Phil and Steve?

Isaac, this is a little off topic but just out of curiousity, what is the largest loss in the clubs history?

Sturty that is gold.

Yogee, got a media guide handy? Mine's at the office.

I would think that Nash and Wheeler would be the guys offering $ .Both have severely underperformed thus far.
Wheeler shows signs that he is getting better - Nash .. the opposite.
But then Nash isnt on $90k+ wasnt it ?

The man at the Dome comes through: biggest losing margin was 46 points at Wollongong on 02/01/04, went down 75-121 to the Hawks.

Hmmm, is this the start of the creative accounting that Phil has been looking forward to?

Take a formal pay cut and then get a nice xmas present to give it back? I'm sure they have a way of getting it done so as not to put a player out too much.

Why would any player put their hand up to take a pay cut after the press conference?

The club made it abundantly clear there will be major changes to the squad, so why would a player then take the risk that they are not one of them.

I'm thinking another smoke and mirror job.

Fiji - taking a pay cut would make you more likely to be kept next year would it not. The club will be looking to move their overpriced, underperforming players..

...unless the underperforming players are the ones taking the cut.

Wheels and ?

Yea i read it in the paper, i hope the nbl allows it and i say good on you to the players, my guesses would be Maher and Wheeler, but i have no idea who it would be.
Heres hoping we can fit Timmons in and finish the season with some good wins!!
Sort of a side note, if Timmons say starts and averages around 15pts 8 rebounds a game, and plays hard defence and the team wins a few more games, what would peoples thoughts on keeping Timmons for next season?? especially if he is willing to play on the cheap and even come off the bench im not against the idea, as i like our 2 imports and baring recruiting a Mackinnon or Cat or someone like that, if timmons does produce well there may not be any better Aussie Small forwards available

No lockstock it doesn't, but if your criteria is right in that out will go the overpriced and underperforming, then we will start next year with no coaches, and maybe 3 players in Brett, Horvat and Sutton.

You are assuming there is a reward for such a thing as Club Loyalty....hmmmm interesting thought, just a pity its 2006 and not 1986.

In other words it does not exist from either a Club or player perspective these days.

Sorry Isaac, I was at work...I might work FOR the internet, I dont have access to it unless I'm in a break.....

Jonno, if Timmons plays out this season with the 36ers and averages 15 points per game, he will increase his value and will not come on the cheap next season. Where there is a bargain, there will be others trying to grab it.

yea true, but say if we are not able to get the Cats, mackinnons, savilles of the world would you keep timmons if he say puts up say 15pts 8 rbds??? even if he was asking a decent price

If we could afford the Cats, Mackinnons and Savilles of the world, then the club needs to vigorously pursue them. Timmons would not fill that space sufficiently. Having said that, he has only played one game so far for the 36ers. We need to see what he brings to the team on a much longer period of time.