You'd think this belonged in Bo's 2008 Headlines thread!

Have heard this rumour from a second source so it may have legs. Timms supposedly getting a bit sick of Heal and vice versa. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

I'd get sick of looking at a mirror each day to Isaac

Have just been chatting to someone else who said Molloy quit yesterday as well but was talked in to staying by players.... Dragons to move quickly on getting rid of Heal. Cant believe Cowan will do this though!

Would there be ANY chance that Ninnis would even consider going back to the dragons if the head coaching position was on offer?

If you were him would you? I doubt it very highly.
The strong word is they want Stacker, he apparently is living back in Melbourne and is working with a victorian local club (not sure which one) makes sense, was a Magic Assistant and also Head of Basketball in Victoria for a long time.

How do you think Heal would feel about playing under Stacker? Big shake up on the cards at the Dragooooons.

who would want to coach at this club with there history with coaches? it's either knife in the back or scape goat city hmm Smyth u interested?

Bugger - Im guessing this could mean Heal will be back living on the coast again at seasons end - and will probably try to have something to do with the Blaze....cant you guys in Vic just keep him............please!

i wonder if cowen wonders what it would be like if they kept price and got rid of heal?

Probably no better IMO.

None of the above would surprise me. Molloy is well respected and liked by quite a few of the players so the idea that he was convinced to stay by the players is plausible.

It might seem like turmoil but what would you expect given the season they have had?

Looks like a ground up rebuild in the off season. The question is - who will stick around?

Will players be able to, or elect to, break contracts if they have a clause regarding a change of coach?

with all of this going on and the likeliness of change in coach here, it wouldnt surprise me if we saw Holmes back here next year

Grab Holmes with both hands if he becomes available.

Heal is good value as a player. Unless he is not interested in just playing, it would be beneficial for the Dragons to keep him as a player only. It just doesn't work to try and combine both play and coach.

wonder how much it will hurt when Phil is coaching the dragons next year and they smack us? :)

funny that hes about to "fall on his sword" at the same time as this occurs :)

Stacks has been hanging around at the Draggin's for a while now and hinted to me that he may be around in a more official capacity next season.

Booga, I'm not a fan of Heal's coaching at all, but the fact is that Price was unsuitable no matter who replaced him. I've been fairly vocal in my idea that innis SHOULD have been promoted to Head Coach as soon as Price was shown the door. The damage to the club's image over the percieved "knifing" by Heal, is unfortunately not measurable, but it certainly got a stink raised.

Molloy and Timms, at a guess, probably got some balls and questioned Shane's direction..... He's never liked to contemplate being wrong and it probably blew up.

Statman....The chances of Scotty being involved with the Dragons ever again are about as likely as me becoming the next Prime Minister.

I have had word from the club that an announcement will be made later today so something is definitely happening.....but what exactly?

AS the initial poster mentioned....watch this space, I guess.

Vote #1 - DICKO

DICKO....are you a funny looking little nerdy man with glasses who cant play cricket? If so you might have a shot!

I didnt think that there would be much chance of Ninny going back to teh Dragons....just thought Id ask the question as strange things happen in sport :)

DICKO....are you a funny looking little nerdy man with glasses who cant play cricket?

HUH?

Dicko I think he is implying you might be John Howard.

OH.....Yeah....Good One.

or Kevin Rudd!

Geez Dicko - didnt think it was that cryptic!

Not so cryptic....just bad.

I was looking for the joke and, quite frankly, couldn't find one.

From the Dragons to members.......

Crazy Johns South Dragons basketball development coach Michele Timms this week tendered her resignation to the club, effective immediately.
Timms joined the Dragons at their inception in March, 2006 as community development manager. In July of last year she was appointed basketball development coach for the 2007/08 HUMMER Championship season.
"The situation wasalwaysone that I would be given the opportunity to actively try to further my coaching career abroad, Timms said.
To do that I need to be in the United States and to go through the interview process for the WNBA.
I am indebted to the club for the wonderful opportunity to not only coach, but also to meet some wonderful guys.
I would like to wish Shane (Heal) and the boys all the best. I am very proud to have had the opportunity to work with the Dragons from ground zero up, and wish the clubcontinued success and longevity.
Crazy Johns South Dragons chairman Mark Cowan said Timms was to be thanked for her invaluable contribution to the club.
Michele has been great for the club, she was here from the very start and Id like to personally thank her for her time and commitment throughout her tenure, Cowan said.
Its a real loss for the club but Michele has decided on another path and we wish her well for the future.
She has always been open about her aspirations of coaching and Im confident she will make a great head coach in the future.
The Crazy Johns South Dragons will continue the 2007/08 HUMMER Championship season under head coach Shane Heal and assistant coach Guy Molloy.

Dunkin' Dan from OzHoops spotted this in a FoxSports Q&A:

Posted by paul radulovich of canberra on Wed 26 Dec 07 at 11:55am:

michelle what are your coaching goals for the future? do you want to be a head coach in th nbl, wnba or wnbl?

At the moment, I'm quite happy developing my philosophies as an assistant coach. I have no immediate desire to be a head coach but, definitely, down the track, once I feel I have covered a few voids in my philosophies, I will definitely be a head coach. But at the moment I'm very happy being an assistant coach for the next few years.

"continued success"

Wow, that is a very short long term aspiration!

XY, she's gifted. ; )
She short-circuited the head coaching course, due to preferences.

"I am very proud to have had the opportunity to work with the Dragons from ground zero up"

I like that choice of expression. It might be back to ground zero pretty soon - LOL

Molloy won't coach he's not good enough.

latest word is Shanahan is replacing her back to where he was meant to be at the start of the season as an assistant. Funny thing is the Bubble hasnt been quiet to other players in the league about how much he detests what Hammer is doing to the club!

Just keep watching this space!

"ground zero" isnt that the term used to describe what were the twin towers.

Hmm is it in bad taste to compare, the spectaclar collapse of the twin towers...and ...the Dragons?

:)

NO.......it would be bad taste to compare Heal with Osama Bin Laden

Yup, even Osama deserves more respect than that!

Knowledge, is it possible to imagine for one second that there is no sinister undertones and Timms just landed a better job..... Why are there always conspiracy theories :P

If she apparently landed a better job then they would she say

"To do that I need to be in the United States and to go through the interview process for the WNBA."

Doesn't sound like she has a job lined up to me.

DICKO..your right, it would be wrong to compare them, after all, we KNOW that Heal caused the dragons to implode.

gold XY

:)

Im just happy to see Heal fail, arrogant little prick he is

Heal is still standing.

Timms walked out because of him....all th rest is fluff.

Molloy almost follwed but was convinced to stay.

Everything the original poster said is correct, except that Molloy did not end up leaving. By all accounts, it was close though.

Latest....


Look for Heal to only be coaching the rest of the season, word is his uniform will not be seen again.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23035960-23769,00.html

Sounds like he wont play...