Guessing some sort of abuse of an umpire.

I really like Ken Coles comments re his demeanour on Ken's hoopla pod cast

In a nut shell he is a bloody good bloke and could show it on court.

Be nice if the refs pulled him into line too occasionally.

How he doesn't get at least one technical a game is beyond me.

I'll probably cop a bit of shit for this but I have thought a part of the reason for the Ken Cole thing not just for the good PR is I think it could be the new owner trying to make Joey uncomfortable in the hope he walks away from his contract.

It does seem like the new owner is trying to cut payroll now by not re-signing Childress, not adequately replacing Creek, not re-signing Shorter and opting for the obviously cheaper De Leon and the whole brouhaha over the $100K with Creek's contract which obviously wouldn't endear Creek to ever coming back perhaps now he regrets giving Joey that 5 year contract last year and is quietly trying to nudge Joey towards the exit?

Reading that Ken Cole interview on Boti's blog and him saying Joey's a good guy and his job is to try and calm him down and make him a bit more presentable to the public I would think would be pretty offensive to a veteran coach like Joey who's already coached another NBL team to a title and just taken the Sixers to a second GF in his time here coming within a game of winning it all.

I don't know I could be barking up the wrong tree but that interview with Ken Cole did seem quite strange to me.

http://www.botinagy.com/blog/presidents-endorsement-for-king-joey/

I would hope that a club who is aiming to contend for a playoff spot recognises it's chances are better with Joey Wright than Ken Cole.

Still no apology from the NBL to Sobey for kicking him out in game 3.

Despite getting head butted twice.

How much did the ref get fined for that loss of control?

He sent the email in june???

No bball been played then, talk about built up anger.

Amother negative 36ers issue, damn they need to have a good look at themselves and their culture

Ok firstly I hate the 36ers but I love that they have an us vs. them mentality and embrace that hate (who really aims to be everybody's 2nd team) and I can't wait to see them walk into the Jungle and let the rivalry continue and perhaps boil over again.

At the end of the day it boils down to this... there's few things that get a home crowd more excited than seeing an opposition coach get T'd up... its utter adulation and funny and Joey is the master with his antics and theatrics (he'd make a terrific bad guy wrestler) and I really hope the referees cut down on the abuse this season from the coaches and if that means more coaches get tech fouls this season then great, it will be a spectacle watching them on the sidelines trying not to lose their shit for a second time and get ejected and that is one of the aspects that basketball has over other sports where coaches can't interact with referees during the contest.

To be fair to Joey, the umpiring at all levels in this country is absolutely abysmal.

I'll probably cop a bit of shit for this but I have thought a part of the reason for the Ken Cole thing not just for the good PR is I think it could be the new owner trying to make Joey uncomfortable in the hope he walks away from his contract.

We also have KC to work the refs, NBL etc in the media leaving Joey out of it.

Root cause= really crap refs

Hopefully the money goes to training some new refs.

No other Coaches in the NBL behave like Joey Wright and yet they have to deal with the same Refs week in and out?
Should Joey get special treatment to appease his ego and sweep his shortcomings as a Coach under the carpet?

'No other Coaches in the NBL behave like Joey Wright' - really?

Style/methodology might be a bit different but at base the behaviour is pretty much the same.

And that in turn points to the base issue - the officiating.

That said, I'm all for a return to an approach that has the officials officiate and the coaches coach, and that means telling the coaches from the outset that the officials will not tolerate abuse/challenge or enter into dialogue with them during or immediately after a game.

That will doubtless result in a few techs and rejections, but the message will get through if the stance is maintained. It would also help if the third official isn't positioned adjacent to the team benches so the coaches are tempted to engage, or as I've also seen happen, the official initiates a chat.

And can we please adopt the same approach to the on-court relationship between officials and players?

Players, officials and fans would all be better off, and enjoy the 'game experience' much more, if this approach was adopted and maintained.

Gleeson is worse

People forgot what a debarcle the last Grand final was? Or are we turning a blind eye because A: you don't like Joey Wright and/or 36ers B: you follow Melbourne Utd.?

The reffing is horrible.

But Joey and Gleeson act like petulant children when they don't get there way instead of just getting on with it.

The reffing is something that absolutely needs to be addressed, but I don't think Joey's whining is gonna get that done.

