Shams: Messina Will Coach Game 3 Tonight

[BatManu20]

And prob Game 4, I assume.


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[Texas_Ranger]

well, at least he can't forget about Leonard this time.

[davidbowie]

emotional game 3 twenty point win for the spurs tonight

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[NASpurs]

He’ll probably start Manu and play him 48 minutes.

[r0drig0lac]

He’ll probably start Manu and play him 48 minutes.

better than mills, murray, Danny, etc...

[DesignatedT]

Kinda interested to see his rotations tbh.

[bklynspursfan]

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[NASpurs]

better than mills, murray, Danny, etc...

Gotta go balls to the walls tonight if you want to extend the series. It wouldn’t surprise me.

[Mugen]

Nice couple of games for Ettore to showcase his coaching. Should get plenty of offers this offseason tbh.

[rjv]

be great to see the team just lay it all out on the line for pop tonight.

[bklynspursfan]

be great to see the team just lay it all out on the line for pop tonight.

Agreed. I hope they play with some fire, passion, and some nasty.

[Play Boban]

Could see our head coach in waiting leading us to a win tbh. Excited. GO SPURS GO :flag:

[bklynspursfan]

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[dabom]

Game plan is out the window. Expect to see some crazy lineups.

[dabom]

I mean traditional.

[Killakobe81]

emotional game 3 twenty point win for the spurs tonight

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i think u guys win by 12 with throwback games from Tony and Manu especially

[TDomination]

If spurs go up big early I can see where the emotions of what happened take over and the warriors concede knowing that they can come back in game 4 and win. Kind of like let the spurs have this one kind of thing . But who knows, it might be opposite.

[HarlemHeat37]

Tough to predict..they could come out and play hard for Pop as people are predicting, but they could just as easily not care about basketball and come out flat..Parker has already commented on the difficulty of playing a game tonight.

[hater]

:lmao Italian Scrub, African fella and Mrs Bubblegum running a playoff team :lmao

Pop haters dream has come true. Enjoy the anal assasination clowns :lol

[Seventyniner]

Before the series started I thought this would be the one game the Spurs would win before losing the series in 5. Hard to tell now.

[bklynspursfan]

Tough to predict..they could come out and play hard for Pop as people are predicting, but they could just as easily not care about basketball and come out flat..Parker has already commented on the difficulty of playing a game tonight.

Yup. I guess we'll see. Manu also mentioned how tough it'll be.

[spurraider21]

i can't see the team playing well tonight. sure, they'll be emotional, but they won't be focused or sharp at all.

plus messina is garbage

[ducks]

Players on the warriors might have problems playing today was well
Kerr would not even talk about pop last night

[Budkin]

be great to see the team just lay it all out on the line for pop tonight.

Spurs better win this fucking game. No excuses. For Pop.

[cutewizard]

Nice couple of games for Ettore to showcase his coaching. Should get plenty of offers this offseason tbh.

Aha

[SAGirl]

No surprise. Thanks for the update. Thoughts with Pop he must be devastated. Retirement at his age is a real possibility too.

[SAGirl]

Nice couple of games for Ettore to showcase his coaching. Should get plenty of offers this offseason tbh.
Hoping it goes well for him and team but frankly not expecting much tbh.

[stu scotts eye]

No surprise. Thanks for the update. Thoughts with Pop he must be devastated. Retirement at his age is a real possibility too.

Actually id think the opposite. I don't think Pop wants to garden in an empty house.

[cd98]

Well, at least we don't have to worry about Messina forgetting to put Kawhi back in the game like other assistant coaches have done.

[MVPCues]

No surprise. Thanks for the update. Thoughts with Pop he must be devastated. Retirement at his age is a real possibility too.

No. It would normally be, but not now. Why would he retire now just to go home and sit by himself making the sudden void in his life even worse? He will coach for several more years until he adjusts to the drastic change or isn't able to coach.

[SAGirl]

Actually id think the opposite. I don't think Pop wants to garden in an empty house.
It’s possible. If he was a younger man I wouldn’t even mention it but he’s nearing 70 and I think this will hit him really hard.

Plus, he’s getting tired of coaching and it showed b4 Ms Pop death. Him giving that statement after game 1 that he is “so tired of this” showed his state of mind. And his interests away from basketball keep him very engaged. I didn’t think he was going to do more than another season or two anyways.

[exstatic]

It’s possible. If he was a younger man I wouldn’t even mention it but he’s nearing 70 and I think this will hit him really hard.

Plus, he’s getting tired of coaching and it showed b4 Ms Pop death. Him giving that statement after game 1 that he is “so tired of this” showed his state of mind. And his interests away from basketball keep him very engaged. I didn’t think he was going to do more than another season or two anyways.

Two. He'll coach the next two seasons, and then ride off into the sunset with USA*Basketball.

