Full moon
Strange goings on in sportland ...
1. NZ basketball team - down 18 at halftime shooting the ball as well as the NZ shooting team shot guns at the Commonwealth Games. Gee that bet on Japan at 2.44 is looking good. Cue the Lazarus comeback.
2. NSW rugby coach Ewen McKenzie complaining about NZ's decision to rest AB's from the Super 14 next year, saying it is "bad for the game". Que? Who will benefit from understrength NZ teams? Yes, the Aussie and Saffer teams. Who is the best team around outside of little ol' NZ? Yes, that's right the NSW Waratahs. Who will probably win the Super 14 next year? The NSW Waratahs, whose coach is now complaining about the fact that winning the competition has been made a little easier, not to mention the fact that his administrators are jumping for joy at the prospect of a home semi and final. There are some people who are not easily satisfied.
3. NZ basketball coach and loudmouth Jeff Green complaining about all the Aussies in jobs in NZ basketball. Well Jeff, we are told ad infinitum how we must be like Australia when it comes to sport, so shouldn't you be happy with all the expertise? As usual, he hasn't got all his facts right - McHugh for one came to NZ originally for a SPARC job (at least they are practicing what they preach) and only started coaching when the Wellington Saints couldn't find anyone to do so.
But he does have one point. There is probably an ounce of truth in the suggestion that the Aussies over here are possibly killing time until something bigger and better comes up in their homeland. So it makes me wonder about the wisdom in giving one of the Aussies (Shawn Dennis) a coaching Prime Minister's Scholarship - spending $50,000 or $90,000 (not sure which) of NZ taxpayer's money furthering his coaching skills which no doubt he'll take at some point in time back across the ditch. If funding sport is an investment Mr SPARC, what return on our investment are we going to get on improving the coaching skills of an Australian liable to fuck off at any moment in time?
1. NZ basketball team - down 18 at halftime shooting the ball as well as the NZ shooting team shot guns at the Commonwealth Games. Gee that bet on Japan at 2.44 is looking good. Cue the Lazarus comeback.
2. NSW rugby coach Ewen McKenzie complaining about NZ's decision to rest AB's from the Super 14 next year, saying it is "bad for the game". Que? Who will benefit from understrength NZ teams? Yes, the Aussie and Saffer teams. Who is the best team around outside of little ol' NZ? Yes, that's right the NSW Waratahs. Who will probably win the Super 14 next year? The NSW Waratahs, whose coach is now complaining about the fact that winning the competition has been made a little easier, not to mention the fact that his administrators are jumping for joy at the prospect of a home semi and final. There are some people who are not easily satisfied.
3. NZ basketball coach and loudmouth Jeff Green complaining about all the Aussies in jobs in NZ basketball. Well Jeff, we are told ad infinitum how we must be like Australia when it comes to sport, so shouldn't you be happy with all the expertise? As usual, he hasn't got all his facts right - McHugh for one came to NZ originally for a SPARC job (at least they are practicing what they preach) and only started coaching when the Wellington Saints couldn't find anyone to do so.
But he does have one point. There is probably an ounce of truth in the suggestion that the Aussies over here are possibly killing time until something bigger and better comes up in their homeland. So it makes me wonder about the wisdom in giving one of the Aussies (Shawn Dennis) a coaching Prime Minister's Scholarship - spending $50,000 or $90,000 (not sure which) of NZ taxpayer's money furthering his coaching skills which no doubt he'll take at some point in time back across the ditch. If funding sport is an investment Mr SPARC, what return on our investment are we going to get on improving the coaching skills of an Australian liable to fuck off at any moment in time?
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posted by Rob Crawford at 8:55 AM
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