Shanahan?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHhaha

Few SEABL level guys seem to be pretty respected wonder if they could step up.

Perry, Biwer, Hill

SEABL coaches are part timers. Biewer passion for the game, just loves to be involved. Perry involved so his kids get looked after at the club and with BV.
Shanahan shouldn't get a job coaching under 12's.

NBL coaches are miles in front of hobby SEBL coaches.

Only one close that could get a gig would be Dean Kingsman.
SEABL Coaches get paid minimal and put in minimal unless job is combined DOC etc..

Bevo, Gorjaan all will return to NBL if a decent gig turns up and owners want to fund it.

Anon so may people knock Shanahan because the bloke has zero integrity, complete bs artist, has an ego bigger than anyone could understand, never did stuff all in the NBL yet backstabs everyone and has no credability. Glad you think he is doing a good job at Knox cause there isn't many that would share that opinion.

Westover, Bevo and Goorjaan would return for the right money but not sure how many clubs could afford them which is a shame as they are a cut above the current crop.

For a budget coach I always thought Guy Molloy is good value as is Warrick Giddey. For coaches Merry-go-round Ian Stacker always gets brought up. And I am sure Adelaide people would like Marty Clarke to return from St Mary's.

Then there is the ex-NBL player with little experience becoming a coach (i.e. Anstey and Shane Heal, etc). Andrew Gaze and Brett Maher have been mentioned but I think unlikely. Maybe Sam MacKinnon for the Brisbane team??

For down the track pencil in BJ Carter. Only had his first season as a coach in the Waratah league in NSW last season but took Sutherland from strugglers to semi finalists. Absorbed a lot of knowledge in his time with Goorj and really understands the game. Definitely one to watch in a few years time

Shanahan is a chump. Lucky for him Carol gave him the Knox gig. He couldn't and shouldn't get another gig at any association.
All his players hate playing for him, he cant recruit and has zero credibility outside of the Giants click group.

Typical Aussie basketball tragic and Lucky for him the ACB tops up his earnings.

Slightly off-topic, but mentioned this in another thread: surely Joey Wright or Dean Vickerman would be better assistant coaches for the national team than Gleeson?

Becoming an NBL head coach is as much about talent as being in the right place at the right time.

Being tight with a new owner, being an assistant to a coach that gets fired and getting the interim tag and doing well, being an ex player and a new franchise needs a name brand coach to help sell tickets.

There are only 8 jobs and a lot of competition and there isn't one surefire path. Getting in tight as a lead assistant with a head coach who is talented and may get other offers to coach nationally or overseas is probably a good way to go.

Unlike the nba where if a coach leaves or gets fired and the entire support staff are also fired the NBL seems to keep support staff in place. Probably best example is DMac who has stuck with Melbourne through a number of different head coaches and even gone in and out of the head coaching role himself.

I only bought up SEABL guys as they might be in a position to step up.

I didn't think going over all ground was required...the SEABL guys might be part time but any of them could do it??


The league doesn't have the cash for Goor/Westover unless they want to come back for the aussie lifestyle.

Think mick downer potentially could one day.

Jick, Holmes will make a very good lawyer, holds all the right personality traits.

Watkins your kidding right just ask around NSW

what about Bill tomlinson hahahhaha just kidding he sucked.

Derek Rucker

Adam Caporn.

Sam Gruggen is someone to keep an eye on

Being an NBL coach these days is more about being connected with the right people and in the right place at the right time than it is about being the most suitable or best candidate.

Like SEABL below it if the role hasn't been gifted to a "mate" or looked after by an owner the people who do due diligence on these roles are rarely qualified to make a proper assessment of judgement.

There are some excellent coaches at SEABL and State level around the country that could do very well but just don't play the game very well or don't position themselves in a way to climb the ladder to take on such a job, which lets face it, may not be the greatest career move anyway as the life span of a NBL coach isn't very long..

I have been around knox along time.
Haven't heard much praise about shanahan (from players or parents)

Also a number of the coaches at the level below have jobs that probably pay more than an NBL coach gets so they'd need to take a hair cut.

Same as a number of state league/seabl guys who'd make great NBL assistants have the same issue as why leave a solid paying secure job for uncertainty and a pay cut!

EGO.... Too low for him.

Chris Harriman

Mark Watkins had his chance in the NBL and was weak as P@#s! He doesn't have the mental toughness to coach Men which is why he is coaching juniors.

"Can we really say Marty Clarke is a good or bad coach? I don't think so..."

3 years as an NBL coach.

Year 1: 2nd to bottom

Year 2: Wooden spoon

Year 3: Wooden spoon

I think we can.