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Post by saintpat on Jul 28, 2021 14:58:21 GMT
If only he had an ounce of the talent he thinks he has! So this isn't attacking him then?? |
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Jul 28, 2021 15:02:03 GMT
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Post by D44 on Jul 28, 2021 15:02:03 GMT
I feel like this is a terrible move for both parties. Jordan needs minutes and Lions need reliable veteran/experienced backups if their going to do anything.
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Jul 28, 2021 15:16:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2021 15:16:31 GMT
3rd string pg behind Justin and fletch tbis year 😂😂😂 You laugh but I hear you've signed him too from a reliable source. Lions about to be unstoppable at the point |
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Post by saintpat on Jul 28, 2021 15:44:53 GMT
You laugh but I hear you've signed him too from a reliable source. Lions about to be unstoppable at the point I've seen your rumours from reliable sources before!! 😂 |
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Jul 28, 2021 16:32:38 GMT
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Post by bullets92 on Jul 28, 2021 16:32:38 GMT
You laugh but I hear you've signed him too from a reliable source. Lions about to be unstoppable at the point I think we may have the same loud-mouthed, ginger, Geordie sources 😂 |
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Jul 28, 2021 16:45:42 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2021 16:45:42 GMT
You laugh but I hear you've signed him too from a reliable source. Lions about to be unstoppable at the point I've seen your rumours from reliable sources before!! 😂 This is true |
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Jul 28, 2021 16:45:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2021 16:45:55 GMT
You laugh but I hear you've signed him too from a reliable source. Lions about to be unstoppable at the point I think we may have the same loud-mouthed, ginger, Geordie sources 😂 Hes never wrong |
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Jul 28, 2021 17:36:32 GMT
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Post by drivethebody on Jul 28, 2021 17:36:32 GMT
If only he had an ounce of the talent he thinks he has! So this isn't attacking him then?? Jesus you’d have to be a right snowflake to think that’s attacking him?? I didn’t have you down as touchy Saint Pat? I guess you’ve never ever said anything negative about any player or coach before? |
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Jul 28, 2021 21:30:38 GMT
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Post by saintpat on Jul 28, 2021 21:30:38 GMT
I've said plenty about players/coaches/teams/owners.
Difference is, I don't hide who I am.
Over the past 25 years of watching BBL, I've criticised many, I've praised many, I've pissed off quite a few but I've owned all of those comments.
I'm not pretending to know players & then make snide little remarks about them whilst hiding who I am.
DTB- if you can't own your own thoughts & comments, I'd suggest you don't bother making any.
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Jul 28, 2021 21:47:36 GMT
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Post by drivethebody on Jul 28, 2021 21:47:36 GMT
I've said plenty about players/coaches/teams/owners. Difference is, I don't hide who I am. Over the past 25 years of watching BBL, I've criticised many, I've praised many, I've pissed off quite a few but I've owned all of those comments. I'm not pretending to know players & then make snide little remarks about them whilst hiding who I am. DTB- if you can't own your own thoughts & comments, I'd suggest you don't bother making any. It’s an Internet forum about British basketball you daft sod- it’s not that important- chill bro 😂 |
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Post by dandayr on Jul 28, 2021 22:03:11 GMT
Thought he was very very average at best last year. If only he had an ounce of the talent he thinks he has! Still hope he recovers that early prospect talent he had “the future of British Basketball” as he was called as a 17 year old so does that mean you are glad he is back - or you wish they had not announced this? its not clear from your post thought when he was given the minutes in the Lions games I saw he added to them, not detracted would have been happy to see him pop up as a new player at any club I follow - good move by Lions if they are going to utilise him better |
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Post by Steven McTowelie on Jul 28, 2021 22:14:37 GMT
Precisely who was it that once called Jordan Spencer 'the future of British basketball'? His mum? He wasn't even a Div 1 college player.
Don't remember him getting injured whilst at Riders but I could be wrong. Couldn't fault his effort but he wasn't enormously effective. Did have a promising 2018/19 season at Lions but it's been all down hill since then. Jump shot has completely deserted him. I doubt he plays much. If Vince is deploying the 'kid in a candy store' approach to recruitment again this summer and intending to begin the season with 16 rostered players I imagine he'll be one of the guys left at home on their European adventures.
So perhaps there was something in Vince's brown nosing rambles about Fletcher at last season's playoff final? I won't have much company here but if he is their final American I'm not sure I'm all that impressed. In my view a good signing for every other team in the BBL isn't necessarily a good signing for Lions. Think they're shopping in a different market to the rest of us. They'll need to be if they're going to achieve what they said they were setting out to do last year. I think we can very safely assume they'll be a strong BBL team. But doing something worth mentioning in Europe is surely the goal. And unless they've got an extremely strong British contingent still to announce (Mullens again, perhaps?), I'm not convinced they're shaping up to be stronger than they were at the start of last season. When, let's not forget, they couldn't beat an eminently beatable, cost-cutting Neptunas side. |
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Jul 28, 2021 22:46:53 GMT
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Post by samgray on Jul 28, 2021 22:46:53 GMT
Good signing for me- obviously happy coming off the bench at lions due to Europe/cash and would be a starter at most bbl teams. Would also be a solid back up PG at most euro cup teams IMO if he’s in good form- clearly until the last month of last season he wasn’t but I think he could be important for lions this year and more comfortable when taking JDA minutes too. For me the issue last year was that they had both those guys when one playing consistently would have been far better… who knows though.
