Interviews quite well - took the piss out of Billy, but that's not hard!!

No mention of his academy and just a quick spurt about the NBL, but let's face it the Footy Show isn't what it used to be...

That was interesting Bear - they gave him plenty of opportunity to pump up the NBL, but he didn't really go on with it. Shame really because we need people like him giving it as much air as possible.

I wanted to see him , but who can watch it all .
A little bitta Patty Mills on NiTV of course .

Agree, Bogut is big news here and if he so chooses to promote the NBL it would be heard wide and far.

He is a confident young man with a good head on his shoulders, if his Academy is lacking integrity as some people perceive I am sure he will be onto it...

What I like is the fact that he is having a crack at helping out juniors, he is in the US, long way from here so management will need to be trustworthy!

#believethehype NBA Podcast caught up with Andrew Bogut this week too... More basketball based questions than what The Footy Show, 3AW & everyone else would have asked:

http://believethehypenba.com/2013/06/05/episode-92-chewing-the-fat-with-andrew-bogut/

Hi guys,

The Academy is going pretty well so far.
Our kids are improving across all programs, Juniors, Mt. Erin Secondary College, and our Post Grad.

Our Post Grad has players signed at various levels, NCAA D1, with another, Marley Biyendolo, visiting Pepperdine next week, Junior College, D2/NAIA, CIS, which is Canadian Unversity League, and yes, a couple of our guys are aiming for Tech Schools in Canada, as they can get trade qualified (do their apprenticeships) instead of study for a degree. Out of our group of 14, 10 have committed to schools so far.
Another member is a NZ citizen and heading to the Breakers in September to trial with their Development Squad.

We are proud of the guys for the effort they are putting in to get to their respective levels. We train five mornings per week starting at 6:30am.

Two of our players from last year made the initial Emu's squad. One travelled to Germany for the Albert Schweitzer Tournament. The other was a DP at the Blaze previously.

This weekend we have two of our Junior players participating in the National Classic in the Under 14 age group.

Just this morning we had an individual workout with another Emu's squad member.

I'm never going to keep everybody happy with regards to my coaching. But my players improve, teams improve and perform, go on to play at higher levels, and stay in the game. Am also more than happy to say I have a great relationship with my players after they have played for/trained with me.

We have an open door policy with workouts, our first session is free. Am more than happy to have people down for a workout. Anyone that wants to put the time in to get better is welcome.

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Thanks for the post Luke, you're right, can't make everyone happy, sounds like quite a few are doing well though...

Love a critical statement with no name to it. Why are people in this world so keen to be critical of others, yet either aren't putting their hand up to their comments and aren't attempting to do it better. Luke is providing an opportunity for junior athletes to chase their dreams yet there are people sitting back and criticizing that? Don't like it, start your own academy and do it better!

From an outsiders perspective I commend Luke for the job he's doing and continue to wish him and his athletes the best.

As a coach at Casey, Luke did a great job in his time within our Association. Many of our players still use the Bogut Academy to improve their game, under Lukes tutelage. He has a great rapport with many players still at Casey. His team was very successful last year, missing out on a Grand Final berth by a narrow OT loss, and had a great record for the year.
"Anonymous", I'm assuming you have additional information as to why Casey Basketball was not happy with the job Lukes done.

Nothing wrong with helping kids get over there. No matter where they go.
As for Luke, he did win the COTY award for his division after narrowly missing the GF and finishing with the best record. Bogut has chosen him over others to run his program and also uses him to train him when he's in Oz in the NBA off season. He must be doing something right.

Not sure of your hidden agenda or purpose here anon, I know of a kid who did some training at this academy and he is kicking big goals as a college prospect, never was asked to pay big dollars for training at the time and recieved some valuable contacts.

My observations about the program are that any player who wants to put into it will get something out of it, maybe you have a personal gripe you should seek some assistance with... :)