Isaac
Years ago

Breakers complete roster with Rickert, Tanner

The NZ Breakers have completed their off-season signings by retaining Rick Rickert and adding 6'8" PF Adam Tanner from the University of Denver.

Rickert played with the Breakers last season before an injury derailed his season. He has since recovered.

Tanner had signed with the Brisbane Bullets before the dramas involving David Kemp's purchase of the team left him looking for a replacement contract.

The Breakers' development players are Thomas Abercrombie (Washington State and in the extended Tall Blacks squad) and Corey Webster (Junior Tall Blacks).

Full article on NBL.com.au


Elsewhere in the NBL, the Wollongong Hawks are another team who could run with a single import. The Hawks are eager to add Glen Saville, Russell Hinder and Anthony Petrie to the squad.

In Perth, Kings' head coach Bill Tomlinson is being considered to assist Connor Henry, but supposedly Shawn Redhage has another preference that could prevent that from happening?

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Qlder  
Years ago

Kiwi's will have a decent bench,but I doubt their starting 5 is up to scratch.CJ,Penney & Rickert,then drops off.

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kad  
Years ago

CJ Bruton
Kirk Penney
Oscar Forman
Dillon Boucher
Rick Rickert

Seems like a solid starting five if you ask me!

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kad  
Years ago

Actually, Tanner will start over Boucher one would expect..

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Isaac  
Years ago

Ronaldson may start over both of them?

A lesser starting five (e.g., Turner instead of Bruton) got them into the play-offs last year. I think they should do OK.

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Kent Brockman  
Years ago

I would say that the Breakers have done a great job assembling this team.

They have got a great big man import and with Penney, Oscar, Jones and CJ scoring aint going to be a problem. And that does not include Bear or Rickert.

They have a good blend of experience and youth. Boucher can shut down a lot of players form 1-4 in the league.

I can not not see any difficiencies in this squad at all.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

The news on Tanner is old- I reported that he signed with them a week ago now

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Yes, they agreed to terms a while back, but it's only been officially announced today.

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DICKO  
Years ago

CJ, Penney, Rickert, Tanner, Boucher, Ronaldson, Abercrombie, Webster, Behrendorff, Henare and Jones....After that the quality REALLY drops off.

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Rex Hunt  
Years ago

A bit like the Hoops SA posters:

Rex Hunt, Isaac, thedoctor, Bo, MW, Kent, Sturty, DB5, 123adc, ELG, Skyhook, Double Clutch, EC, Run TMC, TR, Quagmire, Libertine, thomo, Stephon, champ_33, the_awnser, Cecil Exum .... after that the quality REALLY drops off.

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kad  
Years ago

that hurts Rex.

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thedoctor  
Years ago

Rex, please don't give Cecil another reason to google himself. By the way, I've decided to name him in the All-Time Best Flat Top Team, NBL.

PG - LeFleur
SG - Parkinson (surprise white guy!)
SF - Exum
PF - Bolden
C - Uthoff (second surprise white guy!)

Please be a critic.

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Isaac  
Years ago

How many of those flat-tops made it on to a Coke can?


Scott Ninnis

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thedoctor  
Years ago

such an obvious line for an ad:

"Your hair might be flat, but Coke never will be."

Said by a smiling Scott Ninnis who then takes a satisfying gulp of icy cold Coke.

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DB5  
Years ago

What about A.Gaze?

Sporting a flat top in the "funky colour" of grey from about 19 years old!

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DB5  
Years ago

Actually scratch that last post, last time Gaze and Cecil were mentioned together.....it caused a near riot.


oops, did it again..

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.  
Years ago

Well it seems Rex's special school gets holidays early.

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Kent Brockman  
Years ago

The real question is Ninny still "Always Jammin"?

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Rex Hunt  
Years ago

Apologies to all posters that I didn't list (except DICKO). It was obviously a jab at DICKO's previous post (and his dig at Oscar/Isaac) except I didn't have time to put every single posters name in there!

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DICKO  
Years ago

Oh Thank God......NOW I get it!!!!!

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TR  
Years ago

That wasn't a dig by Dicko, it was more tongue in cheek friendly banter....

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DB5  
Years ago

DICKO, keep your tongue to yourself....

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Rex Hunt  
Years ago

Fine. I'll just stop trying to fit in.

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Kent Brockman  
Years ago

Chin up Rex there are plenty more fish in the sea

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