Maybe a surprising suggestion, but Jarrad Weeks looked like another player vs LSU, after his stint in Germany. Freak athlete who deserves a spot in the NBL, if that game wasn't a fluke.

'Or they try and get Scott Pendlebury to get one back on the AFL!'

LOL

Burdon!

I think Kenny would do a serviceable job.

Better ball handler than U'u who is not a natural PG

If the Cats now have 11 points, do they go for broke and get a big 9/10 player plus a local 1/2 point rookie or get two mid range 5/6 players?
Personally I would go for broke.

"Marvin: Forcing someone to fulfill a contract wouldn't benefit to us. But we've made moves to ensure he won't crop up at Melb Utd next year"

hahahahaha

PC, for me considering there situation and time frames, seems a simple answer. Has played for Trev before, was not fit at all last season, played well for West got in some form but more so fitness. Has played at Perth before, savvy vet.

Having said that, I dont know much about the other options besides Ross haha

Newely and Broekhoff are contracted in Europe though, granted that this apparently means nothing these days but I cant see them pulling a contract where they are getting paid considerably more then Perth could offer them.

Karma is good. Until the Wildcats support WA kids coming from decent college programs, how do they expect the WA basketball community to get behind them!?

Iliadis, Salinas (Prob too old), Armor, Godfrey, Field... All decent combo Guards - three out of the five from very good D1/D2 programs, Trian in particular with ODU! Iliadis has been ultra consistent in SBL this year and wouldn't look out of place but same ol story with the Cats - if you're good and from WA, good luck over east. Sh!ts me to tears but they've been like that forever so why change now? Examples - Wortho, DJ, Loughton, Gliddon, Burston & thats just off the top of my head. They should change their name to 'All of our supporters but no actual players who grew up in..' Perth Wildcats - Greggers & Tommy are the only exception to the rule and even they had to work their asses off to get the recognition!

What has Perth not signing WA kids got to do with Greenwood pulling the pin?

If now isnt the time for Perth to sign Jayson Wells I dont know when is.

What about E. Bartlett? Is he contracted to an NBL team? Played ok for NZ recently.

Brad RObbins??

What about Jackson Aldridge, outstanding junior aussie PG went to Butler to ride the pine.

Not many options out there. Daniel Dillon would be a great pick up though still in lower Euro leagues.

I agree Illiadis is the best WA option and would now be a 1 point player.

I think Luke Martin would be worth looking at if he is out of prison.

Anon 544897...DJ was at Melbourne before Adelaide. Why didn't Perth pick him up before Melbourne?

Because the McPeake Tigers offered him a ridiculous amount of money to be stashed at the end of their bench.

Daniel Joyce is a solid combo guard and also a free agent atm. Kings did not renew him and hasnt pursued overseas options as of yet.

People saying Brad Robbins... I love the guy, he was great for the Cats a few years back, but guys c'mon. He's old and fat and hasn't been able to manage more than 10 minutes on the court per game for the Wannaroo Wolves this season. He has barely played for them recently, and hasnt appeared for them during the playoffs.

Burdon, sure, maybe. Bartlett, unlikely. Weeks, eh. Kenny, unlikely. PC, maybe, but age?? Ross, nope. U'u, could be an option, but he is now working as an Account Coordinator back in the US, so unlikely. They will probz have to go with at least one SBL guy...

It's gonna be tough, they will have to decide rather quickly.

I say we look for a gun even if that is Outback Shaq or another guard and with the other player I'd love to see James Harvey return...

But Ideally I think everyone else is already contracted up that is worth a look

Maybe Benny Madgen during the season if things pan out like they did for Rhys Martin in Europe

What's with the Jawai idea? Wildcats have four big men already, and by signing Jawai, that would push Redhage to SF and Hire to SG, both no goes. Redhage is a bonafide PF, and Hire is definitely not a SG. Hire played PF in college and SBL, and only started playing SF for Wildcats in his first full contract season. Heck, Hire's first NBL play was Schenscher backing down on him in the post as a DP. I just don't think signing Jawai is a good idea, and I don't reckon the Wildcats will.

Options:

1) Sign a big Aussie to the front-court (Jawai, or one of the Majoks?)
Return to the days of the "Perth (Great) Wall."
Move Prather to the SG role, and Beal to PG.

2) As above, except replace Prather with an import PG or combo.

3) Throw everything they can at getting the best available (but WHO is there?) Say 8 or 9 points.
Either do a points dodgy with Martin & Redhage, or get someone like Crawford or Ross to appeal their points down, to fill the 10th spot.

4) As above, but just sign Muo (2pts)or some random returning College kid (3) to the 10th spot.

5) Sign both Ross and Crawford

Anonymous: Not likely to happen.

A) Its the Perth Wildcats. Can you imagine how many people here would cry murder and then how many of the other teams?
B) Larry would want his first season in charge to follow the rules as is, not make an exception in the first season
C) Am Honestly not sure what they can do at this point in time. A lot of the options they would have gone with are gone and they arnt the team to turn to the SBL for a replacement.

Hope they have some local faith and grab someone from SBL.
1. Gavin Field
2. Benny Lewis
3. Trian Iliadis

Benny Lewis is headed to England, signed with Plymouth Raiders.

Or we could "discover" that Beal's Great-Grandfather was from American Samoa.

From Boti : DON'T be surprised if the ever wily Wildcats turn Hugh Greenwood’s decision to quit the club to play AFL into a big pay-off.

My (e)mail is that while Greenwood’s decision to quit the NBL franchise one month into a three-year contract completely blindsided Perth - why wouldn’t it? – the club already has been in contact with New Zealand Tall Blacks international guard Jarrod Kenny.

