I think it's imperative that Adelaide get DJ back. There aren't many Aussie bigs who can do what he can do. As for Creek, would hate to lose him, and if we do I'd be chasing McCarron pretty hard.

Would like to see all the imports back next year but Shannon Shorter has an asterisk next to his name for his stupid flexing and shit talk. We could find someone else who does what he does and who can maybe take things on himself when nothing else is going - we really needed that last night.

Childress has said he wants to come back, and I don't believe he is in dire need of money, so I'd lean towards that happening.

I wouldn't cry a river if we lost Teys or Drmic. I would like to keep Drmic if we can but he can probably be replaced by a lot of people. Teys is a little bit embarrassing to have on the team. Reminds me a lot of Abe from Oddworld. He's servicable but if I had a choice between him and say, Jarod Kenney, it'd be Kenney in a heartbeat.

Here's the kind of line up I'd like to see:

Shannon Shorter (or anyone who can do similar with more scoring a less dickheadery)
Nathan Sobey
Mitch Creek (or Mitch McCarron or someone of that ilk)
Daniel Johnson (or can we get Kickert possibly?)
Josh Childress

Adam Doyle
Jarod Kenney
Ramone Moore
Majok Deng
Matt Hodgson

I really don't want to see too many changes other than maybe someone who can take over a game when nothing else is going.

Definitely get rid of Teys (I face palm every time I see him on court)
Get rid of Shorter based on his character (he is a good player though). Hes an embarrassment for a family orientated sport.

Bring everyone else back with the emphasis being on signing DJ (I'd love to see him in Perth though).

Essential to keep DJ, Childress, Creek, Ramone and Deng. The rest. ..reassess.

Pretty sure Creek & Deng both have player options for next season so not technically under contract. So really 3 players under contract Sobey, Hodgson & Doyle.

I'd start with trying to re-sign DJ & Childress. Also try and bring back Creek, Deng, Moore, Drmic. The two players I would be looking at replacing would be Shorter & Teys. I'd keep Teys purely for his locker room presence and closeness with Joey if a definite upgrade can't be found.

We need an upgrade on Shorter someone with better decision making and a better shot. His antics and carry on late in the season should make Joey and the club think twice at bringing him back. Last night flexing when we're down 10 points said everything about the guy.

I don't think Sobey gets enough credit for his defense this season. He took a big step back offensively, but when he was locked in defensively he was one of the better one-on-one defenders in the league.

I would hold off making any import moves until I knew the status of Creek and DJ.
Shorter needs to go. Wouldn't keep Teys either.

"We win he jumps all over the players as if to ensure everyone sees HIM and focuses on HIM."

That is a load of rubbish. He did it once to celebrate a win and then the TEAM liked it so they adapted it as a ritual. I have no problem with that.

I'd trade Hodgson in a heartbeat too if we could he went so far backwards this season to the point if he weren't under contract I would be okay with replacing him with just a cheap big from the local league. He was basically a liability on the court this season.

Bring back the vast majority of this team. I wouldn't mind seeing Shorter back, his attitude really motivates the other guys like DJ and Sobey who can be quite unmotivated. I’d like to see a lineup of :
Johnson / Hodgson
Childress* / Deng
Creek / Drmic
Sobey / Moore*
Dillard* / Hooley

Doyle and Teys provide nothing, if we could move on from them that’s a plus. Peter Hooley would be a great addition in that role however I don’t think Doyle will be going anywhere. Maybe Anfernee Simons who would come over on the Next Stars program would be a good fit as a capable scorer and 43% 3point shooter in HS.

If we were to move on from Shorter, it’d be a must to find a player who can both knock down the 3 consistently and can run the show on offense, Kevin Dillard is the best player I can think of who fits that mold.

"Bench
Doyle, Moore or similar type who can do a bit of everything (If can afford - would get bigger offers potentially), Drmic, Deng, Hodgson, With a young guy that has upside and you gamble on - potentially Heuir, Te Rangi or a kid out of college (Sam McDaniel?).

"

For the love of god, do not burden my team with Te Rangi! I beg of you.

"Johnson / Hodgson
Childress* / Deng
Creek / Drmic
Sobey / Moore*
Dillard* / Hooley"

Oooh... I like this team. Hodgson is going to have to justify his existence next season though or he can go kick rocks.

At the end of the day, a lot has to do with whether the guys played to what Joey wanted them to play as.

I think the limited minutes played by Teys this season has shown that he needs to move on. Probably the only (Aussie) guys the Sixers would move along their way would be Larkins and Doyle. Doyle has a great work ethic and it is hard from #11 to hit a ton, but hasn't set the world alight when he has been on court. Those players always need to impress to go up a peg and I don't think they have necessarily moved up the pecking order.

But, a guy like Hooley threw caution into the wind and has put pressure on the guys in front of him.

Deng has had a great season and should grow as a player next season. Unless another club is offering Texas, retain his contract.

Hodgson could be a good draft bait for another club. Hasn't really set the world alight per se, but could take a few lessons from other centres around the league. I reckon if Hodgson had a weekly catch up with a guy like Knight or someone like that, he could improve his game. I'm not too sure if he would want to be remembered as a David Cooper.

Drmic is a little hot heated, but has definitely improved over the seasons and probably good value for money.

