Adelaide All Time

I decided to do the Adelaide 36ers second in my All time team selection in remembrance of the "Doomsday Double Road Trip" (Perth one night Adelaide the next). The city of churches has had a lot of success and seen great players represent the blue, red and yellow and wasn't the easiest to decided my top 6. 

They were even represented by some great coaches. Phil Smyth brought the 36ers three championships, Mike Dunlap started a decorated coaching career in Adelaide and Ken Cole gave the franchise there first ever championship. Without further or do here is my top 6.

 

Point Guard: Brett Maher (c)

Captain from 1997 til 2009 Brett became Adelaide's favorite son. Possessing a sweet shot and continually knocking down long range trey's especially in clutch times Mahersy skippered his team to three championships. He was All NBL First Team in 2000 and 2003, GF MVP in 1999 and 2003 and a 3 time Olympian. Last year the court at Adelaide was renamed to the Brett Maher court. You have your own court, your all time. Simply Mahervellous. 

Shooting Guard: Darryl Pearce

This 258 gamer is third all time on the 36ers scoring list with 4,863 points. He is second only to Brett Maher for three points made and assists and 5th all time in steals. He had 48 points in a single game connecting on 11 3pts. He also managed 15 assists in a single game. Inducted into the NBL Hall of Fame in 2002 and represented Australia at the 1988 Olympics.

 

Small Forward: Al Green  

Al was All NBL First Team in 1995 after coming to the sixers after the death of the West Adelaide Bearcats. Known for his potent scoring, Al averaged 31 points a game in the 1985 season. He was also a thief in the night, recording 595 steals in 164 games. He recorded 2 triple doubles. 33, 10 and 10 against Hobart and 23, 10 and 10 against Canberra. 

Power Forward: Dan Clausen

Back in 1984 there was a man lighting up Apollo Stadium. He only managed to play a single season in the NBL having to cut his career short due to bad knees. This 201cm, University of North Dakota Hall of Famer was quite simply unstoppable. He averaged 30.5 points, 18 rebounds and 3.2 blocks a game. He manged to pull down 31 rebounds in a single game but somehow couldn't win MVP off Leroy Loggins that year. We was All NBL First Team however and would of been someone I would of loved to watch.

Center: Mark Davis    

The chairman of the boards was one of the most physically intimidating figures in the league. In his 481 games he was the 1987 MVP, 1986 GF MVP and All NBL First Team in 1987-89 and 1991. He is Adelaides all time points, rebounds and block shots leader, second all time in games and steals and third all time in assists. He amassed a whooping 8,752 points and 5,200 rebounds in his 16 seasons which averages 18.2 points and 10.8 rebounds a game. He also managed to get 46 points in a single game. The man was awesome.

 6th Man: Kevin Brooks

"KB" will be remember for his silky smoothness, knee high socks and NBA swagger he brought to the NBL. Combining with Nuggets teammate Darnell Mee "KB" came to Australia with a bang. He was GF MVP in 1998 and continued his great form to be All NBL First Team in 1999. Still involved in basketball in Australia, he gave sixer fans many great memories and championships.

Honorable mentions: Reg Biddings, Mike McKay, Butch Hayes and Darnell Mee

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