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Libertine

Years ago

Goorjian must stay

From basketball.net.au: "If the Boomers are victorious in their match tomorrow night they will equal their performance at the Munich Games in 1972. If they are not successful and come 10th in the competition it will be Australian mens basketballs worst Olympic result since Melbourne in 1956, their first Games, when they came 12th."

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Double Clutch

Years ago

I'm one of those advocating an outside coach from overseas. Does BA have the money to do it thought?

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AKW

Years ago

As I have stated prvsly, I believed BG would do better and be smarter than he's portrayed.
His team selection has been biased and his typical team strategies and floor makeup have not been portrayed through the antics of Heal.

I really believed that BG would have the resolve to keep Heal on a leash, to make Heal play the game the way BG wanted it played - to play a TEAM game.
The fact that BG continuosly played Heal and let Heal run loose bitterly disappoints me.
Heal is not a great player as the media portrays him to be.
All educated bball fans realise this... he is no Andrew Gaze.

Remember Heal quit the team when Smyth was appointed. Was this because he knew Smyth would not let him run the team? If not then what was the reason?

BG's traditional role for a guard is not what Heal played, this is portrayed in Heal's stint with the Kings which did not involve him jacking carpark treys and hogging the ball when a team effort was required. That season saw Heal play a more complete role as a guard. With the Kings BG had Heal driving, dishing, running plays, taking the high percentage points over the three from down-downtown.

The question is why? Is it because BG was stroking Heal's ego, was he playing the players he knew (Kings players)? Was he too spineless to reprimand Heal and/or bench him for his callous plays, ironically always in the final quarter? Is it because he didn't want to put ripples in the water in his first stint as coach? Wa sit because he's on Heal's payroll with the Kings?

The argument that he was playing the players he knew is ludicrous. He has been a coach in the NBL for a millenia now, therefore should know all players capabilities. Smith/Saville/Bruton/Ronaldson over Maher/Cat/Rillie/Rogers is not acceptable.

I am, of course, an Adelaide fan but we're not talking about Adelaide. This is the Boomers - the Australian Olympic Basketball Team. To under achieve yet again, the worst ever, is not acceptable.

In comparison to Smyth and the Oceania qualifier against NZ - where were all these high caliber players when it counted? That team was a B-side with only Maher as a carryover from the Olympics.

I think BG will stay, and it is good for stability and growth, but his actions at the Olympics are very suspect indeed.

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