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Ian Stacker
Jan 21, 20181 min read
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, 20182 min read
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 9, 201719 min read
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, 20175 min read
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, 20174 min read
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, 20175 min read
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 8, 20174 min read
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, 20175 min read
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, 20173 min read
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 24, 20174 min read
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, 20175 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20165 min read
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, 20168 min read
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 25, 20167 min read
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, 20164 min read
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, 20166 min read
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, 20165 min read
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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