smac wrote:I was thinking the same thing last night, MP. Weren't the knives all directed toward Phil Smyth when he lost to NZ as Australian coach? He was certainly not blessed with the supposed talent that Goorj had in this series either.
Absolutely, smac!
Phil Smyth was crucified by the eastern media and hung out to dry by Basketball Australia.
First up Phil had to contend with mass retirements after the Sydney Olympics - Gaze, Bradtke, Vlahov and Heal, the backbone of the national squad for over a decade, all gone overnight.
Then, to make matters worse, we were cut down by injuries before that series loss to the Tall Blacks.
New Zealand finished fourth at those World Championships - but to listen to the hysterical media over here, you'd think the Dream Team had just got rolled by Angola.
And we won't dare mention Boy Goorj's puzzling coaching during the 2004 Olympics...