They desperately needed a veteran on that team and they got a great one. Sad to see him leave.

Conklin, Schenscher, Kay and Young is a solid frontcourt. They are going to need their backcourt to play out of their skins to make a playoff run though.

Diamon Simpson as the Import.

It is just the_Champ trolling. Check his post history. He is the only one mentioning his name.

I think this crocs team will surprise a lot of people this year. Maybe not top 4 yet but still a long way of wooden spoon.

Bringing in Schenscher and Kay gives the Crocs far more scoring potential in the 5 spot than Gladness and Vandy last year who both have limited ability to finish in the post. That should free Conklin up heaps.

They should be able to pick up an import combo guard to atleast match the loss of Blanchfield, so the one big question mark will be whether they can snag an aussie bench guard to bring as much as Markovic did last year.

I think Dennis has done a solid job putting this team together on a limited budget. Bring in Mccaron for one of the guard spots and he gets an A plus.

Really glad to see Luke Schenscher still in the league. Sad to see him squeezed out of Adelaide, but thats the league we have with its salary cap and player points system.
Clubs have to juggle their playing lists within all those constraints to try to have the best combination of players they can.
Hope he has a great season wih the Crocs.

If they are relying on Schenscher for scoring they are in some serious trouble.
He is still a decent player but is getting slower each season.
Should probably be a backup at this stage but I hope he proves me wrong.

Signed on a three-year deal. I imagine he will be a back-up, anchoring the reserve unit and creating shots with his passing. If they use him smartly he will deliver plenty of quality rather than quantity.

@Kr: "an import combo guard to at least match the loss of Blanchfield"

Easier said than done. Import wings who can shoot from deep as well as Blanchfield and at that size are quite often NBA players.

With Markovic and Blanchfield gone, we have lost two of the best shooters in the league. Will affect spacing and that's two fewer targets for Schenscher's excellent kick-out passing.

That import guard needs to be able to shoot the lights out or that's gonna be one cramped floor, with Steindl as the only elite shooter on the entire roster.

Luke leaving Adelaide is nothing to do with the points system or salary cap

Kay/Schenscher
Conklin/Young
Steindl/Henry
Import/Djeric or Maynard
Norton/McCarron

As Mick said, if that import can shoot and McCarron gets signed it's a solid team, albeit one relying on young players to produce which always leaves question marks.

Well done Luke, another 3 year deal.

Why is it an inability? Wright wants to play a certain way and Luke doesn't fit that style - it's no more an inability of Wrights than it is of Schenschers.

Let's not forget Wright inherited the contract and salary of Schenscher - Joey wouldn't have chosen him had he of had a choice.

Of course Townsville to surprise many this upcoming season; we are talking about a team last year that beat Wollongong by what 32 points and then lost to them a week later... They epitomised inconsistency!

Clint Steindl excites me every time I see him lace up his boots as he could be an awesome NBL player but last year he went from scoring 8-15 points for a quarter and then you didn't see much of him for the next half... If he brings some consistency and Norton puts in a Most Improved Player type season + Conklin matching or bettering his form from last year and Townsville will at worst be a tough team.

Good signing and I hope Schensch can still put in quality minutes but it wouldn't surprise me if he only sees 18 minutes a game.

I'm looking forward to seeing Kay and Young develop throughout the season.... Exciting times up north

Great to see Luke signed up.

I know I've been living under a rock, but what's happening with Holmes?

"Nothing worse than a new coach coming in, having dummy spits over the players he's inherited, and refusing to use them properly. Then doing what Wright has done and try to rebuild the whole list."

Either that or getting on with the job of turning a perennial loser into a playoff team two years in a row.

This article in the Townsville Bulletin

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/luke-schenscher-back-in-townsville-crocodiles-colours/story-fnjfzr2z-1227445642147