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what's happened with the TIgers?

Anon 353140

You may be right in what you say, since you're obviously closer than I am.
Yeah, they've been through some pretty rough stuff cos of Shame-us, but they're supposed to be professional and perform despite those things.

I go by what I see at the games:
1. a bunch of players who work hard, and yet have been accused of being lazy or selfish
2. some guys who started the season showing talent and energy who are now just going through the motions and play like s..t
3. a coach who I don't think gives them enough guidance at the personal level at games
4. players who can't nail uncontested long shots
5. a half-court offence that doesn't seem to suit the players, but who have been brilliant on the few occasions I've really seen them running the break as their main option
6. an offence that is really pretty stagnant, making it easier to defend and so reduces our ability to score

Maybe the problem is that the players have given up cos they're out of the finals, maybe cos they've lost faith in the coach, maybe cos they're scared for their spots, whatever. I just don't see that the current players and coaches are talking the same language, and performing unselfishly as a cohesive unit.

As for being higher on the ladder, and bigger crowds - it would have been hard not to improve.

As for why I'd go for DMac - the players seemed to respond to him well, and he seemed to get them more focussed on moving the ball, moving off the ball better, and playing better 'd' than Westover did. If there was stuff that I didn't see that went badly, then tell me.

Bring back DMac, get some better balance on the roster, and watch those Tigers roar next year!

(They'll need to, or the fans will go over to the other Melbourne team.)

In my opinion.. The front office should just blow up the team. Starting with the coach.

The Seamus cloud still hangs over this team. Time for a new start. New direction.

Ditto. They should of kept Dmac. He did a solid job last year at the end of the season. They went 4-6? I thought they played well.

I'll be putting up a rumor page on andthefoul.net during the off season. But in the meantime i've had a number of conversations with players, agents & front office people. Expect a huge change with the Tigers roster, contracted or not. It doesn't matter.

But how could Lucas Walker be top-scorer against the Crocs? Is he doing a Blake Griffin or something?

Trigger and Gleeson's relationship looks strained. Maybe because Trigger is such a defensive liability..

Boomers beat China 77-66. No other details yet, but Asia Basket appears to be the place to watch.