It was time.
Forde I think deserves a shot.

The past two seasons have been a bit ordinary after shedding Australian talent, but on balance he's been a very good coach for Adelaide. Most coaches have an expiry date, particularly those with the aggressive style of Wright. Pushing the team and players hard can work but also takes its toll on relationships. A good servant of the club.

Gaze spotted at Adelaide Airport. Coincidence?

JW has done a fantastic job at Adelaide. Some so-called fans have short memories or struggle to see facts.

Pre-JW era across 3 coaches:

11-22
14-16
15-15
10-18
9-19
8-20
8-20

Total - 60W - 115L
52%

JW era:

18-10
17-11
14-14
17-11
18-10
14-14
TBD

Total - 90W - 78 L
140%

Overall he's done good, little bit of luck in the semi against Illawarra a few seasons back and they probably have that premiership, and even the Melbourne GF series was close but still no cigar.

Nielsen, Forde, Bevo come straight to mind.

What would be the reaction if they hired Smyth?

It will be interesting how some players may now step up with a new coach. Some of the names listed have more to give. Maybe a change of coach will be good for them too

Great news.

The only coach in the world that would play Eric Griffin off the bench in 15 limited minutes a night. Dude is clueless and stubborn.

Shawn Dennis surely has to be front runner. Boti saying he wouldn't be interested is just lunacy(doesn't even back that statement up with a reason) and obviously is advocating for KB. Now is not the time Sixers for putting in an unproven head coach.

So what does this mean for the existing player contracts?

Neither Dennis or KB should be options.

This owner seems to be difficult socially to say the least. Joey was ok, but for all his talents, he was one stubborn type who didn't have the tactics for a plan B

Joeys 122 match up zone may be the worst defence this country has ever seen

I don't usually rate Boit's stuff to highly, but PRAYING he's right this time!

KET Boti is a blog/podcast retired journo. He's no longer an actual employed journo.

He gets what he's earned over years of bashing to take the side of his mates.

Young hungry coach like Forde might be what this team needs.

Cats by then will most likely be resting guys, so doubt it. Fireworks would be if the game had any real meaning of positions etc

is this another game set up by Joey - I suspect he's trying to get sacked to he can take the money and run

JVG have anything to do with this ?? What's his position now ?? Maybe that’s why Gaze was in town.

The club has created its own breaks!!! Joey was good, was odd for me, he made 2 GF series, but realistically those teams, getting to a decisive game, was never a real chance to win wither series.

If they hire Gaze to even hand out water bottles then I'm officially done.

Well done on your time at the 36ers Joey. Although we didn't win the title while you were here, we were exiting with our up tempo offence a few years back.

One thing I want to know is does this mean we won’t be switching on everything and leaving DJ on the 3 point line with Casper Ware or Shawn Long posting up Randle down low

Bye bye. Don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out. Australian basketball won’t miss you. Over the last few years you have not been a good advertisement for the game.

"I reckon a lot of the joy of Wright leaving is from the Perth fans opposed to the 36ers fans."

You said this last time there was a thread bagging Joey. Such an odd thing to say.

Sportsbet paying $1.01 Joey claims racism on his way out!

For one, there is hardly any "joy" in this thread. Secondly, I don't know why it would be so hard to accept that the joy is coming from Adelaide, or that it would have to be coming from Perth. Seems like a bit of projection to me.

Why would Perth fans care about a irrelevant franchise such as the woeful Sixers?

Perth fans just love sticking the knife in.

Perth fans are too busy polishing trophies to worry about Joey

'Ten news understands Saturday is Joey Wright's last home game and will stand down as 36ers coach due to friction with the owner'

Get a Aussie for the job.

Frank Arsego....really Boti? Really??

"Frank Arsego....really Boti? Really??"
Guess you don't know a lot about FA then.

Boti isn't the only one who has heard the name frank Arsego mentioned along the pipe line. Just saying.

Kelley and Arsego based in Singapore and he has people in his ear telling him Frank has another run in him.

Need new owners

Terrible move. Young players come to Adelaide to play under Joey. Be prepared to go back to Marty Clarke years and finish Botton. DJ will now go to Perth; Drmic to SE Melbourne; Froling signed to play under Joey so will walk. All the people happy to see Joey gone I hope you will stand corrected when you see next years roster.

And how's that team going that came to play for Joey? Yep out of finals again!

"Total - 90W - 78 L
140%"

Say whaaaaat??

Considering how tight the ladder is this season and the talent of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth just missing finals is no disgrace. Get your wooden spoons out for next season.

The biggest blow will be to the owners pocket. Players came to play under Joey at a discount to their market value. Joey attracted success and only in the last 2 seasons when he was throttled by others that his teams were mid pack.

Even this season he was a couple of wins away from a finals run with a team roster that some say was amongst lowest paid in the league. Perhaps Ramone being able to play at capacity was all it would have taken for a different result

36ers fans have next season to look forward to where Jerome will dribble the ball for 20 seconds then throw up a wild shot

Players went to play under Joey at a discount rate. LMAO. It's the absolute opposite actually, he attracted the young Australians because he paid overs and on potential, that’s been a disaster the last few seasons.

No player ever took a discount to play for Joey. Sorry but that's a troll comment surely

Clearly 2 posts above don't know reality. Players have stayed when offered more. Players have come here when they have been offered more interstate.

Players have left here and had their pay DOUBLED and still debated leaving.

Sorry reality doesn’t match your narrative

I believe Frank Arsego was offered, but turned down, the SA High Performance position last year.

May be interested in returning to SA?

Could be a good opportunity to think outside the box - re Will Weaver or any mid level euro coach.

