{"id":1254,"date":"2019-11-01T16:11:16","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T05:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2020-01-21T15:55:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T04:55:42","slug":"spectres-confirm-coaches-return-for-nbl1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/spectres-confirm-coaches-return-for-nbl1\/","title":{"rendered":"COACHING DUO RETURN FOR NBL1"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nunawading Spectres will begin their NBL1 Championship defense with Dave Biwer again pacing the sidelines, the club confirming that Biwer is set to enter his 10th<\/sup> season at the helm of the programs senior men\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to continue at Nunawading as we look to defend our championship in 2020,\u201d Biwer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis team has such incredible talent and character, it\u2019s fun to go into battle with them week in, week out.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Spectres will however have a different look come NBL1 tip off as they prepare for life after Shane McDonald, the 371-game veteran calling time on his playing career after cutting down the net in 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur challenge now is how we adjust on the back of this seasons success without Mac calling the shots. You can\u2019t replace Mac but it\u2019s a great opportunity for someone to step up, take the reins, make it their own and keep driving this team forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Biwer signaling that there was no thought towards a \u2018rebuild\u2019 and that the aim was very much to be the last team standing at the conclusion on the NBL1 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not about to hit reset. People talk about championship windows; we\u2019ve been to two Grand Finals in a row and we\u2019ve got some exciting young talent pushing up into the NBL1 rotation. We firmly believe that window is wide open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nunawading also confirmed that Paul Flynn would return as Head Coach of the Spectres women\u2019s team after guiding his side to a Preliminary Final appearance in the inaugural NBL1 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very excited by the opportunity to continue with the Spectres,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful program and organisation to a part of and I\u2019m honored to be entrusted with driving this team forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got a great core of talent here. We played some good, fun basketball last season – for us it\u2019s about making some adjustments to what we do, leaning on the collective experience we gained as a team and playing a more consistent level of quality basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flynn, who is currently plying his trade in the WNBL as an Assistant Coach with the Melbourne Boomers will enter his 3rd<\/sup> season at the helm of Nunawading\u2019s senior women\u2019s team and spoke candidly about his team\u2019s pursuit of success.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone involved in NBL1 will tell you how hard it is to win at this level. The quality and depth of talent across the competition is high level, there\u2019s not a team in the league you can afford to lose focus on.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a collective we want to be that team holding up the banner at the end of it all. We know that there are a variety of factors that come into play, but we also know that you determine a lot of your own luck.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NBL1 2020 season is set to tip off in April, with the Spectres teams scheduled to begin official preseason sessions mid-January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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