Why not. Make him the next Boomers coach.

He would have to coach in Brisbane - I think only Eddie would have the money to stack the team for him ;)

Could try his hand in the NZ NBL as a step in that direction?

I know for a fact that if Ian Stacker had landed a job this season Schueller would have been his assistant, so dont think it will be too far off.
It wouldn't suprise me if the Sixers invite him to get involved in some capacity.
Showed his basketball nouse in the GF, good young coach.

Interesting to hear Dusty on coast fm the other night talk about him as a coach. He felt that he could easily coach at the next level and said that the difficulties he thought he may have as a first year coach werent a problem and felt he did a great job all year.
A mate i know but also someone who has played at many different levels so would know.

Stacked team or no stacked team, they played the toughest team in the league in the grand final. I don't think Schueller had to do any more to prove he knows what he is doing. Before the grand final, the Rockets lost 2 out of the 3 games against Norwood and the only game they won was by 1 point in overtime. Its obvious his tactics in the grand final game was the decider. Don't underestimate him. On CoastFM the other night Schueller did say that his lack of playing at NBL level would go against him as an NBL coach but I would say a few years as an assistant to learn the ropes would see him go a long way in the future of NBL basketball.

Dusty stop seeding these pro Schueller threads. I would hate to see what you do to promote Joey in Brisbane.

once again Norwood were the favorites in this Grand Final, people werent talking up the talent level of North just doubting if Schueller could have a strategy to win. Well he did the North biys executed it, enough said. He got the best out of the group, and the players followed his lead, sign of a great coach.

Anon #145174 even Norwood's shooting at 20% is attributable to Scheuller's "Master Plan".

Why dont the people taking cheap shots put their names to their posts. He is 1 from 1 end of story. If he can attract good players to the rotation full credit to him. Similar results next year will see him getting a shot at the next level without question.

Thanks Justin. Just a quick question, What has he done prior to the Dusty led Rockets as a coach? Been at three maybe four clubs and done nothing.

This seems to be a hating session.
The guy has done well this season and has in the past.
Only time will tell if he gets there or not, but on this season he has shown he has potential and should be congratulated for getting the win.

Justin can not coach in the NBL, what a joke.

He only got the job at North as he promised that he would get Dusty playing for them.

This is a joke, there is no way in hell he could coach above what he is doing now.

Not only that but he has a bad reputation with the 36ers due to his off court antics.

Namely one under age state trip.

Phil isnt a fan because of his close association with Ingles and Ninnis, some blame went on him for Joe leaving Adeladie.
Also took Zorich and Rowe to Townsville for a bit, which was before either were consideration for the Sixers but still got frowned upon.

Typical Adelaide tall poppy syndrome!! Justin has a great basketball mind and would be very valuable at NBL level. And he is only 26, still a long time to get more experience and prove his worth. This ABL win is just the start of a long career for Justin in my book. Why knock someone just for having good networking and recruiting skills? And at the risk of jinxing it, I would love to see what the baggers have to say if they win on Saturday night.

And no I am not anyone close to him, just someone who has been watching him in various roles at North and been impressed by what I've seen.

Petty grudges if true. He had no professional affiliation with the 36ers that I'm aware of - if he smartly developed ties with Stacker or Ninnis and tried to find friends/players a role somewhere, so be it.

At least at one point (may still be the case?) he had close dealings with MVP who exist to find deals for their clients.

Won't offer comment on whether he can coach because I haven't seen enough to know - but he has every right to give it a shot.

The fact that everyone has an opinion whether positive or negative must mean he is doing something right!
You dont hear anything being said about the coaches that havent won.
why isnt Sapwell getting mentioned, he was coach of the year and has no leg to stand on after the Final.
It always amazes me when people want to slag someone for having a go and giving it a crack.
An old saying recruiting is coaching and he got a player that complemented the rest.
Coaching is about putting a system in place that will work for the group, having rules and motivating players.
I dont think in any of these three areas could you question him.

Rick Castle was an assistant in the NBL and coached in the NZ NBL. Can't see why Schueller couldn't work towards it either.

Unfortunately for Justin, NBL management would look at his result and say the only reason he won this year was due to Dusty playing. If Norwood had Carlos Powell playing for them the Flames would've won.

if Dusty didn't play this year the Rockets would've been lucky to make the finals.

Saying otherwise...well your just kidding yourselves.

The CABL is the weakest state league in Australia and Justin would need to cut his teeth in the next level -which isn't NBL, but on the East coast in the SEABL.

Fact is Justin won an ABL title as a rookie coach. Fact Dusty is returning this yr so he will probably win it again. Fact Justin can coach, he showed that on Saturday. Fact the win on Saturday was a team effort.

Crap #145245. There were at least 2 games Dusty did not play this year and they still won.

They are a different unit than that of last year.

Justin deserves some praise for his work with this team as does Loveday for his past work.

Crap #145245. There were at least 2 games Dusty did not play this year and they still won.

They are a different unit than that of last year.

Justin deserves some praise for his work with this team as does Loveday for his past work.

Who were the two teams that were beaten by the Dustless Rockets?? Please don't say Centrals & NCT..

Which teams would North have beaten this year if Dusty wasn't playing?

I applaud imports playing in the CABL and Clubs that do their best to recruit high calibre players. The league is just vanilla without these great-to-watch players.

However back to point, I don't think Justin Schuller is ready for an NBL job (yet). He needs to coach in the SEABL first or get into the AIS.

