Underwhelming so far

I wouldn't sign him, but would White move states for a single year?

Long season ahead I think.

Taylor's shooting form doesn't look amazing, but 40% from deep on 6 attempts per game is no fluke. Only player in the entire league to do that last season was Trimble. Seems like he'd be a perfect fit next to Moore.

White is a solid signing - you guys were in desperate need of some D on the perimeter and he can go toe-to-toe with anyone. Dillon does seem like a strange get though.

Lol Adelaide fans must be riddled with excitement

Teys and White are too similar playing style IMHO.

Play wise, I think that both are brown bread kinda guys that mothers want their daughters to marry and want their grandmas to have tea and scones with.

The military love having everyone the same, a sports team needs a mixture. I'm not sure having two left boots will work.

Boy now I need to rush out and confirm my 5 season tickets.
But wait not only have we gone small with no 3 point shooter brought in which was missing from last year and lost Deng who was one .
But we might lose 2 of our only 4 bigs in team and apart from 1 import where is that going to come from or who are we going to bring out of retirement .

PG - Taylor
SG - Moore
SF - drmic
Pf - Wiley
C - Johnson

6th - Froling

If Taylor is the real deal and Froling keeps improving, this team could be good

Bretts the man...Deshon looks to be a 3 pt shooter and Dillon whilst streaky can light it up from there.

Already signed you have Drmic, Moore, Froling, DJ and Teys (to an extent) who are all more than capable.

I don't get the love for Deng? Sure, he was a nice guy but he wasn't that great a 3 pt shooter, never met a shot he didn't like and couldn't defend?! More minutes for McVeigh here will be better for the team if he continues to play/improve like he did the back end of last season.

Agreed with Tornado. The team is fine for shooters.

I also agree about the strange love for Deng. Everyone would get excited when he would hit a 3 but then ignore when his opponent scores 6 on him before he finally gets subbed off. McVeigh more than covers Deng

The height is a factor but Wright looks like he wants to turn the disadvantage into an advantage.

The team looks better balanced than last year with Taylor being a proper point guard rather than Sobey who had no idea and wanted to play hero ball instead (which worked sometimes).

The team is a lot better then people give us credit for (as always) however if we lose Froling and are unable to replace him with a capable big then it will be a struggle.

They just need a backup big and the're good to go.

*Taylor / Dillon
*Moore / White / Teys
Drmic / McVeigh
*Wiley / Local
Johnson / Froling

Arcidiancono just finished playing big minutes for the bulls. He's not leaving the NBA

Do Adelaide fans not rate Moore due to being a little injury prone or becuase they don't believe he's good enough?

Are Sixers fans unhappy? I'm not, a little underwhelmed.

Agree the team does look better balanced.

We can't compete financially with the big spenders, we have to be savvy. Being tough and running provides a POD, I like it.

Getting a good next stars player would benefit massively, I'd hope Joey and the Sixers would be seen as a destination of choice.

If we are to be successful, the following needs to occur imo:

the 11th player is a rotation player (eg Bairstow/potential starter-6th man level).

"Do Adelaide fans not rate Moore due to being a little injury prone or becuase they don't believe he's good enough?"

I rate Moore. His shortcomings are his effort getting back on defense and putting a hand up to the shooter. The only major issue is that he is injury prone. Most people don't rate him as he isn't fancy, he just gets the job done in a no frills way so they over look his abilities/effectiveness.

"were is the size only one over 6 9 in DJ,"

Froling is about 6'11

...Sorry, further to the above

If we are to be successful, the following needs to occur IMO:

- the 11th player to be signed is a rotation player (eg Bairstow/potential starter-6th man level).

- Froling needs to be retained

- the import PG needs to be at least in the conversation for all NBL teams

Anon 744131 - Aussie PG is Alex Mudronja....3 year deal with first to be served as a DP.

I know 36ers fans seem underwhelmed and it hardly looks like a championship team but I rated the 36ers last the last 3 seasons and they were in the playoff picture every season so I'm wiping the egg off my face and not picking them to finish last this season as I know better than that now... besides more court time for McVeigh could be a wonderful thing; I love how he plays.

I know 36ers fans seem underwhelmed and it hardly looks like a championship team but I rated the 36ers last the last 3 seasons and they were in the playoff picture every season so I'm wiping the egg off my face and not picking them to finish last this season as I know better than that now... besides more court time for McVeigh could be a wonderful thing; I love how he plays.

