I find it amusing that people think A Gaze can coach.
I would expect his media profile and personality will work in Sydney and make no mistake he is a smooth talker and would be good for drawing sponsorship in. leave the expert coaching to Vickerman and exclude Lanard too.

A Gaze coaching will be from a text book, Vickerman and Lindsey Gaze. SEABL level is far from NBL level and Gaze
will findout that immediately.

Lanard is only there as support to gaze when things go wrong. I give Gaze 1 year and he will be back to Mel with Lanard following.

The Kings have shown once again despite the new owners that its all about Marketing in Sydney first then pray the team can win some games in the process. Its a shame because is been tried previously and turned out to be a disaster!

Has anyone heard a word from Childress about returning?

"The Kings have shown once again despite the new owners that its all about Marketing in Sydney first then pray the team can win some games in the process. Its a shame because is been tried previously and turned out to be a disaster!"

Well no, actually, for the best part of a decade, if not longer, the Kings were the big money makers in this league with exactly this approach. At the time it was being reported Wrublewski was making league record profits every year with this formula.

Certainly when the Kings had responsible owners they all made profits.
The likes of the David Koch's of the world are there for the wrong reasons and when money is asked for Koch as an owner was MIA.
Since then the decline of the Kings is a shame.
As a long time Kings supporter I see nothing that A Gaze has to offer in terms of coaching ability. I am sure he was hired for profile and the marketing ability.
Lanard was a former employee of the Vic based college of Basketball Academy and was a miserable fail there. No reason the assume anything has changed.
If the Kings were smart Vickerman should have been hired in the first instance.
That will cost them down the track undoubtedly.
Relocation costs, rental in Sydney will be massive. Enough to fund a team for a season at least.
IMO poor decision making from a group that are supposed to be smart.

Wherearethey....what a load of garbage! Hard work helps but it's a basketball brain that makes a good coach.

What makes you assume he doesn't have a good basketball brain?
As a player he seemed to.
My expectations are not high for him purely because I wonder if his heart is in this but at the same time I would not write him off either. As a player he was a huge success despite being a below average athlete. He understands the game.

Yeah all the experience is translated into all of those wins in the Seabl.Never heard so much piffle.

All those different systems? Like... Shuffle, shuffle & more shuffle?

How talented is his seabl team???

That makes a big difference in wins/losses regardless of who the coach is.

He sacked an import the other day. Did Gaze select that guy? If so that's clearly nor a good start.

Wow how the NBL has changed Gaze Copeland duo being part of the Kings.

But funnily enough this same move keeps another aspect of the league the same - Kings being Violet Crumbles!

Has anyone heard if Childress coming back to the Kings? If
I was Gaze he would of been the #1 priority.

Anon they just signed Lisch for $300k per which is basically what Childress was on.

I highly doubt they intend to spend $600k on just two players and then fill out the other 9 spots for $500k total.

I should add they've already got Khazzouh under contract and he wouldn't come cheap either so I think the Lisch signing signalled the end of the Childress era.

Anon #586344

No Childress in the Kings lineup next season puts more pressure on Khazzou, Cadee, Garlepp to have a standout season and leave a gap in the floor leadership dept.

As great of a players as Gaze was with the Tigers, he
is about top face his biggest basketball challenge coaching the kings.

What rubbish. Childress spent 1/2 of his time here injured. So the Kings managed with out him.
I for one don't want to see him back and I expect them toget someone of equal skill or better.

I'm with Angus h and fstos

Childress was one of the most talented players to play Nbl.

Fantastic. Enjoy the warm fuzzy feelings you got from Childress. When it's all said and done that talent you say he has and I agree was not seen for 2 full seasons. Maybe if he played to that uninjured capacity they wouldn't still be a basketcase.
Did you ever see Dwain McClain play? If so, there is no comparison ever.

Come on Childress was a much better player than D-Train ever was. Aside from the NBL comparison one was a near All-Star level player in the NBA at one point the other never even played in the NBA.

Gaze have said nothing about resigning Childress which leaves me to think he's looking to bring in a different import and one can only assume he will come with athletic NBA experience player who is great for crowd entertainment
and marketing.


Lets just hope Childress don't go to another NBL team
because im sure he will have a little extra for the Kings.

Watching Childress in the NBL was a bit like watching Scottie Pippen in the NBA he was just on a different level to the players around him in nearly every facet of the game.

Hellooooo out there to the Sydney Kings..is anyone home.

Any news on player signing or imports?

Angus. Are you seriously saying that the likes of Grace, Copeland, D Train The Chief, The Chairman, Simmons, and the list goes on are worse than todays imports?

JVG is in the USA atm and I am sure will identify some talent. If he doesn't then I reckon he won't be there long ;)

So if they don't stay around as long who cares.
The game is far more than flash in the pan imports that don't stay. But are somewhat talented.

Perhaps I should single out specific years?. NO cherry picking required. Give me a year to review. Random. No research.

Hearing Bullets have signed Craig for 2 season, plus other nbl teams signing quality players and nothing coming from the Kings camp, I'm gonna placed my bet at TAB the kings to be the wooden spooners next season.

JVG is back in town so here's hoping.