I think they should also change Lewis with another point guard, who ever the best aussie/nz they can get, Shane McDonald and Lindsay Tait spring to mind, and play 2 pgs on the court for parts of the game to limit the turnovers a bit.

The Imports are fine! The problem is you have the worst coach with the worst roster.

Someone tell me, of the tigers Aussie players, how many would start on another decent team?

None!

it's going to be a big season for nz if ambercrombie
starts to play like he did last night consistently

you gotta wonder why the melbourne tigers who are 1 of the big drawcards of the NBL cannot seem to get a decent team together to challenge for championships on a regular basis, to me there is no excuse for that not to happen. Pretty sure we are very well of financially compared to the other teams yet we seem to struggle finding good enough players. Its a mystery.

Personally i dont really think Braswell is at too much fault, he has been solid imo, no Cedric Jackson, but he would also be alot cheaper im guessing, but hey if the Tigers can get a Cedric Jackson then who can blame them for making the move, but anything less is not worth it, could just as easily end up with another Ubaka/Allen type who are no better than Braswell.

What is the problem that in the NBL most top teams have 2 decent ball handlers on the court at all times, ie 2 out of Jackson, Bruton, Corletto are basically on the court at all times and Webster there 4th guard is also decent, Perth have Martin/Lisch/Robbins/Bartlett all can play some PG, Adelaide have Cadee/Gibson/Crosswell so all basically run 2 ball handlers at all times.

Where the Tigers only have Braswell and Tomlinson a rookie, who dont really go on the court together, Goulding isnt really a great ball handler and gets a lot of turnovers when forced to do it, ie recent games, and the rest are more SFs or bigs.

What i would do is keep both imports, let go say Lewis or Rush or Greer, if not 2 of them and sign 1 or 2 PGs or combo guards, just for the sake of names say Shane McDonald and Lindsay Tait are the 2 best outside of the NBL (or sign the 2 best PGs/combo guards)

Then slide Brasswell to SG in the Lisch type mould and run one of Tomlinson, Tait, McDonald on with him at all times. I bet you that instantly decreases the turnovers, helps beat the pressure of teams like Perth/NZ and helps tigers run a better offense and win more games.

That would give you a roster of say

C Scott/Burston
PF Ballinger/Walker
SF Goulding/Rush
SG Braswell/Tait
PG Tomlinson/McDonald

I reckon those moves would be better,cheaper and safer than the risky move of just getting a new import PG, if they are anyless than Cedric Jackson it wont really help and even if they are as good the wont make the playoffs if thats there only move imo.

Also isnt Braswell close to been a NZ citizen? if so i would certainly keep him, then when that happens, i would replace one of Rush, Tait,McDonald with a import either an athletic SF or a combo guard to play alongside Braswell.

Not to many local PGs in the NBL better than Braswell definalty worth having as a local, and keeping around for that reason a bit like the Hawks did with Gruber.

I can't believe that some of you are suggesting to cut Scott? Have you not been watching the games?

Melbourne = Adelaide 2010/2011

Braswell has been solid but not spectacular apart from last night where he was awful. Hes on a similar level to ubaka and allen. The problem is he can't carry the team which they need him too. He needs his citizenship so they can get another ball handler as an import. Homicide would have been a better option than Braswell though. The tigers don't want to sack braswell after the seamus era.

I think the problem with the NBL is that each season each team thinks they need to make finals and win it and if they don't coaches will be sacked or the team falls over/out of the NBL, so as a result they look for quick fixes. I think this view is really short sighted. Classic example was last year when Ubaka was sacked, Gleeson refused to play Josh Wilcher and signed Myron Allen and Shane McDonald. Find out if the kid can play.

I think the best thing Melbourne could do is announce that even if they win no games this season that Chris Anstey will be the coach next season and this is a rebuilding year, because let's face it, they won't make this years finals, so may as well change direction. Then I think Anstey needs to look at his game plan. The offence is stale, the options are strange and his players get nothing out of it. He needs to use D-Mac and run his options that he ran at Hawhtorn and Wesley as they are much better options than what Anstey is running.

Then finally, since this season is over then he needs to throw it open and find out if the kids are any good. Goulding, Tomlinson, Bennie Lewis, Walker and Owen Odigie. Play them with Ballinger Scott and Braswell (or another import PG). Rush, Greer and Burston are done, we know what they can do and it's not going to get much better. But the tigers need to look at the other teams and play the kids. Mitch Creek, Cam Gliddon, Mitch Norton, Clint Stiedl, Corey Webster and Cam Tovey were all good examples and coaches running the kids. Joe ingles and brad newley before that. Owen Odigie has the potential to be a very good player, he isn't going to college and yet the Tigers sit him and don't take a risk. If you choose Bennie Lewis over Darryl Corletto, a club legend, then you better find out if he can mature in to anything.

Even that young team with the 2 imports and Ballinger lose everything, at let it should be a fun game to watch. I would get another import PG who is quick and let that team play small ball, run and make mistakes, but make it entertaining. Better than watching average role players move slowly, get confused, can't beat a press and flat out suck.

My 2 cents

Agree Mystro. Love how people make generalisations. Pick out a few random younger players from different teams but forget about the many more young players who have plied there trade elsewhere and not got the minutes.

If you are going to go down the rebuilding road that is fine. It is what the 36ers were doing. (we know how that went until half the Blaze fell in their laps).To do so you need a plan and even Marty who had the pick of many of the better young prospects was struggling to see the results. I would also suggest that a rebuilding team needs a veteran coach and I believe Anstey and his system and selection of Braswell is the root cause of much of the problem.As soon as I saw the Tigers roster and Braswell was signed it was obvious where they were heading. Scott has been above expectations so I hate to think where they would be if he was average. Only one way to rescue this season and that is to find a superstar PG quickly.

If your team is 0-4 you would think the day after a big loss would be spend doing recovery and starting the process to get ready for your next game.

Bennie Lewis was at the Motogp yesterday drinking grog and eaten fried dimmies/chips!!!

apart from drinking and eating it is a 2 hour drive each way which most clubs wouldn't approve on the recovery day!!! I think this just shows how unprofessional this clubs players and hence truly professional players who want to get the best out of themselves wouldn't be doing this....plus can't imagine a Perth or NZ would ever allow a player to do this it's so unprofessional and shows Anstney has no control over the playing group or they just don't respect him!

the fact that anstey wasn't a superstar with that size athleticism and skill obviously betrays the fact he doesn't have a brain for the game..

word is this maybe the highest profile point guard to play in the league in recent years. will definitely give NBL a huge boost

I am also confused as to why people are saying to cut Scott. He is great IMO.
But Braswell has to go. He makes me anxious that he will turn the ball over every possession!

Any info on this new point guard who may be coming into the Tiger's squad?

Braswell is a joke. They should of only signed him as an Aussie.