BBL Rumours - Trades, Coaches, New Teams.....

Good start to what needs to be a bit of a rebuild undoubtedly. Just hope there’s not TOO many familiar faces.

"At the start of last season Fletch said similar about needing to be "relentless" every game. Sounded good back then but they didn't have the squad to deliver."

Good to see IRF resorting to type. Comes to something when POTUS makes more sense than IRF!

You say I don't talk sense but you are agreeing with me at same time??

If you don't give Fletch better, hungrier, fitter players around him then you won't compete for the league

Last year Fletch knew what was needed. It didn't happen. He's telling you what's needed this year above. But without signing the right players it won't happen again.

So like I say will be interesting to see what changes

The budget will be there to spend. The Williams brothers won't be cheap - there's an opportunity there to find better.

Let's see who you go out and replace them with (assuming you do replace them)

Actually, given how bad Jamal Williams was I reckon he'd be a bargain basement price - except he's no bargain. His days as a significant player are done I think.

I will tell you after I see who you sign

Apart from Fletch any of last season's players you bring back now is a missed opportunity to spend your budget better IMO

Some tough decisions need to be made rather than lazy decisions

Saying that I could understand Defoe and Lasker once more as bench players as its hard to replace an entire squad. But both of them will be expensive for bench players and are at the end of their careers now. Would expect the coach should be looking at what else their wages could bring to the club in comparison

Fab needs to stop playing as well for sure. It's a shame as he would break some longevity records this year I think. But it's just a distraction he doesn't need now IMO

With the money they must spend on Defoe, Lasker, and the Williams brothers I would be scouring the leagues for younger, more athletic Brits

We've just signed one - Jesse Chuku. He won't be cheap. You can argue they need young and hungry Brits far more than we do. But we've gone out and found him.

I would have tried my utmost to tempt Ward Hibbert from us. Exactly the type of Brit they need to replace their older Brits and instil some energy and athleticism into their squad

Would have done my utmost to try and sign Conner Washington and pair him up with Fletch. What a statement that would have been to the league as to their intent to become dominant again.

Even Raheem May Thompson ? I'm sure theres better out there - but he would be a start for younger hungrier Brits

Jordan Spencer from lions?

Someone mentioned Jordan Williams?



I've answered using names I know. Obviously I'd never heard of Chuku.

I'm sure there are better names out there

But my point is they need Brits in their prime. Not Brits past their sell by dates.

They are an old squad in a more hungry and athletic league than in the past. They need a new approach. Arguably the biggest club in BBL - they should go for these statement signings rather than keeping what they have which isn't working










I would also be looking for more roles Defoe and Lasker can do for the club off court to justify their wages as they contribute less on court

They need to start thinking about earning money without basketball

Keep them but be clever with the budgets

Tuck at Sharks is an example where he is still there but potentially earning some of his playing wage doing other stuff now

There's not enough money in basketball to not have to try all the angles to get a bigger and better squad

Toughest decision of the lot has to be Fab.

He was the best player coach ever in BBL

He won't be cheap

So I imagine right now he is a very expensive coach. You can't count him as a player even if he still does play

That means he needs to show he is a great coach again to justify the big wage he will be on

He can't rely on glories 4 or 5 years ago much longer

I think 2 seasons ago there was something on Eagles social media saying Fab was also evaluating himself as what they had shown wasn't good enough by Eagles standars

Since then they've got worse not better in terms of competing for trophies

Despite having Fletch??

Fab has been a player coach and a legend for Eagles for 10 plus years

Are you telling me he has been asked to take pay cuts every season he has deteriorated as a player? I doubt that very much.

I would imagine he is amongst the highest paid BBL employees in the game. And we know he gets a penthouse alongside that. I imagine he gets a car etc.

Quite rightly. He's earnt it all. He's earnt the legendary status and I accept its a difficult situation with him if Eagles did want to try something different.

You can't imagine they would ever want to sack him

Hence why him getting a job in Toronto might have helped all concerned if they wanted to try another route

That would release a lot of money to replace him

As it is the money he must earn means he needs to deliver very well as a coach. And he hasn't last few years.

Leave or deliver the league again. It's still very much in his hands.

Of all people you should know how hard it is to make the budgets work Hersey

You can't tell me that whenever Fab was made player coach that the fact he was one of the best players in the team as well as coach wasn't a great double whammy for the salary he and Eagles negotiated?

Whether or not you want to class what he brings as a player as a freebie or not - the fact is now he's not a top player capable of big minutes that's another salary for a player Eagles have to find and afford that they didn't have to budget for in the past

I agree with Mr Tall he's likely one of the bigger earners in BBL - but in the past he could do 2 jobs for that money

Just pointing out how it is now. He is going to be very expensive. He can't point to what he brings as a player any more.

So even more pressure on him to be the best coach available for the money he costs

Funnily enough there are Eagles fans on social media question him and his contribution more than I do??

I just say he needs to deliver. Some Eagles fans say he needs to go!!

Just be glad I'm not extreme !! Lol