I think he gets more credit due to his championship with the bullets, which blind Freddy can see was with a roster that made a mockery of the salary cap. Without that title to dine out I would he still be in the league?

Coach of the year with a team that was half the budget of what others spent was a mirage. Good job , Good effort.

He wants the refs to be consistent and if they aren't he wants his teams to keep there chin up and play with the no calls and inconsistency. Neither happened yesterday.

Yes

They lost 2 games on the road against good opposition. Nothing like over reacting. The only embarrassing thing is these threads that come up after every loss. Get a grip.

So Snooch you are happy how we played against Melbourne who have won only 1 game apart from 3 against us and you are happy how Joey showing great leadership and commitment to our club.
This is not about the losses as we sat through Clark era, but it is about concern in the direction and support this very talented team getting from their and our coach.
Oops I assumed you were a supporter or member.

A week ago everyone was hailing this team after the Childress signing. Now after 2 kosses it's doom and gloom.

Keep some context. Losses happen. Melb United was the title favourite and NZ is the form team of the comp. So no, I'm not bothered by the past 2 losses at all. It all comes down to how they respond.

As someone said earlier, Pop got thrown out of a Spurs game the other day - was that poor leadership and showing a lack of commitment?

Two losses to really good opposition on the road this early in the season isn't cause for all this ridiculous angst.

Actually give me a tech, getting it and then abusing the ref for following your instruction was the best passage of play for the whole game.

I like that he doesn't put up with crap refs and highlights how terrible they are. Mildenhall and Crouch need to come out of retirement and show them how it's done.

you expect too much from him anon

The results have been far better under his reign as compared to the years prior. At least i can go to a game now and think we might actually put in a decent effort and win.
I'm unsure why everyone is up in arms about his ejection. He was rightly frustrated with the refs and let them know. He gets at least one tech per season in this fashion, and often it miraculously results in some better officiating (or perhaps not better officiating, but a bias toward the 36ers). He pushed, and he got ejected. It happens. But I won't be at all surprised if the Hands-on defence is cleaned up a bit in the coming rounds. He's passionate and committed but he knows what he's trying to achieve. He knew he was pushing it, but sometimes you've got to. He wasn't whinging like a bitch, he was telling the refs to do a better job. As a 36ers fan, he was one of very few 36ers who actually stood up for something during that game. Goodness knows most of the players were meek and distracted for huge swathes of game time.

Everyone from coaches, to commentators, to fans, to players have been commenting that the umpiring has been average at best this season. Joey just did it during a game where he can be penalised for it. Bad luck, call them out.

Chairman Of The Bored great post!

Well said.

Yes, Joey was clearly saying to the refs 'do your job'. I heartily concur. Great to see a coach passionate about the wider game.

And that 'job' is to understand and apply the rules as written to ensure fair competition between offence and defence.

The refs' only possible defence for what is not being called so often, in my opinion, is that they are simply unable to cope with the speed and tempo of the game. The number of times they - even the full-timers - fail to make a call even when an infringement happens in clear sight right in front of them suggests they are too fatigued to 'see' what is happening and to react in time to make the call. This suggests problems with aerobic fitness and possibly decision-making.

Or maybe it's that they are focused on making subjective 'value' calls rather than applying the rules.

'Do your job' is an excellent, and much-needed call. Pity the refs coaches and administrators are apparently not demanding it of their charges.

Aylen ate everybody's burgers after Childress missed his free throws.

-it was a calculated ejection. he knew what he was doing. happens all the time in the NBA. team is showing nothing and the Coach deliberately gets ejected to fire up the team moving forward.

-36ers have a great squad. its deep, but they are lacking on the defensive end and in particular are a very poor rebounding team. Losing to Melb 3 times in a row is down to the fact that Melb have a great corp of big guys that can feast on the 36ers weakness.

-Childress will take 5 games or so to get going

-Hodgson has not stepped up this year as I had hoped he would. Is too soft.

-If the rebounding and interior defense can get sorted, then i see no reason why the 36ers can't be in the running come seasons end. its early days still.

Yes , a facade presented by joey to satisfy the demands of the situation (our players and the refs)..
'bring your mouth guards' ..pretty good , also..
Unlikely it is sobeys form ..
doyle and teys as exciting as watching the neighbor blowing his nose for 10minutes..

So , creative minds are rarely tidy......