I hope for the Hawks sake it is Luke Neville

Is Nevill good? They need a rebounder and defender.

he played a big role for the boomers in the sino-australia challenge

http://www.sportingpulse.com/nfnn/comp_info.cgi?c=1-5951-0-264185-0&a=STATS

I've never thought Nevill reached his full potential, always thought that for a 7 footer he was a bit tentative on the boards and around the ring. Just my view of him.

Would really love to see Nevill get a decent shot at it and Wollongong might provide him that opportunity.

My only concern would be that Ervin, Carson etc. will play too fast for him.

MACDUB...Ervin has played with Nevill before up in Townsville so would be familiar with his game - Carson on the other hand...?

Saw Nevill up close for that half season he was in Townsville.

He's very underrated, especially when you realise that no coach has ever used him properly in the NBL.

He's a really good defender too, and can cover P&Rs despite his size.

While he's rebounding numbers have never been huge, it would be interesting to see whether his teams rebound better when he is on the floor.

Its not so much Ervin. More so the pairing of Ervin AND Carson.

Ervin was most likely paired with Crawford or a Cedar brother as guards in TVL.

Carson is much more electric, athletic and uptempo than who Ervin played alongside with in TVL.

He's very underrated, especially when you realise that no coach has ever used him properly in the NBL.

This would be great. I think the Hawks two weaknesses are size and shooting ability. Nevill would help both these areas. Would he start off the bench if Davidson is available in time?.

would Hawks lineup be;

1. Carrson
2. Ervin
3. Coenraad
4. Forman?
5. Davidson/Gruber/Nevill

Nevill would be a very good pickup for the Hawks, who look unbalanced to me atm. If I could cut Carson and sign Nevill instead, I'd do it in a heartbeat!

I don't see how you'd start Davidson over Nevill either. Its not like they need a stretch 5 when they have Forman at the 4!

Beantown, that Davidson and Forman frontcourt has served them fairly well in recent years.

The legaue has improved a lot in the last few months Isaac. Davidson hasn't been seen anybody know how long he is out?. Foreman has been quiet too. Carson hasnt done anything either unless you like dunks in training.

Davidson and Forman is still a solid front court if both fit and firing.

Im not downgrading the talent of the guys coming into the legaue, but if you compare the guys going out v the guys coming in and there actual impact on the court, i reckon it will be pretty similar, so not sure the league has jumped up as drastically talent wise as people think.

I think one reason is that coaches don't have quite the same patience/tolerancewith 7 footers.

Its easier, less work and less worrying to go with a mobile 6"9/6"10ish C as it makes defending high OB screens more comfortable.

Footers can be tough to coach and with the speed of the league many coaches dont want the hassle IMO.

Isaac its the "if fit and firing" thing I worry about with Davidson. He can be really good at times, but he always seems to be struggling with injuries. I also think an inside-outside combo works better at the 4 and 5 spots and Nevill will provide more of a threat around the basket than Davidson does.