He would be a huge signing for Melbourne but they would have to offer him significantly more to get him to move over to the east coast.

He must be asking for decent dollars if the Crocs are going to be looking for an import instead after being priced out of the Jervis market (even if it's not hard to price out the Crocs)...

Granted he has great potential and 7 footers don't grow on trees.

But it just doesn't seem right that teams are chasing hard after a guy who averaged 5 & 4

Need to look at his form when Knight was out
When Knight was in his minutes were reduced
vs Tigers he Averaged 11.5 and 5

Yea Mick, i was hoping the Crocs would target/get Jervis aswell, they did the smart thing by atleast targetting him and id say Melbourne just came in with a better offer $$ wise, as id say he would start either way.

Supply and demand im afraid, its a shame as the Crocs could have really used him imo.

This is why i want the NBL to let teams have 3 imports, to me its about entertainment, and currently with not many starting bigs around teams are having to either go small ala the Crocs last year, or have a big import and be a swingman short ie the Tigers last year, 3 imports would allow both teams to be really well rounded and make the games more entertaining imo. Even if the imports are only cheapish ones, ala the Crocs have Hudson or Morrison, the Tigers get Dorsey or someone similar, not breaking the bank but gives all teams better rounded line ups, it would have also avoided the kings no pg saga, as they could have had Sanders all season.

You'd have to think he would be offered $120k for 3 years to move to the Tigers maybe a little more.

7ft's who rebound and and play D plus are Aussies are always going to get paid....there aren't many around so good on him for cashing in while he can.

$90k to $120k is the mark for a 7ft who can fill a need.

Who would you rather Jervis or big Red?? Jervis everyday of the week and i think you'll find big Red was on more than $120k

All depends on what other clubs are offering which drives his price up. You also have to take into account cost of living, moving costs and length of contract. Have Perth made him an offer?

How many local 7fts are in the league that can actually play a bit?


Perth - Jervis
Adel - Big Red
Melb - None
Sydney - AJ
Townsville - None
Cairns - None
NZ - Pledger


As it is a small ball league if you have a geuine 7ft whom can fill up space and help protect the rim plus rebound whilst not being a complee lioability at he offensive end he is worth his weight in gold as they are hard to come by & alot cheap than import 7fts of the same skill level.

Every one was saying that money is not an issue for him? Them people say that the points system is fair? Rated a 3 to a 7, think leaving perth is not ideal but if u wana job u got to go somwhere else.

Exactly, when a bidding war happens between 2 or 3 clubs it always drives the price up the club who gets them can end up being stuck overpaying if they are not careful.

A tale of caution guys like Vanderjagt, Pero Vasiljevic (even Ben Allen) also had small stints when they averaged around 10pts 5 rebounds, and you wouldnt have wanted to lock in any of them to a longish term contract at over $90k, not saying Jervis is the same, and im a fan, i wanted the 36ers to grab him to replace DJ (if he goes), but wouldnt pay more than 90-100k for him, but you got to be careful with these big guys, remember he was with a strong team, but he did seem to produce efficiently when given minutes, if nothing else he is a big presence inside at both ends and has a hard nose for the ball, which is more than say Ben Allen.

So all the best to Jervis i hope the Tigers pay him plenty and he has a great rest of his career.

And yea if im the 36ers and he did cost more than that (90-100k), id probably move onto the next option, as we have other spots we also need to fill still, so cant go spending up big on a Jervis, especially when we already likely have Schenscher and maybe DJ at C.

Burston is another one who has been very unpredictable as a big man and i think across his career has received more $$$ than hes worth. I suppose your only as good as your last season.

Jervis was great playing a role in a good team but was a little inconsistent and played some poor games too. Can he improve much more at his age? Not sure hes a starting caliber center and weaknesses could be found out in his second year. Best suited with his role at perth. But from his point of view why wouldn't he take the dollars if its significantly more

I would have expected to hear Wollongong going after Jervis big time.

It seemed like big Lozza is happy to come off the bench if he gets minutes and Gruber isn't a centre so you have a hard nosed 7 footer starting for them...

I can't imagine it being ALL about money and points as I think without Jervis' output the Wildcats wouldn't have won atleast 3 games last season so any club that attains his services will love him and although he always looks angry on court he was very personable and friendly with the fans

As a crocs fan I would have no problem with them spending 100k on jervis. Its a gamble but I think it pays off.

Wildcats would be silly not to resign him

Burston seems to be overlooked a lot in this thread, he had a great season last year, average about 6 and 6 and was very consistent. I hope Cairns re-signs him but if not he deserves a gig with another team.

Burston has that injury cloud though. Even if he played a full season last year I don't spend big on him because he's prone.

It would be a smart move by Melbourne if they can grab Jervis. It gives them flexibility with import signings.
Not a huge scoring threat but could be amongst league leaders in rebounds and blocks next season.

Jervis is a much better player than his stats indicate and a massive upgrade on Burston.

The only thing I would question if I was him would be going to Melb would be their totally ignorant game play in regards to post play.

I'd rather keep him but if he is to walk better Melb than the Hawks.

He is an upgrade on age and injury risk alone.

There is not a team in the league that wouldn't grab TJ over Matt.

In his prime I would take Burston over Jervis but unfortunately for Burston he was injury prone. I would prefer Jervis now though.

I was never suggesting that Burston is better than Jervis (now), just that he should be included in the '7 foot guys who can play a bit' discussion.

I'd easily take Jervis over Burston right now.

Jervis has shown himself to be an above average basket protector and also he doesn't have the glue hands of Burston, was one of the better rebounders in the league,

He would have been the bargain of the league last year, and now, understandably, looking for pay day.

Agreed 100%...a master stroke by Joey to spot talent and reward it with playing time.

I can guarantee Tommy Jervis will not be playing for the Tigers next season.

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Yes butbwhat about United!!

Rumours are that he has been signed is this true?

Deimos that I sadly cannot promise.