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Jul 28, 2021 22:57:18 GMT
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Post by erd87 on Jul 28, 2021 22:57:18 GMT
So perhaps there was something in Vince's brown nosing rambles about Fletcher at last season's playoff final? I won't have much company here but if he is their final American I'm not sure I'm all that impressed. In my view a good signing for every other team in the BBL isn't necessarily a good signing for Lions. Think they're shopping in a different market to the rest of us. They'll need to be if they're going to achieve what they said they were setting out to do last year. I think we can very safely assume they'll be a strong BBL team. But doing something worth mentioning in Europe is surely the goal. And unless they've got an extremely strong British contingent still to announce (Mullens again, perhaps?), I'm not convinced they're shaping up to be stronger than they were at the start of last season. When, let's not forget, they couldn't beat an eminently beatable, cost-cutting Neptunas side.
I would agree with that to be honest. Losing Fletcher would be catastrophic for the Eagles and I would be gutted. But I'm not sure he is really the step up Lions would need to compete in Europe. Hope we never find out! |
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Jul 29, 2021 0:41:40 GMT
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Post by casualhook on Jul 29, 2021 0:41:40 GMT
Would also be a solid back up PG at most euro cup teams IMO. Not sure if you mean Euro cup or Europe cup but either way this is a crazy thing to say |
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Jul 29, 2021 6:40:25 GMT
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Post by D44 on Jul 29, 2021 6:40:25 GMT
Precisely who was it that once called Jordan Spencer 'the future of British basketball'? His mum? He wasn't even a Div 1 college player.
Don't remember him getting injured whilst at Riders but I could be wrong. Couldn't fault his effort but he wasn't enormously effective. Did have a promising 2018/19 season at Lions but it's been all down hill since then. Jump shot has completely deserted him. I doubt he plays much. If Vince is deploying the 'kid in a candy store' approach to recruitment again this summer and intending to begin the season with 16 rostered players I imagine he'll be one of the guys left at home on their European adventures.
So perhaps there was something in Vince's brown nosing rambles about Fletcher at last season's playoff final? I won't have much company here but if he is their final American I'm not sure I'm all that impressed. In my view a good signing for every other team in the BBL isn't necessarily a good signing for Lions. Think they're shopping in a different market to the rest of us. They'll need to be if they're going to achieve what they said they were setting out to do last year. I think we can very safely assume they'll be a strong BBL team. But doing something worth mentioning in Europe is surely the goal. And unless they've got an extremely strong British contingent still to announce (Mullens again, perhaps?), I'm not convinced they're shaping up to be stronger than they were at the start of last season. When, let's not forget, they couldn't beat an eminently beatable, cost-cutting Neptunas side. Surely their priority for the final import slot needs to be a Liggins replacement at shooting guard. They aren't going to waste it on another backup for Justin. |
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Jul 29, 2021 7:53:12 GMT
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Post by interestedridersfan on Jul 29, 2021 7:53:12 GMT
So perhaps there was something in Vince's brown nosing rambles about Fletcher at last season's playoff final? I won't have much company here but if he is their final American I'm not sure I'm all that impressed. In my view a good signing for every other team in the BBL isn't necessarily a good signing for Lions. Think they're shopping in a different market to the rest of us. They'll need to be if they're going to achieve what they said they were setting out to do last year. I think we can very safely assume they'll be a strong BBL team. But doing something worth mentioning in Europe is surely the goal. And unless they've got an extremely strong British contingent still to announce (Mullens again, perhaps?), I'm not convinced they're shaping up to be stronger than they were at the start of last season. When, let's not forget, they couldn't beat an eminently beatable, cost-cutting Neptunas side.
I would agree with that to be honest. Losing Fletcher would be catastrophic for the Eagles and I would be gutted. But I'm not sure he is really the step up Lions would need to compete in Europe. Hope we never find out! Would be the ultimate lazy recruitment by Lions ever! Don't think Fletch should ever play for another BBL club tbh |
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Post by saintpat on Jul 29, 2021 9:50:14 GMT
I think we may have the same loud-mouthed, ginger, Geordie sources 😂 Hes never wrong Never???😂😂😂😂 |
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Jul 29, 2021 9:57:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2021 9:57:24 GMT
if he had "settled " status it was feasible, but my (accurate) source says he was never going there
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Jul 29, 2021 10:00:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2021 10:00:39 GMT
I'm going to have a word with that bloody northerner
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Post by samgray on Jul 29, 2021 16:23:48 GMT
Would also be a solid back up PG at most euro cup teams IMO. Not sure if you mean Euro cup or Europe cup but either way this is a crazy thing to say I will stand by it. Let’s see how he goes this season. Plenty of guys with his stats at d2 have gone on to have strong careers in Europe, he’s got the talent to do it IMO. I like how of all the things that are said on this board you’d class this as crazy haha |
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Post by drivethebody on Aug 2, 2021 10:20:18 GMT
Another signing announced
Lorenzo Cugini - any good?
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Post by saintpat on Aug 2, 2021 11:04:57 GMT
Hopefully totally wrong but I don't understand this signing. Surely Lions need a big bruising 4 for the European spot, not a small forward who doesn't seem to have exactly set the world alight up until now.
Unless he somehow has a British passport it looks it could be a waste of a signing, but I'll be very happy to be proved completely wrong yet again.
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Aug 2, 2021 11:47:37 GMT
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Post by D44 on Aug 2, 2021 11:47:37 GMT
Hopefully totally wrong but I don't understand this signing. Surely Lions need a big bruising 4 for the European spot, not a small forward who doesn't seem to have exactly set the world alight up until now. Unless he somehow has a British passport it looks it could be a waste of a signing, but I'll be very happy to be proved completely wrong yet again. US born with an Italian passport definitely taking the Euro spot. Brits outside of JR are going to be so important now. Most active high profile national team level Brits (unless I'm having a brain blank), bar the two ex Raiders seem to have already signed with clubs now. |
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