Still early days. The list to interview is quite long, but Chance is the best candidate at this stage.

Either of the first 2

Wouldn't Weaver just be the same as Morrison... an assistant coach not ready for the head position
Chance is the "bring back to culture" and knows the Gleeson game plan option but then is he ready for head responsibilities
Don't know the coaching credentials of Rillie and Flavell

Weaver is a gun, but why would he comeback when he left after one season at kings chasing an nba gig.
Chance is good enough already.

I hope Judd Flavell gets the Wildcats job. Has had 16 years of nbl coaching experience.

Surely he could get a head coaching job now?

Jacob is a nice lad, met him after nbl game in Melbourne. He liked my Crocs singlets and asked if he could show it to Mitch Norton lol, classic.

Judd Flavell was an assistant at the Breakers under Lemanis and was in charge of their development program that brought through Tom Abercrombie, Corey Webster and Alex Pledger.
He has been involved in the NBL for 16 years and his highly respected here in NZ.

I want him to get a shot as a Head Coach and was hoping it would be with NZ.

Wouldn't Weaver just be the same as Morrison... an assistant coach not ready for the head position

Weaver is a hell of a defensive coach. Will be in the Gleeson mould.If the cats have a chance to get him then need to go hell for leather

I thought Weaver was a great coach, and he was in the running for the OKC Head coach role, so hard to blame him for leaving. I'm sure just about any coaching target would leave the NBL if an NBA gig was floated as a possibility.

No one has talked about him yet so I'll start - don't discount Skeletor as he has done the hard yards in the US college system for over a decade now. Left his comfort zone to start his career unlike most Australian coaches.

Rillie has never been a head coach has he? And most college coaches struggle to transition to professional basketball.

Rillie currently being here and on the bench with Kelly it would at least be addressed and brought up.

I wonder what Mike Kelly thinks of the goings on and if he considers himself a front runner also.

Rillie intrigues me the most out of all those mentioned above

You would expect Will Weaver to be the front runner for this position but in the long run would Perth not be better to go for an Aussie like Rillie who'll more likely commit long term to the organization?

Jacob Chance. You can't be serious.

I wonder how quick they will be to pull the trigger on this given Summer League is right around the corner, do they go with the same process last season by signing players (imports) prior to signing a coach?

Yes, if JVG is running the show, cos every coach loves somebody else to choose their players.

If I were Perth I would be weary of hiring Weaver he only coached the Kings for one year before bolting due to the Rockets offer they wouldn't want to sign him and then he leaves after one year and they have to do the search all over again unless of course they know Gleeson might be available again in 12 months time.

Any update on this, the clock is running to seasons start.

Will Weaver the strong front runner according to Lachy Reid on this evening's news

Not bad.

Weaver was very good at Sydney, very good person to boot.

Word on Twitter (yep shit source I realise) that John Rillie is about to be announced as Head Coach of the Wildcats.

Orly? Finally an announcement though, if it's legit.

That elimination final is still so vivid in my mind. Gleeson, Homicide and an on fire Skeletor:

Rillie finished with 34 points including a phenomenal 10 baskets from three-point range, adding three rebounds and an assist in 44 minutes.

Word on Twitter (yep shit source I realise) that John Rillie is about to be announced as Head Coach of the Wildcats.

Looks like Rillie will be announced in a few hours

From the little I know about him I'd be happy with that appointment

As a coach you mean? He was an iconic local NBL player.

I like the fact Rillie was so committed to his new craft that he left for the US pretty much straight after retiring as a player instead of ho-humming it as an assistant in a safe space NBL. Gleeson was the other notable example to do so a decade earlier. It's becoming more common nowadays but not back in those days.