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Post by jt on Jan 12, 2023 17:19:15 GMT
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Post by D44 on Jan 12, 2023 17:35:30 GMT
Happy he's back, and glad Everetts gone as we were getting less than nothing out of him.
If Gordon can go straight into the starting 4 spot that's a huge improvement over D Johnson IMO. Although I can see him winding Steutl up as he definitely marches to the beat of his own drum so to speak. With our backcourt coming together nicely it'll be a travesty if we don't make the playoffs now.
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Post by irf on Jan 12, 2023 17:45:26 GMT
Lazy recruitment
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Post by spacejammer on Jan 12, 2023 17:47:56 GMT
Wow this is unexpected.
I don't know whether to be pleased a fan favourite returns or once again annoyed by the fact we have once again released another player and signed another.
There's so many questions I have both about the Eagles and Gordon's intentions since he has once again boomeranged back to the league and Newcastle once more.
That being said Justin Gordon was one of 2 players the other being Fletch I would have had back from last season.
And apart from the last game of the season he was impactful.
Although for the Eagles to still be cutting and changing at this point is becoming more and more embarrassing.
I admire Stetuel or whoever is running recruitment for trying to change things but at this rate half we're all going to be no more then 6ft from a former Eagles player.
Should change our opening music to "another one bites the dust" by Queen.
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Post by irf on Jan 12, 2023 17:50:49 GMT
Wow this is unexpected. I don't know whether to be pleased a fan favourite returns or once again annoyed by the fact we have once again released another player and signed another. There's so many questions I have both about the Eagles and Gordon's intentions since he has once again boomeranged back to the league and Newcastle once more. That being said Justin Gordon was one of 2 players the other being Fletch I would have had back from last season. And apart from the last game of the season he was impactful. Although for the Eagles to still be cutting and changing at this point is becoming more and more embarrassing. I admire Stetuel or whoever is running recruitment for trying to change things but at this rate half we're all going to be no more then 6ft from a former Eagles player. Should change our opening music to "another one bites the dust" by Queen. I wouldn't be embarrassed by this signing Obvious chance to improve. They would be silly not to take the opportunity |
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Post by stevetino on Jan 12, 2023 17:54:22 GMT
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Post by stevetino on Jan 12, 2023 17:55:28 GMT
Wow this is unexpected. I don't know whether to be pleased a fan favourite returns or once again annoyed by the fact we have once again released another player and signed another. There's so many questions I have both about the Eagles and Gordon's intentions since he has once again boomeranged back to the league and Newcastle once more. That being said Justin Gordon was one of 2 players the other being Fletch I would have had back from last season. And apart from the last game of the season he was impactful. Although for the Eagles to still be cutting and changing at this point is becoming more and more embarrassing. I admire Stetuel or whoever is running recruitment for trying to change things but at this rate half we're all going to be no more then 6ft from a former Eagles player. Should change our opening music to "another one bites the dust" by Queen. I wouldn't be embarrassed by this signing Obvious chance to improve. They would be silly not to take the opportunity Totally agree INF, does he improve the team? YES NO brainer |
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Post by baldeagle on Jan 12, 2023 17:57:17 GMT
Lazy recruitment can also be smart recruitment, especially at this stage of the season when it will be a big plus recruiting someone of proven quality who is also familiar with the sett-up. So, hopefully this will be the catalyst which will move this squad forward as it needs to……..time will tell.
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Post by irf on Jan 12, 2023 18:04:02 GMT
Lazy recruitment can also be smart recruitment, especially at this stage of the season when it will be a big plus recruiting someone of proven quality who is also familiar with the sett-up. So, hopefully this will be the catalyst which will move this squad forward as it needs to……..time will tell. Yep I'm winding you guys up Wish we could lazily recruit Geno again |
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Post by D44 on Jan 12, 2023 18:27:57 GMT
In my opinion, with this addition and the recent signing of French, Eagles have easily got the 3rd best squad in the league now. Going to be a major disappointment if the don't end the season above the likes of Pat's and Sharks. Not only making the playoffs but avoiding London/Riders in the first round.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Jan 12, 2023 18:28:47 GMT
Eagles have strengthened their roster massively if Gordon's fully fit.
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Post by erj14 on Jan 12, 2023 22:34:09 GMT
I feel like Gordon will have more chance to be impactful than he did when he joined us last year. He'll give us some much needed scoring from the front court and provides a level of athleticism we just haven't had this season. HUGE upgrade on Everett, who was adding nothing.
I can see him slotting in that 4 spot, with Donovan Johnson coming off the bench. That should suit him better as he might not play enough minutes to foul out everh game.
If we can just find a way to sort put this guard rotation (the bench, not the starters), I think they'll make some good progress up the table. I'm trying not to get too carried away, but this will really change our team.
