Anonymous
Years ago
Re-arranging the imports on NBL rosters
As we are now about 2/3 of the way through the season, and knowing what we now know about the imports and what deficiencies each team has/doesn't have in their roster, if you could re-start the season, which imports from the current crop would you pick to strengthen your team?
In the case of Adelaide, you could treat either Montreal or Motum as an import.
For Melbourne, I think I'd trade McRae for Gladness. Melbourne appear to have overloaded on 'versatile' 2-3-4 players to the neglect of a genuine front-court presence. In losing McRae you'd definitely be losing a dynamic perimeter scorer, but Gladness would give Melbourne a legit 7 footer who could rebound and block shots.
On the flip side there some teams (thinking of New Zealand and Cairns) whose imports fans might be completely happy with and believe perfectly complement their team and its needs.
So with that in mind which of these imports do you wish your team had taken?
New Zealand: Jackson, Ibekwe
Perth: Beal, Daniels
Cairns: Wilbekin, Craig
Melbourne: Dennis, McRae
Sydney: Perry, Childress
Adelaide: Wilson, Montreal/Motum
Townsville: Conklin, Gladness
Wollongong: Ervin, Carson