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Post by josh lockett on Aug 13, 2019 9:57:07 GMT
Drew back in town. Just saying  |
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Post by stevetheballer on Aug 13, 2019 21:08:13 GMT
Drew back in town. Just saying Has a house with his family so of course they would come back home and also has commitments with Gateshead College as he’s the head coach of the boys team. Although I would expect him to sign for the Eagles as long as he’s not retiring though nothing is certain so we will see. Only weeks now till preseason starts so I would expect a lot of player announcements over the coming days. |
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Post by baldeagle on Aug 17, 2019 15:33:02 GMT
Eagles tweeting three new signings this coming week. Could all of them be Jamaal?
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Post by 2NFR on Aug 17, 2019 20:44:49 GMT
3 ?  ... My money's on Defoe, Lasker and Williams.Kai (but don't quote me on that !!  ) |
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Post by interestedridersfan on Aug 17, 2019 21:03:54 GMT
Eagles tweeting three new signings this coming week. Could all of them be Jamaal? So do they mean "new" ? |
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Post by baldeagle on Aug 17, 2019 22:36:17 GMT
Please let it be Jamaal, just to keep INF happy.
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Post by gloryeagle on Aug 18, 2019 0:27:55 GMT
Eagles tweeting three new signings this coming week. Could all of them be Jamaal? So do they mean "new" ? That's how I read it. No need to use the word 'new' otherwise. |
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Post by gloryeagle on Aug 18, 2019 0:28:56 GMT
Which one? edit Kai |
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Post by D44 on Aug 18, 2019 15:12:23 GMT
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Post by interestedridersfan on Aug 18, 2019 15:41:21 GMT
Please let it be Jamaal, just to keep INF happy. Don't worry about me. It's all the Eagles fans it will upset if you bring him back again you should worry about. It's just entertainment value for me |
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Post by baldeagle on Aug 18, 2019 17:06:15 GMT
Please let it be Jamaal, just to keep INF happy. Don't worry about me. It's all the Eagles fans it will upset if you bring him back again you should worry about. It's just entertainment value for me But will you be worried when you see our signings, INF? |
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Post by interestedridersfan on Aug 18, 2019 17:10:23 GMT
Don't worry about me. It's all the Eagles fans it will upset if you bring him back again you should worry about. It's just entertainment value for me But will you be worried when you see our signings, INF? I seriously doubt it! Lol |
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Post by unclejeff on Aug 19, 2019 7:04:00 GMT
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Post by notoriousbigz on Aug 19, 2019 7:14:06 GMT
Cannot for the life of me remember this guy at Surrey - good job the Eagles scouting network is far better than me isn't it!!!
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Post by interestedridersfan on Aug 19, 2019 7:29:44 GMT
Italian passport. So he doesn't have to be US import quality.
Hopefully some Surrey fans can pass judgement on him
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Post by massiveridersfan on Aug 19, 2019 7:31:14 GMT
Cannot for the life of me remember this guy at Surrey - good job the Eagles scouting network is far better than me isn't it!!! Me neither but his averages look good and it's great he plays as an Italian and doesn't take up an American import slot. |
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Post by baldeagle on Aug 19, 2019 8:07:48 GMT
Lazy recruitment (said INF).
Looking forward to seeing him in action. All I can remember is that he could shoot!
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Post by D44 on Aug 19, 2019 8:27:58 GMT
I can't remember him from Surrey either but his numbers look good, especially from 3. Have we finally found our Scott Martin replacement?
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Post by baldeagle on Aug 19, 2019 8:59:06 GMT
I can't remember him from Surrey either but his numbers look good, especially from 3. Have we finally found our Scott Martin replacement? That is a very high bar to set. I'd be happy with 75% of Scott, especially since he isn't filling an import slot (and I can't wait to see who the final import will be either). |
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Post by boshspice on Aug 19, 2019 9:12:52 GMT
Shocked by this signing to say the least!
I thought he was exceptionally poor when at the Scorchers- so much so that I was surprised he lasted the season. Wasn’t mobile on D and was extremely inconsistent.
