not surprising with Gleeson now in. it always looked like the Tigers got him as a temporary fix.

he's asking the same amount of $ as the amount of turnovers he had per game, no one can afford him

While at the end of our season , Clark did say he would speak to him, and our assistant coach (just forgotten his name).. also mentioned something about a good Aussie coming here sooner than later.

You would have to think one assistant will stay and one will go.

Trev must have reasons for not wanting him!

Actually anon Corey and Jacob averaged the same in rebounds at 6.8 per game

Agreed though that is a fair effort from a guard and one that is not that tall at that.

Blalock also had a better big man and Crawford having his best season..........

May not have been able to afford Schenscher while Homicide was there.

which ever team signs homicide they will need a very strong coach to control him,on and off the court.

if gleeson is shying away from him...beware !!

Gc blaze! He is already in brissy!

judging people on rings is an american thing......judging people as people is an australian thing!

When Hodge was here, we got 7000+ because it was Smyth's final game as coach.

Best crowd in the league?? Damn....you may not want to say that in Townsville or Cairns. Other cities may get higher numbers at games but the fans in Townsville and Cairns are much more vocal and passionate!!

As for Homicide, don't get me wrong, he is a great player. But he is a one man show. He does not give a sh*t about team mates or the team in general. A number of times he turned up to training in Melb either hungover or still half cut. He ain't gonna win a championship for any team!!!

I liked the series of posts on Twitter where Homicide said he had $200k worth of endorsements lined up based on getting a deal in Melbourne. Hinder's reply:

@chomicide said he'd miss out on $200k in endorsements? Holy S*!t. He should offer 2 play 4 free. Bet they'd take him! He gets 200k Win/win

JVG and Homocide now there is a winning combination

Anon, wow Homicide averaged more than anyone on a team that was lucky not to finish bottom of the table again, quick sign him up lol. He'll surely turn everything around overnight with his ego alone

Ive got to throw my 2 cents in now. I own a clothing company that approached Homicide 2 years ago (Whilst he was still in Townsville) for a sponsorship deal worth roughly 15 grand to him personally.
After a meeting with Corey (to which he turned up late and unprepared), and several phonecalls we backed away with our hands in the air.
Corey is a wanker in the biblical sense, a great basketball player aswell but I can't see anyone really wasting their time or money with him as far as endorsements go.
I sponsor several other high profile sportsmen on the same deal I offered Corey, for some reason (wanker) Corey felt he was worth far more.
For this reason I call "bullshit" on his supposed 200K worth of endorsements upon his remaining in Melbourne.
Hey Corey! Get your hand off it!

Gee, there are a lot of haters for homicide... Quite shocked really. Whilst he is arrogant, he is exactly what the league needs right now. I have heard in on radio a number of times here in Melbourne and they love him.

Publicity and news is what bball needs in the country and he causes headlines on and off the court. Melbourne weren't anything until he arrived and he single handedly carried the team to almost play-off contention.

Where he signs, I don't care, but Australian bball players aren't very marketable, more snobbish to the media and frankly not skilled enough to provide the highlight reels and publicity bball needs again.

if Homocide has teamed up with JVG then Corey may well have been led down the path a fair way

No doubt he is good for the league, but does any club think he is good for them?

Homicide a must get for the Sixers, go for him Marty give him a go I mean what have we got to lose ??????

Marty Clarke wont take Homocide. He needs kids he can control who hold their farts in. He's a shit coach! Tigershater that is the worst post ive ever read - bballers are very media friendly & good blokes. Were the tigers ever in playoff contention? Is your user name an oxymoron or are u just a moron? Watch Gleeson make this proud club proud again!!

Some people seem to have this idea that "any publicity is good publicity" and think that can only be good for the game of basketball. Well, that may be true in this country for sports like Aussie Rules (AFL) and rugby league (NRL) where a players bad off-field behaviour is often published but overlooked, but when companies are backing away from sponsoring basketball clubs or players because of the unprofessional behaviour of certain players then is that good for the league or the clubs involved? Bad publicity is just that.....bad publicity.

Basketball here isn't like in the USA where companies throw millions at players seemingly regardless of what they do off the court. Here Bball has to fight for every sponsorship dollar it can attract and the league is trying to push a family image, not one where allegedly turning up to training half tanked or going to sponsors meetings totally unprepared is acceptable.

