AKA
Years ago
Akin to the Woj bombs we see during the NBA free agency, we are starting too see, Olgun drops the news that Cam Gliddon is off to the Bullets!! One thing you cannot say is that Lemanis is sitting on his hands this FA period!!
SteveK2
Years ago
Was the only credible rumour heard & unsurprisingly the first announced signing as well. So he did get his 3 years, wonder if its all guaranteed or option for 3rd?
Wondered if its guaranteed if they are sold or fail.
Another fail for Wildcats. Im calling it, this season they wont hit the finals
CT
Years ago
Haha way to put yourself out on a limb by saying 'I'm calling it’ then doing so behind an anonymous username haha how daring of you
J
Years ago
it feels like Gliddon is in the Wortho mould, never really interested in playing in Perth., unfortunately
Ben
Years ago
More of a Brisbane observer rather than supporter these days. This announcement doesn't excite me too much. At least Gliddon doesn’t take an import spot, but as someone else mentioned in a previous thread, I don’t see him being a starter on a championship team.
Whether I like this signing or not is irrelevant but why I do like is the trend this season in free agency of players signing multi year contracts. In recent years it has been all one year deals. To me it says all the clubs are becoming increasingly confident that the league is here for the long haul and that for me is a great thing.
Does a Cadee-Gliddon starting backcourt really put the fear of God into anyone? Defensively they are both liabilities - especially Cadee, who is a turnstile at times. Ask the likes of Bryce Cotton how they feel when Cadee is matched up against them - their eyes light up and they beg for an iso play because he is far too easily broken down off the dribble. Offensively, Cadee and Gliddon can both shoot from deep - that much is certain - but they are both streaky as hell. Cadee will throw the odd brilliant pass but there are way better facilitators, and Gliddon is primarily a spot up shooter who doesn't attack the paint nearly enough. This combo doesn't do anything for me.
Thunder Jam
Years ago
No way these two start and they have no import guard! Both going for the $$$ not a title.
Tornado
Years ago
I agree with Anon #684293...a team with a back court comprising Gliddon & Cadee isn't winning a Championship.
Hogwash
Years ago
Unless Brisbane hit the jackpot with imports then they are looking ordinary next year
Ben I don't blame you. I imagine you were pumped when Bullets returned but since then it has been oh so underwhelming.
Another fail for holic who guaranteed Gliddon and DJ would sign in Perth..
CT
Years ago
"Haha way to put yourself out on a limb by saying 'I'm calling it' then doing so behind an anonymous username haha how daring of you"
Even more daring than posting under someone else's username?
Tiger
Years ago
How long before the announcement on Mitch McCaron to Brisbane as well. I give it another month and then all of a sudden he is coming back to Brisbane for personnel reasons. Mark my words.
Very Old
Years ago
"Tiger
How long before the announcement on Mitch McCaron to Brisbane as well. I give it another month and then all of a sudden he is coming back to Brisbane for personnel reasons. Mark my words."
OK
15/100 - fail !
Hogwash
Years ago
Vukona
Gliddon
Cadee?
Jervis
Gibson
TeRangi
Fullerton
Magnay (DP?)
Not many local spots left if Bairstow signs on.
Kickert, Bruce and Young look like playing elsewhere.
Isaac
Years ago
Don't under rate the fact that the Brisbane Bullets will have the 2 best local three point shooters from last season on their new roster if Cadee does sign there.
— andrewbprice (@andrewbprice) April 17, 2018
They'll have three of the top four if Kickert re signs.
Thunder Jam
Years ago
And Cadee and Gliddon played how many finals this year with those great avges? Bonehead comment!
andrewbprice
Years ago
@isaac - yeah I didn't put Deng and Barlow because they didn't take enough
@thunder jam - thanks.
It's not the three point end off the court that is the offencively, it’s the other end. No point scoring 100 only to let 110 in.
Taipans actually said this if you read the story properly!!
http://www.taipans.com/news/article/35944-gliddon-not-returning-to-cairns
Isaac
Years ago
@andrewbprice - wasn't meant as a jab though I can see how it was interpreted as such. Just intended to confirm that whatever people think of Cadee as a chucker, his 3P stats were actually pretty good last season, and put it in the context of other names (Barlow and Deng both remembered for hot shooting streaks, etc).
andrewbprice
Years ago
@isaac - no I didn't interpret it that way, you're good. I just wanted to clarify!
"It's not the three point end off the court that is the offencively, it's the other end. No point scoring 100 only to let 110 in."
This. Pretty basic concept... you would think.
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