Hoops

Get Brett Brown to coach Boomers

I’d rather Bras Stevens at this point because he’s out coached Brown in the playoffs

Brown would be too busy these days with the 76ers. The team was not loaded with nba players when he coached. I believe only Bogut and Mills we nba’ers in those days. Lemanis has a much better team at his disposal. With the current Boomers team I believe Brown would be infinitely better than Lemanis but don’t see it happening. Why not an import coach? Does it have to be an Australian if the best Australians aren’t available? Don’t think Bevo is at that level either.

I think Brown has grown as a coach since his Boomers stint and he would certainly know how to build an offence around Simmons. Most commentators are extremely positive about how Brown has coached the 76ers. So I think he'd be a good option, but I can't see him taking any time out from coaching Philly in the next two years, when he is trying to make his name as an NBA coach!

I agree that Lemanis has done enough to deserve a crack at the World Champs next year. If I was BA, I'd want to see how he goes there (integrating Simmons, Exum and Maker with the established players) and then re-evaluate for the Olympics.

I am not a big Lemanis fan but the boomers played their best basketball ever at an Olympics or World Championships under him at Rio. It wasn't just the players we had but how we played. We had one bad game!

The Simmons angle is the only way Brett Brown makes sense. Everyone seems to have forgotten him in charge of the Boomers (except one person above) and how he massively underacheived in the NBL with $$$$ at the Kings.

But the general idea of this topic is valid - there are many coaches out there superior to Lemanis. The guy cost us a medal at the Olympics and also had that embarrassing amateur attempt at tanking.

I think Brett Brown makes a lot of sense if available. This team will be built around Simmons who he already knows how to use well, plus with so many NBA players going to be in the team, I think it may change our style of play slightly.

Lemanis made a horrible call down the stretch that stopped us getting our first ever Olympic medal

If Brett Brown is busy, their alot of coaches who want the challenge to win the first medal for Australia.

I'm very sure that their are 1000 coaches in the NBA or College or Europe who are better than Lemanis who might like the challenge.

I have now watched both games since Seamus sacked Ubaka in that disgusting fashion, and from the start of both games the Tigers players look like they just do not want to be out on the court, knowing Seamus might do it again. A very sad state out in Tigerland.