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Gleeson can't coach

Gleeson imho is a very poor game coach. He is not a very strategic person, fails to see opportunities when they are there.


Take a look at his time-outs. Has to look at his list of plays. Puts list back into his pocket. Then gets the whiteboard and draws up the play that the players should already know. Then defensively this is what we are going to do, lets get 3 stops.

In effect his time-out instructions are next to useless. There are no change ups, no lets guard this different, lets make an adjustment on this player. Lets look at this wrinkle out of this offence.

Any coach who says lets get 3 stops on a consistent basis is likely lacking in their abilities. Why not get 4 stops, or 2 stops. Why 3? Why not focus on the process and not the outcome?
Last night he actually said let's get 1 stop, then 2 stops, then 3 stops. It doesnt mean anything.

There is a lot more to coaching than just the game coaching, ie training, preparation, getting everyone on the same page etc but game coaching is a big part of it. Gleeson is near the bottom of the pack with regards to this.

Great coaches are able to get players to play with some passion and heart regardless of their talent. Players have lost faith in him because he is terrible.

But at this level, players should be giving 110% to the team, not looking after there own stats!!

AW, thanks for the info on the team.

Unfortunately, the personal stuff got in the way of the point, which you put perfectly at the end: "I don't think he can coach this style of team at all."

He may be a great coach given the right players, but he hasn't shown that he's versatile and can adapt. He's not in a situation where he can tell players "It's my way or the highway", so he and the players needed to come to a compromise which worked for them all.

The Tigers place on the ladder shows that that hasn't happened.

I like Myron Allen as a player.

But his body language is terrible. By his body language, it looks as though he isn't enjoying being a Tiger.

He looks so disinterested and unhappy. I saw a few times on Saturday night when he went totally nuts at his teammates.

Glad to see I'm not the only one who isn't impressed by his coaching.

My summary of the Tigers this season is
- a poor roster in terms of balance and covering each position well
- a coach whose game plan doesn't suit his roster, and who can't seem to accept that they need more than a clipboard during a timeout to tell them what to do
- what talent they have has lost its confidence or its team ethic
- not a strong defensive team
- not much improvement in their skills overall: Trigger over-achieved and Lucas and Bennie have under-achieved
- Burston's injury seems to have hit them harder than expected, even if he's not good enough to be a starting centre
- having Patty suit up helped hide how bad things were
- the Seamus fiasco screwed them totally

Gleeson CAN coach... Yes he makes mistakes, as all coaches do, but he has proven he can coach! I don't think it's fair to blame the Tigers short-comings this year on Gleeson considering the amount of drama that has gone up within the organisation and with the roster.
And MW.... Wake up to urself!!! Who r u to say that he used his wife as an excuse to leave town?! They loved Townsville and it was a very valid reason to leave. With ur attitude towards things like that, I hope u get minimal support if u r ever affected by such a horrible thing like cancer. Pull ur head out of ur a*@e seriously!
Trev and the Tigers will make a good run next year if they can keep ONE team on the court and not chop n change like they have this season. Tigers don't just have a great coach but also one of the best assistants in the league. I hate how the coach always gets the blame for a teams performance... yes they have a lot of input but the players r the ones playing the game n most should have the smarts to change the game-plan on the spot if it isn't working!

How does a guy who can't coach win coach of the year?

He certainly hasn't had a good year but i'm sure he can coach! He needs to get guys to buy into his system which hasn't happened this year!

He won't have a job for long if he can't find answers...