The 29-year-old is taking it upon himself to keep his teammates at the top of their game.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf that standard is not met, I\u2019m willing to go to, respectfully, to the depths of hell to find it,\u201d Cheatham said. \u201cAnytime training is lacking energy or I feel that guys aren\u2019t locked in or we\u2019re going through the motions, I\u2019m the one who will definitely speak up about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cheatham has “unfinished business” too. He has returned with a mission to claim the All NBL First Team honours he missed out on during his last stint in the league. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat really didn\u2019t sit well with me, and then not making any All NBL teams and not really getting, I felt, the respect I deserved in the league, it kind of put that fire in my belly. I wanted to come back because I have unfinished business,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Adelaide started its Hungry Jack\u2019s NBL26 season on a positive note on Sunday with a win over Brisbane, but the performance was far from perfect.<\/p>\n
With Nick Rakocevic arriving in the country earlier this week, the 36ers\u2019 squad is finally together as one, but coach Mike Wells admits it could take some time to gel.<\/p>\n
The departure of a player of Montrezl Harrell’s calibre will no doubt take some getting used to. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got the most new players of any team in the league. There are going to be growing pains,\u201d Wells said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw some really good stretches on Sunday. We also saw some stretches where we would like to have a bit more rhythm.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will keep trying to reconnect the group and keep moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adelaide takes on Cairns in enemy territory on Thursday night from 7.30pm AEST, live on ESPN.<\/p>\n