Marty Clarke might be up for the challenge

I'd like DMAC involved some way. he wasn't a bad coach IMO in the short 10 games and probably deserve a chance.

personally not a fan of hiring junior coaches to coach senior level. if those coaches want to they can work up the ranks by been an assistant at elite senior level first and work their way through.

I think Marty Clark shows the lack of experience when dealing senior sports team.

At the moment Joyce would be the front runner. Damian Cotter isn't a strong character and couldnt handle the NBL Pressure and dealing with professional players! Mark Watkins shouldnt even be considered after such a dismal performance when he was coaching the Razorbacks! Stacker will do a great job at the AIS guiding young talented players to a bright NCAA or NBL future.

If the Kings owners make the horrible decision to leave Moose as coach until the end of this season they then should be looking at this very moment for potential coaches assuring Kings fans next year they will hire a coach that will direct the team to the finals and play with INTENSITY every game!

That coach should either have recent NBL coaching experience or be a former NBL players with NBL coaching experience and the assistant coaches MUST have NBL coaching experience!

Others to consider for the Kings position..
Phil Smyth, Scott Ninnis, D Mac, Andrew Gaze,
Bruce Palmer, Brad Rosen, Guy Molloy, Warrick
Giddey, Bruce Bolden, Shawn Dennis,

Last point! Textbook coaches who learnt their coaching from reading basketball books cant lead a NBL team to a GF!

True

Mark Dickel?

Bevo makes the Marty argument but they are chalk and cheese in terms of record and ability.

I think you need to look at people who meet the following critiria

Head coach at SEABL/ABA level
shows you can manage grown men/egos)
Stint as an NBL assistant or NBL head coach
(You understand the professional enviroment)

If you meet the above two key areas then get your short list and have a panel of 4 select the best candidate.

If Sydney are smart the panel would be:
1 - Business person
2 - Non club related ex coach or Bball person
3 - Ex-NBL level player
4 - Alternative Sports ex coach/player (NRL/AFL)

Hopefully each member can use thier strenghs to help ensure the right candidate is found

Someone said mark dickel, he actually seems like he would be a good choice as an asisstant for a couple of years to see how he goes.
was a very good leader when he came to the kings in the second half of last season

Dickel has had some experience at International level, knows the league and what is expected

It would take Dickel a year or 2 to get his head outta his ass!!

think people misunderstood...

I'm just saying coaches who has only spent time coaching junior level kids need to serve time as assistant at NBL level or head at SEABL before considered.

dealing with grown men and boys are very different

Brendan Joyce would have to be high on the hit list. If it wasnt for his blind faith in his son becomming the next big thing then he could have done good things with the Blaze.

As long as Daniel is taken out of the equation and there is a strong board that he is answerable too then I think he would be an excellent candidate.

Yes, but people also forget or are ignorant to peoples past. EG - they see Cotter as a "junior coach" because they remember him from the U19 Aus team. But they ignore his SEABL championship with Knox. I'd say he's very experienced coaching both grown men & young adults.

Having said that, he wouldn't be my choice for Sydney head coach.

I dont understand the Joyce recommendations? He coached forever already, only won one championship, got the wooden spoon and got in a number of fights with fans in wollongong over playing his son.
And everytime Mark Watkins gets mentioned an anonymous poster tells some story about the training venue being too hot to train last time he coached and thats why he got fired.
Never heard of Damian Cotter but I agree the Kings need an experienced coach.. Goorjian (already sent them broke, on heaps in China apparently), Westover (making a bit in Japan but back in a few months), Palmer (also in Japan, has done a bit of everything since last coaching), and Sydney's assistant last year. Can't think of his name?

you are so right #920, although did Johnson move to the dragons next? woops... A coach that only knows how to spend other peoples money is not a good coach.

Dean Vickerman (Breakers assistant) is an outstanding coach with great credentials.

Tab Baldwin is always keen to coach here.

JACKIE MOON!

Tab Baldwin is the man and would be worth every dollar.