Was at ludwigsburg in Germany for last two seasons, did ok but moved on by management re team D wasn't up to expectations. Germany D rules, so it might not mean that much. Went to Turkey at start this season, still list as coach so it might all be BS.

Not only did they sign a bunch of ex-Kings, they take yet another page from the Kings playbook re: coaches! :D

Another international coach

Josh King - SEM - American

Brian Goorjian - Sydney Kings - American/Australian
Scott Roth - Jack Jumpers - American
Justin Tatum - Illawarra - American
Mike Wells - 36ers - American
Dean Vickerman - Melbourne - Australian
Justin Schueller - Bullets - Australian
John Rillie - Perth - Australian
Adam Forde - Cairns - Australia

Petteri Koponen - NZ - Finnish


With suspicion that Marko Marinovic will be the new Head Coach of an expansion team. Heck the 6ers staff besides Lake are "imports"

I don't have anything against international coaches coming in, but are some of these hires really better than what is on offer on shore?
Is the league denying Australian coaches opportunities like giving Marinovic a AC job to then promote him later on and restricting the pathway for Aussie coaches?

Does Euroleague have a high % of American coaches?
The NBA doesn't have a high % of international coaches.

Surely there is a AC somewhere in the country who is really good and has been sitting doing their job on the bench for sometime waiting for a chance?
Or even a NBL1 coach who deserves a spot?

There are indeed some Australian coaches who might be worth a "chance"

It feels like international coaches are more likely to disappear for opportunities overseas - think Moar and Buford- and Australians only generally do so once NBL opportunities are exhausted or simply out of desire to try something else after a career here (Goorjian, Westover, Gleeson, Dennis etc)

Sucks that NBL teams continue to look beyond home grown coaches.

Would have liked to see Sam Mackinnon get a go.

The fact that Tatum's experience prior to this was High School, and he’s been a relegation, probably highlights how bad our coach development is here.
A high school team would be more professionally ran and train more frequently than a nbl1 team.

Revelation* bloody autocorrect

Lot good Australian coaches in Japan, at least 4/5 possibly more.

Given Josh King has coached a playoff team in the German league, which is rated by many as above the NBL, among other coaching experience, I think its fair to say hes a better candidate than Sam Mackinnon, who has limited coaching experience.

I think its trending a bit like the players, many of the best credentialled coaches in the NBL wont be Australians, in the same way that many of the best players are imports.

Im all for just getting the best players and coaches into the NBL that we can.

If you had crossover games between NBL and BBL teams you'd get a mix of results, one isn't clearly above the other. France, Australia, Germany, Italy etc are very similar standards.

King has clearly more coaching experience than Mackinnon, while Sam has far superior knowledge of the NBL. Only time will tell whether King was the right choice or not.

I haven't seen this actually confirmed anywhere. He’s still listed as the coach in Turkey. His side in Germany finished eighth out 18, play in spot and they were rated higher than that, as I said previously management moved him on after two seasons. It’s doesn’t make a lot sense to me why he suddenly being poached and certainly before this weekend game if true, it could be an owner call. He might’ve wanted out of Turkey as owners have a lot to say there as well.

Does Euroleague have a high % of American coaches?
The NBA doesn't have a high % of international coaches.

now officially confirmed