I think it would be awsome and one of the best pick ups they would ever have!

I am glad they are trying to sign him, a local guy with a ton of talent.

Reading the nbl.com.au article, why is every player in the NBA a "star", I hate the lose use of that terminoligy.

"..NBA star Luke Schenscher..."
The guy got waived, I am quite sure he has not reached star status.

Good way to redeem yourself when many have criticized you for not being pro-active.
Would be good if it worked , but the cynic in me says its just spin.

Luke would surely want to play in Europe where he can be more visible to the more powerful agents and coaches etc, plus more lucrative deals available.

Uwe - Because NBL.com.au has taken a leaf from the South Dragons and decided that unreasonably hyping things is the best way to get attention... look at where it got the Dragons... And not every player in the NBA is a star - only the ones likely to come into the NBL - or with ties to it already... Dunno guys - i saw him play for the Yellowjackets - and well... Can anyone say Todd Mundt - sans the overactive salivary gland... Besides we have Horvath...

Horvath and Schenscher can play 2gether... we would win the championship this year if we got schecnch

I think if he wants to play for us we could afford him. Cut Wheeler, bring in Schenscher, cut copeland, cut nash, reduce mahers pay and minutes to give hill/ng/sutton more time in the guard positions.
Imagine this lineup...

Schenscher
Horvath
Hill
Farley
Maher

Mastro
Ng
Sutton
Cooper

For a start would he be a 10 in rating...can we fit that? And how are we going to make any cap space for him?

As for the team, we are already "10 deep", so who do we cut?

I'm sure he'd AT LEAST average 10 points / 10 boards / 2 blocks per game, which is pretty valuable next to Horvath's 20 /10 already. If it's workable within the cap, and he's willing and commited, then the Sixers should definitely pull the trigger.

Wanting to sign him and actually having the money or the points available are two very different things.

xztatik, we are more than one player away from the championship this year. Melbourne are in a different league at the moment.

I am also thinking about MJ........... (Jordan not Jackson!!)

Anon, so far it's a long line of "doesn'ts", so until Phil actually notches up a few "do's", he remains damned.

Telling a reporter that Schensher is being considered doesn't even begin to make up for Newley, Ingles, Holmes, Forman.

Phil also "wanted" to sign Newley and Ingles.

cmon 'thedoctor' I would expect better from you and this goes for all... How many times does it need to be said that Jacob and Oscar wanted to stay, but the Breakers and Dragons upped the money to a point where the Sixers couldn't match it anymore.

It was a question of dollars, not recruitment etc

Firstly, had they signed them during the season, there wouldn't have been other offers to consider. Secondly, the Breakers offer to Oscar was barely different to that of the 36ers and his decision was not based on the financial aspect.

A couple of years ago, Oscar took a very significant pay cut voluntarily (can't remember specifics, but around 30%) to help the team sign another player. If he was about the money, do you think he would have given up that much to be a 'team player'?

Thanks Isaac - beat me to it. I know from playing Manager Mode on FIFA '06 that if you allow star players to come out of contract before season's end, you risk losing them to Chelsea.

Phil could do worse than play a liitle FIFA now and then....

Or Football Manager. European law means that players can talk to football clubs 6 months prior to the end of their contracts! Imagine if that was the case in Australia!