Why Pendlebury is flat at the moment.

collie dog · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:16 am

Patty Mills has just re-signed with San Antonio Spurs for $13 million!

It was Patty Mills who took Pendlebury's place at the AIS when he decided he wanted to play for Collingwood instead of pursuing stardom in basketball. I have no doubts Pendles would have made the NBA and been a starting guard for the Aussies.

You have to hand it to him for his love of footy, because it has sure cost him plenty! Sad

GoWoodsmen · Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Location: Australia

How many times does it have to be repeated.... Pendles has confirmed on numerous occasions that is an urban myth. Although your point about not earning anywhere near as much is amusing! Pendles doesn't strike me as the kind of character to worry about that.

collie dog · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:29 am

I still don't understand why you'd trade playing in a truly international sport that could make you literally millions (LeBron just signed with Cleveland for $48 million), play at World Championships and Olympics, to play a pissy little sport that nobody else in the world cares about.

The same applies to soccer players. I think when more kids take this factor into the equation, the best sportsmen and women will be opting for truly international sports. I mean even cricket (which is played by as few countries as netball) earns the top players more dollars.

Good on Pendles for his loyalty, but I'll bet he has second thoughts now and then.

Pies4shaw · pies4shaw Joined: 08 Oct 2007

If you think its a "pissy little sport", perhaps you could do us all a favour and stop posting about it.

John Wren · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:35 am

oh spindog. it's been a while. you are still as laughable as ever. give it up.

collie dog · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:35 am

Tannin · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:49 am

... only one of which is actually a sport.

GoWoodsmen · Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Location: Australia

HAL · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:50 am

woodys_world69 · Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Location: Brisbane

Basketballers can play till they are 40. Pendles will change to bball after he retires

Dave The Man · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:32 pm

Could be the whole side it flat as a tack

SuperStar Beams · Joined: 25 Sep 2009

if your choosing a sport for the money then your playing sport for all the wrong reasons

gurugeoff · Joined: 09 Oct 2013

Not a complete urban myth. When Pendles left the AIS, the next person in was Mills, so if they have a max number of students at any one time, then the spot that became vacant when Pendles left was then occupied by Mills.

oh, and btw, Pendles is a great footballer, but certainly lacks the explosiveness, given his lack of height, to make it to the NBA like Mills.

burnsy17 · Joined: 10 Aug 2003

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