Doggies Forever
Years ago

Opals Coach

I'm heading to India in July for a wedding, anyone know when the Opals Coach will be announced, won't bother heading to Asian Champs if they re-appoint Joyce. Anyone in the know of who or when an announcement will be made.

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LC  
Years ago

Joyce is not coaching the Opals.

Brendan Joyce on life after the Opals

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"We did fail to win a medal at Rio, and if you look at our KPI's for that game, we did succeed with 4 out of 5."

Man is this guy deluded or what! Quoting KPIs lmao.

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Hoopie  
Years ago

Maybe I'm being cynical but it sounds a bit far-fetched for him to have had so many responsibilities and take so much credit.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

My thoughts exactly. Shannon won because he coached well, okay maybe you appointed him but taking all of the credit for other coaches' acheivements? Again delusional.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

atm Looking like:

2017-2020 Brondello-Opals
2017 Goriss-U19 (98 born + younger) qualified
2017/2018 Seebohm-U17 (01 born + younger) qualifiers ytp

2017-2020 Lemanis-Boomers
2017 Caporn-U19 (98 born + younger) failed to qualify
2017/2018 Schueller-U17 (01 born + younger) qualifiers ytp

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Doggies Forever  
Years ago

I'm not sure about Brondello. Hasn't she just signed a multi year contract with the Mercury. How does she train and coach the Opals (who's next campaign is in July at the Asian Champs) when she's coaching in the USA at the same time. I can't see BA appointing Brondello after all the crap that went down with Joyce. Time to get on track. Maybe Chambers, she's just won the WNBL coach of the year, coached at junior level internationally. What about Tom Maher, he's not coaching back in China, saw him at the WNBL Grand Final. Hasn't he got 4/5/6 Olympics under his belt with great success. Ready made I think.
And what about our Hall of Famer Michelle Timms. She's back in Australia from coaching in China also, maybe those two can hook back up as HC and AC.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Seebohm should be coaching the entire womens program imo.

Our senior team sucks and we need to rebuild.

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Doggies Forever  
Years ago

Seebohm Should have kept coaching in the League to be considered maybe. He and his team did a great job at the u17 but coaching senior professional women at the world stage would be a whole different Ball game. He needs to get a few more games under his belt.

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Jeepers Jimmy  
Years ago

If we met 4 out 5 KPIs in the last game in Rio then we must have had the wrong KPIs. Hearing Joyce spent more time at a recent Sandringham Clinic talking about what he has done instead of using that time to coach!!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

He coached a terribly undermanned Sydney team quite well.

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Doggies Forever  
Years ago

Did he even put his hand up to Coach the Opals.
I heard today there were at least 5 applicants, and he didn't get a mention. Maybe he knows he's not ready yet.

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Doggies Forever  
Years ago

Brendan Joyce didn't quite get assistance to coach with him that could of taken over from him either. Should have had at least 1 current WNBL coach in there. We have to start from scratch now with nearly all of our current WNBL coaches not had any experience with the senior program. Chris Lucas has but not for the past 4 years. Ok that's not right he helped out with the NZ team as an assistant, but that's not the Opals. It was a terrible appointment from the start. Glad to hear he has gone onto other things but sounds like he has continued to justify himself.
The more I think about it, Tom Maher should be approached and appointed the position.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

KPIs? LMAO. Maybe KPI #1 was to successfully catch the plane to Rio and the team certainly achieved that.

I don't get why Seebohm didn't take the Flames job he was offered. Sure BA may have been more lucrative, but he was on track to be Opals Coach

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Vodka 43  
Years ago

Seebohm wouldn't sign on as the Flames wouldn't let him pick his own players.

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James Harvey fan  
Years ago

Seems like things worked out OK for the Flames without him though.

