Spurs sign Jacque Vaughn to coaching staff.

[EricB]

According to Art Garcia.

[Sotongball21]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/vaughn_named_assistant_coach_100924.html

Guess its official.

[TacoCabanaFajitas]

The only part of the title I could see on the main page was Spurs sign Jacque Vaughn...scary

[Hooks]

I was scared for a second, all I could see was "Spurs sign Jacque Vaughn...", good pick up by the Spurs!

[Das Texan]

Good for Jacque.

[Supergirl]

I thought they already did this 3 months ago.

[PDXSpursFan]

Just for the fun of it, can one of the mods change the title of this thread to "Spurs sign Jacque Vaughn" (leave the coaching staff part off) :lol

[Libri]

That's now six assistant coaches. Spurs must be doing well financially.

[slick'81]

jacque had coaching written all over him

[lefty]

good good

[EricB]

I would like to see him in Austin.

Turned that job down already.

[EricB]

Did he? He would be perfect for younger players.

read that a month or so ago

[Spurs Brazil]

JMcDonald_SAEN

Said Pop, on Vaughn: "The same attributes that made him the ultimate pro as a player will make him an outstanding coach." #spurs

Spurs have formalized addition of Jacque Vaughn to coaching staff. He fills slot vacated when James Borrego left for NOLA.

[EricB]

They went on to expand on that, he's not replacing borrego per se. They created a new position for him.

[SenorSpur]

Any ideas if he will be on the bench on a nightly basis?

[EricB]

Yeah full time assistant coach.

[ginobilized]

Props to Jacques!

[poop]

his sole job will be to warm up the jacuzzi for Pop after games and wait for him in it with nothing but a thong and a bottle of wine.

[EricB]

his sole job will be to warm up the jacuzzi for Pop after games and wait for him in it with nothing but a thong and a bottle of wine.

Wow what an astute well thought out statement...

[The Truth #6]

A solid addition. Overachieving point guards seem to make good coaches. I read earlier he was helping players with their shooting...not so sure about that but he should be good with most everything else.

[ezau]

This is not surprising. In a couple of years, I would expect him to get coaching offers from other teams. Good job Jacque!

[SenorSpur]

Congrats to JV!

[tp2021]

I felt like I saw this coming after he retired. I'm happy for him.

[timtonymanu]

Awesome!

Cant wait to see how he works with Hill and Temple.

[NRHector]

Is better so see him on the bench than on the court

[Fundamental]

Kudos to Pop. I think it's a great move. I always thought Vaughn had a high basketball IQ, and he already knows the Spurs system. He will be a good addition to the coaching staff, even if it is a made-up staff position.

[poop]

Wow what an astute well thought out statement...

its more accurate than any of the other knob polishing replies in tis thread

its no surprise to the revolutionists (anti-Popologists) that he was gonna be kept around some way, somehow.

look for Bonner to remain part of the organisation as long as Pop is in charge. oh thats right, despite being proven WORTHLESS over a period of YEARS, he signed a FOUR YEAR EXTENSION recently. hahahhahahha

[Spurs Brazil]

“We didn't really have a spot for him — I just made it up,” Popovich said. “That's how badly we wanted him. We didn't want to lose him to someone else.”

“It was evident everyone on the team looked up to him and respected him, even though he wasn't the most talented player,” Popovich said. “He was always on my list as someone we wanted back when he was done playing.”

“He could have done anything, in management or coaching,” Popovich said. “If he had wanted to go into management, we would have created a spot in management.”

Popovich said Vaughn will not fill Borrego's role directly. He'll be a traditional coach on the bench, giving the Spurs one more assistant than they had last season. He will not be involved in any Toros activities.

Bret Brielmaier will fill Borrego's role in the Spurs' film room.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/spurs_formally_add_vaughn_to_bench_103761829.html? showFullArticle=y

[hsxvvd]

First Ferry and now Vaughn, it's good to see us finally adding rather than losing staff.

Only I'd imagine Vaughn to be yet another yes man, when Pop really needs somebody who will challenge him a little more when he is about to play small ball or substitute the Sandwich Hunter back in.

[EricB]

First Ferry and now Vaughn, it's good to see us finally adding rather than losing staff.

Only I'd imagine Vaughn to be yet another yes man, when Pop really needs somebody who will challenge him a little more when he is about to play small ball or substitute the Sandwich Hunter back in.


:lol

Yeah theres an assistant thats gonna work there thats gonna challenge the head of the organization. Rightttt...

[ChuckD]

:lol

Yeah theres an assistant thats gonna work there thats gonna challenge the head of the organization. Rightttt...

Actually, that's my opinion of what really happened to Hank Egan. He "retired", yet relatively quickly popped up as an asst. in GS, then wound up in CLE with Mike Brown's staff.

[J_Paco]

Having Vaughn around will only help Hill, Temple and even Parker, IMO. His basketball I.Q. and understanding of our defense can only be an asset with so many young players on board.

Does his signing give the Spurs the most assistant coaches in the NBA? Has there been any indication of what his role will be?

[J_Paco]

shut up

:lol:lol:lol

Why do I have to shut up?!?!

[hsxvvd]

:lol

Yeah theres an assistant thats gonna work there thats gonna challenge the head of the organization. Rightttt...

Simply saying that Vaughn isn't likely to offer anything new, whereas a more experienced assistant could be in a position to offer alternatives, not so much 'challenge'. Pop doesn't seem to have this in his staff.

[dunkman]

He played 4 years for Sloan. Hopefully he can help defending and playing P&R. The Suns killed the Spurs with that last season. If I remember right, the team has send him to train Parker.

[FlAVaK]

Is better so see him on the bench than on the court

Well, ESPN has him on Spurs Roster again :wow
(with the same number as Penney :downspin:)

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/teams/roster?team=SAS

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