coachedd
Years ago
The Mount Gambier Pioneers have released import Paul Davis even with 16 points, 11 rebounds a game and their only inside presence.
Brad Hill played on the weekend in place of Davis.
Happy Days
Years ago
He went back to the US to graduate and obviously something has happended since. Must be another hamstring injury.....hahhahhahahhah....
and amazingly bring in the coach's son as a replacement
Article
http://www.seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=4700&cHash=1e15fef224
Isaac
Years ago
and amazingly bring in the coach's son as a replacementHe's averaging 20 and 10 which is pretty decent.
Isaac
Years ago
It read as though Hill was brought in because they could get him quickly. Maybe they aren't confident that they could get much better?
triton
Years ago
He was ranked 5th for the season for rebounds in seabl- 2nd import who was picked by the coach and sent home, these players leave there jobs, family to go to another country where they know nobody, if by there sacking they are not good enough shouldnt it be the person who is picking them be responsible.
They have only won 3 games all year?
fastbreak
Years ago
16 and 11 is not 20 and 10 but stats are not always a good way of judging a player. i would love to see what his opposition centre averaged whilst he was trying to play d. He was one of the worst imports i have seen in a while. great dunks but a basketball IQ of an under 12. Great decision by the coach and club.
fastbreak
Years ago
I apologise isaac i thought you were talking about davis with 20 and 10. you are right Brad Hill has done a good job for the team. He is a very good seabl player.
tripple
Years ago
Sometimes you can get 'token' stats which can make a average player look much better. I think with imports the number one quality you want them to have is they need to 'work hard' and this import simply didn't do that!! Great call by club.
Brad hill is a very good seabl player but doesnt fit into the team structure or what the team currently requires. If he were to stay and I would necesarrily be against but some of the others who have had cushy jobs for awhile would need to be released as they have to many players that play the same or similar positions. They would also need to recruit another 5 man if Brad was to stay.
The way Davis was treated by the club throughout his time in the Mount was appalling .Perhaps if the club wants more commitment they should show some themselves towards the player!! It works both ways.
Davis played injured in teh two road games last week when many would simply sit out and then gets told he is not committed. He missed the last games due to injury but would have been right to play the next game. If not committed he wouldnt have played injured when he still posted decent numbers.
I assume that the decision to realase him was also the coaches but yet the coach doesnt have the balls to tell him the news nor does he bother to even speak to the player for a considerable time after he was told he would be sent home, Im not confident that he even botehred to speak to him at all prior to him leaving the country, poor effort.
If the club continues to treat its players but more particularly its imports like this they may find it more difficult than it already is to convinve players to come to the Mount into the future.
It is also about time that the "click" that exists within the team is extinguished so that a TEAM can be formed and the wins will come. Lets just hope the import they have the moment is treated better as we finally have a good true point guard which the team has been lacking for sometime.
Interesting to note that the president says they are considering the options in one press release but then in an interview they are waiting for immigration and basketball Australia which would indicate that someone else is already signed. Again the fans being mislead and treated poorly but were expected to continue to turn up and cough up money, which I will continue to do but this sort of stuff needs to be fixed fast!
It's very easy to judge from a distance, it sounds like they are trying to make a better environment and he obviously didn't have the right attitude, you can't forget that he wanted to go home half way through the season for a graduation, now that doesn't exactly show commitment does it?
It was for his own graduation which is a very big deal
Panther32
Years ago
http://www.seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=4737&cHash=1ada818e37
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