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Brett Brown's Tokyo coaches

The Euro assistant coach is interesting. Would be huge advantage in scouting the Euro teams. Isn't Nielsen in Europe now?

If Ben Simmons doesn't commit to the Olympics I think history would look back at Brown's appointment as a mistake. The one upside I see in Brown is that it is implied Simmons comes with him. If that doesn't happen, I don't see anything about Brown that suggests he's going to give us a better result than Lemanis would. I mean, Brown is holding onto his current coaching position by the skin of his teeth.

I see similarities between choosing Brondello and Brown - both were successful coaches in the 'best' leagues in the world, with experience of Australia and Australian players.

I wonder how similar their approaches and their results will be.

We are going to have a bench less deep than the World Cup if he starts taking G leagers. The Olympics like the WC are very different basketball to the nba. That was even proved in the last WC when the US still had a good side but not there superstars and got beat.

Interesting times ahead, looking forward to it.

When Brown was announced as head coach, he seemed to indirectly address the selection controversy from Lemanis's selections by suggesting the best players will be selected. Even though players like Bolden aren't getting court time, I'd be extremely surprised if any players currently on NBA rosters didn't get selected. With NBA assistant coaches, these are the only players these guys are even slightly familiar with.

With this massive coaching overhaul, we are continuing to sacrifice continuity and chemistry to appease the outraged social media mob. Never mind that there is strong correlation between a stable, experienced coaching staff leading talented players with chemistry together and major international tournament success.

Ben, Joe, Patty and big Arron doing fine in the nba but no one else. Bolden in G league, Exum one good game and back to mediocre, Deladova hardly playing, Adel and Humphries not even playing much time in the G league. I can still see 4-5 nbl players getting a run.

Who will be coaching the Asia cup team

Given we're talking about Assistants, Nielsen is an obvious choice.

But it also makes sense that he would bring part of his team from Phillie

I feel like Will Weaver is probably a given.

I feel like Will Weaver is probably a given.

Is Weaver a chance ? They have worked together before. Neilson would be great addition, knows how the European and Australian games work. After the Olympics it’s time get a full time coach.

A bit underwhelming if true, sorry to say.

Matt shows promise but needs more experience at that level (unless this is to give him that experience), Dean I'm not happy about, Kevin and Billy don't know us and probably don't know international ball.

Kings in a bad place at the moment injury wise, with Corin Henry, James Harvey and their Big man Ian Crosswhite possibly out too.
that would mean the tallest player on the kings will be 6'8, where Luke Nevill on the crocs is 7'2. which could be a huge advantage with rebounds.
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