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Who's NBL's greatest recruit - Debate with Boti

Debate with Boti from 12:30pm today.

Who is the NBLs greatest recruit

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Anonymous
Years ago

who cares what that dick reckons anyway

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Years ago

More than who care about what you think.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Yeah i dont really care what Boti thinks, but in general, id say hype wise, the second time Adelaide got Julius Hodge, and now perhaps Mills, even though id dont think he will be as good as people think in this league. From what they ended up achieving, Robert Rose in his hey day and insane, he started in early 90's and dominated throughout a massive era of talent.

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Triton 80
Years ago

Mark Davis
Ricky Grace
James Crawford
Leroy Loggins
Al Green

All these guys had long lasting careers and put bumbs on seats.

To even consider a flash in the pan like Hodge even near these guys is rediculous.

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Anonymous
Years ago

doug overton

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Isaac
Years ago

With hindsight, Stephen Jackson?

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thomo
Years ago

Jerry denard :-)

Seriously

Davis
Loggins
Grace
Golden
Copeland

All deserve the respect to be up there

Mills. Great signing done nothing yet

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thomo
Years ago

Golden should be bolden

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Anonymous
Years ago

Referring to the HYPE of Hodge's return, was against Melbourne coincidentally. I canr remember an Nbl game with so much excitement over a recruit. Not ridiculous at all

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Anonymous
Years ago

Sure one game worth of hype, but the rest of these guys created seasons of hype, and are remembered for more than one stomping session

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The Answer
Years ago

Why do we only consider imports as recruits?

Surely every player has been recruited into a club?

If so, why aren't the likes of Maher, Gaze and (dare I say it) Ronaldson up there....they were all big craw cards in their time.

What about Mee? He put bums on seats wherever he played.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Willie Farley

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boss
Years ago

acie earl

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paul
Years ago

Kirk Penney from a local market perspective. NZ have gone from the bottom with 1000 people a game, to champions with over three times that many attending and by far and away the league's best tv ratings.

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Russ
Years ago

D-Mac and Derrick Rucker

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The Answer
Years ago

Vlahov....

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DB5
Years ago

No love for JoJo....wow.

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Spurs and Cats Fan
Years ago

ricky grace, james crawford, leroy loggins and cal bruton but there are some many other names you can mention

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PeterJohn
Years ago

What about Goorjian? Although he was playing for Melbourne before the NBL started, he was recruited to the Tigers from OS. As a player, you wouldn't pick him but his overall impact on the NBL as a player and a coach has been more substantial than most people I can think of.

BTW - I don't like the guy.

If we're talking players, I'd have to pop for Leroy, with Rose and Davis close behind. Both of them changed the league and how the game was played. People went out recruiting players just to emulate or combat those guys. Their longevity was excellent as well.

Not the greatest (OS) recruit maybe, but one of the most interesting and out-there recruits was Rimas Kurtinaitis, by the Suns (now Crocodiles) in their first year.

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ineedmore
Years ago

I like Rimas. The only Olympic gold medallist to play in the NBL if my memory serves.

Any takers on the only NBA champion to play in the NBL (as an import).

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Wayne
Years ago

Adrian Branch??

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ineedmore
Years ago

Thankyou Wayne.

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DB5
Years ago

Actually Stephen Jackson is a NBA champion who played in the NBL as an import.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Chris Dent.