one can only hope, at least its a start :)

my reliable source (relation to hodge) says that hodge has been getting a few calls from NBA and a lot of calls from the European teams.

Hodge WILL NOT be with Adelaide next season. His hopes and dream's are the NBA and as with anyone they want and need to earn $$$ the NBL cannot afford to hold players of Hodge's calibre.

Not to sure if too many NBA clubs would give him another shot without a vast improvement on that jumpshot, but he should get a Euro gig pretty easily for a heap more $$$ than Adelaide could ever hope to offer him.

i feel the same way, i would love for him to stay but euro is calling. How he even got drafted with that jumpshot is amazing to me, i know they have the best coaches to help him out but it has zero form and you need something to work with. I would not mind holding ballinger and trying to get groves to fill the starting 2/3 spot, bring brett off the bench and go after another import when ballingers papers come through.

I hope Hodge stays but yea wouldnt be surprised if he got better offers overseas.
If he does leave id be happy to get a Cortez Groves or Dave Thomas to fill the import spot.
Hodge would be my priority until he tells us he is not interested they should be doing everything they can to convinve him to stay.

as-def-ji-kal, Hodge also said when he first arrived here that he didn't like it in Europe. Its tough and if you don't win you don't get paid. Hopefully for us he will like the atmosphere and stabiiity here in Australia more.

Australia more specifically Adelaide.

"if you don't win you don't get paid" - I'm not sure that's entirely true EC!

Ballinger and Hodge play so well together, it has been unbelievable.

Ballinger:

vs Sydney 40
vs Perth 9
@ Wollongong 10
@ Brisbane 18
vs Melbourne 14
@ Cairns 36
vs Brisbane 45
@ Gold Coast 12

Hodge:
vs Sydney 23
vs Perth 16
@ Wollongong 33
@ Brisbane 15
vs Melbourne 14
@ Cairns 37
vs Brisbane 35
@ Gold Coast 41

Hodge won't sign anything here until the coaches are appointed. If the present ones miss out, he won't play here.

Fill,

Where did you pick that up?...... The Advertiser!

Fill - Thats a load of rubbish

What was the announcement upstairs after the game regarding Ballinger and Hodge that Bonz said was going to happen upstairs ? I missed the first bit upstairs but didn't hear anything. Was Bonz just trying to build up all our hopes that they had both resigned before the game ?
Also I was sure that there was going to be an announcement before the game when Mal thanked Phil and Steve for the last 10 years service.... I was thinking here it comes, but it turned out to be just a bit of a back slapping excercise, It also highlighted how badly Mal needs to get a haircut.
He's starting to look like one of those sheep dogs from bugs bunny... morning Ralf, morning Sam (as they clock on and clock off)

i thought he was just saying that hodge, and ballinger, were just going to be interviewed upstairs

Mal can't afford a haircut. He is putting all his hair cut money onto the team for next season.

joshuapending....Hodge has averaged a near triple double without a jumpshot. He adds plenty to the rest of the team without it. If he had that too what a bonus!