Whoa! Chill out Tommy. Saying that Al is just a good a coach as Lindsay is a big statement. Al has been good, but to compare him with Lindsay is a little overboard.

how do u measure how good a coach is????

by championships!!!!!!
al has won just as many as lindsey but he has done it in a shorter period of time

Tommy,
Al westover was an assistant coach under Lindsay Gaze for years in hand showing him the ropes.
yes hes won 2 rings in 3 years but lindsay built the club from the foundation up over a 20 year span.
saying Al would have alot of respect for Lindsay for getting him to where he is today.

P. Mills, are you saying that no-one could be better than L Gaze? Records are made to be broken, and it's difficult to argue with Al's job so far.

lindsey didnt bring the tigers up from the bottom, al westover wasnt following lindsey in coaching, coz he got a whole new team and wen lindsey was coaching it was all about andrew, he had the best player in the nbl and he could only win 2 championships!!!!!!!!!!!!

A certain someone who can't be named has won 3 titles as a coach, two in his two first years. Is he the greatest coach ever?

Should be 'two in his FIRST two years'.

yeh but his team had alot more talent then the tigers originally did

ahahah u crack me up kido, and ur saying the tigers didnt have much talent when they won in 2006? lol ur funny tommy

by you're same thinking, Voldy was an even BETTER coach, having won three in his first five years ... hmm, seems you're logic is a little flawed ...

This thread is a joke right? Repeat yourself AL the best coach ever???? that's hilarious.

The only thing that Al has done that has won him championships is convince Anstey to come back to Australia.

In my mind Al is actually a poor excuse of a coach.

Basketball Australia would argue that Boy Goorj is the best ever NBL coach otherwise why else would he be coaching the (Sydney, oops) Boomers.

May I settle this argument....

In 1989 Al Westover was coach of the Ballarat Miners in the SEABL. The Miners also played in the Victorian Basketball Association(VBA) which was the best league outside of the NBL, it consisted of 15 SEABL teams and 5 NBL teams and 3 VBA teams. All teams had two imports.

The Ballarat Miners defeated Geelong in the VBA semi finals easily. Geelong had Heal, Rowe, Bateman etc etc the full outfit.

The Ballarat Miners were to play the Melbourne Tigers in the grand final at the Tigers home court, Albert Park. The Tigers at the time were on top of the NBL ladder. They played their full NBL outfit, Gaze, Purchase, Colbert, Giddey, Gordon, Simmons.

The SEABL Ballarat Miners beat the NBL Melbourne Tigers by six.

If there was ever a Hoosiers game in Australia this was it. The Miners were expected to lose by 40.

The Miners went on to win the SEABL title that year as well.

Who is better out of Lindsay & Al.
I would give it to Al on 1989 VBA final alone.

Lindsay played the shuffle offense for 20 years with Australia's best ever player for really not much return. Take Andrew out of their team and they wouldn't be much chop.

Al took over the Ballarat Miners job from Brian Goorjan. The Miners were both their first ever coaching gig(as was Brendan Joyce).
Brian got Al the job in Ballarat.

Brian is the benchmark in Australia. Al is good but he's not on Brians level yet.

Al is good, but Goorjan is the best coach... just ask him

Despite not liking Goorjan, nothing he has done this year has convinced me that he isn't the best coach in the NBL. To take that Kings roster, which is nothing special, and take it to the top of the ladder and one win away from a title is amazing in itself. Not to mention his previous success. The guy is an ass, but he sure can coach.

westover is a decent coach however the team that he has provided and the money backing him from seamus creates major doubt for me to say he is in the top 3 best coaches currently in the nbl let alone the whole history.

best coaches in the nbl currently are goorj, joyce, gleeson..from the season that just went.

In history, i would say goorj,gaze, joyce and kerle.

Give me a break best coaches ever Joyce he has 1 championship yep thats right 1.He is not in the best coaches in the history of the league.Has been in the league for over 10 seasons for 1 championship sorry that does not cut it unless you think Terry Wallace is one of the greatest AFL coaches ever.Similar salesmen though excellent self promoters.

thats why they have a salry cap so that all the teams spend the same amount?

wot has lindsey gaze done in the nbl??????
he had the bst players in the nbl and he could only get 2 championships
wot makes you guyz think that lindsey is so good


let me re rite the question: "IS AL WESTOVER THE SECOND BEST COACH EVA BEHIND GOORJGIAN"



GLEESON ISNT SMART OR SENSIBLE
AND JOYCE????????THATS A JOKE

wot has lindsey gaze done in the nbl??????
he had the bst players in the nbl and he could only get 2 championships
wot makes you guyz think that lindsey is so good

thats why they have a salry cap so that all the teams spend the same amount?

Voldemort??? :)

i dont get it are you tryin to say that adelaide are good or bad?

yes!best coach.been a fan since his high school day

I'm curious, is it the same stoners resurrecting their own old threads?
Or have we been hit with a new bunch?