Brian Goorjian will wait until he has a championship ring on his finger at the end of the NBL season, before deciding his future as Hawks coach.
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Preparing for a blockbuster semi-final series against arch-rivals Sydney Kings, doubt about Goorjian's future was fuelled by Dorry Kordahi's shock move to stand down.
The pair has a long-standing connection since the days at the Kings, prior to Sydney's collapse in 2008 and Kordahi helped bring Goorjian to the Hawks, as part of the foundation club's rebuild two years ago.
"He was at the Sydney game, he was in the locker room (with) big hugs for everybody and (saying) let's win this thing," Goorjian said of Kordahi. "Where we go to from there, is when we've got those rings on our fingers and we'll sit down and have a chat."
Goorjian declared he's ensured any administrative change has not provided a distraction, knowing it will be the last chance for key players like Duop Reath and Justinian Jessup to claim a title at the Hawks.
"The business side of this and what's going on with the ownership is out of my wheelhouse right now," he said.
"We've got Dorry's support and involvement in the club is still here to win this championship, I'm in that box wholeheartedly right now. And I owe that to Duop, I owe that Justinian Jessup, I can't get detoured with anything else and I'd expect that from Dorry whatever the situation is."
Kordahi's announcement and the previous departure of business manager Terrence Trujillo - who has taken over the commercial director role at Qudos Bank Arena, home of the Kings - opened the door for 2001 championship-winning captain Mat Campbell to return in an interim role.
Campbell was famously behind the 2009 Save The Hawks campaign and then was general manager before leaving after the new ownership took over.
Needing four finals wins to bring a second title to Wollongong, Goorjian said the new-era Hawks were embracing club greats.
"I don't want to lose Mat Campbell, he's a pillar here in the community," he said.
"Tim Coenraad, Chuck Harmison, John Scott, there are people around here and when you get people from overseas coming in (as owners) it takes a little while for them to recognise and understand the community.
You see (Glen) Saville, you see Chuck, he's got his fist pumping at you (after beating Sydney on Sunday), this is what it's about."
Meanwhile, Goorjian said he is 'uncomfortable' with rival coach Chase Buford's extraordinary press conference comments where he singled out referee Chris Reid after Sunday's game.
"I just hope we don't have Chris (Reid)," Buford said.
Goorjian said it puts the NBL referees in a difficult position to make appointments for the finals.
"I've never dealt with this before," he said.
"I've tried to handle myself in all these situations with class and respect. I've had my issues with stuff that I've questioned with the referees before and I never thought for a minute that a referee is against my team.
"I went home from that uncomfortable and I want to also be strong on my respect for the coach and respect for the competition. It was like a punch that was unexpected and I'm sure that I think he regrets it, but it is what it is."
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