As far as I remember, Surrey didn’t offer him a contract for a second year- that in itself says a lot. The only plus is that he doesn’t take up an ‘import’ slot. Perhaps he’s improved since his Scorchers days, but his improvement will have to be huge!
I expect Eagles to be challenging Riders this season, but when comparing their two EU passport guards, there’s absolutely no competition.
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Post by interestedridersfan on Aug 19, 2019 9:15:16 GMT
Shocked by this signing to say the least! I thought he was exceptionally poor when at the Scorchers- so much so that I was surprised he lasted the season. Wasn’t mobile on D and was extremely inconsistent. As far as I remember, Surrey didn’t offer him a contract for a second year- that in itself says a lot. The only plus is that he doesn’t take up an ‘import’ slot. Perhaps he’s improved since his Scorchers days, but his improvement will have to be huge! I expect Eagles to be challenging Riders this season, but when comparing their two EU passport guards, there’s absolutely no competition. Music to my ears His stats sound better than you describe him. But I hope you are correct. |
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Post by interestedridersfan on Aug 19, 2019 9:33:17 GMT
Have we finally found our Scott Martin replacement? Not quite !! |
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Post by interestedridersfan on Aug 19, 2019 9:36:28 GMT
Lazy recruitment (said INF). Looking forward to seeing him in action. All I can remember is that he could shoot! Shame you cant remember him being athletic or good at defense as well? Most times I describe lazy recruitment I'm thinking of a proven, quality signing that's an obvious quality signing to make - albeit perhaps costing a bit of money as they are proven Not sure this guy fits the bill. He certainly doesn't if Bosh is correct |
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Post by boshspice on Aug 19, 2019 9:36:53 GMT
Shocked by this signing to say the least! I thought he was exceptionally poor when at the Scorchers- so much so that I was surprised he lasted the season. Wasn’t mobile on D and was extremely inconsistent. As far as I remember, Surrey didn’t offer him a contract for a second year- that in itself says a lot. The only plus is that he doesn’t take up an ‘import’ slot. Perhaps he’s improved since his Scorchers days, but his improvement will have to be huge! I expect Eagles to be challenging Riders this season, but when comparing their two EU passport guards, there’s absolutely no competition. Music to my ears His stats sound better than you describe him. But I hope you are correct. He’ll be able to knock down some open threes- but will be relying on solid offensive set plays and Fletch’s vision to do that. As I said before, unless he’s made seriously significant improvement (in all fairness, it has been a while since he last played in the BBL), I wouldn’t expect much more from him. The quote where it said ‘ability to handle the ball’ in particular tickled me. Remember when he played PG for Surrey it made for very painful viewing. The saying ‘square peg in a round hole’ comes to mind. |
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Post by baldeagle on Aug 19, 2019 9:41:21 GMT
Shocked by this signing to say the least! I thought he was exceptionally poor when at the Scorchers- so much so that I was surprised he lasted the season. Wasn’t mobile on D and was extremely inconsistent. As far as I remember, Surrey didn’t offer him a contract for a second year- that in itself says a lot. The only plus is that he doesn’t take up an ‘import’ slot. Perhaps he’s improved since his Scorchers days, but his improvement will have to be huge! I expect Eagles to be challenging Riders this season, but when comparing their two EU passport guards, there’s absolutely no competition. Only time will tell, but Schlitzer has had solid seasons in Georgia and Sweden since being with Surrey so I'm hopeful! To be honest I don't think either Schlitzer or Hoe Scott (to Leicester) feel look real season-changers. For a 31 year old, Scott has only three seasons which even make it onto the RealGM stats and played two of those for the bottom club in Germany Pro B before appearing last year in Austria for a newly promoted team and doing very well. He may turn out to be the next best thing since Flopadini, but that may be optimistic (OK, last year he shot 40% from the 3-line but in Germany he got nowhere near that). But both could be key cogs in very effective squads. We have seen much of what Leicester have assembled for the season ahead, and it looks very good. My sense is that Newcastle need to spring a surprise or two to be in the mix - hopefully they are about to do that. |
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... My money's on Defoe, Lasker and Williams.Kai (but don't quote me on that !! 
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