Wilson to be announced next, you'd think.

PC - guess we'll see how he goes. Didn't see much of his play last season, but it wasn't that long ago that he'd done enough to make a Boomers squad. I don't believe that he's been an expensive signing for Adelaide.

Jamar Wilson?

Really?

What a waste of time..

He has had a stella career, but I can't imagine him replicating those successes in a Sixers jersey so if people are looking for something big I think they could be disappointed.

I hope to be proven wrong, but I have some reservations with this signing. A recent review of past players who have come to Adelaide in their twilight to soak up the ambience and shoot hoops would not inspire confidence. It's hard to forget the silky court skills Wade Helliwell dazzled fans with, guys like Marcus Timmons, Lanard Copeland, and Nathan Crosswell never seemed to quite hit the high notes in the Sixers Opera. Players like PC bring an air of maturity and leadership to a team, but are the Sixers lack in in that area?

However, he is a part of my team and as such I wish him the best at Adelaide and will support him.

Hearing Jamar Wilson is going to sign as well.

It's hard to forget the silky court skills Wade Helliwell dazzled fans with.

Love it!!

PLEASE DO NOT SIGN JAMAR WILSON PLEASE, I BEG YOU.

Gross!

I loathe the potential signing of Wilson. I do not want it. I think it will be a failure.

I want to club to bring back Diamon Simpson.

yeah not liking these moves, where is the exciting factor that the run game provided last year? these guys might be solid but the fans love an x-factor and slow retread players are not the answer.

Think Corletto would have been a better option.

ADL wanted a shooter and Corletto can still put the ball through the hoop.

Where do you draw the on what is expensive? $50-70g's, $70-90g's? We'll have to wait until the end of next season to appreciate his real value.

I'am expecting him to have a solid impact off the bench and hoping the nickname Peter "the Microwave" Crawford sticks next season.

At the very least, it will make a nice change watching PC drop long bombs on the opposition instead of the 6ers, especially at the end of the game with the outcome uncertain.

Crawford is a good shooter, not the knockdown shooter he once was.

Joey's system will give him the space he needs.

As long as Crawford isn't asked to create.

Crawford is a wine (that Adelaide didn't have a lot of last season) and I guy very capable from 3 (that Adelaide didn't have a lot of last season). I have no problem if Adelaide plays a slower tempo if that means we go a step further. And fast breaks are easier to run with some 3 point shooters. Anyway, who knows if it will be a good signing or not. But he's pretty much just replacing Cadee or Carter so it's not the end of the world either way.

lol yeah i dont know what people are getting worried about.

johnson/schenscher
petrie/bj anthony
crawford/creek
gibson / ?
wilson/ ?

i think that team would be very good.

wilson is good at penetrating and the defense wants to collapse on him. johnson can play low or high and spread the defense. creek can run the floor. crawf spread the defense. gibson handle the ball and score.

for me it all comes down to if johnson stays or not.

if he goes we would have a hell of a time finding a half decent big man to play in his spot. the big ginger (name escapes me) who played for breakers a while back would be a good replacement.

the problem with ervin was he was very good when he was and a liability when he wasnt. he could drive and score but wasnt a good creator for others i dont think. he seemed to get a fair few assists but i think wilson could be a better fit to play in a system. i didnt watch much of wilson or crawford last season though.

Phil...

Why would Creek be behind Crawford?

And where is Teys?

What is the point of Crawford?... Crawford and Wilson are 2 of my least liked NBL players mainly due to age and past-prime. Why are they here and what can they even offer?

Lets not forget that every team is making changes to "catch up" to the Sixers and Perth. To judge whether the team's roster has been upgraded on last year is premature IMO.

It is clear to me the team will again be very deep talent wise with 2-3 key roster spots (including possibly a "marquee" player) still to be announced.

Wilson has been a known target since before the season ended. And yes, will be announced - mentioned on here ages ago. I think he'll be a case of playing a smarter, team game. And I can't see him coming off the bench - the backcourt will be him and Gibson surely.

Why Corletto over PC? Presumably PC can still defend. And yes, cheap by almost any measure.

Gibbo and Wilson will carry the ball and PC is capable of getting it up the floor.
All hinges on DJ. His decision impacts on the level of import and at what position. Judging by Joey's Vegas squad he is looking for a 3/4 with range.

Yea i think we need a import sf who can shoot the 3, handle the ball a little and be atleast a solid defender, KBrooks 2.0 would be ideal imo.

DQ is that sort of guy isnt he and he might be cheap enough to get without losing DJ.

I'd be happy with a line up of

DJ/Schenscher
Petrie/Anthony
DQ/Creek
Gibson/Teys/Crawford
Wilson/(Daly 11th man, Gibbo to play back up pg)

To me that would be no worse than last years GF side, possibly better if Crawford can get his shot going, DQ translate his SEABL form to a decent NBL form.

If DJ goes id go for a similar line up, would chase the best Aussie big out there (not sure who it is though?) have them split minutes with Schenscher and use Petrie at C at times if need be, if its a cheaper Aussie C could spend a bit more on the import sf.

