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Happy Days
Years ago
Tigers looking at Ferguson
Anstey down watching Ferguson last night and he didnt disappoint.Would suggest a few more coaches might come for a look.
Happy Days
Years ago
Anstey down watching Ferguson last night and he didnt disappoint.Would suggest a few more coaches might come for a look.
Mick
Years ago
I saw Anstey at Etihad watching the doggies play the lions last week. I suggest a few more coaches might come down for a look. He was definitely there to scout Brownie.
Happy Days
Years ago
Jazzmar Ferguson from Bendigo. Won championship with Albury last year.
Jazzmarr is NBL quality, only 23 years old. Him and McFarlin are the best import combo in SEABL. They torched Frankston last night.
I'm surprised nobody even looked at him for last season, not even after several teams had guards dropping left, right & centre. Mind you, the NBL has a long history of ignoring great players simply because they're playing in SEABL but they'll sign any hack from the US because a dodgey agent sends them a highlight video.
Happy Days
Years ago
Hes super quick,can shoot the three and get to the rack. Controls the tempo of the game and rarely turns the ball over. I would expect Gordie to be down for a look.
Mick
Years ago
There is a stigma associated with SEABL imports that for some reason hasn't been shaken despite the number of guys over the years who have made the jump from american SEABL player to NBL level. It is a different game though, so you have to take into account whether the skills translate to a higher AND different level, not just a higher level. The game is not just better at NBL level, there are different skillsets required to be succesful, just like the difference between NCAA and NBA. Defensive ability, ballhandling and length in particular are important traits that many lower tier guys just don't have.
None of which explain the reason why the Crocs signed the corpse of Larry Abney instead of Ivan McFarlin last year...
Ferguson's struggles in Canada wouldnt help convince NBL teams.
Happy Days
Years ago
Lack of court time in NBL Canada resulted in Ferguson coming here.Its all about opportunity which he wasnt getting in Canada. I must admit i didnt expect much from him but he certainly has surprised people last year and the start of this season.One thing this guy has is hunger.
pwned
Years ago
McFarlin was very nearly a Hawk season before last. But they went with Catron
MW
Years ago
26pt, shooting 9-28, 3pt 1-11, 5reb, 4ast, 5to
don't think he really dominated...
J
Years ago
I agree MW very overated, he should score plenty with the amount of shots he takes!
Gus
Years ago
Dont think so mick, brownie is gleeson cousin and good friend
McFarlin was looked at by the Crocs last season. They offered mis not much at all. He's extremely solid again this season.
Beating Franga this season isnt a real achievement.
Believe he was the player they wanted to replace Henry with when he got injured but were rejected by the NBL.
Any player that can take a team from the bottom of the table to a championship even at SEABL level must have some game.
The Jazzman could be in the NBL next season.
"he should score plenty with the amount of shots he takes!"
Yeah, Jazz has never met a shot he didn't like that's true & his replacement at Albury seems even more trigger happy. At least Jazz got a fair few assists last season so go with the high shot rate.
Ferguson was part of a team that won in the Seabl.
Ntumba is an integral part of their success.
Ferguson has McFarlin now to make him still look good.
Would come much cheaper than Jonny Flynn too. Would be considered if Tigers are also planning to get Gibbo and Worthington.
Out - Flynn, Scott
In - Gibson, Worthington and Ferguson.
orbit
Years ago
'26pt, shooting 9-28, 3pt 1-11, 5reb, 4ast, 5to
don't think he really dominated...'
MW i just read 9 - 15 FG & 5 - 9 3pts
Get your facts right!
Tigers could get Gibson,Worthington, ferguson and McFarlin for what they paid Scott and Flynn and would be a big win ... Ferguson has lots of tricks and good d and McFarlin a monster on boards and plays within his limitations and both imports would be cheap
Utter rubbish. Gibson and Wothington would be 1/3 of the cap. 2 Imports as well No. Fergusson is a one trick pony.NBL would chew him up.
Exactly. Worthington and Gibson might take up some of the cap (say $300k combined). Add in 2 cheap imports (say Ferguson and McFarlin $120k combined). That's 4 players for $420k.
Still got 6 spots to fill for $400k left - Ballinger, Burston, Goulding, tomlinson, Greer and Walker.
Look how crap the Bandits are without Ferguson. Yes, Ntumba was a big part of the championship but it was Jazz who made them look good. His replacement can play but he's no Jazz and the team is struggling.
Bandits arent struggling they have lost one game.
The experts predict the Bandits to win it all. The experts here thought adelaide was going to be good to this season as well.
Only the silly SEABL preview and maybe a few fans who post here rated them as finishing top of their pool. I and several others pointed out what's load of rubbish that was and my own view is they will struggle to make the playoffs. You can see the coach lacks confidence in Vann but is clueless what else to do. Jazz is what made that team look good and the coach too.
Yea could be a good way to go for the tigers, especially if they get Gibson and Worthington
A team of
Burston/McFarlin
Ballinger/Walker
Worthington/Greer
Goulding/Ferguson
Gibson/Tomilson
Looks strong to me. Looks acheivable by salary cap also, points cap could be an issue by my estimates, if you replaced greer and/or walker with low points players could be done though.
I would worry about playing Ferguson at the 2 in the NBL since he lacks height at this level and he does rely on getting elevation to get his jumper away so taller opposition would make that tough for him. He does have good speed though but so do most others in the NBL.
He could play pg with Gibson sliding to the sg spot if need be.
Mick
Years ago
More and more teams are running with shorter combo guards at the two these days in the NBL anyway.
Tiger Watcher
Years ago
If we are talking about cheap imports has anyone else noticed the play of Matt Hanson he has been outstanding carrying Ballarat, at this stage he is my pick for MVP from the games i have seen.
The other guy numbers have been impressive is Griffin up in Canberra, but haven't seen him yet just noticed his massive numbers.
CJ Massingale is also an option. Showed how important he was to the 36ers last season. When he got sacked Adelaide barely won a game for the rest of the year.
Isaac
Years ago
Saw another guy putting up big SEABL numbers. Was it Pichon or something like that? What's he like?
Panther
Years ago
Not sure how that line up would fit under the points allocation based on their current ratings.
Burston(7)/McFarlin(10)
Ballinger(8)/Walker(5)
Worthington(10)/Greer(6)
Goulding(7)/Ferguson(10)
Gibson(10)/Tomilson(3?)
Plus you would then need to add two development players at 1 point each.
Tiger Watcher
Years ago
Pichon is a hustle guy an is undersized to play the 4 spot in NBL plus he lacks a consistent jumper.
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