I think the team is going to gel pretty well considering the fact the guys are all similar in age and will have a lot in common off court, and the guys already signed last year have been friends previously, add in the new guys who have some relationship in the past for the most part with the previous seasons players (minus new imports).

Our athletic ability is going to open up the court along with our shooting ability, which together is going to be hard for a lot of teams to defend. If we are shooting well, then we should offensively be one of the stronger teams. Our only issue could be defence, but I think we will be fine despite a potential lack of size.

Could this be our most entertaining team in the past decade or 2?

Oh the team will definitely be entertaining. I think they'll also be very competitive. We wont know just how competitive until we see them all on court. But it is worth paying admission.

I think the 6's have done a reasonable job on a limited budget. Remains to be seen how competitive they'll be, the league has certainly changed with MU and Sydney splashing around a lot of cash.

Adelaide will be the most exciting team to watch. But I'm not sure how competitive they will be against the "powerhouses".

Interestingly Beal has been working out with 2kFerguson in the US - so probably giving in the low down on the league.

With Randle we will be in the finals mix however we need DJ to be his usual scoring self before he left for Europe to be contenders though.

Every match in the league will be worth watching this season.. soooo good.

To the anon above, can guarantee you that Majok won't be tuning out any yelling from Joey. He's quite comfortable with that environment and coaching style.

I'm excited. The Sixers don't have the budget to sign big names like other teams, and we have a roster that can grow together.

Put our mind back ten years to the end of the Smyth era. Losing with a old team. It's the worst of both worlds, poor results and no hope for the future. We have hope for the future and can get results now.

You can't always been favourites on paper each year but A+ for recruitment based on the presumed budget.

The 36ers will be spending the least on their roster this season for sure. However the amount we will be able to spend will go up each year with luxury tax payments being made to the 36ers, Hawks and 'Pans. Melbourne Utd and Perth are lookin like being almost 500k over the $1.1m soft cap each and it is likely Sydney will be over too. The future is bright for the 36ers. This type of recruiting is smart for lower spending team.

we have to actually keep the players for 3,4,5,6 years... That's almost an impossibility

Flash in the pan teams? We've been competitive now for a few seasons and made a finals appearance. Hardly flash in the pan.

To say you'd rather a competitive team rather than an entertaining team is all good and all, but no team is going to be entertaining and not competitive. After all, nobody is entertained by a perineal loser after all.

KET, apart from Ferguson, how many players do you think we can't kept for 2-3 years at least?

Drmic - 3yr deal
Deng - 3yr
Creek - 3yr
Sobey - 2yr

Adelaide's record over the past three seasons is 49-35 and 32-10 at home, along with GF and SF appearances. That's a little better than a flash in the pan. I suspect it will be tough for them this season with such a young team though.

Agree with that, a good team rather than a great one.

You are going to be disappointed more often that not if the only result at season's end that is not a fail is a championship.

Whilst that has to be the goal, only one team can win it (well, two it seems, based on recent years) and everyone else has been looking in from the outside to some extent.

New Zealand slowly built a contender, it can work, but their circumstances are different to other clubs.

we haven't even seen the imports yet. one will be a lottery pick in the NBA. How can you already know they are mediocre?

Too hard to guess the ladder at seasons end this year..

My pick would be Melbourne, Perth, Syd, the rest to battle it out for 4th.

Keep in mind too Brandon Jennings really struggled in his first pro season in Italy right out of high school which is why not much should really be expected from Ferguson.

KET, apart from Ferguson, how many players do you think we can't kept for 2-3 years at least?

My argument is we won't keep them for 3-6 years (ie, when they'll be strong and dominant), not 1-2 years.

Why won't we keep them? Either:

1. They'll go to Europe to ply their trade for $$$; or
2. They'll get snapped up by richer NBL teams for $$$