Word too is that Perth is looking to have Kenny re-rated to a "1-point player" from, I think, an 8.

Low and behold, suddenly Nathan Jawai might become an additional option.

http://www.botinagy.com/blog/hugh-goes-but-wait-theres-more/

I'd be happy with Kenny and Jawai :P

Word off court is that it will be PC or Chris Cedar. Dont shoot the messenger on this scoop

Jawai and Kenny would be decent additions, as Prather looks like he can play SG.

Jawai/Jervis/Knight
Knight/Wagstaff/Redhage
Prather/Hire/Wagstaff
Beal/Prather/Kenny
Martin/Kenny/Beal

The task would be a lancing minutes and making sure they were comfortable at two speeds given Te potential variability of their line-ups.

Pushing Knight to PF and Redhage to SF, with Jawai, is a no go I reckon. Kenny signing makes sense as Cats need a PG, but they need a SG now, not another Centre.

Kenny plays for the Hawke's Bay Hawks in the New Zealand NBL, and has been apart of the Breakers system in the past. In the NZNBL, he's worth about 10 points and 5 assists per game, so scale that to ANBL and he could be decent off the bench.

Different players. Bartlett is an offensive spark off the bench who can swing the game either way, Kenny is a hard working defensive PG who isn't a great offensive threat, not a great shooter, but can hit the three if given space, as the Boomers and a few other opponents found out this international season.

If you want discipline and D you'd sign Kenny, if you want x-factor and O you'd sign Bartlett.

PC is in Whyalla all next week doing for peanuts, so doubt that it was the community work that was any potential issue. One of the better locker room guys going around, for what he would dictate price wise could be a valuable pick up.

Oh wasn't it Gleeson that sign Ennis go wildcats.

Kenny would in theory be a 9 point player, having played I think 1 game in Germany, but I think it would be reasonable to appeal that down somewhat.

As a back up to Martin, I think he would be fine, sounds a very similar type of player. But I would still want somebody with offensive spark. Beal can only do so much.

I don't mind the idea of Jawai. Historically Perth have run a big front court, and they showed last year that Jervis & Knight could start and play together to great effect.
No problem with Redhage/ Wagstaff/ Hire playing 3 or 4, as I said that's the historical Perth line-up.
But this presupposes that Prather can play SG, or at least a 2/3 type role.

I don't know on that, except that when recruiting the Cats said they were after "a swingman who could playy on the wing," and supposedly Prather is that guy. And he IS very short for a SF.

Still leaves them very tall though.

But I think the reality, when it comes to locals, especially at this point in the season, is that you grab advantage wherever you can.

Keep in mind that the Run, Gun, Stun & Fun days are long gone. The Cats play slow, bump & grind ball, with the emphasis on D.

Bartlett originally was forced out because of the points system. I think he was rated a 5 or 6.

For me, Get both Kenny and Bartlett.

Points systems a joke. Rate bench warmers on the best teams and players who played in Europe too highly.

I still have a bad taste in my mouth from the last time Bartlett was playing for Perth. I would prefer Muo over Bartlett.

Who's Twitter? Couldnt see anything on the Cat's, nice replacement if so. With some our bigs a little shaky health wise at adelaide pity we didnt have a crack at Jawai...

"Jawai looks confirmed according to Twitter "
Where are you getting that source ?

David Pick ‏@IAmDPick 2h2 hours ago
Source: Nate Jawai - Aussie muscle, Euro center - finalizing deal with homeland club Perth Wildcats.

Wildcats are going big. May need to bring Beale or Redhage off the bench as a sixth man, more likely Beale.

Also, Redhage will move from 4 to 3.

Wildcats will need to another guard.

Wow that would be big pick up for Perth. Hope its true. My only concerns would be players having to play out of position. Kinght would have to spend time as a PF and Redhage/Wagstaff having to possibly spend time at SF.

Spread could look something like this;

Knight 10/ Jawai 15/ Jervis 15
Wagstaff 20/ Redhage 10/ Knight 10
Prather 15/ Hire 15 / Redhage 10
Beal 25 / Prather 15
Martin 30 /Beal 5 / ? 5

Atleast they would have an insurance policy for if/when Knight is out with injury

I hear Jawai will make his decision by Tuesday.

The reality is that Bench players don't get a whole lot of minutes, unless they are a genuine 6th man, or the starters are getting old, BUT they really come into their own when injuries hit.
Part of the Cats problem last season was lack of depth when injuries & illness hit.
Given that Knight is getting on, and injury prone, and Redhage is past his prime and seeing less minutes, signing somebody of Jawai's talent is a good move.

There doesn't need to be radical "out of position" moves. Knight can and has played PF, including alongside Jervis. In the Wildcats/ NBL style of game, Redhage, Wagstaff, and Hire can all play 3 or 4. Beal IS a 1/2.
The question remaining is what role(s) can Prather play in the NBL.

Plus nobody's pretending this doesn't leave a massive hole for a backup guard. Reality is that the NBL could cut them some slack filling that spot. With some tweaking, the Cats COULD have 15 points spare and/or the NBL could allow their replacement player to appeal his points.

I like the idea of having Jervis playing less minutes and I'm not being disrespectful in my opinion but if you tell him to go out there and be physical and not to worry greatly about foul trouble then he will be more of an asset.

He gets good numbers when given Knights minutes but he doesn't impose himself like I'd like... He is a big angry dude and he should be changing shots and taking no shit from anyone

I wouldn't mindjerrvis is at the Sixers. We won't get Jawai I am sure

Boti twitted last night Jawai will be going to Perth