NBL: Breakers and stuff
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@sneakdefreak said in NBL: Breakers and stuff:
This style of meddling American ownership has me worried. Also has me worried regarding the Warriors with a bunch of Yanks wanting to buy that club as well.
I agree. Why not wait a year and see what you have rather than make big changes when you don't understand the landscape?
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It reminds me a of a documentary on the North Harbour basketball team back in the 1980s Rheineck NZ league. There was a takeover of sorts at board level, a bunch of flash Harrys came in with big ideas about making them into a kiwi basketball juggernaut. They brought in this coach from the US who immediately benched all of their best NZ players, brought in apparently awesome imports who were rubbish, and the whole thing floundered inside a season or two
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@bovidae said in NBL: Breakers and stuff:
Until we know more details it appears that Henare walked, he wasn't pushed. Maybe his role was going to change with less input into player recruitment, or maybe he wants a new challenge?
Yeah, just reading between the lines. But he was a foundation player, he waited in line and finally got the job. I don't think he would walk away unless they made his position untenable
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I was going to say MSU were my pick to win but they got upset by Syracuse earlier today, who many thought shouldn't have been in the tourney to start with.
Villanova, Xavier or Kansas will be favoured now. ESPN will continue to cream their pants over Duke.
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@canefan said in NBL: Breakers and stuff:
@bovidae I wonder if anyone has an unbusted bracket now? I reckon not
Me either. Viriginia losing would have busted everybody bar UMBC supporters.
Looking at the bracket Kentucky should get out of the South, and Xavier in the West. The East and Midwest regions look harder to pick.
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Back to Henare and the Breakers.
According to Hinton:
Here's the situation as I understand it: Henare has quit his Breakers role with no replacement job to go to. It is that serious a situation.He has not been enticed away by a better offer. A job he couldn't turn down. He just couldn't continue in this one under the new ownership group headed by Matt Walsh.
My understanding is that communication was poor between the new owners and their coach, and that what was presented to him to continue in the role did not meet Henare's satisfaction.
There was no back and forth in a search for compromise. No negotiation. And the incumbent head coach took what he perceived to be his only option. He walked away.
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@bovidae said in NBL: Breakers and stuff:
Back to Henare and the Breakers.
According to Hinton:
Here's the situation as I understand it: Henare has quit his Breakers role with no replacement job to go to. It is that serious a situation.He has not been enticed away by a better offer. A job he couldn't turn down. He just couldn't continue in this one under the new ownership group headed by Matt Walsh.
My understanding is that communication was poor between the new owners and their coach, and that what was presented to him to continue in the role did not meet Henare's satisfaction.
There was no back and forth in a search for compromise. No negotiation. And the incumbent head coach took what he perceived to be his only option. He walked away.
Winter is coming
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That is really shit by the new owners. Surely a bit more effort to soften the exit and not lose goodwill would have been the way to go? It's not like they are picking up a club in shambles or anything, where the scorched earth approach might be warranted... wonder what the old owners think of this?
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Henare in the running for the now vacant Taipans gig
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Braswell would be the best of the local coaches.
Until we know the full story I'm not going to put all of the blame on the new US owners. They wanted Henare back but he chose to walk. Obviously there was a disconnect. Dillon Boucher is still there as the GM so if he was also replaced then a purge has definitely occurred.
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Speaking of the NBL, I see that the final series has gone to game 5 with the home team winning every game so far. I haven't watched any of the games but it will be the first time since 2009 that a team other than Perth or the Breakers are champs. That was the now defunct South Dragons.
