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http://www.wildcats.com.au/news/article/38670-wildcats-complete-roster-signing-terrico-white

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28 yrs old.... so much for looking at a younger player.

So this is the final squad:

Martin / Norton
*Cotton / Steindl
*White / Hire
Kay / Wagstaff / Vague
Brandt / Jervis

Looks good except he will need to play alot of minutes at the SF which it doesn't seem like his natural position?

In the 2017-18 season, White played with Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). With Seoul, he won the KBL championship while being named Playoffs MVP

Whoever suggested Jakob Wiley will be the first import axed may wish to reserve that judgement.

looks to be able to hit a 3 so should be what the cats need to spread the floor and get cotton a few inches to work in

a solid looking player physically, but defintiely more in his prime rather than a youth.

interstingly enough, when you watch his highlights there is a few of him with Cooke Jnr.

From the same bargain bin maybe?

Although, I am happy they have gone for a little experience so hopefully he hits the ground running.

with a 3rd import slot up their sleeves, maybe they are hoping to get through half a season then pull the trigger on an expensive import a la Cotton 2 seasons back to give them the edge come playoffs?

Quality player, strong and athletic and plays both ends. If Steindl rediscovers his stroke this squad looks good - a number of big guys who set good picks opening up some guys who can genuinely score, plus quality at the defensive end as per usual.

Hard to judge exactly, but I think its fair to say he's a ways off Prather quality.

He looks like he would be a great signing, as a bench player, if they were still going for a Prather-type as starting SF.

I watched some of his Korean "highlights," they were rubbish, not sure how he'll handle the size and physicality of the NBL.

I keep hearing about this new trend of basketball, to have three guards and two forwards, but that seems to be based on NBA criteria where guys like Prather would be classified as guards.

I can't see this guy cutting it as a starting SF in the NBL.

Norton and Kay better be shit-hot, because it seems we've blown the budget on locals.

"I watched some of his Korean "highlights," they were rubbish, not sure how he'll handle the size and physicality of the NBL."

This guy is a physical beast! He's played in G-League (averaged 20ppg at 49% his last season there), VTB United, Adriatic and Israel, was a quality player for the USA at the U19 WCs too.

The fact he was playing in Korea doesn't mean he can't play, it probably means he was offered a lot of money to play there. That's where former NBL MVP Chris Williams played quite a bit of basketball.

I take two positives from this signing, he can shoot the three well and Perth still have the luxury of another import position to use later in season.

I'm not convinced and really hope that Steindl can play well this season as that could make this guy a spark off the bench/or starter but it feels like we have quite a few ball handlers this season.... I'm intrigued

Finally Gleeson having finally gotten a chance to get out from under the cloud of living on the "legacy of the team that Rob Beveridge built" will show what he can really do in recruiting and coaching his own team.

Stendl, Kay and Norton will absolutely thrive under him and all will be glory in in the west.

:) ..... maybe...

Paul,
I don't see anything negative in his playing in Korea. Only his highlights were him dominating against smaller and weaker opponents, so I take no positives from them either.

I'm not sure how he goes starting at SF?
I guess the upside is that if he can handle the inside work and defensive pressure, then his outside game is going to provide us with a big lift, because that is impressive.

Terrico white: 6'5 with a 6'9 wingspan and standing reach of 8'5.

Casey prather: 6'6 (in cm I've seen 2cm difference) wingspan 6'9.25 and standing reach 8'4

White may be slower, can't tell but i am not convinced size will be an issue.

Let's not forget that one on one tokoto was a turnstile at times on defence despite his length and athleticism, always chasing the highlight.

White can shoot, perth need spacing.

"Old" is a crazy thing to complain about. For an overseas player, hell, you may as well get some of his prime playing years. You aren't really going to benefit from training a younger player, are you?

I don't think he's too old, its just surprising given Gleeson said he was looking at youth.

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Terrico-White/Summary/2280

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Mitchell-Creek/Summary/24715

He is basically the same size as Mitch Creek,

Resume stacks up really well to Mitch Creeks,

Creek was an elite SF in NBL last season

28 years of age is typically around your prime of your career.

I expect White to be really good.

Thanks for the laughs re Steindl thriving under Gleeson.

Unless you're guaranteed a star out of college eg Ennis signing an import with experience is a wise move.

Conger is also 28, I imagine the reaction would've been different if Perth signed him.

Whoa Hogwash calm down, you can't use reason and logic in this forum.

The big plus here for Perth is that there is another massive perimeter threat which means teams can't harass Cotton on the perimeter like last year. I can’t wait to see how this team runs.