Plymouth Raiders release Liam Potter
MARJON Plymouth Raiders have released 7ft British centre Liam Potter for financial reasons.
The 26-year-old, from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, had remained on a rolling, month-to-month deal since joining Raiders initially on trial in pre-season in mid-September.
Potter (left) was recruited to cover a serious knee injury to then club captain Anthony Rowe, who has since joined Leicester Riders.
Raiders, who signed Swedish-American big-man Andreas Schreiber on January 19, say they cannot afford to have nine senior professionals on their 2012/13 roster.
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Schreiber, offensively, is more talented than Potter and completed 36 minutes off Raiders' bench across their two contests at the weekend.
Potter remained unused in Friday's stunning 98-81 home defeat to strugglers Durham Wildcats and did not make the BBL Championship trip for Sunday's 103-70 win at Mersey Tigers.
Raiders coach Gavin Love said: "Liam's done a fantastic job for us, but, at the end of the day, we've got nine players on the roster now and, budget-wise, we can't roll with nine."
Love added: "Liam was on a month-to-month contract. We were looking to keep him for the season, but it hasn't worked out that way.
"He's a good guy and he's really improved in his time with us, but these things happen.
"It was a club decision and they're always difficult, but sometimes you have to make them."
Potter averaged 3.8 points and 3.6 rebounds in 14 minutes per game and 17 appearances in the league this season.
His exit leaves Love with guards Rod Brown, Michael Ojo and Drew Lasker, wing-men Colin O'Reilly and Jamal Williams, and big-men Javarris Barnett, Matt Schneck and Schreiber to play in a core eight-man rotation.
2 Comments
by albie65
Monday, February 04 2013, 11:04AM
“@lotlot - REALLY? I am sure it must be very difficult to improve a 7ft player who is afraid of the ball - or do you not actually go to games? A player that averages 3 and 3 is not really a major asset to the team! I think the hiring and firing is done to improve the team - and if you were smart you would actually be able to read and realise that the only player to have been fired this season is Liam! Rowe and Bell left of their own choice according to the press.
But your right the team should get rid of Love - I mean who wants a coach that managed to take the Raiders from 10th to 5th in the first season then to 4th and 2 cup finals in the second and who is now fighting for 3rd place!
But yeah lets get rid of him and go back to 10th!! And you are right it is so embarrassing to be the only premiership club in this city!”
by Lotlot
Thursday, January 31 2013, 3:56PM
“What a joke! How long will it take love to realise changing the players won't help him be a better coach! Admit your rubbish and step down! How can the guys play as a team when your chopping and changing players through the season?! If you was a half decent coach you would work with the team to make them the best they can be. Instead you hire and fire like its going out of fashion! It's embarrassing, your embarrassing and your embarrassing Plymouth!”