Goriss is miles off and may never get there! He's a great guy and developer of younger kids. Would almost be ready to take on an assistant nbl role though...

Watkins yea he'd be good. Might not want to though as he's got a very secure job now, that pays well, and he's delivering great results in it....

Moose is out of his depth as a coach

Realistically he was cheap & a good friend of bob turner who is a good leader.. he did ok last year in a job that any coach would have struggled. but this year they dont all all that much better as a squad & with connor henry leaving i dont know where the xs & os are comming from.

look for a change next year

btw i dont think watkins would be on that much money as the nitp coach guessing (only guessing) 50k with travel expenses

IMO as NBL H/Cs:

Mark Watkins - No, likely A/C to Newcastle or Sydney gig;

Guy Molloy - Will be considered if a team is chasing a proven entity;

Brendan Joyce - Another that will be considered, but his nepotism will be a seagull around his neck;

Al Westover - why would he when he's (finally) earning serious coin;

Damien Cotter or Paul Gorris, both proven international coaches at Junior level like Molloy, who a club like Brisbane may take on due to their lower cost and current networks;

Shaun Dennis - Yes at Newcastle, will stay as A/C at Perth if nothing materialises in the Hunter.

I think this exercise says that whilst there is a small pool of poetntial coaches, the quality is there and in all situations management will be faced with the expereinced versus potential, cost versus return and reputation questions.

Not an easy exercise, and hopefullly Adelaide can show some patience and faith in a very good coach like Clarke.

Goriss is 10 times the coach that Watkins is. To say otherwise means u clearly haven't been coached by either of them.

anon pls fill us all in on why gorris is the better coach? if u have played/trained under both of them explain your reasoning, i would be interested to know. Remeber we are talking nbl, not ais or aus junior team... nbl and gorris is novice at that level

yer good call on Downer, i think once ppl realise Fearn isnt that good he will get the cairns gig.

as for the newcastle gig (if they get up under tinklers bid) i dont think shaun dennis is the guy for the job, though wouldnt mind him in the role.

i think tim mallon, local to the area, highly underated coach, has coached at all levels including ais, aus junior teams, nbl a/c, state team coach and ABA teams in Newcastle & Maitland. the guys passion for the region & understanding of the game along with links & networking ability with hardworking committed players with the right m'gment around would allow him to create a team that the hunter & newcastle area could get behind & be successful for a sustained period.

other coaches newcastle should look at are Mark Watkins or Damien Cotter.

i would be sadddened if say bris or newy come back and they put an ex player (with lttle or no coaching expereince) in the role it just doesnt work

ok lets see how fearn goes this year after most of his talent left

I personally hate it when teams hire coaches based on their playing careers, and that goes for every sport. If you want to coach, start as assistant for a junior team. Just because you could play doesn't mean you can coach.
Agreed that the Sydney (regardless) and Adelaide (depending on this year) jobs will be open after this year. I'd love to see Al Westover back in the NBL but as mentioned he's on big money in Japan so I don't know if it'd be possible to get him back, though he would want to be closer to family so it's worth a try. I can see him at Sydney next year. Bruce Palmer, another one coaching Japan, would be a great appointment also. Knows the game and gets a lot out of his players.
I can see people getting excited about 'up and coming' players, but I prefer a coach that has been there before and has a couple of championships

If your into fights wright would be a good choice