So as far as the Aussies I see it like this: DJ, Creek, Sobey, Deng (keep) Drmic (retain, or upgrade) Hodgson (trade, or put some effort into this guy!) Doyle (trade) Larkins, Teys (release)
With the imports: Childress (if he's not married, find him an Adelaide cheerleader GF). Moore/Shorter (can probably only really keep one as I think both are too similar, or not dis-similar) Import 3 - a 3 point shooter

Just putting it out with Hodgson, but maybe trade to Sydney?

yeah, you know what I mean. I'm sure if Hodgson wanted to play under a certain coach and it was sold well, then a win-win could be achieved

@ME - Abe is more than serviceable.

Childress cant stay on the court, not worth it for mine. Great player, but just not durable enough to be relied upon

for those that didn't see ch9 news .. shorter and romone are back .. and childress is asked to come back... but he is not sure yet...
and joey would like to keep everyone .... if they don't ask for tooo much money..

Id like to see us bring basically everyone back and add another big maybe Majok Majok from Melbourne something like

I also like the idea of a guy like Hooley at back up PG, id say he is an upgrade on Doyle or Teys

Johnson/Majok/Hodgson
Childress/Deng
Creek/Drmic
Sobey/Moore
Shorter/Hooley

Given we made GF i dont see the need to make mass changes, unless we somehow find loads of extra $$$ to find more fringe NBA imports or something instead of say Shorter

I like the idea of Majok Majok joining the team. His opportunities have disappeared at United with nothing seen that would suggest it's necessarily caused by his ability.

If Adelaide are serious about going one step further then upgrading Shorter is a good idea IMO.

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Why in the hell would we bring back Shorter to continue to stuff it up under pressure, has average D and no damaging drive and average 3 point shooter that the team needs to open up keyway for our driving game style.
Do we need him for his muscle flexing or trash talk or those constant chats to Joey during game.
We have to get a top 3 shooter and best way is with a import and keeping Moore and even if Childress does not stay must have a big as United bigs killed us inside and rebounding.

Was he overall .
Shorter only got points at end when game over and he did not want to pass ball .
But my highlight was after Goulding , Ware taken him to cleaners , he missed easy lay ups and shots with turnovers thrown in and team getting thrashed and finally scores and runs down with muscle flex. WOW.

Not many changes required. Seems to be good chemistry, talent and flexibility. A lot will depend on what players are willing to sign for.

Need another reliable rebounder and rim defender so we don't have to rely on Hodgson, who has shown plenty of ability, but has yet to learn how to minimise fouls and earn the referee’s respect.

I’m ok with all three imports returning at the right price, but Childress’ age and injury history concerns me a little. If we could get that reliable big then he’s the first import I’d replace.

It’s really critical to retain DJ and Creek as the core of the team and I’d be working hard to lock up Deng for our future. Drmic would be nice to retain for his outside shooting and hustle on the defensive boards, but it would depend on cost.

Other than that, I think we need to improve the team’s responses to adversity on court - whether it is the refereeing or niggle and baiting from opposing teams. Sobey, Drmic and Hodgson in particular need to keep improving in this area!

Weak links at 6ers;

Shorter
Teys
Hodgson
Doyle

Given Hodgson is contracted and Doyle is really nothing more than training fodder I think you need to look at upgrading Shorter and Teys.

Upgrade Shorter with Ryan Boatright/Kevin Dillard/Edgar Sosa

Upgrade Teys with a college kid with potential in the SG/SF spot.

At the very worst you upgrade Shorter...we wont win a Championship with him as the the PG.

"Upgrade Shorter with Ryan Boatright/Kevin Dillard/Edgar Sosa

Upgrade Teys with a college kid with potential in the SG/SF spot.

At the very worst you upgrade Shorter...we wont win a Championship with him as the the PG.

"

Absolutely. Shannon Shorter is actually a "good" player, but I don't think anyone is going to win this competition with just a "good" point guard when you're running around playing against Bryce Cotton and Casper Ware.

Josh Gray is another I'd be looking at in the PG spot.

Travis Trice if you want to go a known qty.

I'd be really happy with Trice but I said the same last year with Dillard. These guys would likely be out of the Sixers price range especially with trying to re-sign DJ, possibly Creek and Chill & Mone Moore too. Shorter would've come reasonably cheap so we likely did pretty well with him really.

Doyle is a keeper. Solid with the ball, knows what Joey wants.

Larkins has nothing to offer us, should be gone. A pure Asian shooter would be good. Can use the Asian development player spot. There are a few decent shooters in the 2-3 spots.

Shorter is very solid as a complementary piece. If Creek isn't there next season you'd want something more than Shorter at the point. But he's better than people here give him credit for

flick off hodgson, useless.
got into the boomers side how I don't know?

teys; bench warming isn't depth

those sup players like sam johns, I don't get why they have been sup players for how long and get nowhere.

What kind of knee surgery is Hodgeson having?

If they can bring back the stronger pieces, I'd keep Shorter in. Serviceable enough. I don't really care about the flexing if the effort is there and he does his bit, which I think is true of both.

Sobey plays both ends, so I'm reluctant to rubbish him for a down season on offence. We can probably cover for him if he disappeared though.

Doyle was fine for an 11th man. He's pretty reliable and had a three-year deal, I thought.

I think Teys is where they can upgrade to a bench shooter. There are barely minutes for Drmic and Deng, let alone someone whose best court attributes at this point are probably "good guy", "doesn't rock the boat" and "isn't bad on D". When you have three fairly reliable imports, I think you want gamebreakers in the mix.

Very strong rumour is Creek heading to Brisbane along with Cadee & Gliddon. National coach recruiting fringe Boomers?
Of course not.

I don't think they will be letting Doyle go with two years still remaining on his contract.