





LV
Years ago
http://www.wildcats.com.au/news/article/bryce-cotton-signs-in-italy

Cotton played for that team a couple of seasons ago in the NBL off season. Are you sure that press release isn't from then and has been dug up now?

Well this is horrid for Perth fans and the league. This decision could undo years of growth.

Use some common sense guys. Good trick by the guy who started it though.

Just goes to show in this era where people get their news from social media, people don't really think any more


RMQ
Years ago
I tweeted a screen and link this morning and a bunch of question marks.
Screenshot was sent to me by a friend who thought it was real. I was questionable (especially because of the old picture).
Googled "Cotton signs in Italy" and the wildcats site link popped up. Was on mobile device so couldn't see dates.
Confirmed it's from 2018 thanks to some twitter users and a bit deeper googling.


LV
Years ago
There's too much uncertainty right now
I doubt any Italian teams are making signings given their situation right now
But, the following circumstances would create a situation where top Aussies go to Europe:
- COVID19 has infected more Europeans than currently realised, due to inadequate testing and because more people are asymptomatic than we realised
- This results in a type of herd immunity taking place in Spain, France, Germany, Italy
- Europe goes back to life-as-we-know-it quicker than Australia, where we successfully flattened the curve but haven't reached the herd immunity
- Therefore NBL more impacted than Euro leagues, Aus salaries remain impacted due to no mass gatherings here
All the COVID research is ongoing and there's lots of uncertainty. But the above scenario is one of many possibilities.

LV
Years ago
And when I say "top Aussies" I meant top NBL players obviously, not just Australian local stars

RMQ
Years ago
I didn't mean to troll with this one. Got trolled myself as I was actually questioning if it was real.

Hendo8888
Years ago
How hard is it for the NBL website to put dates on their articles?
When you open the article it says 'Latest News' and is listed first in the article list. There's nothing there to suggest it's an old article.

Andrew
Years ago
Won't matter, 10 flags is enough for anyone to reminisce over for years to come.


Flags is AFL terminology for championship banners.




Perthworld
Years ago
This is more of a troll of non-Wildcats fans giving them false hope.

D2.0
Years ago
yeah, its a weird quirk of the NBL website system.
If you browse the website, the articles are correctly presented.
But if you search, and/or go direct to an article, it is shown at the top as "latest news" ROFL

proud
Years ago
It's great seeing so many want to keep him in the league as he is such a talent and outstanding role model so losing him to NBL would be massive

Wilbur
Years ago
Don't worry fellas. Cotton isn't interested in going anywhere. Head Coach Trev is right.

Anon
Years ago
Bryce just put a massive teaser on his instagram, 45 second video of him talking abut his big thing he's been "working on" which has been "slowed by the virus" but it's "still happening" he hopes we are "all excited" when he can share it soon
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_OtXdvDfAGWetzdy4zz1nWyyFFojKK6lKVRrg0/

Anon
Years ago
Bryce just put a massive teaser on his instagram, 45 second video of him talking abut his big thing he's been "working on" which has been "slowed by the virus" but it's "still happening" he hopes we are "all excited" when he can share it soon
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_OtXdvDfAGWetzdy4zz1nWyyFFojKK6lKVRrg0/

Anon
Years ago
Bryce just put a massive teaser on his instagram, 45 second video of him talking abut his big thing he's been "working on" which has been "slowed by the virus" but it's "still happening" he hopes we are "all excited" when he can share it soon
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_OtXdvDfAGWetzdy4zz1nWyyFFojKK6lKVRrg0/


I don't do Instagram, but a mate mine just rang who’s up on Instagram saying that both Cotton and Ware want to either play elsewhere or renew the deals there on. A big crack happening as obviously these two are not taking pay cuts. New deals or gone.


I don't blame them. These guys have only a few years at their peak earning potential so if they can set themselves up for life in that time then they should.

Another Anon
Years ago
Would the big thing he's been working on be citizenship??

They can get new deals, there is a two week sabbatical for players to opt out. The whole thing looks like a restriction of trade to me.


maxymoo
Years ago
Have any other players not signed in Italy yet?
I have it on strong advice that Mitch McCarron has also not signed in Italy.

koberulz
Years ago
They can get new deals, there is a two week sabbatical for players to opt out.No, they can't. If they play NBL next season it has to be under the terms of the original deal. Opting out only allows them to sign with another league or sit out the season.


I'm hearing McCarron is open to the euro market and Cooks as well. There is no basketball going on in Europe at present but with not all leagues over and the possibility of it finishing closer to the start next season the jockeying is already beginning for top players. Oliver is another, agents are not sitting on there hands.

So Ware, Cotton, Cooks and McCarron looking for out already and I'd say more to come. The whole thing got to complicated, as noted sports players earning money is short certainly in basketball when most are 22-24 when they finish college.
Maybe they should have just done 15% off the cap and each player as you can see these four are in the top earners and obviously don’t like a 50% cut.

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