Spurs to add Jim Boylen to coaching staff

[benefactor]

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[siraulo23]

Hmm

[MANUNG-Ginobili]

who's Jim Boylen?

[ElNono]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Boylen

[McGusto55]

who's Jim Boylen?

[LakerHater]

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/05/01/bucksboylanout-3_4_r537_c0-0-534-712.jpg?ce8801b31498d8a76973562e156bf57fd6c91c44

[dbestpro]

He will be the big off season free agent signing for the Spurs.

[LakerHater]

So Brown is leaving?

[timtonymanu]

So Brown is leaving?

Could also be replacing Bud

[deibero]

So Brown is leaving?

Not neccessarly. Hes replacing Bud, although Brown could also leave to be the HC of the sixers

[benefactor]

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/05/01/bucksboylanout-3_4_r537_c0-0-534-712.jpg?ce8801b31498d8a76973562e156bf57fd6c91c44
That's Jim Boylan. I know, it's freakishly close spelling and both are coaches.

[LakerHater]

That's Jim Boylan. I know, it's freakishly close spelling and both are coaches.

http://blogs.pacers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BoylenAndBoylan.jpg

[benefactor]

http://www.nba.com/coachfile/jim_boylen/

[LakerHater]

Could also be replacing Bud


Not neccessarly. Hes replacing Bud, although Brown could also leave to be the HC of the sixers
Forgot about bud.

[Sausage]

I'd still like to see the addition of PJ or Avery Johnson to the staff IF Brett Brown were to leave.

[loveforthegame]

Interesting.

I wouldn't mind them still adding PJ or AJ but it might be good to have a new voice on the staff.

[Spur Bank]

http://blogs.pacers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BoylenAndBoylan.jpg
Good hire. He already has familiarity with the Spurs thanks to his appearances in the Wayne Wright-sponsored copyright commercials.

[look_at_g_shred]

Good hire. He already has familiarity with the Spurs thanks to his appearances in the Wayne Wright-sponsored copyright commercials.
:lmao

[stephen jackson]

he looks like a douche

[Solid D]

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865571587/Utah-Jazz-Former-Ute-coach-Jim-Boylen-returns-to-Beehive-State.html?pg=all

Good insight into Jim's capabilities in this brief article.

"Boylen’s main duty is working with the Pacers’ big men, and he’s been given some of the credit for helping develop Roy Hibbert into an All-Star. Indiana coach Frank Vogel is extremely complimentary of Boylen.

“He’s been a big-time help,’’ said Vogel. “He and Brian Shaw — adding those two guys to our staff has improved everything we do from a coaching staff standpoint. Honestly, I feel like we have two of the best assistant coaches in the NBA.’’
Vogel also said he believes Boylen has “a future as a head coach’’ in the NBA.
“The day-to-day game plans he gives us on the teams we’re playing, the analysis he gives on our own team and the ways that we can improve — really he’s one of the brightest basketball minds I’ve ever been around,’’ Vogel said.

[MarCowMar]

Nice to see us poaching talent for a change.

[T Park]

Baynes and Splitter if he comes back will spend a lot of time with him I'd assume.

[TheGoldStandard]

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865571587/Utah-Jazz-Former-Ute-coach-Jim-Boylen-returns-to-Beehive-State.html?pg=all

Good insight into Jim's capabilities in this brief article.

"Boylen’s main duty is working with the Pacers’ big men, and he’s been given some of the credit for helping develop Roy Hibbert into an All-Star. Indiana coach Frank Vogel is extremely complimentary of Boylen.

“He’s been a big-time help,’’ said Vogel. “He and Brian Shaw — adding those two guys to our staff has improved everything we do from a coaching staff standpoint. Honestly, I feel like we have two of the best assistant coaches in the NBA.’’
Vogel also said he believes Boylen has “a future as a head coach’’ in the NBA.
“The day-to-day game plans he gives us on the teams we’re playing, the analysis he gives on our own team and the ways that we can improve — really he’s one of the brightest basketball minds I’ve ever been around,’’ Vogel said.

Well, that can be taken 1 of 2 ways.. Spurs are looking for a big man in the draft or they're sticking with Tiago.. I hope its the former rather than the latter.