Interested, I thoroughly agree and its exactly what I was thinking. He is only 26 so how much history does this man have to have? He is still on the first page of his resume, give him 10 years and no doubt he will have filled another 10 pages. Oh and by the way, what an impressive first page.

145264 , in answer to your question Sapwell finished bottom in his first year as a coach. THis was basically with the same team that made the playoffs the yr before!

Schueller for Young Australian of the Year!

Press Release

The Sudan Supersonics will be contacting Coach Schueller soon to discuss the propect of taking over as head coach.

Think about the internet fridge Schueller. You won't regret it!

I have been coached by and been Justin's assistant in the past and I can say with no hesitation that he is the most knowledgable, passionate and professional coach I have ever had. No matter what some of the haters think, this guy will eventually coach in the NBL, whether it is as an assistant or as a head coach, so get used to him.

Dusty Bottoms, North played 4 games and won 3 in the absence of Dusty. They beat Woodville, Sturt and Centrals. Don't forget the top 3 teams all have NBL players, Forestville have 2. Both Forestville and Norwood have older more experienced players, North is mostly made up of very young players with much less experience. The guidance given by Schueller gave them the edge. 4 of North's starting 5 are under 24 years old.

I wonder how many of these pro justin posts were actually him.

I am not him

me...

I wonder how many of these posts against Justin are just jealous basketballers that neither know Justin or how he coaches. All they see is a rookie coach with a great team and all they manage to figure is that the team is winning all by them selves.

Well I can tell you as someone who has been coached by Justin and who has watched his ABA trainings. The amount of prep he does for each training and game shows me he is a great coach. He deseves every bit of praise that he gets!

Bear... luv ya work mate, keep it up!

They managed to get a camera for Bears halftime speech:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thWqNof5nXA

1 - Never seen the guy coach.
2 - guy is 26.
3 - guy was a rookie this year.
4 - guy did have an NBL main import in his team.
5 - guy did win an ABL Championship.
6 - 1-0 from one attempt.
7 - I did laugh at this post when i first read it.
8 - IMO, it's early days yet but all the best.
9 - It's ridiculous i have to defend this, but I don't know him to speak to, saw him 1st time last weekend in town celebrating with a quiet beer on Nth Terrace.

Without Matthews Norwood is a terrible team. So you take both Dusty and Todd out of their teams and their teams dramatically struggle and arent as dominant.

Norwood couldnt shoot on the night because they didnt know whta hit them or they drank too much at the wollacott dinner thinking that they have already won the game. give credit where credit is due. the North guys were professional and didnt drink and focused on the GF where as the Norwood boys got on the piss thinking they were already the champs.. This is what happens when you rub it in your opponents faces when you win on your home court! What goes around come around Norwood...

Schueller is a genius Sixers need him.

there is a simple answer to this ridiculous back and forth, wait. North will face the best local teams in Australia soon. If Justin gets the championship then good on him.

The game against Norwood he did the job on Matthews, over playing him with bigger guards and forcing the other Flames to hit (pause for ironic giggle) and then had a big waiting for Todd when he entered the key. What would have been interesting would the Norwood players hitting and making Justin alter his defence. Personally Im not a fan of him and yeah I dont think he had a hard rookie season, but he did win. He just hasn't beaten anyone worth raving about yet. Bring on the SEABL and just wait.

Why are people waiting for him to fail in the SEABL. It has nothing to do with last week's championship. His team won the championship against other local teams. The grand final victory will be no less sweeter if he doesn't win any games in the National finals this weekend. What's to come is a separate issue to what he has already achieved. Forestville won the championship last year but were not too successful in the National games, I didn't see any posts questioning Simons ability as a coach.

So I guess the question is, is the best coach in the league the one who wins the championship? Did he do the best job as coach this year? And how much now is recruiting part of ABL coaching. Two teams that played in the finals were greatly affected by recruiting. Before Sapwell got Matthews and Cooper, he had a wooden spoon and could Loveday have got the Rockets over the hump with Dusty. And all the other player on the team were well on the way to being good players before the coaches got to the clubs.

Yaoza, i think the best coach ISN'T neccessarily the guy who wins the Grand Final, but it also depends on when you announce the award.

where did Norwood finish last year?
" did North finish last year?

If there was huge improvement on previous year in terms of w/l %, ladder finish position, these all influence it before Grand final...

After the grand final, especially in a close tie between two coaches, then the winning coach would have to be better, as he achieved the main aim of the competition.

Only my opinion though.

So my question is(another): Who did the better job. Liam Flynn made the playoffs with less talent. Justen made the playoffs and won but struggled in the season when Dusty was not there to cover his back. Where was his super gameplan in the nationals.

i agree, i felt Liam Flynn deserved coach of the year as he had weaker lists than Sapwell and Schueller.
They lost 2 games with out Dusty but also were missing Ben Groves in both games and Dallas Quigley in one of them, suddenly makes the line up small.
As for a game plan at nationals, a friend that went to the game said that the North guys did a great job just missed key baskets, and the bench played the last 6mins when it blew out a little more. Geelong havent been challenged too much in thier own league by teams, need to remember this is a team that has competed in nationals the past 6 years and are reigning champs. i think who ever played them in the quarters was always in for a big ask.

OFF TOPIC slightly, but how does our salary cap compare with other comps?

Population and industry influences the ability of clubs to recruit and keep better players.

anywho, back to Schueller et al...