DJ apparently exploring every option possible to keep him from having to deal with Dean Parker again....

Apparently not as well liked as I would have thought

Finally back to just being Big Ads I see; well done on sticking it out :)

i think if johnson comes back our roster is pretty well stacked

bigs

johnson , schensch , petrie and anthony would be in the top 1 or 2 best big rotations in the league.

guards

gibson , wilson , teys ,

all 3 are good defenders , play well with in a team system , and can hit from outside. as ive said i didnt see wilson at all last season so i dont know how much he has lost on his play.

wings.

crawford , creek.

imo both are top defenders in the league. along with petrie and gibbo that is a very good defensive line up. those four defenders line up well against any other 4 defenders you could name in the nbl.

crawf and creek (if creek continues his improvement from outside the arc) will help space the floor.

people have complained for years that the sixers dont know what they are doing on the floor. ive seen that for a long time , a group of players who dont know how to play together.

now joey seems to be putting together HIS group of players and from what i can see they are all players who can follow a team plan. good defenders and guy who will play a team game.

im prepared to give this team a chance to prove what they can do. it would be good to see a team that was able to build around being a team rather than relying on the individual brilliance of a few. for years we have relied on a player (johnson , ervin, gibson) to have an epic game to win. when they had just average games we lost. a good team can have an average day from one of its stars (ie tony parker) and still win.

Or Joey was told he couldn't have HIS group of players and he had to go the budget option so this is what he ended up with?

I like Crawford at the 3 can space the floor and play d. Looks like 1 import if DJ is back

Just one question...........why?

Sixers make these announcements to keep us informed and get us excited about the coming season, but without context (what is the overall recruiting plan and team make up going to look like) how are we supposed to care? Bring in an old player hoping to find some form despite carrying a knee injury, and no word of anything other than another washed up point guard import reject perhaps coming to the team?

Give us something to get excited about!!

Really hope they don't sign Wilson... There's a reason why we packed out the Arena last season. Excitement was a big part of that. We had too many years without excitement before last season and the crowd lapped it up. Now it looks like we're going backwards again.

This is what you'll get with PC:

- I think he'll be healthy. He played only in spurts last year so burn out won't be a factor. He should be good to go with all that time to get his body right

- 3 pt shooting. He's still a great shooter. Not sure why people are saying he isn't.

- defense in spurts. Can't guard 1s or crafty 2s any more, but anyone who isn't great with the ball in his hands PC can still check. Don't expect him to be a lockdown wing defender though. Those days are gone.

- Slashing game. Guys close out on him way too hard and he can still get to the bucket once or twice a game, and somehow finishes surprisingly well despite it looking super-awkward.


This is what you won't get:

- Ball handling. You have to hide him especially against teams who press. He can't even handle the ball in the frontcourt at this point.

- Veteran leadership. He doesn't have that gene.

- Playmaking. Can't handle the ball to save himself or pass particularly well.


So to conclude: he will be valuable in limited minutes off the bench. The problem is he is almost unplayable against teams who trap because his ballhandling and decision-making is so damn godawful, so you need to play him at the 3 most of the time. The other problem is: he needs to keep ego out of it and accept whatever role is given to him. The flip side of that coin is: Joey needs to be running plays for him to get open looks. You can't sign a guy like that and then expect him to go get his own shot out of the rhythm of the offense.

Where he can be handy against traps is if his teammates break it, he can nail the three in transition, finish at the rim or just spread the defence to create lay-ups for others.

I like this signing. Adelaide won't depend on him, but he'll give them a perimeter weapon they didn't have last season.

I said excitement was part of the reason. I don't care about team chemistry or everyone getting on. Just give us wins and play an exciting brand. I pay my hard earned to be entertained. Wilson puts me to sleep.

The other thing is he plays really, really well with Luke Schenscher.

Big Red's expert kick-out passing was useless when paired with the past couple of seasons of brick-hurling 36ers players.

Ive said it before. Signing PC is a good signing IF DJ stays...gettin to be more and more of an if as time goes on. Having a 3point threat outside will give him more room to work down low.

If DJs uses his Euro out clause and buggers off, well i got no idea. Everythin hinges on imports then, and a replacement big guy.

Whats Nevil up to?

Yeah, Schenscher and PC in the second five works well, because big Luke is first rate at finding open shooters.

I think PC will find some form from the arm this season, less pressure, reduced roll and long recovery since his injury should help him. Plus the friendly hoops we have at the Arena should help him. Id like to see BJ run some solid picks, with a kick out from Big Red to find PC open in the corner.

Dont think we can expect much more from him than that tho. Its well and truly into the back end of his career, any improvements in his game, will come from abandoning development in others. I just hope we paid the right price for him.

There was supposed chemistry and unity for the last 5 years before last year. Where did that get us? I liked the edge Ervin brought and really didn't give a toss if there was any issues with him behind closed doors because the team was exciting to watch and they won games.