[Marrow]

he looks like a douche

yeah i remember hearing of a book that had found a correlation between someones douche-like appearence and their bball knowledge...i never read it though because the cover was pretty boring

[Solid D]

Well, that can be taken 1 of 2 ways.. Spurs are looking for a big man in the draft or they're sticking with Tiago.. I hope its the former rather than the latter.

This move shouldn't translate to the draft. I believe this move translates to game prep, analysis, strategy and player development. Talented guy.

[Big P]

Brown might be coaching in Boston.

Sports Illustrated's Ian Thomsen was a guest on Comcast SportsNet New England's "Sports Tonight" and he says that he believes the Boston Celtics will hire longtime San Antonio Spurs assistant Brett Brown as the next head coach of the team. Celtics Blog

[Libri]

So this guy's mission will be to help Tiago grow some balls? :tu

[rr2418]

Having Jim Boylen will be beneficial to the Spurs whenever the play the Heat.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Splitter and Baynes.

[TheGreatYacht]

Having Jim Boylen will be beneficial to the Spurs whenever the play the Heat.This. Perhaps the Heat are the biggest reason why Pop and the FO hired Jim Boylan. I still think that the Spurs should try to improve their frontcourt via free agency. Tiago Splitter is soft as fuc* and gets his shots blocked by midgets.

[CitizenDwayne]

he looks like a douche

Popovich, on the other hand, looks delightful.

[SpurPadre]

Baynes and Splitter if he comes back will spend a lot of time with him I'd assume.

I welcome the hire but does he have the ability to give Splitter a pair of balls?

[TheGoldStandard]

I welcome the hire but does he have the ability to give Splitter a pair of balls?

Nope

[TheGreatYacht]

I welcome the hire but does he have the ability to give Splitter a pair of balls?LMAO. That's what I'm asking myself.

[SA210]

I welcome the hire but does he have the ability to give Splitter a pair of balls?

Or is he capable of bitch-slapping Pop?

[TheGreatYacht]

Or is he capable of bitch-slapping Pop?That too.

[dallasmaverickslose]

Was hoping for PJ but maybe this guy will be good. Some new blood can't hurt. Lucky guy, he gets to work with Pop. I'm sure any assistant coach in the league would kill for an opportunity like this.

[tesseractive]

That's Jim Boylan. I know, it's freakishly close spelling and both are coaches.
Holy crap, I totally had them mixed up.

[temujin]

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865571587/Utah-Jazz-Former-Ute-coach-Jim-Boylen-returns-to-Beehive-State.html?pg=all

Good insight into Jim's capabilities in this brief article.

"Boylen’s main duty is working with the Pacers’ big men, and he’s been given some of the credit for helping develop Roy Hibbert into an All-Star. Indiana coach Frank Vogel is extremely complimentary of Boylen.

“He’s been a big-time help,’’ said Vogel. “He and Brian Shaw — adding those two guys to our staff has improved everything we do from a coaching staff standpoint. Honestly, I feel like we have two of the best assistant coaches in the NBA.’’
Vogel also said he believes Boylen has “a future as a head coach’’ in the NBA.
“The day-to-day game plans he gives us on the teams we’re playing, the analysis he gives on our own team and the ways that we can improve — really he’s one of the brightest basketball minds I’ve ever been around,’’ Vogel said.

"Including myself" concluded Vogel.

[Baam]

Great news, bring back PJ as well and we're set.

[bluebellmaniac]

yeah i remember hearing of a book that had found a correlation between someones douche-like appearence and their bball knowledge...i never read it though because the cover was pretty boring
LOL! :lol

[Russ]

Larry Bird just said that losing him was a "big blow."

[manustarting2gd]

This guy has some good pedigree.

[Dex]

Good hire. He already has familiarity with the Spurs thanks to his appearances in the Wayne Wright-sponsored copyright commercials.

:lol

[cd98]

Our bigs outside of Duncan need all the help they can get. This looks like a smart hire as Tim will need some help and the other bigs fill some holes, but create others with their weaknesses. I'd imagine he is a good hire because the Spurs hire great minds in basketball and no doubt he has a better shot at becoming a head coach from Pop's bench then from Vogel's.