Homicide may be a good player but where did his numbers get the Tigers in 2010-11? Just because one player puts up league leading numbers it doesn't mean he can transform other players on the team to do the same. Personally I see him ending up @ the GCB in 2011-12 as their Gibson replacement.

hey Anon, cool story bro ;)

Homicide would be great for the Kings.

Word is that the Sydney Kings apparently gave away hundreds of tickets per home game to fill the stadium!

Orbit if you think Marty is a crap coach ask yourself one question, how did he become an assistant coach for the Boomers you mupet.
That should put you in your place :)

If Marty is a good coach how come the Sixers were 9-19 (32%) this season? Just because he has friends in the Australian program and he got selected over much better deserving coaches due to his connections doesn't mean he is a good coach. He might get some good players next season (Same players he could have gotten last season) but so far he has proven he doesn't know how to coach in a professional mens league.

Special one putting me in my place won't be dode buy calling me a 'mupet'! Nice try dickhead!!

To clarify my comments, around publicity for homicide, the radio and tv guys love him and he is great for the game of bball in Australia. I have never had a radio station get any other player in Melbourne for an interview because no one cares about players who are crap.

Melbourne is a team of mediocre at best players, with no character or personality. They couldn't buy a game until they signed homicide and then they almost made the finals from something like an 0-7/1-7 start.

He isn't bloody Dwayne Wade/Lebron James, but I challenge anyone to choose a player in the NBL better than him? Only player (that I can think of)to post a triple double this season, led the league in assist and rebounding amongst guard. His work rate is fantastic in games and works for a win constantly.

Other than rumours about what he is like in training, what evidence do all you haters have that he is a cancer amongst a team? Or is this a typical example of tall poppy syndrome by Aussies who can't hack that American imports make Aussies look mediocre?

What evidence? Despite being a past MVP, boosting the Tigers (after they cut three players), averaging all the stats people trumpet, he still doesn't get a contract in a hurry. That doesn't tell you something? Gleeson didn't want him back at the Crocs. Doesn't want him now at the Tigers. No one signed him at the start of last season. See Anstey's tweet for probably the most public remark you'll get on the situation. All the rest of the talk is behind the scenes - seems that clubs and coaches just don't think he's worth the trouble.

Not saying he's not a very good player (though I don't think he's the best player in the league - I'd take Penney, Redhage and Ervin over him plus a number of others), just that there are reasons he is not in demand.

If Penney put himself on the market for $200k, a number of teams would throw their hat in the ring. Same wouldn't happen for Homicide.

Not the first capable player to be in this position.

Clarke is useless suck it up and move on.

isaac has the only comment with sense here,

if you want to develop a good culture (which will hoepfully develop a winning culture) dont sign him

if you want bums on seats and potentially be a competitive team , SIGN HIM UP

Lets remember here that he hasn't got a new club so far because he can't sign anywhere yet, and Isaac, only one person has ever dropped Homicide. Gleeson. Gleeson has a problem with Homicide, thats it.

Tigers fans and team loved having him in the team and the only player that played with hard work and passion. The tigers team is full of wannabe try hards and selfish players who wouldnt pass to each other if their life depended on it. Thats why they sucked until Homicide brought in a passing environment (lets not forget here, he led the league in assists)

He isn't the cancer that people think, Gleeson doesn't like him. Thats all.

Was the only player in Melbourne to actually ever front the media. Or be liked by them. The rest of the team are a bunch of self-serving hacks who have no sense of entertainment value. Seriously, Tigers on paper are the worst team in the league without him.

sixers would be ridiculously stupid not to sign him if they could.

I don't think it's just Gleeson. Have heard other talk about it as well.

And he can sign anywhere he wants. He was told he wasn't required by the Tigers and so would be an early free agent. Wouldn't have to wait two weeks after the finals series.

He should just go cheap to the Blaze.

Not fussed - not unhappy to have him in the league, but would just rather it wasn't in Adelaide!

Homicide is by far the best P/G in the league, if he had a better team around him than he has in the past I have no doubt he'd that team a C/Ship.

I see some one posted if Gleeson doesn't watch out there's something wrong.

Well think again, if that was the case, how on earth did he last 3 seasons at the Crocs.

Some one else said he's a one man show,(haha) averaged 6ast agame some games he had 10-11 ast so how doesn't that represent a 1 man show.

no idea orbit no idea son