Isaac
Years ago

Sixers roster news in The Advertiser

We all know that Rychart, Holmes, Forman and Hill are contracted.

Phil Smyth is looking to sign Mark Nash to a game-by-game contract that would see the club safeguarded should Nash again struggle with injury. I understand that Nash is confident of his physical strength and (assuming a better offer doesn't emerge) is happy with this arrangement.

On Talking Hoops, Smyth said that he had a verbal agreement with Brett Maher. Willie Farley is closer to signing and that a deal with David Cooper was "close to done".

Darren Ng will take this year off to concentrate on his medical studies, and Smyth has his eyes on Brendan Mann as a back-up guard.

Maher/Mann?
Farley/Hill
Holmes/Forman
Rychart/Nash?
Cooper/Rees?

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thedoctor
Years ago

We need another versatile swing man with size. Ben Castle, Stephen Hoare...

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Bizzy
Years ago

I dunno Doctor, that side there is looking pretty good. With those players if all goes well, would we have much cap room left?

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Isaac
Years ago

Hoare is going to NZ. Castle would be an option if they didn't take Nash. If they don't go for Rees, then we need someone to back-up Cooper, definitely.

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Statman
Years ago

I think we need someone to back up Cooper anyway. Poor old Reesy will try his guts out but I think he is just a little too old now to be a consistent back up. Sure he may play a couple of good games here and there but we need someone we can rely on week in and week out

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Anonymous
Years ago

They needed to sign Hoare, would have been a hell of a signing, such a underated player!

Brendan Mann? He is still going round? Always liked his effort, but undersized, in my opinion

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SKYHOOK
Years ago

I'm a bit worried that it took so long for the sixers to make an offer to Nash .
With the BASA sanctioned low budget are we putting together a championship team, or a lighter anchor for BASA to float ?

We missed out on Hoare / MacDonald/ Castle ? / Bradtke($$)/Copeland/ Darnell so we decide to sign Nash AFTER he has committed to move to Hobart for about what he would have asked for in the first place ?????

I think Nash is a good player and if he is healthy a great asset to the team ... but why dick him around and make it look like (to the fans) that he was just a last minute option? Boti keeps talking about 'the product' .. are the 6er's being real?

Still no Cooper or Farley ... i would have thought that Cooper would be settled by now at least ! Surely Derek Moore will be scouted by other clubs, so if Coop doesnt sign looks like Oscar and Jacob will be playing 5-4 !!

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TR
Years ago

Bit of a worry when they let go a player, and then attempt to sign him to a game-to-game contract that is considered injury prone, and the player that they are targetting is even more injury prone.

I don't think Mann has played a whole season for about 4 seasons now. That was when we has with Canberra

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Moses Guthrie
Years ago

Ordinary treatment of a great guy. He's got a wife, child, and another kid on the way very soon, and they "dick him around" (good terminology, SKYHOOK!) this way.

Nashy - tell 'em to shove it and move to another club ..... like the Pioneers perhaps!

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EC
Years ago

As much of a nice guy that Nash is, it is not going to be the answer to a championship next season. If only the Sixers would spend right up to the cap which they are entitled to do and not try to stay 10-15% below, then they probably could get a decent player. I would rather Moore than Nash. Nash's salary plus Rees' salary plus the extra 10-15% would probably cover Moore's salary. Come to think of it, it may have come close to Bradtke's salary. I doubt that Brisbane have offered $175K.

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