Sorry, should have just posted a link.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/basketball/price-blames-heal-for-sacking/2006/10/24/1161455705112.html

The Dragons had done so well in starting the franchise. They had great marketing and had recruited a team that wasn't a championship contender but was interesting, with a former NBA all-star as head coach, a returning star of the league from retirement, the likely rookie of the year, and so on. In one foul swoop they look like nothing more than a farce.

Then again, I suppose they are still interesting, aren't they.

Takes the attention away from the Sixers for a week at least.....

Yeah Phil and Lanard are gonna sleep well this week !

Dont know about Scotty Ninnis though, might be a tough couple of months for him.

It does seem like Ninnis is a big victim in this, yet outside of forums like this, you probably wont read anything about it.

Molloy is noow the assistant and Ninnis the second assistant, so he has been demoted.

But he *was* the 1st asst, and it's now being reported that he's the 2nd asst.

Whether it's a big demotion or a demotion at all I guess is yet to be seen.

Maybe he'll shed some light on what his role was & what it will be going forward tonight on Talking Hoops.

I'm guessing completely, but my theory is that he stayed too close to Price trying to give some support to his 1UP and perhaps Heal didn't like it?

If he has any issue with Heal, airing it on radio would be a significant risk.

I watched the game against the Tigers and from just listening to Mark Price during Time Outs I wasnt overly impressed with his style. Not very technical with his comments and Shane Heal spoke as much as Price did!

They were in the Tigers game at half time due to the fact Heal was on fire from a long way out. Not due to good structure. At the end of the day playing NBA doesn't mean you will be able to coach.

He did get shafted and probably deserved at least a season to get used to coaching as well as the league.

Sixers might need a new coach soon (or right now!!) so the Price could be right!

Its an absolute joke what they have done to Price. Whether he could coach or not, he deserved more then four games to prove his worth. Surely they could have ironed out the problems together, the NBL has stepped it up this season and wins are hard to come by. Especially for a new team that has never played together. Its a poor decision to axe a man like Price because he has a bigger fan base around here then the Dragons.

I cannot believe this absolute farce.The biggest name to ever be involved in aussie bball gets shafted.What the hell are the dragons management thinking?This has to be right up there with some of the worst decisions in aussie sporting history.The NBL damm sure needed someone of Price's calibre for legitimacy.The NBL as a brand needed price..Price doesnt need the NBL.He can get himself a major coaching job anywhere in the world.I for one am hoping the dragons fold.NBL u just lost a long time fan.Im gonna watch college or nba hoops instead.

Shane is an absoulte toss bag who doest not give a rats butt about anything but his own agenda!!! Shane you are a freaking joke and i hope your team does not win a game all season you selfish piece of s**t!!!! Mark Price on behalf of all Australians i sincerely apologise for the way you have been treated. Please come and coach in Adelaide when Phil gets the boot shortly!!!

Im all for it......Price came in with big raps and no coaching experience......that was the biggest mistake the Dragons made

They wouldve been better off with a more experienced coach who has NBL coaching experience

Price got what he deserved i reckon

I too thought he wasnt that vocal during timeouts

Go Heal......show em u can get the Dragons first win

Former Dragons Fan....ur a fool....jump ship if u want....im sure the dragons dont need fans like you

Why do people want Price to coach here? The Dragons might have dealt with it in a very messy fashion, but they just offloaded the guy because he couldn't get the job done. Why would the 36ers want him?

From all accounts, he did no one-on-one sessions with players, wasn't very vocal in trainings and didn't give much at games.

Sounds like he is already here then Isaac ;)

Sounds like the Dragons have paid the price!!


Bahhahahahahahah!

"From all accounts, he did no one-on-one sessions with players, wasn't very vocal in trainings and didn't give much at games."

Smyth clone then Isaac?

price deserved to be allowed to coach longer than 5 weeks come on. heal has always been a backstabber anyway. he is the scum of the earth.
This sacking his seriously hurt the credit of australian basketball. if price hadnt been sacked australian basketball could have flourished into the overseas market. Way to take australian basketball back another few pegs. our mens team will never compete with the overseas teams without someone like price giving teams the knowledge gained from playing in the nba

Surely if he wasn't doing the things that management expected, a quiet word on the side would have been in order so everybody could get on the same page.
Sacking is a drastic step and I think shows Cowans lack of experience.
Can't help but feel that this negates all the good work they have done and makes them look like a 'Laurel and Hardy' show.

Ken you saying that

"Cowan & Heal"

are up there with
Laurel & Hardy, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore, Martin & Lewis.

now i can believe the three stooges, can see Hammer being the Moe of the outfit and smacking people across the face if they don't get it right.

Nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk!

I can never see the Dragons coming back because of how they have dealt with the Price situation. Very unprofessional by the Dragons.

And to say I was so excited for them!