-what the heck- NG'S personal blog suggests nothing of the sort.
-I always doubted the validity of an exhibition tournament without any real purpose.
-You'd have to think this move to s'pORE would have been the worst in his career
-Although JR's comments need to be rectified?

They said Facebook, not blog. Might be something said there.

yer, but that's what i mean- his blog suggests nothing of the sort or that something like that could happen- Daz seems so upbeat and positive about it all!

He wouldn't talk about it there while it wasn't "official news". Did he discuss the Slingers originally leaving the NBL out in such a public place? Of course not.

That said, him coming home may not necessarily indicate anything either.

Tonight the Slingers won 86 to 81 against Beijing Aoshen in a good entertaining match at the SIS.

The team is having a planned week of holiday after the many matches the team has played since late August. Most of the the players are taking advantage of being close to places in Thailand , Vietnam but a few are taking a quick week back to Australia or NZ.

Next match in Singapore is November 5 against Malaysian All Stars and a return is taking place in KL the same week . The Slingers have published their remaining matches for December and January on their web and more games in the region are likely .

The slingers are not gone. They have assistant coach Frank Arsego stepping up to the plate tonight.
Not sure why Gordie left. Who knows he might be back and it might be some random confusion.
Lets hope Darren stays in Singapore and this confusion settles.

Slingers won their game tonight.
Check www.singaporeslingers.com for more details.

:)

From www. Singaporeslingers.com

Story by Cheryl Ng

"12 October 2008  The Singapore Slingers returned to winning ways with a determined 86-81 victory over the visiting Beijing Aoshen in the fifth game of the Singapore Challenge Series at the Singapore Indoor Stadium today.

The home team got off to a strong start as they outshone a sleepy Beijing team with their fluid offensive motion, incisive passing and sharp shooting, going on a 10-0 rampage in the first three minutes of the game. Chris Daniel was on fire, netting two triples for the Slingers, on a perfect 2-for-2 from field in the first quarter. The Slingers scorched their opponents from downtown, as they made 5 out of 7 of their shot from beyond the arc to gain a 28-19 lead by the end of the quarter.

The uninspired Beijing team continued their sluggish form in the second quarter, with some wild passing and turnovers on offence. Running several effective pick and roll plays with big man Blagoj Janev, sharp shooting Slinger Darren Ng made two triples in this quarter, pouring in 11 points for the home team by halftime. Led by the quick moves of forward Huo Nan and American import Jamel Staten who both combined for 22 points, the frustrated Beijing team started pulling their act together towards the end of the quarter, closing the gap to 40-46 by halftime.

The visitors came out roaring after the break, erupting on a 7-0 run to take their first lead of the game at 47-46. Both teams engaged in some breathless coast-to-coast action with several quick fast breaks in what was a close battle as the lead changed hands more than 10 times throughout the quarter. Huo Nan was the go-to guy for Beijing, as he banked in 9 points in the quarter to lead his team's comeback. Darren Ng responded for the home team, with a long shot from five feet beyond the arc to give the Slingers a 56-54 lead, but a triple by Jamel Staten at the end of the quarter ensured that the visitors went into the final break on a high with a 65-64 lead.

The Slingers found leadership in bench player John Fitzgerald in the final quarter, as he converted some timely triples and made two crucial steals which the Slingers converted into quick fast break baskets. Scoring 19 points in the second half, Fitzgerald impressed the fans with his energy and composure, top scoring for the Slingers in this quarter with 10 points. The stifling team defence of the Slingers kept Beijing's forward Huo Nan scoreless for the entire quarter and much to the delight of the vocal crowd, the home team eventually came away with a well-deserved 86-81 victory. Darren Ng and Huo Nan emerged as the top scorers for their teams, with 21 points apiece.


"It's all about the team effort for us, and we worked extremely hard throughout the game to hang on for the victory. We got some steals that led to easy breakaway layups, and the fans were fantastic with their energy," said Slingers interim head coach Frank Arsego, who took over the reins for this game as Gordie McLeod returned to Australia to settle personal matters.


Commending John Fitzgerald's effort, Frank added: "John had a serious injury pre-season and he worked very hard to get back in shape. I'm very proud of him, and I'm also very excited about my first win for Singapore."


The Slingers next face Malaysia All-Stars on Wednesday, 5 November at 740pm at the Singapore Indoor Stadium."

slight over-exxaggeration by everyone- Gordie was back in Oz for personal matters and Darren is coming back to Adelaide or back to Oz as the team has a break! just chill everyone!

Maybe JR's source jumped to conclusions?

And I was just about to suggest that perhaps Geordie was giving up the Slingers job to take the Boomers coaching job.

"Both teams engaged in some breathless coast-to-coast action"

This is when you run fast breaks whilst holding your breath.

"You may have noticed that our coach Gordie was not coaching us tonight. We were informed on Saturday that he would no longer be coaching us as he and the club could not come to an agreement. It was a bit of a shock, with noone expecting that at all. Frank has taken over the reigns and did a great job last night. We have a 3 break lay-off before the next game, so all of the players and coaches have been given one week off starting this week. I'll be heading back to Adelaide for the break"-

So Gordie is out- i guess he wanted something perhaps more 'serious' whilst Darren IS staying- as predicted!

Confirmed that Gordie is out on the Slingers list for the Darwin Game also.

Glad they r out of the NBL.