http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/basketball/16493479/robbins-back-for-wildcats/

This story makes it sound like it is all but done.

Obviously not going to be able to replace Damien Martin but definitely a boost for the team in his absence!

How the f u get tovey? No better replacement for damo than robbo! :) he was wildcats and now his back. It aint damo but hey he can defend.

The one thing that lets this forum down is the number of people so willing to tell lies about players they don't like.

Agreed The Situation.

I think this will be a real positive for the series, offsetting in part the loss of Martin. Both teams have been excellent all season so it should be a great finals series.

It would make the finals more interesting.

It's risky for the Wildcats and I don't think it will eventuate.

Being more active is understable as he was actually replacing Martyn. Not impossible of course to see him back.

#953 that is my favourite post of this season. Kudos.

Why don't they sign up Thomas Schmidt?
Or Tom Waterhouse? lol

Who will start at pg?

Carter

This was the first sports news story on channel 10 tonight before any football was mentioned.

"This was the first sports news story on channel 10 tonight before any football was mentioned."

They might have to move the Fremantle v Essendon game...

Why would Robbins want to play, he quit/walked out on his team mid season because he had enough of basketball.

He didnt walk out on his team he just stopped playing games, he has been at training often since his "retirement" and Lisch said he was still like a captain even though he wasnt playing.

Things just got interesting. There are minutes in a GF series at stake. Even if he barely plays. I can see them trotting him out off the bench in the Perth home game and then riding a wave of crowd support.

Robbins will apparently travel to NZ for Game 1 - this from And The Foul:

Brad Robbins will travel to NZ for game 1. NBL has cleared him to return #NBLFinals

OMG but syndey wer'ent aloud to sign a player why r teh wildcats rules for sum and rules 4 others!!1!

So does that mean Martin will be on injury waivers?

Hypothetical: if this is the case and Perth win the series, will Martin be 'officially' recognized as a member of the championship squad?

How does that work?

Yes, he will get the same recognition AFAIK.

I don't think it works the same as AFL, where the 22 are the only ones recognised as premiership players.

If it's anything like the NBA, the ushers will get a ring!

This does make things interesting though.
How many people loaded up on NZ prior to this happening and now feel somewhat ripped off!!!
(Raises hand)

What I dont understand is that if he was put on injury waivers, isnt Rhys Carter his replacement player?

In my mind that would mean Rhys would not be able to play....

Not taking anything away from a terrible injury on the eve of the finals, but does this set a precedent for injury replacement players next season?

Happy to be corrected and could be completely off base.

Pretty sure that if Martin is placed on injury waivers with a season ending injury then Carter can be Martin's injury replacement upon the return of Robbins.

You can't move around the NBL clubs as an injury waiver but can you move internally from player to player in one club?
Sounds odd.
Still nothing from the Cats.
This is all speculation but interesting.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/basketball/perths-brad-robbins-excited-for-return-in-nbl-grand-final-series/story-fnhq5xcn-1226611717193

Robbins would had to have played 7 games earlier on in the season to qualify for this game... Dunigan played 4 games so he could never been considered had a big been injured instead.

I'm not a coach but to me it's obvious that Robbins should use his 5 fouls each game hard on Jackson and send the air ball king to the free throw line... That will get the Crowd involved and we should have 2 or 3 very loud arenas.

Bit shocked Wildcats haven't won at Vector Arena, but we will have two chances to change that!