"Concentrated block of time" - sounds like a bandaid. What are they realistically going to get from that that they haven't from a career in the sport with dedicated coaches.

Day one: "So, have you heard of boxing out?"

Might as well bring in Dennis Rodman who can show them to play with a bit of heart and also resolve Australia and North Korea tensions..

If you got a starting centre who is 6'8 and a pf who is about 6’6 rebounding coaching will not help. Try getting an import centre.

Next they'll be bringing Warrick Giddy to show Cadee how to shoot 3's.

This is pretty poor really. Firstly it reeks of being cheap hiring another Tigers mate on a part-time basis who can't exactly go out there and get the rebounds for them rather than addressing the real issue by signing a big man and secondly it really throws the players under the bus in a big way making them appear so inept that they need to be taught how to rebound.

In saying all that Ellis & Humphries are both very poor rebounders for players of their size.

Incoming Warwick Giddey on free-throw technique and Ray Gordon on the art of squirrel gripping.

... Wow.

Very good read this from Olgun Uluc posted by Luuuc.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nbl/revealed-the-decisionmaking-behind-the-sydney-kings-horror-start-to-the-season/news-story/777fe42e9712649f5815a82927d34497

Bret Rainbow as dunking coach

Sydney Tigers

Giddy - Shooting Coach.
Nigel Purchase - Defence coach.
David Stiff - Head fake coach.
Stephen Whitehead - Assistant to the Assistance coach.
Ray Gordon - Anger Management Coach.
Lanard Copeland .....nah that's not even funny.

This reminds me of the time the Wildcats brought Scott Fisher back to play a couple of games coz the team lacked toughness.

I can't help but think that this should've been done the moment you have Humphries' signature. Even if you didn't, it would be wise to have someone with that experience or expertise working with bigs to watch them during practice.

One other thing, didn't Bradtke just have total knee reconstruction 2 weeks ago? How would he get around to show the kids?

Bradtke will be playing in a wheelchair, so he'll be outrebounding the Kings front line in practice.

"If you got a starting centre who is 6'8 and a pf who is about 6'6 rebounding coaching will not help. Try getting an import centre."

Agree 100%

Instead of signing a player over 6'6 who can rebound, we of course hire a rebounding coach. Awesome. If the Kings were an under 16s reps squad, that might actually work.

This argument that ex players don't make good coaches is nonsense

Championship winning coaches that were "known" players

Smyth
Bruton
Goorjian
Joyce
Cole
L Gaze
Kerle

Ex Players that made finals or better

Fearne
Heal
Fisher
Brehney
McLeod
Vickerman

No doubt there are others but these are off the top of my head. Stating that ex players cant coach as a rule is nonsense.

Rebounding coach what a joke!

Ray Gordon in to bit the dirt dude off the bench coach?

Dome Rat I don't think anyone is arguing that ex players don't make good coaches. Most coaches play at some level or another before getting in to coaching

The argument is against players mentioned who stepped or tried to step too soon into gigs that they weren't experienced or qualified for. A great player doesn't automatically become a great coach

I 100% agree with that - see Magic and the Lakers

Looking at the Bradtke hiring a little differently here, but don't get me wrong, polishing a turd you are still left with a turd, however.....

It is absolutely normal practice in business to hire people that you know when you are in a key position, either via direct reports or consultants. While there are a number of reasons for this, and not all are ethical, generally, the primary motivator is trust. If the hiring is in essence to fast track Isaac's rebounding or current lack of, Id have thought this was a positive for the Kings.

So many things just look "off" watching this team play at the moment. Their passing vs NZ was head-scratching and was the area that stood out even more than their inability to grab rebounds.

How man of those coaches were successful with no other head coaching experience or hell, even no assistant coaching experience?

I think the significant points should be:

1. You don't have to have been a superstar as a player to be a great coach

2. Being a superstar as a player doesn't mean you'll automatically become a great (or even good) coach


Does anyone know what sort of coaching work Bradtke has done since his playing days?

Gaze looks lost and out of his depth. The rebounding issue his team faces is a result
of poor defense on the perimeter allowing too much penetration and the fact as other mentioned that he has recruited a small front line. It becomes impossible for a player like Perry Ellis to step up and help on a drive and also get rebounding position when a shot is taken. If a Gaze would only realise that the rebounding is a problem as his defense is always (getting beaten and) in rotations and scrambling to find their players.. how do you block your man off the glass when in rotations on defense???

The fact he is treating the symptom rather than the cause tells me he lacks the knowledge to coach at this level.

One more thing, he admits that they won't get better quickly then says maybe they need to bring in "4 captain marvels"???

Has it not dawned on him that he selected and recruited this team. Any personnel shortcomings should be squarely attributed to who was responsible- himself!

Gaze didn't pick the team.

Gaze and Bradtke 2018 Youth Men's coaches at Melbourne Tigers. God help the poor boys!