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Vodka 43  
Years ago

Doggies Forever nailed it, he's too young and not experienced enough. I think he would say the same thing.
Not sure about Chambers as Opals Coach either, she's had one championship win, Brondello was a Champion player for the Opals and is used to coaching readymade teams but she needs to be here in Australia taking care of our players, not coaching in the WNBA when the Opals are supposed to be preparing for competition. Maybe her turn might be 2024.
Tom Maher has 6 Olympics and a couple of medals with the Opals, he knows everything there is to know about International hoop and maybe available. Don't know if he's back with China, but if not he's the obvious one.
Chris Lucas - dunno
Guy Malloy - definitely not
Larissa Anderson - needs some help
Andy Stewart - not ready

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Joyce recommended to BA Heal as his successor.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Joyce is a delusional clown ... how the hell he was ever appointed is one of life's great jokes
You only have to look at his track record , he leaves a trail of crap behind him , not that he would ever admit just ask him he loves to talk himself up

Tom maher has had his go and needs to step away his run in China showed his failings

New blood who actually understand women's basketball
Plenty of ex opals around
Michelle Timms is one who could step up, not sure Anderson is ready for that role yet but certainly could form part of that group , chambers too.
Lucas and Gorris certainly worth inclusion in the coaching staff
But Molloy ... he's another Joyce

Plenty to consider but just who will be willing is the question

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Maher is so overrated. He's done jack with china.
Lucas, Molloy no way... had there chance.

Anderson, chambers, Stewart, York assitants sure.

Seebohm for me by a country mile.
Why not let him coach the Asian cup team in July and give him his own pick of new players?
He will be tested because no WNBA player will be available.

Goriss will be coaching u19s at the exact same time and we will,see how he goes.
Anyhthing less than a medal would be a failure on his part.

Brondello at Mercury. See how she goes.

BA can make more of a long term decision in august, after these events.

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Duke Fan  
Years ago

2 words sum up Tom Maher's success on the international stage. "Lauren Jackson"
Without those 2 words Tom has zero

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Annoying  
Years ago

You're delusional if you think Seebohm is at the senior international level yet, and Goriss (Goriss who?). And if you're going to select a coach select a coach who is will be able to coach at all international events.
Not sure about the comments on Maher either.
So you are saying that anyone who has coached Jackson can't Coach. Maybe ask Jackson, she still says that in all the coaches she's ever had Tom Maher has been the best, and she's had a lot of Coaches.
Didn't he get Australia's first ever medal in Atlanta (without Jackson)
Followed up with a Silver in Sydney
New Zealand to the quarter finals in Athens - (who would of predicted that one)
China to the Semi Finals in Beijing
That British team were more than competitive in London in their first ever international competition
Took China to the 2012 Olympics when it was predicted by everyone they wouldn't get past the Qualifying stage.
Not a bad record for someone that apparently needs Jackson.
I think all Opals fans are just asking for BA not to screw up another decision. They should have stepped in when Joyce continued to select non international prospects and leave out genuine international champions. They didn't have the balls to tell him.
I guess we'll all find out sooner or later.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Maher lol. Hell no!

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Hoopie  
Years ago

Didn't the WNBA coach Brian Agler put his name forward for the Opals but Joyce got it?
Or what about going for the Serbian Olympic coach, given the way they beat us?

Should we consider someone from outside with Aussie assistants?

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Annoying  
Years ago

Why would Serbia give up their job, she's on a high.
I think we did have a couple of internationals apply when Joyce got it, obviously Joyce was the preferred. What a joke.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

What about veal?

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Annoying  
Years ago

Veal hasn't coached anyone yet.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

She's current Coe coach

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anon  
Years ago

Veal is coaching kids at CofE ...big difference

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Freethrows  
Years ago

Brendan Joyce has certainly made some mistakes as Opals coach, and he probably was given too much control of the squad and its operation. Having worked with the guy in a basketball capacity, while he was the head coach of the NBL Championship winning Wollongong Hawks in 2001, I can assure you he's a guy who knows basketball extremely well.

Anyone who plays and/or coaches basketball at that level has to have a high sense of self worth to achieve that level of success, which is why he has made the comments he has made about the successes of the Opals team he coached. KPIs are an important part of measuring success, so it's normal to talk about those, as well.

I'm not trying to state that Chocko was the best choice for coach of the most recent Opals Olympic squad; I do think that there are a lot of trolls on this forum who have nothing to say for themselves, and plenty of scorn for someone who has achieved a hell of a lot more than they have.

Just be a little respectful, please.

