Anonymous
Years ago
No more changes to Adelaide 36ers roster
ADELAIDE will not risk its chemistry by making any line-up changes and needs to continue to grow as a unit to give the NBL championship a shake.
That's the considered view of 36ers coach Joey Wright whose team was 7-7 at the weekend’s halfway mark of a 28-round season, but now 7-8 after succumbing again to United in Melbourne on Sunday.
Yesterday was the deadline for utilising NBL Rule 10.4 which allows clubs to replace an import within two months of the season’s tip-off without an additional pay-out.
Their import duo of Jerome Randle (22.2 points per game) and Ebi Ere (10.2) actually is the NBL’s most productive pairing, their 32.4ppg topping Perth pair Casey Prather (16.6) and Jermaine Beal (15.7) who form the next best, averaging 32.3 between them.
"To try and build chemistry with a new player and 13 (regular season) games to go is risky," Wright said.
“Every time you add a new player, it’s at least a three-to-four week adjustment.”