anon 447, if he was laughing at a "spastic kid" that is pretty poor form if true. I think you'll find that even Heal would not be stupid enough to do that.

Not much value at $1.37 I would do a multi with tomorrows adel v melb game

Go Hawks! I can't stand Sydney.

Hawks with their nose in front at the half. Would be great if they can get the W and make the playoff race a little more open. If they can continue to match the Kings on the boards it will help their cause. Hoping the 6ers take out the Tigers tomorrow as well.

Rotnei has some moves and then some. Great to watch so far.

better drop some money on RC for MVP

Great win for the Hawks still have a chance at playoffs. Clarke on fire

I think Heal is not only being found out for the average coach that he is but his overall character as a person is being questioned now.
The article about his financial status is an unfortunate situation but it shows his wrecklessness with other people's hard earned money. Not a good quality to have.
You can't BS a BSer! Sydney is no nonsense town. Time to pack it up and move on.
Oh wait, he already has taken another job, in the NZ NBL. Might aswell head over there now. Don't half arse 2 jobs!!!
I've said it from day one, he's all excuses, when he's not serving up excuses he's reminding everyone how good of a job he is doing at the time.
He doesn't have the basketball mind, class, character or charisma to handle the responsibility of leading the Sydney Kings.
Imagine Gordie McCloud had the Kings roster! We'd be sitting pretty minus all the drama.

Agreed JW...apparently he wasnt even around for several days this week. How can a team prepare with a coach MIA? Cannot help but think his mind is on Wellington too...

No bankruptcy in NZ eh?

Body language of Young pretty clear tonight. Would love to know what he really thinks...

Culture seems toxic. Who is the bad egg?

Heal will be gone next season.

All valid points but it's probably going to be his very public run-in with Dunn that's going to be the main reason he goes. As the old saying goes, you don't bite the hand that feeds you... even if its owner was drunk and out of line.

The paper mentioned Brett Brown, Matt Nielsen too? Hang your head in shame if true. It just made it a lot harder to warm to the guy.
Piss him off!!!
I can't believe that the owners are ok with him taking another job while working for them, thats a slap in the face and is not good for basketball, makes the sport look like a semi professional Mickey mouse league.
If he can lend, borrow, 'invest' big money from his 'friends' I'm sure he would have no worries saying that he is going to the NZ NBL to 'develop' a coach. Spare me.
He is so calculating.
If he wants to develop his coaching skills go visit a NBA team, sit in and learn, coaching in an inferior league will not advance him as a coach.
Taking a job while having a job. It's something you just DON'T do!

Disappointing effort game wise and I agree that while things have been patched up on the surface, it's certainly going to be Dunn Drunkgate that will have been the nail in the coffin...

The team just didn't seem with it on Saturday night, some players played hard, Young again, despite padding his stats was more of a distraction and ball hog than anything (despite that awesome windmill!) and AJ just didn't seem with it... I know he's getting manhandled with a lot of treatment on him let go, but I think he's just getting sick of not seeing the ball...

As for Heal's people management, it certainly seems like he's been working hard on Madge's game, and it's paying dividends, but that's the only thing I can think of that's been overwhelmingly in Heals' favour...

Some teams just have bogey sides...

It's Sydney mate, produce and be humble. Just like Brian Goorjian did. Or move on. Simple.
The Kings didn't even get a mention in the Telegraph today.
The game is dying a slow painful death here in Sydney.
10 and 10 with the most credentialed import to even play in the NBL, arguably the best big man in the comp who doesn't see the ball. Boring team to watch.
Players not looking enthused to play for the guy.
His overall coaching record speaks for itself.

I'd say part of it is playing with "the most credentialed(sic) import to even play in the NBL" as you watch them when he takes on half the opposing team by himself then jacks up a shit shot, head down, run back the other way... Hammer keeps saying a key to success is passing the ball around, finding the open man, looking for better shots... What are his teammates supposed to do when you know as soon as he gets the ball he's going to over dribble it and jack up a crap shot? That would be a key to team morale...

Not saying that Hammer is 100% innocent, but you seem blinded by your hatred for him and overlooking a lot of other problems...

Hatred is a very strong word Wookiee. I don't "hate" anyone sorry mate.
I'm simply analysing his timeline at the Kings, his overall body of work as a coach and calling it how I see it. Last time I checked I was entitled to my own opinion.