Dean Vickerman on United's semi-final loss, what he learned and what needs to change

Melbourne United head coach Dean Vickerman joins Dan Boyce to talk about the Melbourne United this season and their semi-final exit.

A number of topics are covered relating to what impacted the squad during the season ie. losing players, coaches, travel, and injuries. He confirms there were hurdles the team faced with getting players to play with each other, what he learned from the season as a whole and what he thinks needs to change in order for them to be successful next season.

Topics include...

• How Melbourne United are staying strong during the Coronavirus (2:00)
• How the team went about constructing the team after losing the 2019 NBL Grand Final (7:00)
• Rebuilding the team and why they decided to go with Melo Trimble, Shawn Long and Casey Prather as the team's import trio (10:00)
• What impact did losing assistant coaches Mike Kelly and Simon Mitchell on the team (12:30)
• NBLxNBA - does playing NBA squads help or hurt an NBL teams Grand Final chances (18:00)
• A six-game winning streak in November, what was different (25:00)
• Reflections on the team's choke in Semi-Final Game 1 to the Sydney Kings (29:00)
• United bounce back in Game 2, which changed (31:00)
• What mistakes did United make this season and what needs to change to make next season a success (34:00)
• How will United and the NBL be impacted financially next season (42:00)

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