[ca®lo]

Maybe he'll have the guts to tell pop not to bench his best player with 28 secs left

[Darkwaters]

Splitter and Baynes.

How long before Playblair comes in and assures us it's to make Blair a starter again?

[ace3g]

official press release:

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/130628_spurs_name_jim_boylen_assistant_coach

[LakerHater]

Jim Boylen hiring is official for Spurs. Brett Brown will be considered lead assistant, unless he gets a head coaching job elsewhere.

[SenorSpur]

Now that Brown has bolted too, perhaps Pop should re-hire PJ?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Pop should hire Phil Jackson

[ducks]

job is to work with splitter and hopefully oden

[playblair]

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[TheGreatYacht]

356829282699452417Ron AdamsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ron Adams is an American basketball (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball) coach.
Adams has held coaching positions with Fresno Pacific University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresno_Pacific_University), UC Santa Barbara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara), Fresno State University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_University,_Fresno), UNLV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Nevada,_Las_Vegas), the San Antonio Spurs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs), the Philadelphia 76ers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers), the Milwaukee Bucks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks), the Chicago Bulls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bulls), and the Oklahoma City Thunder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder).[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Adams#cite_note-1)[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Adams#cite_note-2) He has also coached professional basketball in Belgium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium), consulted and coached with the Canadian national basketball program, in Japan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan) with two clubs, and with the Belgian Basketball Federation.
On September 19, 2011, Adams was inducted into the Fresno Pacific University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresno_Pacific_University) Athletic Hall of Fame. Adams played basketball at Fresno Pacific (1965-69) and began his coaching career there as well (1969-74).[ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Adams#cite_note-3)

[therealtruth]

Pop should hire Phil Jackson

I guarantee PJ is not screwing up being up 5 with 28 to go.

[Kindergarten Cop]

I guarantee PJ is not screwing up being up 5 with 28 to go.

Who was coaching the Lakers in the Finals when they blew that 24 point lead to the Celtics and lost the game? And then almost lost by 40 in the closeout game?

[therealtruth]

Who was coaching the Lakers in the Finals when they blew that 24 point lead to the Celtics and lost the game? And then almost lost by 40 in the closeout game?

That's not as bad as being up 5 and with 28 left. Every coach has lost double digit leads and even been blown out in a game. Also the Lakers had a legitimate injury excuse. Bynum was out and Ariza had just come back from injury. The Lakers were in a similar situation against the Celtics in '10. They were up 2 late in game 7. PJ was smart enough to put Vucevic one of their better free throw shooters in the game and he helped seal the game for them. Why weren't our best free throw shooters in the game at the end of game 6? Leonard was shooting 60% in the playoffs and our game plan was to inbound to him?

[tesseractive]

I guarantee PJ is not screwing up being up 5 with 28 to go.
In summary, there are 3 coaches in the history of the NBA who have a legitimate case to be ranked higher than Pop. But we simply can't let ourselves be satisfied with that even though there's no conceivable way that we could get any of those 3.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I just saw that the Spurs hired Boylen.

I remember when he was coaching at the University of Utah. Good coach with "Spurs" type attitude and personality. Should be a good fit.

:tu

[ace3g]

http://ht.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/video/teams/spurs/2013/07/17/130717boylenmp4-2542919-4.576x324.jpg (http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/2013/07/17/130717boylenmp4-2542919)
Summer League: Jim Boylen
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[Vic Petro]

Loved what he said about Pendegraph. He gave RC the hard sell.

[illusioNtEk]

He looks like a child melester tbh

[TheGreatYacht]

Summer League: Jim Boylen
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2m33sI like his enthusiasm. The guy well end up looking like a genius if Jeff Pedergraph pans out. He will look like a great addition to the coaching if Tiago Splitter improves his offensive game.

On the other hand, if Pendergraph turns out to be a bust and a complete waste of roster space then JIm Boylen will be greatly blamed for as the reason why we wasted part of our MLE on a scrub

I hope everything works out fine. .

[ace3g]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/130828_boylen_rodriguez

Jim Boylen: Family Man

[Spur|n|Austin]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/130828_boylen_rodriguez

Jim Boylen: Family Man



Sounds like he's got 'Spurs Material' written all over him.