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Annoying  
Years ago

Huge difference
I'm coaching VJBL Championship guess I should apply. LOL

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Respect needs to be earns , and in his capacity as Opsls coach that was just not the case
He left behind the leagues five or is it now six time MVP for what the as HIS idea of an international style player in Burton ... she struggles in WNBL hell she struggled in SEABL

He couldn't not or would not get OHea another top player proven at that level

His "self worth" cost the women's program dearly across the board

But he's now old news thankfully and let's hope BA have learnt something from placing a men's coach who has few people skills into such a role and they do not repeat the same again

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Mitchell
Lavey
Phillips
Ebzery
Taylor
Jarry
Talbot
Hodges
Burton
George
Tolo
Cambage

6-7 changes to the Olympic squad imo.

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Boti Nageeeeeee  
Years ago

FT - Part of the problem was him thinking he knew basketball more than anyone else, and he let his ego cost us a medal. And thats a problem with a lot of the old farts running around; they refuse to believe that there's other ways to go about playing/selection. They are so set in their ways because of their past success that they refuse to believe there other's opinions of doing things might carry some weight. He surrounded himself with his usual brown noser and others who would have had zero pull/input but happy to hop on for an Olympic ride.

A penny for everytime I've heard a 90s era player now coach say "I've forgotten more about basketball than X person knows" would give me enough money for a can of coke.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

^That's why Seebohm would be great, because he's the opposite of Joyce.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Time for women to coach womens sport. Worked for the Crows AFLW !

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Anonymous  
Years ago

It's simply the best person for the Job regardless of gender, age, race, skin colour, sexuality etc etc...

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James Harvey fan  
Years ago

The dumbest suggestion here is Heal and it came from Joyce...says a lot. If Heal makes an application for the job, it should be thrown in the bin and then the bin should be set on fire.

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anon  
Years ago

Seebottom just does not have enough experience with coaching women nor has he the playing experience. So many good ex-players (not that a good player automatically makes a great coach)but they should be looking to these women to create the next great coaching group , not revisiting old ones like Maher and definitely not looking at the likes of Molloy or Lucas.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Seebohm has plenty of exp. theguy has a great attitude, a calm approach and his willing to listen to the people around him.

York, Anderson and chambers would make great assistants.

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Camel 31  
Years ago

brondello tooo good to be true.. some things they're too hot to touch

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Best person for the job hey.. So Chris did a better job than Tracey with the Lightning ???? NOT...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Hoggy Time is the best candidate for the job.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Hoggy Time is the best candidate for the job.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

James Harvey fan the Heal line was a joke.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Why not Ian Stacker? He's done nothing wrong.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Why all the Maher hate? He has the runs on the board with even with weaker nations.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Maher at recent major tournaments.

2012 London Olympics(auto qualification as host)
Great Britain-finished 11th out of 12

2014 Turkey World championships(3rd in Asian qualification)
China-finished 6th out of 16.

2016 Rio Olympics(2nd in Asian qualification)
China-finished 10th out of 12.

Good experience but has achieved very little at international level.



Coaching achievements
Australia women's national basketball team:
1994 World Championship - 4th;
1996 Olympic Games - 3rd;
1998 World Championship - 3rd;
2000 Olympic Games - 2nd.

New Zealand women's national basketball team:
2004 Olympic Games - 8th.

China women's national basketball team:
2005 Asian Championship - 1st;
2006 World Championship - 12th;
2006 Asian Games - 1st;
2008 Olympic Games - 4th;
2013 Asian Championship - 3rd;
2014 World Championship - 6th;
2014 Asian Games - 2nd;
2015 Asian Championship - 2nd;
2016 Olympic Games - 10th.

Great Britain women's national basketball team:
2012 Olympic Games - 11th.

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Annoying  
Years ago

Someone did a lot of homework on Maher's International achievements.
Just the length of it proves something.
He did take an Opals team that didn't qualify for the 1992 Olympics to a 4th place at Oz94 and then onto the Atlanta Olympics for Australias 1st ever medal - Bronze. Followed up with a Bronze at the next Worlds and a Silver at the Sydney Olympics.
I don't think that's lots of experience without saying it's lots of success. It's not achieving very little.
So I guess Andres Gaze (absolute champion) had lots of experience as a player but not much success. No medals in his profile. Achieved very little. Doesn't make much sense - does it.


