Hoops

Who should replace Gleeson?

Anon - re: Ingham, I was clearly taking the piss, adding to the list of other laughable candidates suggested.

Why do you want to replace Gleeson? Replace Seamus and the team will be better! There is no way the players can just play the game when they know that a bad one could see them fired in the locker room afterwards!!! Every coach has faults and people don't like things they do but Gleeson is a proven coach, just take a look at his record with the Crocs. It's his first season at the Tigers and lets be honest, therre have been a LOT of distractions (Mills, Ubaka) Give the guy a chance for crying out loud!!!

After the way McDonald acted and parted ways with the club, I don't know that he will have a chance.

I agree with DT and anon. Give short a go.

He's done time as an assistant under Stacker and now Gleeson so is experienced at this level.
He was great at the Spectres. I know SEABL isn't the same as NBL but he did a great job with a not so great roster. From what I saw at Spectres he has a big emphasis on defence which is something the Tigers need.
He's young and has the drive so if it is successful, he could be there for a while giving a bit of consistency to the club.
He would be cheaper than other coaches (which becomes a factor with the way Seamus acts) and I think the Tigers need a fresh new outlook.

As I said though I think he would need an experienced assistant for at least the first year.

DT - why? Ii don't know him, so what does he bring?

Rohan Short with an experienced assistant coach.

Mr Ian Stacker!

Dave Ingham

Doubt Dmac will ever go back after the way he was treated.

Gaze is actually a good coach, like Isaac said, there's a side of him the general public has not seen. But imagine if Seamus fired Gaze?

Bill Tomlinson

Anon - no no no no no Westover! gleeson over-coaches at the game, Westover under-coached. He never gave me any confidence that he could create a play on the fly, and gave little useful guidance to players when we were in trouble during the many games I saw him coach.

I liked D-Mac in the job but a comment made against him was that he didn't put enough emphasis on defence. Mind you, given the way they're going under TG, I can't say they're consistently better.

I was asking more along the lines of: do they need a skills coach to develop their young guys, or a tough coach to get them off their asses, or a coach who pushes fast breaking and team-work to use their athleticism, or ...

I look at Gold Coast and Perth and the Breakers and I see teams that can pass quickly and always seem to find an open man who nails the shot. I don't see any of that with the Tigers, and that really annoys me!

Apparently the SA Country 18 boys are playing a trial game against the Forestville under 20 men this saturday at the Dome, 3.45pm.

Any predictions? Are they looking good for nationals?