Solid return. For an expansion team to be 10-15 after the run of injuries they've had is certainly respectable.

Made a mistake with their recruiting and were short one quality guard with speed, but overall they have built a solid base for their second season with most of their players returning.

They will get improvement from greater knowledge of Lemanis' system and just need to get the replacements for Beal and Bairstow right to be a real challenger.

Decent return, but stays say they will likely finish last with a wooden spoon. Injuries crippled them, and beal was woeful since week 1 really.

The league is just too strong this season, and when Gibson and beal are ur starting guards, with pretty much SEABL guys making up the rest of guard rotations, you will struggle in any league.

There's no shame in finishing last in a league this close.
They were competitive, which is the important thing.
Injury misfortune cost them a fair chance this season. Like Sydney, they'll adjust and improve based on what they've learned this season.

I thought Gibson came good and was really solid in recent weeks before he got injured. Looked like the only guard competent of getting the ball of the backcourt and was able to hit the three when offence was needed.

I think the Bullet's season shows just how vulnerable and fragile a team could be when it comes to injury.

Out of the blocks early, then hit a few bumps and downhill from there

Off court they've probably done alright, on court not so much. They made some puzzling player selections which made the team a bit bottom heavy and I hope at least one of their 20 forwards gets the chop next season so they can get a decent point guard.

They had the opportunity to use the 3rd import all season to address their backcourt deficiencies. Not doing so didn't give them a chance to fight through the injuries

Yeah, obviously with injuries the season result doesn't reflect clearly. They were right in contention for a finals berth.

Good team and finally starting to play defense and having the right people Kikert, Craig, Gibson Kendle step up. Hanging on to Beal so long and Gibson injury has sunk their season.
They look like a team now and if the key guys can have a good night at the same time they will still be hard to beat.
Lemanis doing the best with what he has got.

Like all teams, work in progress, i thinkt hey were ok, injury killed them and some recruiting.

They'll change it up again next year and be right again.

Wow if thats really the case about the Bullets off the court then that is dissapointing. Brisbane is a very fickle and competitive sports market. They cant afford to be half assed. They would have a hard enough time as it is to get noticed by corporates and media, so the least they could do is present themselves worthy of support by working the community trail a bit harder.

Ive heard their court announcer through the TV and wow he sounds awful. That should be an easy fix. Get better people involved and there could be a future for the Bullets.

A huge turn around for Adelaide has been Big Joe, Brisbane would be thinking about gtting him too I would imagine...Glad Joey is sticking around..

Interesting to hear the feedback about the off-court stuff. It's obviously something we don't get to see what other teams are doing.
Wildcats are obsessive about getting into the community, I just assumed that other teams did similar.

Obviously some patience is required, but end of the day, that's where Brissy will need to succeed, bums on seats.

Anon's comments there are certainly at odds with what I've heard about the community engagement, which is the players have been spent significant hours in the community. I wouldn't give it too much credibility unless there are some more sources.

Anon is spot on in regards to how the Bullets have been in the community.

Really disappointing. My neighbors work for one of the local district leagues. The Bullets were very committed in the preseason. Since then, however, things have really turned sour.

They were supposed to have three visits with Bullets players or staff after the preseason. On precisely zero of those occasions did the Bullets show up.

It took them half the season for Caitlin Dooley, membership and corporate sales manager, to have all of the member packs arranged and shipped. If you want evidence of this scroll back through their Facebook page.

Everyone at the Bullets is a 'manager' or an 'executive'. Yet they manage nobody whatsoever and very rarely are able to manage themselves. Too many cooks and not enough true leadership.

Game night entertainment is a joke. I've been a game nights event manager at a professional level before. I've tried to communicate with the Bullets in regards to how they can improve their game night very quickly, effectively and for almost zero cost. They have been unwilling to listen to anybody. This is a big problem because before the start of the season they made big claims that they wanted - and needed - to be called out by their fans and by corporate on their bullshit.

Finally, as fans of the team and who attend every game, I miss Jermaine Beal. Out of all of the players on the team, he was the one who spent the most amount of time and energy communicating with the fans. It wasn't even close. And it wasn't just the type of "Hey, I'm here" deal. If you spoke to him a couple of times he'd recognize your name or something about you. Sure, his on-court performances weren't up to the standard that he or the team would have liked but the reason why he was released was due to 'culture.' I don't know what he was like around his teammates but he was always fantastic with the paying customers and corporate. This is different to so many of the team and the office.

One of you asked who owns the team. The team is owned by a conglomerate. C.J. Bruton has put in a significant percentage of his investment money to get the Bullets back. There are a few others who are in there with him.

Ultimately, the only team that I can remember being as poor all around from top to bottom in terms of professionalism are the abomination that was the Victoria Giants.

Impressive thread and discussion.

No flogs here.

Lel, touche!

Great post Tough Luck, found that very insightful!