Surely most clubs would love to have him on the books? Great player.

Cam Gliddon pretty much said that he wants the starting point guard gig next season or his taking his bat and ball and going home !

Hope he sticks around. Wonder if he will naturalize.

the 36er rumor is about as credible as any weight loss advice from me.


When he was in full flight there are few players as captivating to watch (yeah i just said captivating). That first step of his would beat Oprah to a buffet all day.

If he doesn't return to the NBL his last performance Vs NZ is a damn fine way to leave the league. It was a drop the mic leave the room performance.

I don't understand the Gliddon/point guard thing either but I guess it depends on what his goals are as a player.
If he wants to play international ball, the last thing he should be doing is trying to turn himself into a point guard at this stage of his career, given the glut of star point guards the Boomers are going to have for a long time.
As a defensive two-man who can shoot the ball, get to the rim and who has reasonable handles - that's exaclty the type of player the Boomers could use going forward.
But again, maybe playing internationally isn't high on his priority list and, if not, fair enough.

Certainly going to be an intersting off-season for the Taipans though.

Gliddon just isn't a natural PG in my books, and he is taking a selfish view IMO.

Gliddon is not in a position where he can say "Im taking this job or im shutting up shop at Cairns".

There are plenty of talented players who are playing second-fiddle to another player at their club. It’s the nature of the NBL.

To be a starting PG in the league, you either have to be an import or a Boomers/top Australian player (Martin, Gibson, Markovic)

Someone should remind Gliddon that the likes of Cadee, Webster, Creek, Wagstaff, Te Rangi etc. haven’t been given the keys to the city either.

"Someone should remind Gliddon that the likes of Cadee, Webster, Creek, Wagstaff, Te Rangi etc. haven't been given the keys to the city either."

They haven't won a club MVP either. ;)

Jamar would be a safe pick for a number of teams depending on hisasking price.

He is a solid citizen, plays hard every night and is a top 3/4 PG in the league who can distribute or score as the game requires.

Will be sad for him to leave the league so hopefully a team can grab him...he'd be a super fit for Melbourne then they can push Tomlinson to the bench.

I think Melbourne's first option is Stephen Dennis, although I haven't asked recently if that is still the case.

"Cam Gliddon pretty much said that he wants the starting point guard gig next season or his taking his bat and ball and going home !"

Source?

Re. Gliddon. FWIW I didn't read it as him saying he won't sign if he's not the point guard, just that he wants to be the point guard and play a bigger role.

http://www.cairnspost.com.au/sport/local-sport/cairns-taipans-cameron-gliddon-may-scale-the-snakes-ladder/story-fnjpuwsz-1226863218904

Anonymous also helped fuel the rumour when CT was sitting behind the 36ers bench for finals

Sixers don't need "a SG who can handle the ball" if Gibson is already playing more of that role. They either need Ervin or someone to replace him and then a backup (Cadee/Carter role). I'd probably keep Carter instead of Cadee or go for Corey Maynard, and then worry about SF.

If Wilson was lined up to replace Ervin, I'd worry about his shooting on a team that needs more rather than less.

Ervin: 37.2% 3P, 4.6 APG
Wilson: 27.0% 3P, 2.5 APG

RE: Silencer83 "They haven't won a club MVP either. ;)"

because their teams have better players than Cairns end of story, Gliddon would ride the pine in Adelaide, Auckland & Perth.

I agree anon, but I've heard from a couple of places that he's on the outer a bit with the team. You'd want Jackson or Lisch calibre imports as replacement or it wouldn't be worth the risk.

If Gliddon is your team MVP, your in big trouble.

Ervin is the best player Adelaide has had in a while. we need to hang on to him. Why not embrace the villain role like the 80's Detroit Pistons led by bad boy Isiah Thomas. We've had that role before lets do it again.

Pretty sure Gliddon was like 4th leading scorer on his team or something.

Yes he was MVP but i think it shows the lack of offense in that team.

Anon i know im comparing bench players with Gliddon, but that kind of reiterates my point: theres plenty of talented players who come of the bench.

Not saying Gliddon shouldnt start but i wouldnt give him the starting PG position if you can go out there and snag a stud import PG.

Gliddon wouldnt be starting if he played for ADL, SYD, PER, NZ, MEL, WOL.

Algood developing talent, but when you have a bad season like Cairns did you do have to wonder "maybe we need to upgrade" and PG is where it starts. E.g. Kerron Johnson is a classic example of why you need a great PG in this league

PlaymakerMo it was in cairns post last week!

Gliddon would make a good 6th man on a team like Perth or NZ if it wasn't for points cap imo.

'917, before.

For Kings to be interested and talking, they must have a coach in place. Guess it could be a new coach name announcement at their Awards Night which I'm pretty sure they haven't had yet. Especially if Heal is there and it's his assistant. Madgen odds-on, surely.