Gleeson is a master coach!!

Bevo is old news...Gleeson will undoubtably be one of this leagues best coaches.

Coaches sometimes get too much credit for wins

Bevo's system....haha! Trev's won 2 grandy's and challenging for a 3rd...it's HIS system. Money or no money, he's done what no one else has done in Perth. Full credit and respect to the man.

Like him or hate him, he has delivered! On the brink of a 3rd tittle in 4 years.

As a Perth fan I don't necessarily rate Gleeson, and tbh was bailed out with cotton acquisition.

Look, he might not be an elite tactician, he might carry on like a pork chop, and he may have had some lucky breaks
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I recall saying a number of weeks ago that if Perth made the playoffs they would be close to favourites - because you just can't ignore their championship pedigree and the fact of their stellar home record. ala you have to respect them in the same vein as when the Spurs make the playoffs.

The response I generally got was that Perth were junk and would be swept by the Taipans.

They are still my favourites to win the championship (as much as it pains me to say that).

It's quite possible that everyone is right. He carries on like an idiot, has loads of money behind him and inherited Bevo's core, but 3/4 GFs is solid no matter what. Still had to recruit around that core and balance imports year by year.

I can see NBL doing backflips if Perth get to host game 1 ,3 and 5,so all that needs to happen now is for the Hawks to get up on Thursday for that to happen and by the way Gleeson is a f/head.

WEll done Perth in letting Bevo go. Gleeson has won 2 championship bring on 3

Well done Trev, great respect for a top guy. Well liked by his players.

Let's go wildcats, well done Trevor our champion coach.

All of you that still bag him and don't rate him as a coach or think his success has anything to do with anything else but the fact that he's a brilliant coach are idiots. Better yet, flogs. He's done what no other coach has done in Oerth, including the ranger Bevo. I'd love to have him over for a BBQ!

Anon, hater comes out on show. What about nelbourneca d Sydney?? They had loaded teams yet didn't make the playoffs. Are you suggesting anyone would have got then a championship with their loaded side. He's guided Perth to the grand final after missing Martin for 11 games this year, import changes. He brought in Prather, Neal, cotton, this business of rob beveridge has a lot to do with the current success is old now, he left 4 years ago.

When you look at the cats, there's probably 4 other teams with deeper benches so when people say Perth are loaded, they aren't as loaded as you think.

Like him or hate him, he is clearly doing his job pretty well.

Anon, we know you are a Bevo fan, move on Gleeson has won 2 championships and in the grand final again, and loved by the wildcats fans.

Gleeson rubs many people up the wrong way, but he has proven over a long period of time he is a very good coach. Only one season missing the playoffs in how long?

He came into Perth and was smart, he gave the players responsibility, particularly at the defensive end and they chose to keep a lot of what Bevo taught them.

That's just smart, using the knowledge of experienced players and a very good coach.

Sure, he's had great backing, but as Melbourne and Sydney show year after year, it takes more than that to succeed.

The records of Lemanis, Beveridge, Wright and Gleeson over a long period show they deserve to be ranked very highly as coaches. Similar with Fearne and McLeod working with small budgets.

It's laughable that anyone thinks Gleeson isn't a very good coach.

If Adelaide get through, i'm concerned about their ability to handle their unbelievable defence.

As much as I can't stand him and the cats you don't make the 3/4 grand finals based on luck.

Gleeson is a flog!!

"Bevo's system??? hahahaha, bevo's system is much different to the way the cats have played under Gleeson."

At the defensive end, no, they haven't moved far from what Bevo did, why would they when they were/are the best defensive team.

At the offensive end, yes, Trev brought in his flex-based offence, but some of what they're running at the moment is quite similar to Bevo's offence to create spacing for on-balls, rather than being post-centred.

I don't understand how this can be "Bevo's system"

Gleeson has had 4 years, and we're saying he's done nothing but tell the guys "keep doing what you were doing under Bevo"? Truly?

Plus how exactly have Cotton, Prather, etc, learned from Bevo?

They've kept a lot of what Beveridge did defensively. Gleeson gave the players ownership to decide a lot of this stuff when he first came in and they stuck with what works.

Anon, funny how Bevo had all these great players and only won one championship, proves Gleeson is a better coach with 2 championships.

Bevo lost Redhage for one playoff run, and Damo for one grand final.

Bevo coached Perth for 4 years with one championship, that's why he didn't get the boomers job he was not good enough.

Kobe, every one has injuries there 10 players not just one player on a team.

Kobe, every one has injuries there 10 players not just one player on a team.

If bevo had the imports that glesson has had he would have won at least one more championship

Dear Bol
That says more about Bevo's lack of coaching ability if he couldnt get good imports. He had access to the same money that Gleeson does.

Gleeson's behaviour on the bench is deplorable. His constant challenges to Referees is endless and calling them out as "Your Lying" is an example of his exceptionally poor behaviour. Basketball has long advertised itself as the Family Sport, Gleeson does nothing to enhance this wishful thinking. Oh dear he has no smile either the poor boy.