Hoops

Leading the Way: 36ers without leadership

Gotta feeling Ninnis offered Ballinger for a number of years and Adam was 'honoured' to get that (while NZ were seriously chasing him)

While only yesterday Flinders Uni made a press statement about the court order.

Hate to point it out Bretts, but being bottom of the ladder does not necessarily mean the only move you can make is up. You can stay still in that position. A second year of staying still on the bottom rung of the ladder would be deemed worse than the first year because you haven't done anything to change it. This is why there is a necessity to make some major changes next season.

Im still yet to be convinced that massive change is actually needed.

If Burston was fit and you had 2 qualityimports then Im sure Ninnis would have lkooked like a guna nd you would be in the finals.

Yes Gilchrist had great numbers, but so did Jason Crowe when he played up here.

If you had a McKee at point and a quality scoring SF you would all be singing a vastly different tune right now.

That said, the buck has to stop somewhere and the coach is normally the first to feel the wrath of the club in any sport when a team doesnt perform

Anonymous # 871,

How about making an effort then and filling in the name section so we can tell when we are reading a post from a different person rather thna have a myriad of varying commenst posted under anonymous.

Jake, you are assuming that Ballinger wants the captain's role. He may be happy to give up the responsibility and concentrate on his game.

There are no tough decisions to be made for next season. It could not be more obvious what needs to be done. I just hope SOS have the guts to do it with no regret. You have to look at it as a business decision and nothing else. No indiviual is more important than the club and preserving its history of success. There should never be any regrets at making decisions that would stop the compromise of this success. The current coaches and team have brought shame to the respectable name of the Adelaide 36ers. That has to be stopped.

I'd say Burston would be my choice right now, then Ballinger .
BUT - Just for a second there channel 7 news flashed something about their news tomorrow will run a Jacob Holmes story.

I said on here that he seems an easy going kinda guy, but I thought was right, rather than Holmes. Although that might've been Holmes didn't like Hodge on the team, and before Burston was here.

yes tough decisions - finishing bottom and seems Ninnis was given a verbal for next season.
But we were not always a mile off the mark.
Leadership a lot has to come with the PG, of course.
We would love to keep Burston Herbert and the like, but 2 new teams and Goorj coaching NBL - gonna be interesting. Wouldn't like to see 6 or 7 new sixers players really.

Ninnis has done little in his time with us. He doesnt have the ability to coach at a national level. Perhaps in hindsight, Smythe would have done a better job but thats the way it goes.
SOS have done a fantastic job is reassessing and structuring the clubs finances and setting up its progression towards the future. Anything they havent done has gotta be in the pipeline. It takes time to build a masterpiece.
Id certainly look for a new coach (ie Mark Leader) who might be a hard ass in coaching but has the poise and know how to win games. He might be Victorian but has taken clubs to Nationals despite being in 2nd tier basketball.
SOS will know what to do and I will be there in 10/11 again doing what I do naturally. Support the team thru and thru

Fork Me!

I've got half an idea to wave a huge wooden spoon at the last home game. Might even try to get Scotty's and Tez's signature on it.

Reckon Ben Fitz will throw me out!

676, we all have gooder grammar than youse ever have

Brett is on it, the SOS are in the position to make the decisions, just depends on what they wish to do..

I mean they can do anything really coz i'm still going to follow...not like i will jump ship just because of the coach...

makes it hard to watch, but...i'm not that shallow....i hope...