I must admit im thinking the same as Isaac, maybe they are just 'dragging it out' a bit to make it look like they hadnt spoken a few weeks ago when the Wildcats were still playing. Bevo has been rumoured to be leaving Perth for ages, so the club would have been crazy to not open talks a while ago imo, especially when it would have been clear they need to move on from Marty.
The fact they keep saying Perth is still an option is hard to believe for me, why test the waters if you are happy and want to stay? Its not like Perth are a poor club or other clubs could out bid them significantly. I'd say both parties have pretty much decided to move on.
My guess is its 36ers for Bevo if he stays in the NBL, else he will move overseas or coach Boomers.
Reading between the lines it seems to me that Bevo is number 1 choice, Maher number 2, for me the ideal would be to get them both Bevo as head coach, Maher as assistant.
Could be totally wrong, have no inside knowledge, but id be more suprised if Bevo or Maher dont get the job at this point.
I'd be excited to get Bevo, especially if he can bring Lisch with him. Would love Matt Knight too, but just think it would be too hard to fit him in with DJ, Schenscher, Petrie already signed. If Weigh leaves we may be able to fit him in i guess and have all the bigs play 20 mins(ish) a game. Doubt it would happen though. Could take pressure off them all though and enable them to play with less injury problems, so who knows may be attractive, since pretty much all those bigs have had some injury problems.
Say we get Lisch to replace Gibson, play him as a combo guard, start him at pg alongside the 2nd import a bit like Maher did with Farley, play him sg when Cadee comes on, to me Lisch and Maher are similar style of player so should work, and get an import sg/sf to replace Crosswell and/or Weigh if he leaves and we are in pretty good shape imo.
Even if we cant get someone like Lisch i trust Bevo picking an import more than Marty.
Exciting times ahead i think.