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Anonymous  
Years ago

if were looking outside the box , what would be wrong with some of our girls coaching in the US college system.
I don't know who is over there but a few,they are up to speed with whats happening and would be qualified as much as a lot of W.N.B.L coaches.
Cherie hogg,jae kingi to name a couple of us coaches.
andy stewart gets results look what he has done with sam whitcombs career, turned around a club in 2 years
we need fresh people not re-visiting old coaches.
put penny or lauren in there as leaders on coaching staff , similar to the men with luc Longley get some champion people in around the group.

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Duke Fan  
Years ago

Annoying, I guess it depends if his KPI's for "success" are the same as Brendan's

My thoughts on Maher are based on personal experience from many years ago. I went from "mind blown" by the opportunity to work with him to "mind blown" by "How the f*&K does this guy have such a huge reputation?" in the space of 6 months. Each to their own opinion.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

From reading Stacker's blogs, he'd blow up in the interview.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Imo there are only 2 candidates.
Seebohm and brondello.

Let Seebohm coach the Asian cup team and let brondello do her thing at the Mercury.
We will be able to see what Seebohm can do with only home based players available.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

2 candidates ?? that's the problem right there.
blinkers - take your blinkers off and look around there are so may options.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Unless Becky Hammond wants in, no there isn't.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Seebohn - like putting a baby under hot water
Let him have a coaching career first, it will be a tough gig without handing it to someone that has one (that's right just one) international competition under his belt.

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Ceres 36  
Years ago

Liz Cambage would eat Seebohn alive

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Anonymous  
Years ago

USA college coaches ... you have to be joking any of the Aussie ones coach teams that can't get anywhere in that junior system
See bottom is far too inexperienced he's had one year at senior level , yes he's done juniors at international but that's a huge difference to senior level basketball
Something those suggesting him just cannot see !!!( probably the one of the UN17 parents thinking he's going to fill a women's senior side with that roster of kids)

Certainly way more than two options , Brondello cannot coach at WNBA and Opals and do both the justice they warrant and she's not likely to be giving up WNBA anytime soon so think you can put her to bed,
They need a coach who is current , who's In touch with players and can handle the pressure of a high profile position that comes with the expectations of a nation
They will require to be able to rebuild what Joyce decimated but luckily their are also a lot of players coming through
Think Suzy Batkovic be too old so too Leilani Mitchell and can't see Erin Philips re entering at Olympic level
So it's a restructure for a new coach ... a great opportunity for the right person
And definitely not Maher.... to the person who went to all that trouble to list his career
You
May want to look at those dates and look at the de escalation of achievements, he's run his race, if the Chinese national team can't win in the Asian cup ... (ever watched the reffing at games in China .... a win for China is guaranteed lol ) ... so you can discount those credits... the rest are not a lot to brag about

Michelle Timms has been his assistant through most of that too, so not sure how she would go

Joyce got the gig because of the conditions that came with that position , that was a huge mistake on BAs part, he was the only one prepared to move to Canberra for four years, they need to allocate the position of national team
Coaches as a seperate entity not merge it with the role of head of CofE , that way they will get better options to make choices from not just scrapping the barrel of shoe Evers prepared to move


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Anonymous  
Years ago

Duke Fan interesting can you elaborate a bit?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Few have achieved so much in such a short space of time.
Flames-u17 world champs-nsw program.

I'm not saying he should get the long term gig, but see how he goes at the Asian cup.
With no WNBA players available in July... he has to pick an almost entirely new young side.

No old/retired Jackson, batkovic, Taylor, hodges, burton etc

No WNBA Mitchell, Allen, Whitcomb, George, Jarry, (Phillips, ohea bishop?) etc

Let's see what he can do. If he doesn't prove himself, then brondello or someone else might be a better fit after the WNBA season has finished.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Duke Fan please go on more. I've heard maher is a very unique person who definitely knows his stuff, how else would he get all those jobs!

