LV
Years ago

Pledger signs with Melbourne United

United:

Bigs: Pledger, Smith-Milner,

Forwards: Trist, Moller, Barlow.

Guards: Goulding, Hooley.

1 Local and 3 imports yet to be signed. Presumably imports will be a point guard, a wing and a big. Last local should be another guard.

Unknown status: Andersen, Dillon, Von Hofe.

Gone: Majok, Wesley, Adnam.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Official: http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/42044-melbourne-united-add-alex-pledger

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LV  
Years ago

Although I guess the imports will still depend on the final local.

A more accurate way to put it- 4 spots left. 1 big required, 2 guys who can play guard and 1 who can play wing- would seem to be the right mix.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

If Josh Boone returns can he play PF?

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LV  
Years ago

Boone and Pledger wouldn't play together.


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Anonymous  
Years ago

Who do you think well take last spot?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Boone too expensive. Cheaper option was Pledger.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I guess Jock landale and Adel Deng aren't wanted? with on local spot left

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LV  
Years ago

What's Daniel Dillon up to at the moment? Has he finished rehabbing his injury?

Who knows who the final local will be, but you'd have to say, based on what Sydney, Adelaide and Perth have done this off-season- United is going to need a quality local and 3 star imports if they're going to repeat

So far, changes are essentially:

In: Pledger, Trist, Smith-Milner.

Out: Majok, Wesley, Andersen, Adnam

Returnees: Goulding, Moller, Barlow, Hooley.

With 1 local signing to go, that's a downgrade so far. And United already had the best import group in the comp last year.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Melbourne need a good 5 to share time with Pledger, a point guard of high quality and a good 4 man. Let Moller and Barlow play the 3.

Import Hooley
Goulding Aussie recruite
Moller Barlow
Import Trist, Smith-Milner
Boone, Pledger.

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

Pledger will surely be Boone's backup. Just an upgrade on Majok/Andersen

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

Andersen was rumoured to be on decent money so it'll probably just be a straight swap. Definite upgrade

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shayno  
Years ago

others saying its dmacs son thats the last aussie

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AD  
Years ago

"Pledger will surely be Boone's backup. Just an upgrade on Majok/Andersen"

That's my reading of it.

Bogut is a game changer, and the other teams have realised they need to beef up.

Replacing Boone with Pledge would be a massive move in the wrong direction, so I don't see that happening.
Whether its Boone or another quality import, I see Pledge as the backup.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Overwhelming disapproval of breakers on Facebook for dropping chief.

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