2023-24 NBL Season + Off-season news

[Spargo]

There's a rumour going around that Goorjian has the job

Andrew Gaze said on SEN yesterday the Sixers were “all chips in” on Goorjian.

[Spargo]

There's a rumour going around that Goorjian has the job

He wouldn’t be my first choice but I’d still be happy if he did get the job

I’d rather Gleeson.

100%
Reckon he’ll get the Sydney gig though.

[Gozu]

Goorjian has pulled out of the running for the 36ers job.

Brian Goorjian has pulled himself out of the Adelaide 36ers' head coach search, he confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.

Talks between the 36ers and Goorjian heated up earlier in February when the two parties met about the eventual head coach vacancy, and progressed to the point of deep contract negotiations, sources said.

Also:

The expectation is that the 36ers will conduct a search for a high-level assistant coach to supplement the potential signing of Ninnis as head coach, sources said.

https://www.espn.com.au/nbl/story/_/id/ ... ach-search

IMO Goorjian was never serious about coaching the 36ers under this owner and just used us to drive up his price elsewhere.

[Gozu]

According to Ten News Scott Ninnis expected to be officially announced as 36ers coach tomorrow.

[Gozu]

It's official Scott Ninnis has re-signed as 36ers coach to a 2 year deal.

https://www.espn.com.au/nbl/story/_/id/ ... aide-36ers

[DOC]

Can’t fault what he did.

Not upset. Liked him as a player, had plenty of smarts and for mine he made us play with more desire at both ends of the court.

You need the type of intensity that he has. History shows that those intense coaches have a far better record than the calm relaxed style of say Andrew Gaze.

[amber_fluid]

Can’t fault what he did.

Not upset. Liked him as a player, had plenty of smarts and for mine he made us play with more desire at both ends of the court.

You need the type of intensity that he has. History shows that those intense coaches have a far better record than the calm relaxed style of say Andrew Gaze.

I just hope he was the best applicant and not just the cheapest.

[Brodlach]

For me, when the pressure was applied late in the season with a final’s possibility, he/the team wilted. Harsh but those two late season smackings have just been forgotten.

[Gozu]

In more coaching news the Illawarra Hawks have re-signed coach Justin Tatum to a 3 year deal.

https://nbl.com.au/news/tatum-signs-thr ... with-hawks

Also tonight in their FIBA Asia qualifier the Boomers beat South Korea in Bendigo next up Indonesia in Jakarta.

Australia 85 (Kay 21, Henshall 14, Vasiljevic 14, Bannan 11) def South Korea 71 (Ra 21)

[DOC]

Nick Kay just keeps on providing.

[DOC]

Australia lead Indonesia 71-35 at three quarter time. Indonesia scored 2 for the quarter.

It should not have counted as the shooter was out of court before getting a foot back in before possession.

2 is the lowest quarter score I can recall in an International.

[DOC]

Final score 106 -51

All played well.

[Gozu]

Australia 106 (Humphries 18, Bannan 17, Kay 14, Vasiljevic 13, Armstrong 11) def Indonesia 51 (Prosper 26)

The Bullets Josh Bannan has declared for June's NBA Draft too.

[Gozu]

I forgot to mention Isaac Humphries won the 36ers team MVP award the other night.

https://www.adelaide36ers.com/news/hump ... vis-trophy

I would've thought Vasiljevic should have won it but I suppose he's already under contract and Humphries isn't so...

[Brodlach]

I forgot to mention Isaac Humphries won the 36ers team MVP award the other night.

https://www.adelaide36ers.com/news/hump ... vis-trophy

I would've thought Vasiljevic should have won it but I suppose he's already under contract and Humphries isn't so...

DJ played far less games

[Gozu]

DJ played far less games

He played 23/28 games, not sure that's enough games missed to worry about.

[Brodlach]

DJ played far less games

He played 23/28 games, not sure that's enough games missed to worry about.

TBH I thought it was far less, I was thinking around 17-18 so you are probably right that he should have won it.

[wenchbarwer]

Helps that Humphries wins it if they want him to stay.

[Gozu]

Tasmania advance to the Semi-Finals to take on Perth and Illawarra play the NZ Breakers in the Play-In Elimination game on Monday night for the right to play Melbourne in the other SF series.

Seeding Qualifier

Tasmania 92 (McVeigh 26, Magnay 25, Crawford 20, Macdonald 10) def Illawarra 76 (Clark 21, Harvey 15, Froling 10)

Play-In Qualifier

NZ Breakers 83 (Jackson-Cartwright 34, Cheatham 18, McDowell-White 11) def Sydney 76 (Adams 18, Hogg 17, Hunter 10, Noi 10)

[Gozu]

The Sydney Kings have announced they've fired coach Mahmoud Abdelfattah.

https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-part-ways ... bdelfattah

Also in Aussie NBA news Patty Mills has been waived by the Atlanta Hawks.