Good signing. Kid can really play.

Fantastic signing the Sixers good offseason continues.

It would be nice, just every now and again, to get a South Australian kid in.

A good signing. Sixers backcourt already better with McCarron, Hannah, Ķing and Dufelmeier with Dech able to play some guard too.

Isaac White would've been a nice back up signing but Dufelmeier is a better player anyway and we've done to death the local guy at the end of the bench who isn't up to it we carried Doyle for years then Mudronja.

Haven't seem much of him but looks like he could provide that import like spark off the bench and provide a good balance with McCarron.

I think Adelaide have done the right thing this off season by being active players. I think JVG does think outside the square a bit. And it's not like Adelaide have been hopelessly deprived of decent rosters in recent times. And i don't agree with the SA flavour for the sake of it as i don't think that's how the NBL works anyway in terms of generating fan interest. And we don't have the players to do it even if we wanted to.

Another terrific get by Adelaide.

Hilarious the nobodies who attack Jeffs recruitment, do you even know the guy? Has a better resume than nearly all GMs in the league and has a great relationship with players and fans alike, he is building a terrific team in Adelaide and they will compete without question if Henry can get them to gel. Injuries derailed last season and the import situation.

I know him quite well, he draws big name players - remember the nobodies who said "he has all the money to get them." When he was at Sydney, yet he has proven he can get them at Adelaide aswell without the coin.

Let me tell you the amount offered for McCarron by Brisbane and Sydney was more than what Adelaide offered, yet he chose to sign with Adelaide. Isaac could have gone to Europe on more coin, chose to stay.

Adelaide looking great and very proactive on recruitment.

Heard the same thing MD, I'm still confused why people continue to bash JVG. No one is perfect, but it seems especially this off season that he has done a good job. Besides hearing he just puts names together, not sure why people attack him.

Jeff is terrific, getting Bogut to Sydney when Melbourne had lined him up for years was a great move.

If Jeff was at Sydney still guarantee Delle would be a King, they have a good friendship. He has a knack for drawing players to the team he is managing.

The GM from Melbourne could be a monkey and still throw a team together that competes, all they do is out bid everyone for players that will fit. No tactics just throwing cash around because the league owner pumps money into United every year.

What's your hot tip on the import they’re after MD?

Yer - Let;s stop all this JVG bashing - he's great at attracting players - unforgettably rarely results on any team success, but he's also good at defecting blame / excuses for a certain period, before he packs up and does it all again the next club

Fair call both 006 009 just wanted to see why. I think the last 2 season have been promising, local wise last season we got Isaac, Sunday and pinder (who was meant to be pretty sought after) and obviously giddey. This off season speaks for itself. It would be unfair for myself to comment on other clubs as I wasn't into the nbl as much back then.

Is this another 'Line in the Sand' year for the 36ers?

the beach is starting to look like a Zebra!

" those in the city here will be left to rebuild the program again."

Do “those in the city here” even exist?

I think Adelaides position right now is through a significant amount of LK assistance. I don't think there’s all that much capital in Adelaide or enough interested wealthy people locally.

Unless you’re convincing the Shahins to be more than sponsors, I think LK/GK is as good as it gets for now.

Clearly rate Tadlaide higher than Mud... pity didn't see enough of Mudly to make credibull compassion...or Tad or McVeigh... big expectations bring it on...

Oh no Adelaide is accumulating a very likeable team, say this isn't so

Owner needs to open his wallet and invest in these team or we'll be locked in the bottom half of the ladder like we have for most of his ownership - bring back the good old days

I would suggest ADLs obsession about getting young SA Talent is from seeing guys like Sam Mac move interstate and play well, Isaac White hasn't performed yet but another to the list

And if we go back further guys like Joe Ingles, Brad Newley, Ben Madgen, Maynard, ect
Obviously some older names but the same issues of a young talent not getting picked up and played by the 6ers is a consistent issue.

Good to hear some support for local players.

The 6ers have a long history of a strong connection to the SA basketball community. Someone coming in, eg, JVG or Henry will not have any real appreciation of this.

Players like Daly, Harris, Rasmussen, Rigoni, Spear etc, should be encouraged to compete for a spot. In reality, the last 2-3 spots rarely have much impact on the team's success anyway.

Equally, with the ones now in their mid twenties, maturity and time to develop will often made them more ready to compete in a tough, mature comp. This could be the right time to give them a go.

For many young Aussies, 4 years at college is not quite enough to have them ready to step up to the NBL. For most, their college competition will be a significant step below the NBL.