Apologies, "When they don't get *their* way"

Now joey saying he hasn't spoke to any official since March.

Plot thickens

He says he hasn't spoken to anyone in person or via phone, nor has he initiated contact.

Given the allegation seems to be that it was an email, and it's perfectly possible to send an email in response to receiving one, that doesn't seem to help his case any. Frankly, the specificity of his denial is suspicious.

funny how gleeson argues with refs but dont know the rule hes arguing about...
..b j anthony kinda my hero....

Interesting blog on Boti's page in regards to this matter. Seems like the NBL trying to clip Joey's wings.

Surprisingly, Boti comes out on the side of the 36ers employee. Who saw that coming?

From Boti's blog:

"Now please, don't dismiss this as some hysterical Adelaide-driven over-reaction and conspiracy theory before reading the facts."

Then proceeds to supply the reader with his conjecture of the transgression which lead to Joey's sanction, and advocates - while simultaneously campaigning the NBL to release the facts - that Joey should be vindicated.

Some conjecture of my own to explain this: Joey was unnecessarily being a dick to Scott Butler or another official, the NBL attempted to resolve this internally, Joey refused to cooperate or escalated the situation, so NBL responded with a sanction.

I do agree that the NBL should have stated exactly what was included in the exchange to avoid speculation, but history would suggest that Joey is probably at fault.

"Unnecessarily being a dick to Butler".
Did you watch the Grand final series? Game 3 was making me think the refs were on the take.

I think Joey is pissed because they obviously didn't hand him the scrip at the start of last season.

The refs aren't on the take. Just awful.

Refs ruined my enjoyment of the NBL long before they f*cked Adelaide over in the GF series with the Sobey bullshit. I enjoy Joey bashing them.

Mature? Nope.
Good for the game? Nope.
But fun.

Udog, obviously Joey has ample reason to be pissed off with the refs (at least from his perspective). My point is you can voice your concerns without being a dick. I don't even know this is what Joey did - it just wouldn't surprise me if this were the case.

Saying you suspect something isn't an accusation. People seem to justify the Grand final debarcle with the fact that they don't like how Joey acts or they just don't like the 36ers.

So , human beings want to know too much about each other , and that's why there are so many lies .

( I say , b j anthony knew how to control joey , why he picked him up and carried him off the court , one time ago in perth , when joey was reported for striking and wanted to keep going on .)

The poor quality of refereeing in the GF series is not a justification for Joey Wright's public spat with league officials.

As a professional basketball coach I expect Joey to move on from past issues and focus on the coming seasons.

Obviously I don't know the contents of th email whether it ranges from smart @ss remarks or outright personal attacks. My cconcern is more at the team level.

I am concerned that Joey has 3 years left on his 5 year contract and is currently the public enemy (at least on the surface) of NBL officials (especially head of refs). Whilst I am not suggesting the Sixers will get every bad call due to this, it doesn't help to have a poor relationship with the refs.

I am concerned that this is an interruption to pre-season preparation. The Sixers don't need more of this negative press going into the season where they've had much of the bad press in the off season. We've lost out best player and we need everyone to be focused on filling those gaps and getting players prepared to step up.

If Joey has said something in poor taste, then sure punish him. I hope he then takes his lumps and gets on with it. I don't want this to impact what looks to be a difficult season already with loss of Creek, and the reason fo the league making marked improvements whilst we have '2Hard2Guard'

Udog, I'm a 36ers fan and love what Joey has done with the 36ers during his tenure, but anybody who *likes* the way he behaves towards referees has a problem.

I'm glad he highlights their uselessness and I believe the main issues began years ago with terrible communication from all the refs to all the coaches.

Correct umpires standards have dropped. Joey simply expresses that frustration. Improve quality of refs. T Joey when overstep for sure but please can someone get refs to be accountable.

'there is no scandal in a loud man' shakespeare 12th night

I have seen, in many sports, coaches cynically manipulate officials with their complaints and bleating. In most cases there "outbursts" are carefully stage managed.
With Joey I'm not so sure. I think he's a genuinely passionate guy, who sometimes gets carried away.
So I think what he needs is people to watch his back, calm him down when things get heated. Not sure Boti is helping fueling the fire.