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I present 3 examples.
Brian Goorjian. The most successful coach in NBL history. Did the impossible in turning the Kings into a near dynasty. Yet led us to an embarrassing loss to NZ a few years ago and we missed the worlds. Having another ordinary Olympics despite having a big man rotation that the team has never had.
Phil Smyth. Another amazingly successful NBL coach. from an outsider's perspective, all his players seemed to love him and those 36s teams had great chemistry. Failed dismally as national coach.
Barry Barnes. Wasn't an NBL coach. Was above the club political fracas. Yet led Australia to 2 consecutive 4th place finishes. Goorjian would get a national holiday named after him if we got 4th. Don't underestimate the achievments of the Barnes teams.
Should we go back to a situation where the national team coach is immune from club loyalties, allegations of bias, looking after his NBL nest etc?
Brian Goorjian. The most successful coach in NBL history. Did the impossible in turning the Kings into a near dynasty. Yet led us to an embarrassing loss to NZ a few years ago and we missed the worlds. Having another ordinary Olympics despite having a big man rotation that the team has never had.
Phil Smyth. Another amazingly successful NBL coach. from an outsider's perspective, all his players seemed to love him and those 36s teams had great chemistry. Failed dismally as national coach.
Barry Barnes. Wasn't an NBL coach. Was above the club political fracas. Yet led Australia to 2 consecutive 4th place finishes. Goorjian would get a national holiday named after him if we got 4th. Don't underestimate the achievments of the Barnes teams.
Should we go back to a situation where the national team coach is immune from club loyalties, allegations of bias, looking after his NBL nest etc?

