natwhereyouat
Years ago

Clinton Steindl signs with the Cairns Taipans

Surprised no one has started a topic on here yet.. Clinton Steindl playing in the NBL next year!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

cairns straight to business, there almost finished

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LC  
Years ago

Great signing! Steindl was always going to end up with a QLD team...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Is he that good? I heard/read that he was not much more than a 3 point shooter?

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LC  
Years ago

A deadly spot up shooter swingman. Can hold his own defensively.

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Aaron86  
Years ago

Just need a legit C and we're sorted, assuming both Gliddon and Steindl are as good as advertised. Clean some of the dead wood from the bench and we're good to go

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Aaron86  
Years ago

Still one import slot open...any chance Jerai Grant is considered or is he Europe bound? Defensively oriented enough for Fearne or a liability with Trigger manning the 4? Maybe Wilkinson?

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moo moo  
Years ago

probably need a 7 footer to clog up the middle,there arnt too many of them floating around ,that we could afford..

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paul  
Years ago

Good signings, but it does remain to be seen whether Steindl and Gliddon are ready to make a decent impact or if they need some time to adjust to the pro game.

Certainly both need to bulk up to thrive in the NBL, but at the very least they should provide spot up shooting to spread the floor for Tragardh and Wilson, and Fearne will have them doing the right things defensively.

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orbit  
Years ago

Cairns going for it baby!!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

steindl is good at watching guys drive by him. he can shoot it really well.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Wasted roster spot. Disappointed as a taipans fan. However we have signed worse

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I BET he'll never pl..... nah

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Positives are shooting and athleticism.
Negatives are defense, rebounding and dribbling.
Three year signing was risky but hopefully it works out for Cairns!

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Isaac  
Years ago

'766, not from Adelaide by any chance are you?

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How long  
Years ago

Great decision maker just don't let him take the inbound pass!!

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Mystro  
Years ago

Wonder if anyone is going to write Fearne's mob off again lol. Looking forward to seeing how this team pans out.

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Tiger Watcher  
Years ago

Interesting signing along with Gliddon they are both lacking strengh to play at NBL level.

If they both don't bulk up it'll be straight back to QBL in a hurry so i'm guessing Fearne will have them in the weight room for the first year of there deals!

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Naph  
Years ago

I think Steindl will surprise people. He's a great shooter, but without a shooter's mentality. Good team player.

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Tornado  
Years ago

Who's next for the Sixers Tiger Watcher or when can we likely expect the next announcement to be made?

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Tiger Watcher  
Years ago

Got no more info re sixers signings at the moment...they are hand in the FA market making solid plays for a number of people which is great to see.

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Vart  
Years ago

If you didn't sign players because of a lack of strength, you'd rarely sign anyone coming out of college. Strength can be gained easily if players are dedicated. Given they have a lot more time on their hands when they become pro's, they should be able to dedicate sufficient time to their strength training.

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rohant16  
Years ago

This is a good signing. I mean if Darren Ng can get a game come one!

The guy can guard the three quite well and is a good defender.

Just don't expect much offense beyond shooting.

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ineedmore  
Years ago

He won't be able to guard our number three..

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Mick  
Years ago

Southern media might not write off Cairns this year because they signed Trigger.

Still, wouldn't be surprised to see the majority of people predicting Townsville & Cairns for a bottom two finish, as usual. And yes, both teams will finish in the top four or five, as usual.

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hoopie  
Years ago

Guys, the NBA and College systems are all about maing players fill roles. One of the positive comments imports make about the NBL is that they have so much more freedom of action.

Just because Clint didn't do something at St Mary's doesn't mean that he can't. Maybe he didn't drive much cos there were others to do it better. Maybe his role was to shoot threes to give guys like Holt more gaps to drive into.

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Mystro  
Years ago

^ what hoopie said

Abercrombie warmed the bench at college and look at how good he has got playing NBL, no reason this kid can't be great

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rohant16  
Years ago

It took Clint until his last 10 or so games to really repay the faith imo. He teased Saint Mary's fans for a long time coming up with good games sporadically. From an offensive point of view (defensively he was always consitent) he was quite one dimensional in what he could offer. He did however improve his freethrow significantly in his senior year so hopefully he drives a lot more.

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