in SEABL, even Gynes being better options than the much smaller White or Gleeson...

I only saw a small amount of gynes last year but he looked pretty decent. How big is he?

Based on someone who was at training last week, their observations were unfit. You think Heal's hype is the truth? Opacic would be another foolish mistake. Mntumba and Ferguson in a champion winning Bandits SEABL side made Opacic look far better than he really is.

I'm a big fan of Gynes! I was hoping seeing as though he's from the South Coast that the Hawks would pick him up, but they wanted height.

I think under Heal Gynes flourished! Great junk yard dog, like Wookie said, he's only around 6-5 maybe even 6-4 but his motor is on all the time. I'd sign him as a back up 4/3 any day. Does all the small things on the court.

Always assumed he was a lot taller. That's SG height!

Has there been an official announcement from the Kings? Seems that Smith's name has quietly gone from the roster list on the Kings site, or was it never put up?

It WAS up.. It's also gone from Wikipedia (Not that that's anything to go by)

Gynes' hustle based game along with his size and build is quite similar to what Troy Pilon brought to the NBL. What he lacks in height and skill he makes up for with effort. No star but a handy asset none the less. Far better fit for the Kings than yet another guard.

BUT we are talking Heal think here and we know from previous experience that there is not a loofog logic involved.

"loofog"? WTF

lol... that's not just a typo, that's like finger tourettes!

yeah, Gynes always played bigger than he was... The amount of charges he took at the tail end of the season was impressive, so he's not afraid to put himself on the line...

He didn't have a good SEABL season for the Gunners by any stretch of the imagination though, so maybe completely off the radar now?

Considering how long it took for the Kings to put up any announcement, I doubt that we will hear anything anytime soon... Someone should tweet the Hammer and see what he says...