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Purely a marketing tool. Hard to complain of poor recruiting if the 6ers are 'appearing' to chase quality players. I hope he doesn't come to Adelaide, as he should be aiming at a NBA gig. NBL isn't taken that seriously over in the US.

They'll get a chance to see Kersten in the ABL. The risk is that he gets snapped up by another team before they make a decision I guess.

See new thread on this forum re Schenscher signing with Portland for a ten-day contract - Phil and Steve may have to alter their plans?

Fairytale Phil at it again. The schenscher thing is all hype to help justify this "going and learning how to coach" trip.
I agree about the Kerstan situation. why would you sign Davidson and Sutton already. Sign one if your not sure about Kerstan watch his first game for North and then sign the kid, cos right now they will be disappointed they acted so quickly. Kerstan wont stay around for a development spot, he could prob start in the league for some teams...it blows the mind how our coaches operate. this will be the third kid they didnt rate that will come back and bite them on the ass.

ahhhh the good old i could do better......

i think you will find that Schenscher wants to come back to Adelaide. I wouldn't start banging on about losing him as yet. He is only on a 10 day contract......

which leads to season signing and then he will want to try and get other 10 day contracts to try and build his way up.

Good luck to Luke in the NBA, but i would love to see him as a 36er!!
Yea the Kirsten one is a interesting one, as if he turns out to be another Ingles or Newley and we dont get him that will be disasterous, could you have Maher, Kirsten, Sutton, Davidson on the same roster??
If Kirsten is upto or close to the Ingles/Newley standard maybe him and Davidson could share the point, Maher at the SG, and Sutton play minutes in both spots as he has the size to guard most SG's, and if we did get Newley he could be in the guard rotation.
Maybe something like this
PG Davidson/Kirsten/Sutton
SG Maher/Newley/Sutton
SF Newley/ back up SF (Majstro??)
PF Ballinger/ Back up PF ??
C Schenscer/Cooper
I think that team would work aslong as Kirsten is as good as a Ingles or somewhere near it and can play good minutes straight away and if we miss out on either Newley or Schenscher use the 2nd import spot.

Yeah, there really is no need to keep playing up the age jokes, especially when there was a better one in the "genuine development in their NBL program" line.

Kersten is definitely a 1 man, not a Newley or a Ingles 6'8 swingman prototype. AFAIK he's still only a sophomore, two years to go at New Mexico.

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If last years team only got 1 year contracts, how did Nash get two?

Cos Nash is a superstar, that's why! Luke would not get any court time however if we were to sign him, that is in keeping with Phil's development of younger players.

Oh yes, he is the full package, that's for sure. For the life of me I cannot work out why we could not make the finals last season with Nash in the side.