Isaac
Years ago

Illawarra confirm signing of Michael Holyfield

Second import to be signed by the Hawks. Back-up big for Ogilvy.

The Illawarra Hawks have signed towering American centre Michael Holyfield as their second import player for the upcoming NBL season.

Holyfield is the fourth new face to be added to the Hawks 16/17 roster.

At 211cm and 122kg, Holyfield will add the 'muscle' the Hawks were missing last season and is set to play a pivotal supporting roll to ALL-NBL First Team Centre AJ Ogilvy

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Benno
Years ago

This dude is huge!! Hawks are going to kill it on the boards

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Smith
Years ago

Just what the Hawks needed. Looks like a great addition.

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fstos
Years ago

Lets hope the do 'kill it on the boards" because it has been a glaring weakness for a few seasons.

How good is this years NBL looking. Lets hope it can ride some Boomers momentum into a new era.

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Benno
Years ago

Fstos the boomers success will play a huge part in the NBL resurgence right now its going very well!

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Isaac
Years ago

Some DLeague footage:

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paul
Years ago

A Boomers medal leading into the most hyped NBL season in eons would be a perfect storm. Talent level is ridiculous this year, can't wait.

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Isaac
Years ago

Bevo on the signing:

"With [Aleks] Maric coming back this season and with your [Nat] Jawais' and your [Cameron] Bairstows’ I think it’s going to be a really physical league this year so we made the decision to fight fire with fire," Beveridge said.

“We still want to have our up and down game, obviously Rotnei will fit in well there but I thought it’s where we got hurt last year particularly in the finals where Jawai, Matty Knight and Jervis just hammered us.

“[Holyfield] loves physical play, a very very good rebounder if he was playing 40 minutes he’d be averaging 23 rebounds, he’s got good hands and he’s quite mobile. He likes to dunk and anything he gets offensively he wants to throw it down.”

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Ricky
Years ago

Agreed with the talent level, gonna feel like it's the late 80's early 90's again, good aussie talent staying, good imports coming back, bumper crowds everywhere, marketing is picking up, sponsors are starting to come on board..

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paul
Years ago

Hopefully the crowds will be like that time, but the talent level is streaks ahead. Talent per team could well be even better than around turn of millennium, which was the previous high point.

Last season was at about that level and I think we're going up another notch. Hopefully it's a fun season, Redding will be important for entertainment factor.

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Ricky
Years ago

Fair and consistent is the name of the game..

Speaking of reffing, I don't know what to think of refs in the NBA allowing 6-7 steps like Carmelo did to take a three and other examples. Haha

Seems like travelling is not a big deal over there.

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swish
Years ago

Its gonna take more that great talent on the floor to get mainstream media and therefore sponsors to take the NBL seriously. The league has had so many bad stories that alot of people just remember teams folding.

Every club needs to preform even better off court than on the court and game nights have to be amazing experiences,constanlty updatign and upgrading so the NBL is a great entertainment package.

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Ricky
Years ago

Perth and Melbourne seem to be doing a decent job of game night entertainment and experience.. I'd expect Sydney and Brisbane to do the same this year.

NZ needs a lot of work.

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Illawarra confirm signing of Michael Holyfield

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