Isaac
Years ago
Great to have @Big_Laz and @DGruber42 back with the Hawks in 2013/14 hawks.com.au/article/id/lz2... #countmein #strongerForman mentioned his re-signing the other day on Twitter.
paul
Years ago
Would love to see them get Will Hudson if the Breakers look elsewhere.
natwhereyouat
Years ago
Hawks going for an import guard. Either combo or PG depending on Rhy's health.
Aussie swing man to replace Sav.
At this stage it's likely just 1 import this season
psycho
Years ago
It would be no surprise to see Stephen Weigh end up at the gong I agree they might go one import
AK-47
Years ago
An eight man rotation of:
Davidson
Forman
Weigh
Import
Martin
Gruber
Coenraad
Demos
That would be pretty competitive assuming the 2 guard is of similar quality to the rest of the starters. An upgrade on Demos that can play the 1/2 is another huge necessity I think. Any idea if Mirko Djeric will be back playing for the Hawks? Would be nice to see him have another run. Wouldn't mind throwing him some decent minutes under Geordie.
Could they get a cheap 2nd import, would a SEABL type be willing to play for min salary, assuming points cap isnt an issue?
KingJames
Years ago
I agree Massingale would be helpful if they wanted a cheap 2nd import.
Yea CJ would be handy for many teams imo, and many other SEABL top imports could do ok imo, especially if your asking them to be a 6th man type role not expecting them to be the 'star'.
To me that Hawks team would look better with a scoring guard from the SEABL eg CJ or Fergusson in the line up, even if it is off the bench, both would surely be as good or better than Demos, and if min salary nothing to lose, wont get a better Aussie for less.
To me its a low risk way of potentially un earthing a star, some good players have gone from doing well in SEABL to doing well in NBL, Redhage being the best example from SEABL to NBL star to Olympics in his career.
even Petrie and Dillon played a few very good years of SEABL before NBL and both were around starting NBL calibre straight away, they were Aussies which helps, but no reason top SEABL imports couldnt come in aswell and be decent, even if they are not stars.
assuming they can get weigh but he might be out of the price range of the hawks
I'd prob still get 2 imports like shane edwards and andrew warren pretty cheap
would give you some versitility in a few spots
and both are decent defenders and would fit into the hawks team play
Yea good import suggestions, Edwards and Warren would be great for many teams, and likely affordable.
I wouldnt mind either of them in a 36ers uniform if we need a cheaper import due to salary cap.
Tiger Watcher
Years ago
CJ won't get a go at Gong as he doesn't play enough D.
Only reason he was approuched mid season was due to injuries and they knew what they were getting rather than an unseen import...which is wat they had to go with in the end due to immagration
Jack Toft
Years ago
Looks like the only time we will see Oscar Forman in Adelaide is when he is playing against Adelaide.
Certainly looks like they're making room for Weigh. If they don't go for an import in the 3 spot, any thoughts on who else besides Stevie could fill that gap?
PlaymakerMo
Years ago
Would like to see Weigh and Hurdle at the 'Gong for the right price. Great continuity going into next season as well which is fantastic for Geordie and Hawks fans.
Proud
Years ago
I'm sorry to sound negative but unless Gruber crashes the boards like he did against the Wildcats in the finals, Wollongong will have the same problem they had last year and that's rebounding and second chance opportunities. Will Hudson could be the missing piece up front and put pressure on Davidson to keep his starting spot.
Good luck to Wollongong next season and hopefully they find some cash and can use the full salary cap,
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