Anonymous
Years ago
I find it very hypocritical of former sydney kings players saying recently on Fox Sports Andrew Gaze shouldn't be sacked. But when they are away from the camera, they still express their anger at the organisation for hiring a Tigers player and feel any other kings coach would have been sacked by now with a 3-10 record and on the bottom of the ladder!
I'll think you will find that most of the anger is JVG not so much Gaze.
PlaymakerMo
Years ago
The players are mad at JVG? For what... signing them??
They're just about the only ones that couldn't be upset with him, excluding Garlepp.
PlaymakerMo
Years ago
Ah my bad, I didn't read "former" [players]. Fair enough then.
LoveBroker
Years ago
OP...can you provide evidence of one or many ex-Kings players who have publicly stated they support Gaze then 'away from camera' (social media?) they express their anger at an ex-Tiger at the helm?
SteveK2
Years ago
I assume OP referring to Carfino and Rosen. Carfino was just being frank in his assessment and about as critical you can be without going into hostile territory.
Rosen is the one that could be accused of being a bit hypocritical but he's also likely to be correct in his assessment that its pointless to fire Gaze now. Too late to make a difference and will only create more chaos. This season is pretty much a write-off.
Despite doing better last game, he should be let go next season. The franchise & fans won't tolerate another season of being treated as a training academy. Priority should be to retain key players including imports and a bona fide experienced coach.
I'm not certain sacking Gaze is the answer, he knows his basketball, IMO it's all to do with the make up of the team. The only coaches that have actually looked any good so far this season are NZ and Perths, even Melbourne with there million dollar imports don't look good. Hopefully Gaze gets some wins on the run home and finishes his contract.
"I'm not certain sacking Gaze is the answer, he knows his basketball,..." Not as a coach. NO.
Recruited too many ball dominant players and not enough role players. Too many chiefs, not enough Indians. Well, there's at least one but not good enough for this league!
WookieE
Years ago
Yeah, nah, anon, you've got no credibility while ignoring all the obvious faults of Gaze as a coach...
Despite doing better last game, he should be let go next season. The franchise & fans won't tolerate another season of being treated as a training academy. Priority should be to retain key players including imports and a bona fide experienced coach.
JVG didn't expect the onslaught of Kings fans venting their disappointment on social media, particularly on the Kings FB page. I remember him promising us at the start of last season nothing less than playoffs would be acceptable and they finished on the bottom on the ladder and are at that same position today!
While jvg was away on stress leave due to the state of the team position and the criticism he's received from 95% of the kings fans, he should grew some balls and sacked the kings coaching staff to give us fans a glimmer of hope for 2018! Because it's very clear this season is a WRITE OFF!!
I'm sure former players are embarrassed the way the kings finished last year and even more then this season because nothing changed!
The bleeding won't stop until the Mel Tigers.. JVG, Gaze, Copeland are sacked!!
#1. There is no such thing as stress leave.
#2. If you are on sicl leave you are sick and can't therefore sack anyone.
#3. He needs to be sacked before anyone else.
Lot hate on the Kings coaching staff, other high spending teams ain't doing that well either with formidable coaches, Brisbane, Melbourne, it's only a few months ago that Melbourne had the best starting five ever put together and Brisbane roster not shabby either. Hawks got a few Australian reps and battling as well. Perth also last season were gone till Cotton turned up.
The competition is so even its easy to blame coaches but some of squads lack balance which is on the head of who ever puts the team on the floor. Gaze is certainly not perfect but it's tall poppy syndrome why he's copping it.
Tall poppy syndrome or not. The kings lose to Bullets and Utd this weekend somebody should be SACKED!!
WookieE
Years ago
Lot hate on the Kings coaching staff, other high spending teams ain't doing that well either with formidable coaches
Perth also last season were gone till Cotton turned up.
The competition is so even its easy to blame coaches but some of squads lack balance which is on the head of who ever puts the team on the floor. Gaze is certainly not perfect but it's tall poppy syndrome why he's copping it.
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