He would most likely have an NBA/Perth out clause in his contract

Heard Sobey might be leaving to take up the point guard role JVG offered him at the Kings

@LV promised starting?

People are getting a bit dizzy here. He was benched for a game. We will know if that was the wrong decision by the way he plays in the coming weeks. He's not going anywhere, yet. But I do imagine him and Sobey would butt heads because they both have fiery tempers.

There's a fairly decent chance he broke some sort of team rule and was benched, I can't imagine it was purely about form.

Although the timing of his minutes doesn't make much sense then, either.

As I said, we will know if it is the right decision in coming games. Certainly I wouldn't make a habit of benching him. And I hope Joey gets it out of his system. But sometimes the coach does need to show who is boss.

Need I remind some of you twats that when Sobey first showed up at the Sixers, he was signed to a 3 year deal based on Joey seeing something in him... something h wasn't proving to many others. Sobey would step on the court for a min or 5 a game and the crowd would groan and some would whinge he was on...

Joey worked for HOURS on top of group practise to polish Sobey, to teach him to shoot with confidence amongst other things ... he's still a work in progress.

Those who know, know.
Those who don't, talk shit LOUDLY when they weren't a Sobey fan just 12 months prior.

What happened between Sobey and Joey?

On the other hand, it's to the long term detriment of the team if Sobey is not playing to his considerable potential. If Joey feels like he has run out of other ways to get his message through then I don't have a problem with it.

Adelaide with Wright is similar to Collingwood with Buckley.
Both overrated imo

Is it wright you are saying has buckleys hope. Think wright get far more hope than buckley. Time will tell. I feel people too quick to look at negatives. Toughen up.

Sobey just re-signed to a 2 year deal however if the second year is an option he could leave at the end of the season.

Comparing Joey to Buckley? Yeah okay. Has Buckley ever coached Collingwood to a minor round premiership? Has Buckley ever won AFL coach of the year? Has Buckley coached another team to an AFL premiership?

Sixers were winning the game until Sobey came on. Don't forget that part of Koeys great plan.

Melbourne were in front by two when Sobey came on.

Lots of people talking authoritatively about shit they are just guessing at.

Sobey has been up and down this year. He already got pulled from the starting 5, and responded to that with a good game off the bench. Back in the 5 and he is poor again against NZ.

Joey riding players or pulling the chair from under them in order to illicit a response and fire them up is nothing new. It's not a fantastic look but people are forgetting Sobey has had only 1 standout season. He's still young, still learning and no doubt teams have worked at negating his influence this season so he needs to work his way through that. Sobey being benched didn't cause the entire team to put in an average performance. He's not Jerome Randle, carrying the bulk of our scoring load. I'm happy to let the coach and player sort it out at this point.

NBL site:

Wright's ejection capped off a dramatic evening that saw the veteran coach bench star guard Nathan Sobey.

Despite both coach and player telling media that form was behind the benching, sources close to the Adelaide 36ers have told NBL Media it was in fact for disciplinary reasons.

Seems like Sobey and Randle have some comradery on Twitter, so I wonder if the whole Sixers/Randle thing has had a flow on effect to one of the team's remaining stars?

Sobey would want to be careful pull his head in he practically owes his career to the faith showed in him by Joey I'd hate to see him then jeopardise that relationship.

Clearly though Sobey is the kind of guy that needs to be ridden by the coach to find that motivation to play at his best.

Hahaha Drmic better than Sobey?

Can you tell me where to get this weed you're smoking?

You coach to develop players and sometimes that relationship reaches a point where you just need to move on for both parties sake.

However none of us know what is happening in the inner sanctum. This may be the kick in the bum Sobey needs or alternatively perhaps Joey needs to see Sobey as a major piece of his puzzle and treat him with more respect. Who knows ...I certainly don't.

I'd think Sobey still has another crack at the bigger than NBL, he just needs to work out if that is best achieved by staying within the confines of Adelaide & the NBL - which has developed him nicely to date. Alternatively he needs to just get out and make a clean break and dedicate himself to getting into Europe at whatever level he can.

Couldn't see him leaving Adelaide for a Perth, NZ or Melb and these are the only moves that would perhaps make sense for me within the NBL.

"comradery" FMD what a dope.

So I'm guessing but Sobey was stinking it up against New Zealand and the game was on the line and there was roughly a minute to go in the game and Sobey got benched in favour of Moore and the commentators made a comment about Sobey being more than displeased by this... if this was what triggered all this bull shit on this site and social media etc then that is a gross over reaction from all involved.

Sobey is a bloody good player but for all intents and purposes he may be a Tonny Jenson type where he only truly flourished for a single season.

All this crap about giving Joey credit for discovering Sobey... maybe you're right, when you play for Fearne you can certainly come across as unhappy to the point of being oppressed by his game style and not letting basketballers play with instincts and Sobey plays best instinctively and with a chip on his shoulder

Sobey played well last season in the Greek League with PAOK. He can easily get a contract in a Champions League or EuroCup team (levels below EuroLeague).