I have been a basketball fan and 36ers fan for over 2 decades now. In my opinion Holmes, Dusty and definitely Oscar are not a loss to this team. Dont get me wrong, Dusty and Holmes were great players and fan favourites but lets take a look at their replacements. Horvath to replace Dusty - Dusty put up solid 20-10 games night in night out, very consistent player who went about his business quietly and efficiently. I have looked closely at Horvath from when he played with West Sydney and in the pre season for the Sixers and in my opinion he is going to bring alot more to the table for our team. He too, will put in consistent numbers of 20-10 however, he is more athletic, is a better shooter, better defender and can fill the void at center if need be. Opposition players are going to think alot more and will probably be forced alot more to change their mind about going to the rim and or their shot with Horvath than with Dusty.....that is a positive. Holmes is a very good player also, but at the same time I think Majstrovich is going to prove he is a better player than Jacob, and better for our team. From watching Jacob over the years his greatest down fall is that once he makes a decision he goes full bore at it and that gets him into alot of trouble as he leaves himself with no options should he get in trouble. His shot has always been suspect, thats the truth.....it has improved over the years but it is still not reliable. Along with Horvath I have been watching Majstrovich closely this pre season. Let me tell you, this guy is a true blue competitor.....he will not give an inch to any of his opposition. He is a great rebounder, particularly on the offensive glass, in one pre season game he pulled in 17 rebounds and that was against Holmes & the Dragons. Majstrovich is going to be more dangerous fr opposing teams as he has much better range than Holmes and is a very good shooter. He is also not limited to pure shooting, he can put it on the floor and drive to the basket and he is a very good passer. I think overall throughout the season Majstrovich is going to prove that he is possibly on par if not better than Holmes, I think he will go from leaps and bounds under the Smyth helm. Copeland is easily a better player than Oscar. Oscar with his size refuses to rebound and cant play defense, lets face it he doesnt like the physical stuff. Although he is a good shooter he is incapable of creating his own shot, very reliant on those around him. I think he is going to really struggle in nz unless he has really worked on his game!! Copeland is a proven winner and performer and at his age will be good for the young guys as much as they will be for him!! I really beleive provided we can stay healthy we are going to be much more competitive this year than the past couple of seasons and will even surprise a few people!!