Scott Ninnis joins Dan Boyce on the Aussie Hoopla podcast to talk about taking over as head coach of the 36ers, how he is a different coach to the man who lasted two seasons at the helm of the Sixers from 2008-2010 and much more.
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As a player, Scott played thirteen seasons in the NBL. He averaged 9.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 318 NBL games.
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Podcast Topics include…
- How Scott is going about recruiting the final roster spots for the Adelaide 36ers (2:00)
- Thoughts on Adelaide being in the NBL’s top spenders over the past few seasons but repeatedly finishing at the bottom of the ladder (14:00)
- Why did Scott think he could do a better or different job than CJ Bruton (16:00)
- Beating out names like Brian Goorjian and Trevor Gleeson to get the head coaching role (20:00)
- Differences between Scott and the Adelaide 36ers now, compared to his first stint as head coach in 2008 (24:00)
- Why does Adelaide seem more on court and player issues than any other club (30:00)
- What’s changed the most within the 36ers since he left the team as coach in 2008 (38:00)
- Why does Adelaide find it harder to recruit players than other teams (40:00)
- The Adelaide 36ers 1986 championship team (42:00)
- Being a part of the Eastside Spectres team that merged into the South East Melbourne Magic (46:00)
- Kevin Brooks, Darnell Mee and the 1998 championship team (48:00)
- A season with the Newcastle Falcons (54:00)
- What happened when Shane Heal took over from Mark Price as player/coach at the South Dragons (1:00:00)
- His best season as a player and the biggest learning moments of his career (1:02:00)
All of this and a whole lot more…
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
