Isaac
Years ago

Funny Goorjian named NBL Coach of the Year

After leading the Sydney Kings to an amazing season in which they lost only three games, Sydney Kings guru Brian Goorjian has won the National Basketball League's Lindsay Gaze Trophy for Coach of the Year of the 2007/08 HUMMER Championship season.

Goorjian was a clear winner of the prestigious award, earning 89 votes to finish well ahead of Gold Coast mentor Brendan Joyce (25) and Alan Westover of Melbourne (24). It is yet another honour in what has already been an unbelievable career for Goorjian, who has won more games than any other coach in NBL history.

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Sydney's winning percentage of .900 was the second-best in NBL history behind only the legendary Adelaide 36ers 'Invincibles' team of 1986, who went 24-2 (.917).

Full article: Goorj gets gong

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skip
Years ago

I definetely agree with a comment made in a previous post about the lack excitment with these announcements.

Could the NBL have not made a bit of a bigger deal of this week and done something a bit flashier with these awards?

In conjuction with Grand Final week they could have promoted that they would be announcing each of the awards during the week.

Monday - Most improved
Tuesday - Rookie of the Year
Wednesday - Best 6th Man
Thursday - All NBL team & Coach of the Year
Friday - MVP

With the award to be given out at Game 3 of the Grand Final prior to the game.

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skip
Years ago

oh and defensive player as well.

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Isaac
Years ago

Skip, yep, definitely agree. Make the announcement dates well known via their site and various forums. Build up to it with some profiles of contenders with a few comments from various pundits.

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skip
Years ago

How hard is it to even change the NBL poll each day for the next award to be announced to see how the public think?

The admin of the League and the website have really taken a step back this year.

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Ben Fitz
Years ago

The web site cant even spell players names and get team rosters correct

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Izzy
Years ago

Coach of the Year
1980 Barry Barnes (Nunawading Spectres)
1981 Bob Turner (Newcastle Falcons)
1982 Cal Bruton (Geelong Cats)
1983 Robbie Cadee (Bankstown Bruins)
1984 Brian Kerle (Brisbane Bullets)
1985 Bob Turner (Canberra Cannons)
1986 Ken Cole (Adelaide 36ers)
1987 David Lindstrom (Illawarra Hawks)
1988 Bruce Palmer (North Melbourne Giants)
1989 Lindsay Gaze (Melbourne Tigers)
1990 Brian Kerle (Brisbane Bullets)
1991 Murray Arnold (Perth Wildcats)
1992 Brian Goorjian (South East Melbourne Magic)
1993 Alan Black (Illawarra Hawks)
1994 Brett Brown (North Melbourne Giants)
1995 Alan Black (Illawarra Hawks) & Tom Wiseman (Newcastle Falcons)
1996 Brett Flanigan (Canberra Cannons)
1997 Lindsay Gaze (Melbourne Tigers) & Brian Goorjian (South East Melbourne Magic)
1998 Brian Goorjian (South East Melbourne Magic)
1999 Lindsay Gaze (Melbourne Tigers) & Brendan Joyce (Wollongong Hawks)
2000 Ian Stacker (Townsville Crocodiles)
2001 Brendan Joyce (Wollongong Hawks)
2002 Brian Goorjian (Victoria Titans)
2003 Ian Stacker (Townsville Crocodiles)
2004 Joey Wright (Brisbane Bullets)
2005 Adrian Hurley (Hunter Pirates)
2006 Al Westover (Melbourne Tigers)
2007 Joey Wright (Brisbane Bullets)
2008 Brian Goorjian (Sydney Kings)

Interestingly 'Mort never got a gong when handing out this award even after 3 titles. Was this a sign of his popularity amongst his peer group?

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Anonymous
Years ago

Even just making the little extra effort of flying any winners not participating in the GF into the city of whichever game and giving them a little presentation at half time. Gives them their little moment in the spotlight, plus promotes them a little to whoever watching on Fox. Do Defensive/Improved/6th man at Game 1, Coach Game 2, MVP & announce All-NBL teams at Game 3. The way they do it now, who the hell knows or cares? You have to be on one of these message boards or randomly checking in on the NBL website to find out. The hardcore fan of a club will find out if one of their guys won something, but it promotes nothing to the general public, tells no-one. It's one step away from doing nothing, just sending a letter of congratulations to the player and leaving it up to him to tell his mates and them to tell their mates, and their mates to tell....

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Sturty6ers
Years ago

Rightly deserved.

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DJ
Years ago

Any particular year you think Voldermort should have got it though?

98 Magic were the dominant force.

99 Probably should have gone close (did he poll well?) but still well deserved to gaze, questionable about Joyce(?)

2001 Season was nothing special - Farley was something special!

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EC
Years ago

Much deserved after an amazing season. Only 3 losses. I still get a chuckle though when I think about the worst loss this season they have had.

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Camel 31
Years ago

Well done, Gorj.
Think I might go and watch that game again, EC.
Aw, and sixers 86 record.
History became a lie, when two games were 'lost' due to time clock errors.

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