Interesting.
He's what they said they were after, somebody to play on the wing. But having already spent a season in the D-League, he's a departure from their recent recruits. So I don't know if he's also a one year NBA wannabe, or if they might have abandoned that and be potentially looking longer term??

He's a little shorter than I would have liked...

Have a look at his awesome highlights reels!!

I get your point regarding highlight reels having the potential to be deceptive, but to be fair he does appear to have been throwing down dunks all over the place in the D-League too, so not just against "skinny college kids".

Hmm I wonder if he can play some back up 2 and instead of getting a back up guard with the last spot we get a Perth local, currently unsigned, son of a Wildcat with his jersey retired..

"Prather is terrible because I hate Nick Marvin" - #945

Getting a player who was one of the best players on one of the best NCAA teams two seasons ago, and who proved he could perform on very big stages is far from a bad signing. Time will tell how well he goes in the NBL, but he has the potential to be a very good player.

Anon #945 ........ Really ?
Firstly how can you say that Perth's streak is meaningless.mits a fantastic accomplishment. Even if you hate Perth you can't deny that.

Secondly, Marvin and co were the first to introduce the concept of bring NBA prospects like Ennis to the NBL and laid the foundation for other clubs to follow. The move to the Arena in the city may of made for a jump in attendance but you don't just magically increase your crowds from 4000 to 12000 as easy as that.

Lastly, how can you possibly judge Prather when he hasn't even played a game in the NBL? The guy was picked up by the Suns before being waived.

You obviously hate Perth and anything associated with the club but c'mon you can't discredit the club, Marvin or a player who hasn't even played for them yet because of that. Your just being silly.

"Secondly, Marvin and co were the first to introduce the concept of bring NBA prospects like Ennis to the NBL and laid the foundation for other clubs to follow".



No they weren't. The Hawks brought out Doug Overton straight out of college and after 1 year he returned to a lengthy NBA career.

Adelaide also had Rick Brunson in his rookie year and he played 9 years in the show, albeit with a year in the CBA after the NBL.

Fair point fstos, I stand corrected. Perhaps it would of been more appropriate to say that the success of Ennis prompted other teams to revisit that import strategy.

I think they introduced the concept of signing draft picks weren't going to make the roster as their 'stash destination' OS. It was a great idea and deserves a lot of credit.

As I said, we need to wait and see. (Don't we always.)
He's touted as a swingman so hopefully he has outside game. My point was just that all the highlights show is dunks. Which is fine, they're highlights, but doesn't give us any indication of how he'll really fare. Besides, not even very impressive dunks! Even Daniels could get above the rim when he had the opening.
Personally, I think he's a weird choice, BUT he IS what the Cats said they wanted.

I SUSPECT that what we will see from the Cats this season (and we saw a bit late last season) is a bit more flexibility with their "starting" 5. Prather is really going to play on the wing, a real SMALL-Forward. With Knight/ Jervis/ Redhage/ & Wagstaff they have the potential to run with 3 forwards if they need to against bigger teams.