Also can someone please confirm when the qualifiers are on as surely opals would have a camp coming up if they are in July????

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Anonymous  
Years ago

FIBA U19 Women's World Championship - Gems (98>)
July 22-30

FIBA Women's Asian Cup - Opals
July 23-29

FIBA Mens Asian Cup - Boomers
August 17-27

FIBA u16 Women's Asian Championship (01>)
September 22-30

FIBA u16 Mens Asian Championship (01>)
October 5-15

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Red78  
Years ago

Would you rather Cheryl chambers or seebohm at the helm of opals? I personally feel chambers has more experience, where seebohm has only done an u17. Can't see seebohm controlling cambage!

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Anon  
Years ago

And what happens if you give Seebohm the job as a "trial" and the team bombs out of the Asians. No Worlds for the Opals. It's not going to be easy, as stated above if all those players are unavailable, the Opals will struggle against full teams from Japan, Korea, China, NZ and Taiwan.
Did he even apply for the job?
I think it was assumed that coaches such as Brondello, Chambers, Molloy, Maher, Lucas, Anderson would put their hand up, never heard Seebohm name mentioned as doing the same. Are you in the know?
And if they are going to do any good with whoever coaches they better get a move on if they have to get ready by July?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

You don't think we will easily finish in the top 4?

China, Japan, nz and opals will qualify.

South Korea, North Korea, Taipei and Phillipines shouldn't be a threat.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

opals are not just going to be able to walk in and win, it'll be a tough run especially by the way they played at the Olympics and with what players make themselves available! The likes of the older players eg penny, are gone so who is going step up!

You have to place well to get a good pool so you wanna make top 2.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Why not Damian Cotter? Better than a lot of names listed above. Top bloke. Knows the game back to front, always watching basketball, studying the game, getting the latest news on his phone. Gun coach who every one likes.

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Duke Fan  
Years ago

"Duke Fan interesting can you elaborate a bit?"
"Duke Fan please go on more. I've heard maher is a very unique person who definitely knows his stuff, how else would he get all those jobs!"


Over the years I've been fortunate to know loads of great coaches, both Aussie and international. Whether it's a clinic or working a camp or just sitting and talking hoops over a beer, I've had numerous occasion to be made to feel like I know bugger all about coaching by many of them, learning stacks in the process. In 6 months working in a program headed up at the time by Maher I can honestly say I didn't feel I learnt one new thing about the game and how to teach it. I also found his style of communicating to be mind numbingly boring, and some of the players I witnessed tuning him out did as well.

Like I said, personal opinion. Obviously he's had loads of positions, but I wasn't on the selection panel for any of them, so I can't say how he got the jobs. Lucky for him I guess!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Just goes to show that Maher is yesterday's man. Bring in the man with energy and new ideas, Damian Cotter.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Damien Cotter, wasn't he Brendan Joyce's assistant at the Olympics?
If he was, can't remember, best leave the entire staff to rest.
What is he doing now? where does he coach?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"Few have achieved so much in such a short space of time.
Flames-u17 world champs-nsw program.

I'm not saying he should get the long term gig, but see how he goes at the Asian cup.
With no WNBA players available in July... he has to pick an almost entirely new young side."


Yep un17 parent hopeful of daughter getting Opals gig ... give it a rest will you
Un17 is a junior ... do you understand JUNIOR event it is NOT a senior women's gig
It's his only success , most of those girls were at CofE with Gorris who did the work NOT Seebottom, his Flames team was a sudo Karen Dalton team not really his either , just like Dalton is with Chambers

As for Damien Cotter no way keep
Any that Joyce hand picked well away , plus what's he done before or since

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Anonymous  
Years ago

^You're making a lot of assumptions.

Ask the flames players what they thought of Seebohms coaching.

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James Harvey fan  
Years ago

LMAO at 'sudo'

Anon above, are you saying the Flames players did or didn't like Seebohm's coaching? Either way, I don't think he has enough experience. Interesting career, but he needs a few more years before he is considered for something like the Opals gig imo.

I am impressed with Cotter's ability to "get news on his phone". That makes him basically a lock for the job you would think.

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Luuuc  
Years ago

Agreed, JHf.

