Can't coach

Just to clarify - 'Wazza', aka Warrick Giddey is not part of the current coaching staff.

orbit - you've summed it up perfectly. The Tigers play just like Anstey himself did. Sunday's Kings v Tigers game was a perfect example of two teams taking on the characteristics of their coaches. The Tigers like you mentioned are talented but undisciplined (just like Anstey in his playing days), whilst the Kings are tough, relentless and in your face for the full 40 minutes (just like Hammer played).

I know which style of team I'd prefer to coach.

If this was the NBA he would have been sacked already. But as this is not the NBA but just a second rate league full of wanna be's and has beens then I guess he will survive. Trust me that putting Dmac in would not solve the problems.

Vart - I agree with you that "Hammer" was in your face but not for 40 minutes. The other team usually had the ball for about 20 minutes of the game & I don't recall him being to much in players face then.

Usually only when he was jacking 3's without passing and trying to get involved in fights.

Three things:

1. Results to date with this roster are, broadly speaking, not totally unacceptable at all. Well, Sundays result was unacceptable but the previous two games were superb. We're dealing with a small sample size here of 7 games. Any talk of sacking Anstey at this point is laughable. The team has a few loose cannons, however they are playing with passion which is more than us Tigers fans can safely say about last season.

2. What was unacceptable was recruiting Braswell in the first place, which Anstey was responsible for.

3. Anstey is a whinger and it was concerning that he was still complaining well after the event instead of trying to calm his players and rally the troops. However, many coaches would've done the same thing as Anstey. I hope he learns for next time though, because a few ill disciplined acts ultimately cost the Tigers a very important game. Anstey needs to keep a cooler head next time.

A 4th thing:

- The team is playing good defense. With Flynn on board to control the offense, I'm confident they can make a run at the top 4. He is still fresh, and his knowledge of the team will improve with every training session.

This week's game against Wollongong, with their loaded backcourt and disciplined team play is absolutely crucial.

Tigers wont make a run at Top 4...the reason is Flynn will be gone soon....word around town is he is talking with 3 NBA teams and only came out here to get some game time/fitness in a decent league and the tigers were happy to sign him with an NBA out clause!

Oh and Anstey looks like a guy who need 3 or 4 years "learning" the coaching craft at Big V & SEABL level...it really shows when the pressure goes on and it appears he lacks man management skills!

The Biggest mistake by Anstey from the other night:

When the scuffle happened, the Commentators made a very good point that Anstey never called a timeout or anything.

I wondered why he didnt call one either.
His players were losing the plot a little, and lets be honest, the likes of Walker, Goulding and Scott probably needed a cooling off.

Heal deserves a lot of praise.
It appears as though he has a really good relationship with his players, and everyone seems to be on the same page.
It looks like he can relate to his players.

Al Westover is Hot, he can coach me anytime.

Let's judge him on what he's doing, not on how much experience he has.

James Hird has become a good coach in the AFL. No one seems to be talking about his lack of experience. Why? He's got results.

Yeah almost needless to say but if Flynn goes, the team's screwed. Surely they'll be constantly updating a back up list of players though. ie: If Flynn walks out today, these are the people we're gonna call, in order, 1, 2, 3, 4...etc.

Tiger Watcher, it's going to be like Mills all over again except at least this time they didn't lose Corletto.

Basketball coaching isn't quite analogous to most roles in the "professional world".

Don't get me wrong, I said at the time that I'd rather have D-Mac on board because:

1. He's served an apprenticeship as an assistant.
2. He's got some experience as a head coach and he did impress in his short stint.

However, things aren't always as simple as they appear from outside. The overriding point is that we should judge Anstey based on his results. And at the moment, there simply isn't enough to go by.