Excellent news for all basketball fans in South Australia ...and rest of Australia.

Tracey has been coaching and really developing her craft for over 25 years, I for one would love to see her given this opportunity.

Tracy or Vicki would both be good options

Yes they would, and who better than legendary women's coach Jan Stirling to lead the decision making group.

They don't have any money to but imports, especially not good one's.

Adelaide crowds don't historically support losing teams, and this team will lose big.

Except the support didn't follow. Remember the Breheny team. Lot of local players. Was a terrible team and no-one went to the games.
Having said that, the team exists. That is step 1, and yes, we should be grateful. And I don't particularly care if it is all locals that gets beat most weeks. But lets not pretend that there will be a bigger support for a bad team of locals rather than a good team of imports from other states.

Dream of what may have been if this was sorted earlier

Erin Phillips
Laura Hodges
Jenni Screen
Natalie Novosel could have signed here not up North to finish what she started.

to mention a few... if only ...

There is always the potential for SA grown players to return to a good program and culture in the future.

For now Home grown kids with perhaps some external cheapish experienced players will me more competetive than some may think.

They would win a few but yes perhaps not compete for grand finals for a while.

Still a very valuable platform for the states young athletes

GREAT news!

Whoever coaches must be developers

Hire The Count of Hoops - his time has come!

with basketball of late and the lightning I wonder whether it was true or not, the whole scenario of 'daddy buying a team for Angela' kept the crowds away. especially with the sackings of Lucas and Buckle and the perception that daddy's little girl had her way. As I said whether it was true or not it was the perception and many may have thought they weren't supporting lightning rather they would be supporting the Marino's. It may have turned people off, connect with grassroots bring Mahoney back, Ortlepp, Amy Shaw, Perkas, give some of the younger ones a go give them a few level older heads like Mahoney and bring an import they might not be too competitive this year but maybe next year. As a state we have developed, Flannagan, Newley, Madgen, Francis, Woosnman, Sporn, Nykiel, Hill, Brogan, Bishop to name a very few of top level female basketballers we can continue to do it. Look at the positives not the negatives. We have a team, we have pathways it is now for those girls to grab their opportunity and run with it. And for us the basketball public to support them we lamented their potential demise we can't be apathetic to their future now.

At some stage every club needs to go back and play a lot of young local talents. It happens to every club as nobody have the money all the time to just buy premium players. Look at some of the SEABL teams this year .. and even in the WNBL there will be clubs who have to play young talent mainly ...

do not hire the count of hoops. notice how fire went from 3rd place to champs when he left and boomers went from the playoffs down to 6th when he arrived. red flag! hire vicky she has the background and experience and is local.

Please not Mijovic. For a player on the cusp of opals I was very disappointed in her intensity on the defensive end. Langford yes and there is some more local bigs worth a try.

Agree with the post above that don't go anywhere new the Count of Hoops ! Absolute trouble and nightmare behind the scenes. Hugh ego to add to that !

who is Count of Hoops ?

dickel let's hope not

Best of luck to Tracy.

She'll need it!!