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Ian Stacker
- Jan 22, 2018
- 1 min
NBA plays added to website
I recently was able to aquire a complete list of scouting reports from a friend in the NBA. These reports cover most of the plays used by...
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Ian Stacker
- Jan 19, 2018
- 2 min
Coaching opportunites
Members, please see the message below for some paid coaching opportunites for Melbourne based coaches. Please contact Natalie directly if...
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Ian Stacker
- Aug 10, 2017
- 19 min
20 years ago today...
It was 20 years ago today that the Australian Under 22 National Men’s team won Australia’s first Gold Medal in Men’s competition, a feat...
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Ian Stacker
- Jul 29, 2017
- 5 min
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie...
It’s been an interesting week or so in politics with politician after politician having to resign as they have held dual citizenship...
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Ian Stacker
- Jul 23, 2017
- 4 min
Grass is Greener
Hugh Greenwood is the latest basketball player to make the transition from hoops to AFL but few before him had achieved the level of play...
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Ian Stacker
- Apr 21, 2017
- 5 min
Size Does Not Matter
I ran my usual shooting and game play camps over the Easter school holidays and in discussions with players and parents I was...
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Ian Stacker
- Apr 9, 2017
- 4 min
Boomers Now Need an NBA Coach?
I was flipping through the various random articles you can find on Facebook the other day and came across a basketball article suggesting...
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Ian Stacker
- Mar 17, 2017
- 5 min
Three on Three Could Cure Some Woes
Basketball here in Melbourne is a yearlong commitment, perhaps it’s too much for some people, perhaps three on three can provide a viable...
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Ian Stacker
- Mar 3, 2017
- 3 min
Effort Requires No Skill
It was at the end of a rather lethargic practise session with the Melbourne Tigers NBL team when Warrick Giddey, the other assistant...
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Ian Stacker
- Feb 25, 2017
- 4 min
Game 3 no flop!
Game three of the NBL semi-final series between the Adelaide 36ers and the Wollongong Hawks was a fantastic game. Two of the league’s...
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Ian Stacker
- Feb 10, 2017
- 5 min
AFLW throws down the gauntlet
Hi everyone and welcome to 2017…yep I know it’s February, it’s taken a while to get back into the swing of things with school holidays to...
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Ian Stacker
- Jan 31, 2017
- 1 min
Hi 5 Hoops starting soon
Hi everyone. We had to change a couple of session and day times for the High 5 Hoops Program starting in a couple of weeks.
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Ian Stacker
- Dec 16, 2016
- 5 min
Emus fall short again
In case you missed it, last week the National Men’s Under 19 team lost the Oceania Qualifying series for the 2017 World Championships to...
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Ian Stacker
- Dec 3, 2016
- 8 min
Intangibles - The key to great character
I’ve had the pleasure of attending the NBA pre-draft camp three times. The first was in Chicago in 1999, this was after my first year as...
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Ian Stacker
- Nov 26, 2016
- 7 min
Some thoughts on High Performance
There was a time in basketball when the State Development Programs were called the State Development Programs, when the person charged...
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Ian Stacker
- Nov 18, 2016
- 4 min
The NBL is back
I had the pleasure of using a mate’s tickets last week to go to the NBL game between Melbourne United and the Sydney Kings and I must...
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Ian Stacker
- Nov 11, 2016
- 6 min
Some thoughts on College basketball
One of the first things I wanted to change when appointed AIS Head Coach in 2010 was the pathway that had been created from the AIS to...
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Ian Stacker
- Nov 4, 2016
- 5 min
Some thoughts on shot selection
I must admit that when I watch the NBL these days I cringe at some shots that are attempted by players. There often seems little context...
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