[SAGirl]

No. It would normally be, but not now. Why would he retire now just to go home and sit by himself making the sudden void in his life even worse? He will coach for several more years until he adjusts to the drastic change or isn't able to coach.
I think he wasn’t meaning to coach much more than a couple of years anyways. I didn’t think he’d say past 2020 when his commitment with team USA is fulfilled. He does seem like he’s looking forward to life after basketball often iMO

[bklynspursfan]

It’s possible. If he was a younger man I wouldn’t even mention it but he’s nearing 70 and I think this will hit him really hard.

Plus, he’s getting tired of coaching and it showed b4 Ms Pop death. Him giving that statement after game 1 that he is “so tired of this” showed his state of mind. And his interests away from basketball keep him very engaged. I didn’t think he was going to do more than another season or two anyways.

He meant the interview stuff, but he actually gave a lot of reasons why he still enjoys coaching in that interview. Mainly surrounding the young guys.

I could see him not wanting to be a distraction this season, but who knows.

[Chinook]

Makes sense. Hope Messina can think of something Kerr can't. Not too hopeful, though.

[Spurs da champs]

He meant the interview stuff, but he actually gave a lot of reasons why he still enjoys coaching in that interview. Mainly surrounding the young guys.

I could see him not wanting to be a distraction this season, but who knows.

This season is over, tbh.

[exstatic]

I think he wasn’t meaning to coach much more than a couple of years anyways. I didn’t think he’d say past 2020 when his commitment with team USA is fulfilled. He does seem like he’s looking forward to life after basketball often iMO

You think he's going one and done when it took him so long to get the big chair? Krzyzewski coached three Olympics and some World Championships/Cups. I expect Pop to do at least two cycles. He won't have a full time job after the 2019 WC, and how hard is it to roll out the basketballs on the gym floor for the best group of 12 players on the planet? His commitment will be 3-4 months, split over two summers, every four years.

[MVPCues]

I think he wasn’t meaning to coach much more than a couple of years anyways. I didn’t think he’d say past 2020 when his commitment with team USA is fulfilled. He does seem like he’s looking forward to life after basketball often iMO

If he didn't retire with Duncan, and he doesn't retire immediately after the travesty of this year, I say he coaches at least 3 more years barring a serious health condition.

[stu scotts eye]

Without me opening tons of threads at work, has it been released what her chronic health issues were?

[SAGirl]

You think he's going one and done when it took him so long to get the big chair? Krzyzewski coached three Olympics and some World Championships/Cups. I expect Pop to do at least two cycles. He won't have a full time job after the 2019 WC, and how hard is it to roll out the basketballs on the gym floor for the best group of 12 players on the planet? His commitment will be 3-4 months, split over two summers, every four years.
Pop has struck me like he’s been ready to retire for a while. He’s struck me at times like he’s hung on bc of that commitment to Lamarcus, Tony, Manu, and Kawhi extending the championship window. It has come accross in many different interviews. But I don’t think he has the stamina or interest to coach a rebuild. This thing with Kawhi may sap him of energy and interest, specially after a season he almost lost LMA. We will just agree to disagree since this is just an opinion.

not talking about anything beyond 2020 since he will be 72+ and health is the major thing from then on

[tholdren]

better than mills, murray, Danny, etc...

Agreed. Hopefully murray has quad rehab today and white does not

[SAGirl]

Without me opening tons of threads at work, has it been released what her chronic health issues were?
Haven’t seen anything legit. A report I saw said her condition was since the mid 90s but worse in recent years.

[ElNono]

Sham thread

[Rito3d30]

White may get some quality PT today with Messina coaching

[YGWHI]

Nice couple of games for Ettore to showcase his coaching. Should get plenty of offers this offseason tbh.

Just a few days ago, Charlotte have received permission to interview him..I wonder how last sad news will affect Pop and Messina's future. Even if Pop doesn't retire next season he could ask Messina to stay...

[YGWHI]

I want Messina to surprise me this game....He's too much conservative about lineups and style -even more than Pop-, Spurs need something new and crazy to face GSW.

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Just a few days ago, Charlotte have received permission to interview him..I wonder how last sad news will affect Pop and Messina's future. Even if Pop doesn't retire next season he could ask Messina to stay...

Pop would never do that. He always encourages his players and coaches to expand their opportunities and take other jobs. Por ejemplo, he's done it with Boban and Simmons in recent years on the player's side and with Brown and Budenholzer on the coach's side.

[YGWHI]

Pop would never do that. He always encourages his players and coaches to expand their opportunities and take other jobs. Por ejemplo, he's done it with Boban and Simmons in recent years on the player's side and with Brown and Budenholzer on the coach's side.
Agree. But if he doesn't feel that well and -maybe- wants to retire in 2019 summer, he could ask Messina to stay one more season to become Spurs-head coach in the next.