Shayok
Years ago

Which Aus Coach allow individual freedom

I was on the Ben Simmons post and I thought these might be a good questions. If you took a team of:
Point Forward: Ben Simmons 6'10"
Shooting Guard: ?
Small Forward: Deng Adel 6'7"
Power Forward: Thon Maker 7'1"
Center: Isaac Humphries 7'0"

Which Australian coach would you choose that had the right mixture of individual freedom and structure to lead a team this talented. I did not put a shooting guard there because I don't know who is the best knock down shooter out there. I picked this team because these are the top ranked Australian in the U.S. who are not playing in the u19's world championships. I think if we kept them at home under the right coach that had the right approach for their interest and Australia's interest, they would be playing for Australia.
Do you think such a team can play as a team and beat the best U.S. Hs teams like Monteverde Academy, Oakhill, or Findlay.
Is there a coach that can say look at Ben and Thon and say I have to make sure we promote you beyond just playing for Australia but showing that superstars are made in Australia. With that much talent, IQ, and athleticism on that team you can let these guys go make plays sometimes. Who is that coach and last of all is it good for Austrlian basketball?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Andrej Lemanis
Adam Caporn
Mark Watkins
Justin Schueller

Ummmm.... Is there a pattern forming here?

The best Aussie High School kids on one team would destroy Oak Hill etc. Was that even a serious question?

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HO  
Years ago

Weird way for BA to be advertising for a Coach.

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Anon  
Years ago

Guy Molloy
Jamie O'Loughlin

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Guy Molloy? He is the most structured coach in Australia! No freedom to play (except if you call 'freedom' the license to slightly deviate within specific, pre-defined player roles within the offence)

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Anonymous  
Years ago

^^^ Wow you beat to me to it. One of the most x's and o's guys around. C3PO and RD2.

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dman  
Years ago

Ian Stacker

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Greggo  
Years ago

I think there's a reason we never actually see these gigantic teams take the floor... there's a role and place for smaller players.

If these huge teams playing Point Forwards at PG worked then every NBA lineup would be rolling with them

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Greggo  
Years ago

Interesting point about keeping them at home though. Sorry I kinda jumped off topic with that last bit. I think another part of it is going over to US high schools, putting up some big numbers and getting a solid college offer.

Maybe they'd be less likely for that if they all played in Aus/ in the same team?

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Todd  
Years ago

Phil Smyth

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Tim Sheens.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

chris clyne

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Chris Clyne hahaha TROLL

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Anon  
Years ago

Guy Malloy or Rob Beveridge would be the two

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Anon  
Years ago

Guy Malloy or Rob Beveridge would be the two I would consider as both have had results at the junior level at Worlds and both are very good coaches of junior players and developers of junior players.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Guy Molloy gets offended by creative players doing good things on the court outside his plan. Thats why he'll never be a great coach coaching great players.

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Shayok  
Years ago

Rob Beveridge is probably the most suited as he was the long time Nike Hoop Summit Coach so he has experience coaching kids with different styles of play. He was also very successful doing this against U.S. talent at the Hoop Summit. He has proven himself.
So if you're trying to put together a u19's team and get top kids to commit why not go after him strongly.

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Anonz  
Years ago

+1 for Ian Stacker

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Guy Molloy likes robots, not free thinking talent

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Individual freedom vs game plan.... We bleed when we lose, we bleed when there is structure.... Montverde let Ben do whatever he wanted and hs great players with him. He will be outstanding but in the pro's do you think he will just do what he wants ??

Look at the Spurs, they are structured. Some of those coaches mentioned cut corners and play it off as freedom.

Look at the 19's ,,, Freedom vs losing. They play free and get accused of no game plane, you have structure and get medals and it is a fault.

Too hard to please

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Anonymous  
Years ago

http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/boys-basketball-st-lukes-grammar-of-sydney-australia-defeat-poly-in-exhibition-game-46-40-on-saturday-night/

I found this an entertaining watch and listen, but at the end when the US journo speaks to the Aussie high school coach about the difference in playing style between us and them is quite interesting, have a listen.

Kind of puts a different spin on who is more structured in the way they play the game!

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