Arsego would have been the perfect guy for that role. Obviously BSA didn't get their first choice.

Arsego's NBL Head Coaching days are long over. Boti just looking after his historic mates as he normally does, seeing the game through his 1980s perspective.

Sman 2 grand finals actually

Recruited

Sobey
Hodgson
Adnam
Childress
Ervin
Randle
Motum
Drmic
Froling
Ferguson
Wiley
Deng

To name a few. Wow people post some shite on here

Frank Arsego, dear god no...

Can't wait for next years roster and start hearing the same people complaining who are happy with Joey leaving. Next they will start blaming the owner.

The absolute elephant in the room?
Any coach with half a brain would not want to live in Adelaide!
Maybe a Gaze Syd type deal where he flies to Melb every chance he gets?

Maybe stop for a moment and consider that maybe it is Joey who wants to do something else. He has had great support from the owner all the way. Maybe Joey just need to do something else like many other people who have a stressful and demanding job.

And maybe Sobey now he has no fear of his own coach assaulting him......

Oh really, who?

This person has been at trainings, refused to undermine Joey from what I understand.

Joey is in it for Joey...and that's not the way to coach in Adelaide.
Hopefully JVG will understand that SA is different to all the other states in the culture and mindset of the basketball fan here. SA used to have the most knowledgeable crowd, that's not there anymore. Yes whilst numbers are better moving to the Ent. centre, the dynamic of the crowd has changed to your everyday punter, not diehard basketball fanatic. Those people have disappeared. They have no connection with Joey and his bunch of blow in mates that he brings in from everywhere else. Throw in another losing season and it further alienates. You don't just represent the 36ers when you play for them, you represent South Australia. Get people who understand and are proud of that, cos Joey Wright didn't give a shit.

I gained a lot of respect to Mr X over that fiasco, he could have personally profited but instead acted with integrity.

If you think Joey is only in it for Joey, you have no idea. Joey is out in the community quite a bit, and has taken time to try to create links with local juniors.

All you need to do is walk in the St Clair in the offseason and you will have seen him working out kids in the community I assume for no personal gain and SA kids back from college over their breaks.

Has had some elite kids and also some not so good ones come in and train with the team.

I even heard that when his daughter was at Norwood their U12 boys coach asked him to help out practices each week and Joey obliged.

He knows all the good kids coming through and all the local coaches around town. IN the past with 6ers coaches they were totally removed from it all.

Not sure you can accuse him of not linking with the community.

Ask a few state coaches when his daughter didn't get picked in the state team. Then you'll see the true colours come out......

Joey has been let down by the players if above is to be believed, maybe time has got something to do with it. To many egos from imports and even local young guys who think next step is nba. Change is required some where, if not coaches at least half the team. Always easier to sack the coaches.

You mean those state coaches who walk around like they are gods gift to basketball?

Was Randle returning (and Taylor getting removed) a Joey decision or a team owner decision?

After this years results it looks like he needed it.

Randle over Taylor was definitely the correct decision whoever made it.

If Randle is the source of the tension amongst the playing group, then I don't agree it was the right decision.

Taylor took time to settle but has ended up very reasonable at kings, certainly plays team first and can defend. Randle is well three years past it.

Without Randle who won some games off his own hand, the Sixers would be battling Illawarra for last spot. He may be a bad locker room presence (don't know), and you won't win a championship with him, but he can certainly score and takeover a game at times. Sometimes that's enough to win a game against the middle pack teams. No way Taylor can do that.

Taylor with good coaching maybe able to help you win games as a team, isn't that the first thing required in team sports.

"Sometimes that's enough to win a game against the middle pack teams. No way Taylor can do that."

No doubting Randle is more talented but he's also not a team player. How can anyone be sure that Taylor playing a team-first game wouldn't have resulted in contributions across the board and more wins?

I thought it was telling that after the spat between Mcveigh and Randle during last weeks game, Joey had McVeigh in the press conference after.

Cos the talent surrounding Randle is shite. He can pass the ball as much as he wants but if the other rabble can't do anything with it what's the point?
And defensively they are ALL crap.

Why is Mr X not being named? I know who it is, just curious why it's not being mentioned

Jerome Randle is without doubt from numerous sources, a very selfish basketball player. On and off the court. Has been moved on numerous times throughout his career. My issue is, Joey didn't seem to have any idea how to reel the mans big personality in and he’ll him mesh with his team mates. Both should go imo

Mr X has previously caused issue with his name appearing on here

Screw Joey. Good riddance to bad rubbish. I hope we never see him coach in Australia again so he cannot destroy any other franchises. The move came 12 months too late. Look at what he did to Hodgson, Sobey, Froling and so many others. People crap on about him being a great coach and great recruiter, but it is all smoke and mirrors. He should have been gone 12 months ago so we had a chance at salvaging Drmic, but Joey has destroyed him too. There is a reason why RJ Hampton and his family did not come here, and that reason is Joey. Snake Oil salesman who finally has had everything catch up to him.

^must be a Perth supporter, hey KET.

Has this been confirmed yet or is it all BS, till it's confirmed Adelaide supporters had better not get to excited or disappointed, depending on your point of view.

I doubt Boti would have wriiten such a massive obituary if it wasn't true.

Hampton wanted to start Joey didn't think he was ready for that so they chose NZ. Simple as that

Lovebroker. Sorry, disagree. That teams lacks any identity, and to say they're 2 pieces away could be said for every team. Current situation swaps no longer tenable. Time for a fresh start.

Matt Richards

Zodiac hasn't watched Joey Wright coach defense. Lowest IQ coach in professional leagues

Seeya Joey.

Do NBL players read this forum?
Asking for a friend.