I think Seebohm has got great potential, but not the experience yet to be thrown into the Opals head coaching role. Too big a gamble.

Besides, if Cotter really does get news on his phone then we might as well stop the search right now because it's his to turn down.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Chambers with some strong assistants may be a good choice. Need to make sure the rank crew of assistants that hang around the Opals and the Gems are not allowed anywhere near the program going forward.

Seebohm was successful at worlds for a few reasons - he coached well, he had access to great talent, and he had terrific assistants with legitimate experience supporting and guiding him and the team.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

All of these ladies around the program would be beneficial.
Chambers, Anderson, York, Thornton, Carr, veal.

Not sure a head coach is amongst them.

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Anon  
Years ago

I like the sound of Chambers head coach with Timms and Seebohm or Lucas as assistants.
Hopefully BA gets a move on so everyone can find out and get the progress of training the youngsters into shape considering it's going to be a younger side then recent years!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"his Flames team was a sudo Karen Dalton team"

just say the woooord... su su sussudio

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I can't tell whether it is different anons saying sudo or if there is just a sudo echo in here

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Boti Nageeeeeee  
Years ago

I know how to check news updates on my phone.

I can also bury my tongue deep into someone's nether regions.

I can give your son unwarranted NBL opportunities.

Who am I?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Shane heal?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Hehe

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Sounds like Joyce

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anon  
Years ago

""All of these ladies around the program would be beneficial.
Chambers, Anderson, York, Thornton, Carr, veal.

Not sure a head coach is amongst them.""

York Thornton Carr are no way in the same league as Chambers, Anderson and Veal,take them out and add Timms into that mix and you could have yourself a great team, one that respects each member it could be a good working group, but the question would be who is head....for me Id take Timms over them all for head coach

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Luuuc  
Years ago

Timms has never had any desire to be a head coach - she has been very open about that. Even if she suddenly changed her mind, one's first head coaching job probably should not be the national team.
She's a great of the game and her input would be valuable, but she's not a head coach.

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Anon  
Years ago

Wouldn't surprise me if BA do give the job to sandy brondello, the only thing that is against her is WNBA. If she can work around that it would be fantastic!

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Very Old  
Years ago

I think its a case of sandy wanting the job, and BA trying to talk he into it. But thats just MHO

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Jeez it's not great if someone has to be talked into taking the job of Opals HC.

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Luuuc  
Years ago

Sandy would be a solid choice, but she's the head coach of the Mercury in the winter, and co-head coach along with her husband of Ekaterinburg over the summer, so I just don't see how that could work for the Opals. It has got half-arsed mess written all over it IMO.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

^yep agree totally ...Opals need a committed coach not one that has to spread themselves too thin

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LC  
Years ago

If Sandy's current coaching arrangements remain in place, she cannot possibly coach the Opals.

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The Option  
Years ago

A good choice would be Ray Tomlinson, Gary Fox or Charlie Wilson. If you don't know who they are then you don't know womens basketball. Their ages might be a problem however, but still take them before Tom Maher.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

^you have to be joking right lol
they are well past their use by date for today's game all four of them

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Anonymous  
Years ago

The Option just stepped out of a DeLorean.

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anon  
Years ago

Boti claims Sandy b is a done deal.

http://www.botinagy.com/blog/good-times-ahead-for-our-ladies/

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Camel 31  
Years ago

That's the best news that I've ever heard..

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Anonymous  
Years ago

just because Boti claims it does not mean its true...though it would be great, she cannot possibly do both WNBA and Opals commitments when both require such commitment and are thousands of miles apart.
both programs require a committed coach not a part time one

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Anonomous  
Years ago

I wouldn't say Tomlinson, Fox etc are too old. Have a look at the ages of the top college coaches.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

The difference is they are old but have tenure. The names listed above are old and been out of top level ball for years.

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Annon  
Years ago

Do not underestimate coaches such as Tomlinson, fox and their like, they know basketball always have and always will.

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The Option  
Years ago

If Sandy B is to get the head coach position a good assistant coach line up would be, in order of position Tomlinson, Chambers and for all you he's so great people out there Seebolm (dev).

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