They need a further 2-3 years playing in senior competitions to give them the chance to mature. By the time they are 25-26 years thy are better equipped for the NBL.

Spend the money on getting the best imports / Aussie stars, and fill the bottom end of the roster with SA locals. It is a formula that has worked pretty well for the 6ersin the past.

Anonymous above, that's a very good point and you're making me think more and reconsider the potential flippancy of my previous posts on this subject. But if that system got in the way of winning on the basis you want the best available player at each position, would fans still demand this? Or would we want ownership to be a bit more aggressive?

Look, I would love a team littered with SA talent, but who exactly would you choose ahead of the current recruits?

But it's a good point to make about our system failing SA juniors and there's no doubt that club has made woeful errors in the past in regards to recruiting and developing SA players.

I'm in favour of the best internal basketballers filling all the spots in the professional competition, with local DPs working towards getting better.

I thought it would have been great to see Newley back. And as long as his signing didn't impact our ability to recruit others financially, i wasn't bothered if he was paid more than most agree he's worth now. But i think he still has gas in the tank, and probably would have help ed add depth to that position most agree we could use more help at. I was dissapointed Adelaide didn't make this happen if reports are true he was keen to return. I thought this was a fantastic scenario to a well known SA athlete and there's something fitting about him finishing his career in Adelaide. But everyone on here was against any attempt to bring an SA guy back home. And then occasionally amongst all the positivity of having a very decent off season, you see posters frustrated at this lack of SA targeting, when it's just been announced we've secured probably the two biggest gettable free agents in the country. I say gettable because Landale likely isn't realistic and Delly was a surprise signing you'd think only Melbourne had the means to make happen.

Henry, JVG and Kelly have no interest in local talent - minimal engagement with local community while this trio run the show

Why would you go for local talent when a better player is up for grabs? What mindset is that? Duffellmeier is a far better choice than Mud any day of the week.

They are looking for players that fit the system. Duffelmeier is a great back-up for McCarron.

The whole Mudronja thing is as confusing as hell - not sure how anyone makes an assessment on whether he can play or not - even when season dead and could not make finals, still basically never gave him a run to see what he might be able to do. why bring a local kid into the system, sign him fr three years, not play him and cut him early. probably a bog reason why the local basketball playing community has little interest in the 36ers. rarely get a chance to be involved, and when do, get burnt.

CH didn;t rate him, but played Pinder constantly, then released him - no strategy at the moment

The difference being Pinder was a big unlike Mudronja and we needed Pinder out there to offset the defensive liability that DJ is. Mudronja wasn't needed just another local at the end of the bench to warm the hearts of members, a waste of a roster spot just like Doyle before him.

Furthermore Pinder again unlike Mudronja was not released, he only signed a 1 year deal and it's been suggested for big money too around $200k. Got to try and get something out of that investment.

It's not all about the locals as Perth in recent times have only had Hire, Jarvis, Wani and LT as locals and have been unable to get Gliddon and never managed to get Worthington.

Perth have a history of having local DPs that did nothing and their careers fizzled out in favour of predominantly Queensland talent so I'd suggest that Adelaide not keeping the best locals may be a sound strategy if they aren't up to standard.

Thankfully we have more teams than a few years back and more roster spots so we can fully assess and appreciate the talents and hard work that those on the fringes are making to get roster spots and Tad in particular has impressed and deserves what opportunity he's received.

Lol.

Word on the street is the 6ers are going through yet another serious relationship breakdown. After the big song and dance about making Findon a permanent home, they have since come to loggerheads with the new owners and are scouring the suburbs looking for another h9me before trading starts next month.

I'm sure teams do what they can, but it's a tough ask balancing needs against availability.
And even when you give locals a go, they often move on.

Just to let you know the 36ers signed a contract last week to stay at Findon which is now to be known as the 36ers Arena.

I thought it was announced months back that they had singed on to some agreement to Findon

It was, said that it would remain their training place and admin home and that it's new name would be Adelaide 36ers Arena.

Should play back there too. Should never have left, until the riverbank stadium is completed (if ever).
Titanium is at least a purpose built basketball stadium
With good viewing from all seats.

The "Love the 36ers". Good to know the Club's spin machine is monitoring this forum.

037 let's hope that changes this season with all the good work the head office has done with recruitment

"The good work Head Office have done with recruitment"!!!!!! we get than rammed down our throats every year (from Head Office) - yep rarely turns into a good ladder position .....