ps refer to the Dragons roster for examples.

Kad, the Dragons fit under the points cap at present ...

Horvath, Wortho & Ebi all 10s, cortez 9, gibbo & vukona 8s, burston 6, herbert & ingles 1s (from when they signed their contracts).

That's 9 players and 63 pts, leaves them 5 pts for their 10th player.

Now the SALARY cap, that might be a different story, but that's not what this topic's about.

Grizzard is a 9, Johnson is only 1.

Well, if that's true, that would give 'em 10 pts to spare ...

Johnson's returned from college in the US, doesn't that make him an automatic 3 tho?

I'll have to take your word about Grizzard, although it's hard to believe that an MVP candidate from last season could be anything other than a 10.

I may be wrong about Johnson then, but Grizzard is listed as a 9 on the NBL site. I don't get it either, but he is.

Anstey 10
Mackinnon 10
Grizzard 9
Barlow 9
Hoare 8
Crosswell 7
Corletto 3
Greer 1
Johnson 1
O'Hea 1
Westover 1
Total= 60 points
Therefore only 8 points left to get themselves another player

68 total points allowed

I didn't think that Dev players counted against the points cap?

Yeah, only the top 10 players count against the points cap. So I guess it all hinges on whether Johnson is a 1 or a 3.

If he's a 1 then they've got 10 pts left, if he's a 3 then they've only got 8.

Does anyone with a better knowledge of the Points cap than myself (ie, Issac, skip, other learnered posters) know what Johnson's actual rating is?

For the sixers sake I sure hope he's a 3!!

According to the NBL site..

Development players will be 1 point players if contracted as active roster players., unless they have spent 2 or more seasons at either the AIS or US college

..I beleive he spent 2 years at the AIS and had 1 season at College? Which would make him a three, but he was also signed as a 'YAP' (Young Australian Player. I dont know whether that then makes him a one.

He has been playing very well in the Big V. Scored 66 in a game a month or so ago.

on the news. wildcats have made a strong play for hodge

Yes, a good coverage of sixers first official training, today, on seven nine and ten. Hodge mentioned for Perth, Melbourne or Adelaide, if no NBA.

Perth's in the mix now?? Damn ...
They def have room under the points cap.

Let's hope if Hodge returns to the NBL he honours his word, 'cos u'd have to think that both Melbourne and Perth could offer him more money that the Sixers (regardless of how legitimately that offer may be in re: to the salary cap.)

Im pretty sure Perth have gone with Isiah Victor (from the Kings) to be their second import along side Hinson.

Hodge will learn rather quickly at his first away game @ the Dome, what happens when you become a backstabber. I tell you what; I'd be going beyond the Shane Heal bollocking if he did a team change on us.

Nothing worse than saying on live TV that you'd come back IF you were heading back to NBL; then going against it.

And they wonder why fans get disgruntled with players half the time, "all talk and no walk"... hopefully won't happen in Hodge's case IF he comes back to the NBL.

BM

If you played for a team and during the season was interviewed and the reporter asked if are you returning to (insert team name here...)?

You wouldn't respond, "Nah, the (inserted team name) suck. I don't like the Coach and the Fans are Feral".

You would Tow the Company line. "Yeah, I really like this team and I would play for Coach Sturty cos he's real cool etc etc etc......"

He has to keep his options open and then take the best offer for him and his Family.

Exactly Sturty and what if the Sixers offer him a shitty deal compared to Melbourne??? Would you take a pay cut to stay with the same company, or would you go to a competitor for another $50k a year???
Also i'm pretty sure it was discussed on here that Perth had signed Victor for 3 years.

Really Big Marty. The guy has been shot. I don't think a bit of booing and name calling is gonna stop him dropping a 30, 15 and 15 game on us.