Looks like he's got some pretty good handles going by YouTube footage. Pretty impressive college stats. You never know how college signings are going to go so no need to judge early.

I think the real question is why after losing Sobey has Adelaide gone down the budget path? (assuming they have)

Isaac, was White in such high demand though that he was in a position to dictate getting two years? Either he wanted to continue his career or he didn't. I'm not sure why Adelaide would be bothered if he wasn't coming for just one. Although saying that, I can't think of anyone else off the top of my head.

Glue guys...check.
Tough guys...check.

Genuinely talented guys...oh shit.

Masterchief...2nd year could be a club option?

I really don't understand what exactly 6's fans were expecting?
Have you not actually followed Joey and your team in recent years?

Yes, losing Creek and then Sobey has been a bitter blow, but what do you expect them to do? Outbid all the other teams chasing Sobey?
Apart from Sobey, and perhaps Bairstow, there was sod-all talent moving this FA period, and you can't just conjure local talent up out of thin air. They have done their best to fill their bench with guys who will provide solid backup.

Personally, I think that re-signing Wiley is HUGE news. This season you all thought he was the 2nd coming, but now he's re-signed suddenly he's crap?

As for Taylor, again, what exactly did you expect? Did you expect the 6's to outbid other teams to get Ware or Trimble?? Joey is always stuck recruiting players nobody else is chasing, and you have to admit he's done a pretty good job over the years.
And if he doesn't work out, you can bet Joey will be keeping an eye on other options.

Sure, it won't be the best Import trio in town, but it won't be the worst either. Moore I'll admit is a bit underwhelming, but he does what's asked of him, clearly has a good rapport with Joey, and is presumably cheap.

Also keep in mind that there is the possibility of a Next Star, and Joey should have the contacts to find a decent one.

Great post D2.0. Lots of delusional fans. No matter how many times you tell them that budget is a huge constraint they still don't understand

Who are the 6's?

This is awesome to keep Cairns out of the bomb shelter...

Yeah, they've got lemonade money yet Sixers fans want champagne signings.

"something special about winning with local players too."

Yes there is, and I love to see local talentmake good, but you can't get fixated on it.
Local talent will still leave, for more money or opportunity, and if you're not willing to bring in outside talent, then you put your team at a pointless disadvantage.

Well, I wouldn't say I'm excited about the Sixers chances next season, but if Taylor is a defensive bulldog like Joey says, then I think we could at least see a much improved perimeter defence. The main problem with this team is going to be the lack of size defensively. DJ and Froling are the only two true bigs, which I think means we're going to see a lot more McVeigh at the 4 and possibly a little bit of Drmic too. I do like what I've seen of McVeigh so far, but he's going to be fairly undersized vs most 4s.

It looks like Taylor can shoot the three quite well, which should mesh much better with Moore's slashing game than Sobey's did, so that gives the Sixers better balance in their backcourt than they've had for awhile.

I like the toughness and leadership White brings to the table, but there is a bit of redundancy there with Teys. Tough to keep both when the Sixers could really use an extra experienced big man to help DJ and Froling.

I don't know much about Mudronja, but he seems to have done well at SEABL level, was born in SA and has great size at 6'5, so if true, I like the signing. I agree with the poster above that it would be good to see more locals work their way onto the Sixers roster over time. The commitment to a strong SA presence on the roster has really not been there since Dunlap was brought in during the mid 90s. Isaac White might be another guy to give a chance when his college days are done.

I don't see it as a responsibility of the Sixers. Their first priority should be to compete for the title. It'd just be nice to see a couple of SA players earn significant roles on the team again. We haven't really seen that since Forman and Holmes left.

As a Breakers fan with no true interest in the Sixers, I have to say that I would be far more optimistic about this roster.

Taylor will be a gun three-point shooter right away and will actually contribute something in their halfcourt offence unlike Sobey. Whether Joey actually chooses to embrace the three-ball this season rather than the mid-range would be my main concern personally. There should be enough shooting and shot-creation on this roster to build an elite offence.

College imports are always a risk, but so are all imports. When was the last time an import was guaranteed to be good? Imports are mostly a crapshoot and Taylor has a chance to be as good as any of them. His numbers suggest he is very good, which is more than you can say about most college imports.

The Breakers, Taipans, and Hawks probably won't pose a threat; SEM is extremely overrated; Brisbane won't be good unless Patterson is retained. I wouldn't be so quick to judge this roster.

We're bringing in a young Aussie from Europe who has the same size and athleticism of Majok (Deng) and is a real rim protector," Wright said.