Just saw Herbert on the transaction tracker, good signing IMO, i guess that means that he will split the minutes at SG with Ng, which should greatly improve our 3 pt shooting.
Looks like we are going with
C Johnson/?? Import or Baynes (if above rumours have any truth
PF Ballinger/??? Mottram name has been mentioned as a target in the paper, maybe as a C with a import PF?
SF Weigh/Creek
SG Herbert/Ng
PG ?? Ervin is the target/Crosswell
Given we started last season with
Ballinger/Johnson
Holmes/Dowdell
Hill/Herbert
DeVries/Ng
Winder/Carter
We have basically changed
Starting Johnson or other big Baynes or import (Hopefully) and moving Ballinger back to PF full time = improvement
Holmes for import or Baynes = improvement (assuming we get the right import or Baynes is as good as people have said)
Dowdell for Mottram = possible minor improvement, probably not a huge deal either way and wouldnt mind if Dowdell was retained over Mottram given they should just be playing a minor role as the 4th big
Weigh for Hill = upgrade
Herbert for a full season = a definate positive if he can return to atleast his previous form
Creek for Devries i guess = downgrade but probably should be considered Creek for Holmes, which is potentially a upgrade given Creeks youth and potential, and Devries for a new import/Baynes which should be atleast equal, probably upgrade if the replacement is the right fit and plays the full season injury free.
Ervin for Winder = big upgrade, Ervin is a PG, which Winder wasnt and Ervin is the MVP, if we get Ervin of course
Crosswell for Carter = not sure if upgrade or not, ill call it an equal, shouldnt be a downgrade though
So despite us not yet having made any real headline grabbing signings if it ends up as ive predicted they have atleast upgraded to some level(or broken even in the back up PG and PF spot) in every move they have made. Which is obviously a step in the right direction for the club and much needed, if they end up with Ervin and a good 2nd import, and dont have any injury problems i think we could atleast be in the mix for playoffs, probably around 4th to 5th at best if all goes well.