Hoops

Should Voldemort to Stay?

KingJames, if you want to be convincing, tell the whole story. Off course we have had some good wins in recent weeks, we have had an import replacement. If you want to blame Phil for the time spent in replacing Chappell, then you have every right to, but surely you can see that it was a roster problem rather than a coach problems as to the poor start to this season. You could learn something by taking some pages out of 123abc's book. He/she hit the nail on the head also by pointing out all the positives have have occurred under this present coach. Those positives apply regardless of how many games have been lost. They are also positives that are a direct result of coaching skill. On top of that you have the games won to higher ranking teams. I would say the good outweighs the bad.

A top 6 team next season only requires the replacement of 2 or 3 current players.

123abc: I'd actually say 03/04 was his best, but this is close, and a career high in pts certainly is good. See NBLStats.com

As good as Ballinger and Hodge are i still think that we should take the risk of them leaving and move on with a new coach.

It really bugs me when star players try to dictate the management of a club. I think with a new coach it can bring fresh and new ideas to the club and to basketball in South Australia.

Drb, throw all your money at good imports and what do you have for a coach? Ask my daughter to do it, she has coached under 10 boys and she'll do it for a lot less. How stupid does that sound? No where near as stupid as to think you will get another better coach when you don't offer the proper remuneration.

i also wouldnt mind keeping Phil if it means we keep Hodge and Ballinger, i think this team would be in the play offs next season with the same roster, and we are more than 50% wins since Hodge joining and Maher has barely played, so with Maher back and Ng continuing our form i think we have a good team to build on for the next season, and Phil is actually playing Dodman a bit and even a little bit of Burdon so he is playing the young guys a little, and Ng and Hodge are not over 25 and both have been playing major minutes recently.
Also i would take Phil over Stacker any day of the week, and the other options ie a Ninnis, may not be bad but are un proven and would probably result in a major roster change again, which i dont think is neccisary now, just tweak it a bit look to try and add a Holmes, or Schenscher or get a import when Ballinger is a Aussie (or both if possible) and i think we have a decent top 4-6

"A poor tradesman always blames his tools". This saying has never been so incorrect as it is with the 36ers and their coach. Phil has shown that given the right tools (players), he knows what to do with them. Was that not the case in the championship winning years? Is that not the case with the current regning champions? Is that not the case with any team winning a championship? Its been very easy to get on the "Sack Phil S" band wagon but look at the team in the last 2 seasons until Hodge came on board. The best 2 wins this season has been since Hodge joined the team and a major part of the season has been with players off due to injury (Maher in particular). Where do you blame the coach for that. I think the last 2 years has seen Phil as a scapegoat for the poor performance of the team.

"Help Mal", Alzheimers is a debilitating disease but can have its advantages especially for a basketball fan. My short term memory allows me to be esctatic with the three wins and the honourable loss over sides above us in recent times. My medium term memory is filled with the spectre of close losses and occasional dismal displays. However my long term memory allows me to savour the three championship years engineered by the best two attacking coaches in the league. Through the entire journey I have enjoyed watching basketball played within the rules and in the spirit of the game. I would not trade any of the games played the past two years for one year of a team playing to the Goorgian method.

If you go to games looking for the negative that is all you will see.

Who do you think would make a better coach for the 36ers?

Replace Mel with Mal in my above post. (Yeah its late)

I think he has done enough to be given another two year contract. Yes he stuck with Chappel for too long but has recruited well this year along with Mel. Last season really can not be counted, the franchise went bankrupt, a team was recruited in that environment and then sold.

This year we recruited well by signing Newley (popular choice for many including me) and Chappel (which did not work out). Recruited well to replace both players when required. Mottram is not a Newley but brings good qualities to the team and Hodge is a vast improvement on Chappel (understatement there!!))

He has played development players particularly in the latter part of the season. This may be a result of criticism or simply a process of normal development. I do think that the coach can adapt and believe I have seen some movement towards this in the last few games.

I will be happy to renew my season tickets next year based on what I have seen in the last few games (since Hodge was recruited). The basketball has been entertaining and the team has shown some spirit.

My two cents worth.

I reckon there will be no Ballinger, Hodge and possibly Maher (depends on the replacement coach)if the present coaching panel is changed.

We need a change.

Same players > Same Coach = Same result (9th)

Rumours about Phil getting the gig at South could get us to bring back Ingles and holmes (Maybe Hill). I spoke to Jacob Holmes after the second south v adelaide game earlier on in the season and he said he wasnt too happy about Heal's coaching and leadershipness.

Personally I would be supremely happy if Jingles came back to adelaide and would buy an Ingles guernsey :)