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Post by jt on Jan 12, 2023 22:55:37 GMT
In my opinion, with this addition and the recent signing of French, Eagles have easily got the 3rd best squad in the league now. Going to be a major disappointment if the don't end the season above the likes of Pat's and Sharks. Not only making the playoffs but avoiding London/Riders in the first round. I think 3rd best is a bit of a push. I don't see this signing putting them above Manchester or Bristol, presuming you're rating London and Leicester above them |
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Post by D44 on Jan 13, 2023 11:27:05 GMT
In my opinion, with this addition and the recent signing of French, Eagles have easily got the 3rd best squad in the league now. Going to be a major disappointment if the don't end the season above the likes of Pat's and Sharks. Not only making the playoffs but avoiding London/Riders in the first round. I think 3rd best is a bit of a push. I don't see this signing putting them above Manchester or Bristol, presuming you're rating London and Leicester above them Manchester have a better starting 5 if William Lee is fit for sure, but I'd say our overall roster down to Mockford as 9th man and Ubario being 10th man is way better. Whether that much depth in the BBL is actually useful is up for debate admittedly. Bristol are interesting and have some players who can light up, but I'd say we're stronger now. |
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Post by jt on Jan 13, 2023 12:57:23 GMT
I think 3rd best is a bit of a push. I don't see this signing putting them above Manchester or Bristol, presuming you're rating London and Leicester above them Manchester have a better starting 5 if William Lee is fit for sure, but I'd say our overall roster down to Mockford as 9th man and Ubario being 10th man is way better. Whether that much depth in the BBL is actually useful is up for debate admittedly. Bristol are interesting and have some players who can light up, but I'd say we're stronger now. I think they're fair points - time will tell! |
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Post by irf on Jan 14, 2023 7:56:14 GMT
I think 3rd best is a bit of a push. I don't see this signing putting them above Manchester or Bristol, presuming you're rating London and Leicester above them Manchester have a better starting 5 if William Lee is fit for sure, but I'd say our overall roster down to Mockford as 9th man and Ubario being 10th man is way better. Whether that much depth in the BBL is actually useful is up for debate admittedly. Bristol are interesting and have some players who can light up, but I'd say we're stronger now. One signing of this level (which is good but not amazing) cant take Eagles from being a bottom 2/3 team to top 3 team IMO As last night's result showed As it is Eagles will do well to make playoffs They will win more games but personally don't believe they are any better than lower or mid table level now at best Even if the season started again from scratch they would just be also rans with this squad But for sure better than they were. Which was not even good enough for playoffs |
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Post by spacejammer on Jan 14, 2023 9:36:51 GMT
Manchester have a better starting 5 if William Lee is fit for sure, but I'd say our overall roster down to Mockford as 9th man and Ubario being 10th man is way better. Whether that much depth in the BBL is actually useful is up for debate admittedly. Bristol are interesting and have some players who can light up, but I'd say we're stronger now. One signing of this level (which is good but not amazing) cant take Eagles from being a bottom 2/3 team to top 3 team IMO As last night's result showed As it is Eagles will do well to make playoffs They will win more games but personally don't believe they are any better than lower or mid table level now at best Even if the season started again from scratch they would just be also runs with this squad But for sure better than they were. Which was not even good enough for playoffs You can't always judge a player on the basis of one game. But yes I agree last night looking at his stats 7:08 mind, 2 pts, 1 TO and 4 fouls. Shows he didn't exactly impact last night. I mean to re sign a player who won the Cup final MVP 2 seasons ago makes sense why the Eagles would go for signing him. Although hopefully even he realises he will need to step it up in the next games. Ubiaro impressed me last night though. Although right now I do wonder what the mood in the Eagles camp must be. And as a fan it's probably hard to become attached to any player since you don't know whether they are going to be cut or walk away. |
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Post by irf on Jan 14, 2023 9:40:18 GMT
Ive already said this signing improves Eagles
Certainly doesn't catapult Eagles from being a bottom 2 squad to a top 3 squad though
As someone had suggested on here
It's not that easy
Someone had rose tinted glasses on I suspect
Eagles squad probably went from very poor or poor (as they were showing signs of improvement tbf) to below average or average at best IMO
The table doesn't lie. And last night's result doesn't lie either
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Post by spacejammer on Jan 14, 2023 10:23:50 GMT
Ive already said this signing improves Eagles Certainly doesn't catapult Eagles from being a bottom 2 squad to a top 3 squad though As someone had suggested on here It's not that easy Someone had rose tinted glasses on I suspect Eagles squad probably went from very poor or poor (as they were showing signs of improvement tbf) to below average or average at best IMO The table doesn't lie. And last night's result doesn't lie either As much as I hate to say it. You are right. At this point I'm not sure we can make top 5 let alone top 3 so I agree that is very unrealistic. And it looked like we were on a good run too even with the Manchester loss. At this point for Eagles their best strategy would be to try and make the playoffs and see if this squad could be one to build off of for next season maybe. Although with the revolving door swinging as a player I would be less wanting to stick around. |
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Post by irf on Jan 14, 2023 11:13:39 GMT
Ive already said this signing improves Eagles Certainly doesn't catapult Eagles from being a bottom 2 squad to a top 3 squad though As someone had suggested on here It's not that easy Someone had rose tinted glasses on I suspect Eagles squad probably went from very poor or poor (as they were showing signs of improvement tbf) to below average or average at best IMO The table doesn't lie. And last night's result doesn't lie either As much as I hate to say it. You are right. At this point I'm not sure we can make top 5 let alone top 3 so I agree that is very unrealistic. And it looked like we were on a good run too even with the Manchester loss. At this point for Eagles their best strategy would be to try and make the playoffs and see if this squad could be one to build off of for next season maybe. Although with the revolving door swinging as a player I would be less wanting to stick around. If Eagles can start winning as many games as they lose between now and the end of the season it's improvement The key must be for Steutel to learn quickly and keep the good and replace the bad and make sure next season is way better than the last two for Eagles |
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