Good signing if true they need a decent SG and at least with Beal he's a known commodity, consistently inconsistent.

Bairstow, Kickert & Craig should be able to cover that somewhat.

It makes sense. Low risk signing for a new team.

Bairstow
Kickert
Craig
Beal
Gibson

is a solid starting five, Jervis and Petrie excellent frontcourt reserves, but their backcourt depth appears to be a worry. They do have a spare import spot to potentially upgrade midseason though.

As a renewed season member, I'm very happy with this signing. Pretty much perfect fit on a needs-basis to fill the remaining spot.

I'm still concerned about the top-heavy big rotation, but time will tell there.

Really wish we'd gotten McCarron instead of Te Rangi.

Good signing for the Bullets.
Dolla has partnered well with Damo for 3 years, no reason he can't do the same with Gibson.
Keep in mind, that when he's hot, he's a game changer.

When pulling a team together from scratch, an import who knows the league and the reffing is a good idea. Plus he's already progressing towards citizenship.

And yes, weird move by Jervis, but remember he wasn't actually a Free Agent. He'd already exercised his option with the Cats. Had he left it much longer, they might not have been prepared to release him.

Weird squad Le Manis is building, seems extremely top heavy for the modern game?

I personally don't see it as a great pairing with Gibbo as both can be inconsistent and when you're backup is Shaun Bruce it only compounds the potential problems. If they're not cooking from the stripe then that places pressure on Bairstow and the inside crew. Most teams have gone BIG so far this off-season so it will be intersting to see how it pans out.

In saying that, if they got him for the right price then he'd be very handy as a naturalised player in the future. That would be the only reason I'd pair him with Gibbo on this squad at present. IF he naturalises in the next 12 months then they can source another flat out scorer for next season.

Just don't break his ankles

He doesn't have the best recent record in Queensland!

First game of the season will be even more interesting now.. Jervy and Dolla in enemy colors.

Is there any reason that Beal would naturalise though? I know every time an import sticks around a few seasons it's brought up, but at least with Lisch, his wife is an aussie, what's in it for Dollar?

He can play as a local.
Probably easier to bring his missus and child(ren) out

I think the positive to him naturalasing is the longevity that it provides if he wishes to stay in the NBL. Clearly he's not NEA level and he wouldn't last long in Europe with his inconsistencies for mine. He could earn a good six figure salary for years to come by doing so in Australia though dependent on the teams makeup.

Beal will be loving the tinder in Brizbane

Don't see a large amount of hate on here to be honest.

Is there any reason that Beal would naturalise though? I know every time an import sticks around a few seasons it's brought up, but at least with Lisch, his wife is an aussie, what's in it for Dollar?

Sad to see him leave Perth but glad to see that he is still in the NBL. Im going to miss watching those dolla bill floating down from the Arena roof.

They can still drop them during bullets games!

haha true but i doubt they will. Should be a good game with Jervis and Beal returning to the Arena. So good to see the Bullets back in the league this year.

Problem with Beal is that he seems to suffer from the same problem Gibbo suffered from in Adelaide... When he's not handling the ball, he has a real tendency to disappear on offense for large stretches. Going to be interesting watching the two of them coexist.

totally agree with anon above, I am not a Beal fan and never been one as I feel he can penetrate much better than he does and consequently doesn't get to the line enough but in a team with Bruce, rookie and Te Rangi as backups, he offers 30-35 minutes each game so he doesn't lack in stamina and that alone solves some issues for Andrej.

If Andrej can bring an aggressive side out in Gibbo and Dolla then I dont think they will achieve much this season but if they are in good form the Bullets will be more than a handful

This year wil be the first time Gibbo hasn't had a long off-season with the Boomers since 2008, so I think we will see a different player. He will be fresh and have a point to prove after a poor NBL season and being overlooked for Rio.

I suspect the Breakers will also be beneficiaries of their players earlier international finish this year. Following the last Olympic year where they had a full pre-season they went 24-4 and swept the playoffs.

And we have confirmation. It's a done beal. I mean dean.

Deal

Ya fluffed it

Totally. Congrats to anon for the scoop!