Hoops

Where in the world is Tom Garlep

I can't imagine Dane being a worse rebounder than Tommy and furthermore, how do you trust Tommy, he doesn't go for rebounds unless they fall in his lap and he looks like he barely cares when he is running up the court... I don't like his attitude (seen live in person at many games) and maybe this attitude is why he is in the Redhage spot from last year?

Dane is a much better defender than Garlepp! You're dreaming. Dane also gets up the floor much quicker.

I meant ABA, Australian Basketballers Association. Yes true, but should be there if something goes wrong.

What would NBLPA do? They can't force the Kings to play Garlepp. What they are doing is perfectly legal although it seems like a real dick move imo.

NBLPA should sort this out. What have they done?

@Wookie, you have it absolutely right, from my point of view. Pineau is barely serviceable at the moment, and needs to spend a lot of time on the practise court learning the game. He may become a decent NBL player; I can not see him becoming a star (famous last words).

Garlepp is never going to be a star, but he is a decent role player. He also deserves the respect from the Sydney Kings franchise to actually be cut, if they are only going to play him in garbage time.

I think Garlepp's biggest failing has been that he is a bit of a black hole on offence. Yes, he has developed a fade away jumper over the years. That's a shot I've always thought should be a last resort, unless you are at the level Michael Jordan took that shot in the latter stages of his first iteration as an NBA player. Teams know Garlepp is unlikely to pass, and can often pick up a cheap a turnover or an easy rebound and transition by closing him out on defence.

It's clearly becoming a big issue of trust within the Kings organisation, and they really need to do something about it, or they will make themselves look even worse than they currently do to future players.

Jeff Dowdell, now that's a name I haven't heard in a very longtime.

Yup, #651310 has it right... Opening up with "maybe Singh" ruined any credibility that the rest of your post had...

In the NBL, Garlepp is a 4 and over the years has filled in at the 5 for the Kings... Pineau may have a longer wingspan, but that doesn't make him better defensively, and I've seen him getting beaten a lot in his limited minutes...

I'm not saying that Garlepp is the answer or even one of the key players, but even disregarding his experience and his leadership, he is still a better player than Pineau is at this point in time...

If they wanted to play the son of an old teammate of Gaze more, fine, but do the right thing and cut Tommy, pay him out and let him explore other options, but STILL get another import big (or even better, don't let Maric leave) and let Pineau get limited minutes and learn on the training court like nearly every other young player that hasn't been the son of an ex-teammate of the head coach has had to do...

Wookie, maybe Singh, but to say Pineau is way off. Dane is a player for the future, who is playing a solid role now. He is also a different position and way better defensively than Garlepp. I know you'll say Garlepp is a 4, but is he really? He's in immobile 3, that turns back to the basket every now and again.

To consolidate discussions from elsewhere, there are a few different options...

Apparently Tom got told that he wouldn't be part of the rotation this season and he was free to look elsewhere (he had a year left on his last 2yr contract), so...

Either he didn't get any other offer worth taking and decided to stick it out; or

The Kings refused to pay him out of his contract and are hoping that with no minutes he will give up and leave.

If it's either of these or somewhere inbetween, it's an ugly situation that I don't think I've seen before from a professional organisation to this degree and it's embarrassing as a Kings fan that my team is caught up in a situation like this with an ex-captain...

To have Pineau and Singh getting minutes ahead of him is just stupid and detrimental to team chemistry...

If true the rumours about the Kings wanting him out then its a real shame.

OK he is not the best but he developed a decent mid range and a fade-away jump shot the last two seasons. He is service-able and was the captain too.

Is this how the Kings treat their ex-captain?

Look in the direction of the "Hollywood seats" at the next Kings home game.

He's out of the rotation.

G'day,

My name is Mitchell Creek and I'm writing to you on behalf David Nurse and myself. We're looking to pass on our superior basketball knowledge to the next generation of basketballers. Attached is a flyer that we would love for you all to promote at this weeks matches. We would really appreciate it as David and I are looking to hold a training camp on the 20th of August aimed at giving the next generation of basketballers the chance to learn from two respected players at a national and international level.

I'm currently playing in my 2nd year for the Adelaide 36ers. I was also apart of the South Adelaide Panthers CABL team this past season. My basketball career has taken me to Russia, Croatia, Lithuania, New Zealand, China, Germany, Italy, Singapore and Latvia. Late last year I was named MVP of the prestigious U/19 Albert Sweitzer Tournier held in Germany which is viewed as a World Championship event. Over the last month I travelled to Latvia for the U/19 World Championships where I lead our team to a comendable 6th place.

David Nurse is currently plaing for the West Adelaide Bearcats. His basketball has taken him to play at the University of Western Illinois and also with the NBA D-League team, the Iowa Energy. He also been a member of the Adelaide 36ers training squad for the past 2 months. David has been leading camps while living in Adelaide and is regarded by many as a exceptional mentor and coach.

As I said before we are holding a training camp on the 20th of August at the Adelaide Arena (the Dome). We would truly appreciate the efforts of possbily getting the word out over this week/weekend/ and next weeks trainings. All ages are welcome and anything you could do to help us, help the next generation would be tremendous.


Thankyou for you time,

Mitchell Creek & David Nurse.