Coach Bud Released

[DMC]

Will he be back in San Antonio?

[weebo]

released or fired?

[AFBlue]

released or fired?

Mutual separation

[Chinook]

Hope not. Didn't impress me in ATL

[DMC]

Hope not. Didn't impress me in ATL

It's Atlanta.

Coaches need talent to show what they can do. Show me a coach who built a legacy without talent around him.

[cd98]

Atlanta is a town that doesn’t care about basketball and is loaded with mediocre talent.

[Spurtacular]

Mutual separation

So fired.

[cjw]

He led a group of overachievers to a 1 seed in the East. But didn’t do much with the roster subsequently and probably didn’t see the pieces there.

[DPG21920]

Time for new blood if Pop is going. Take a chance, like BOS did, on a young talented coach.

[weebo]

Maybe he comes back to SA.

[Uriel]

With Messina likely gone, we need a new lead assistant. Coach Bud knows the ropes and would be perfect for the job.

[FkLA]

Mutual separation? Stein was on the most recent Dunc'd On podcast and said he made some crazy amount (like $7 mill/yr). Did mention that he's an Arizona native and that he's the Suns top choice though, so maybe he gave up to the money to go back home.

[HarlemHeat37]

Mutual separation? Stein was on the most recent Dunc'd On podcast and said he made some crazy amount (like $7 mill/yr). Did mention that he's an Arizona native and that he's the Suns top choice though, so maybe he gave up to the money to go back home.

He hasn't been on the same page as their new GM IIRC..Hawks are still going to be in full tank mode next season..

[DPG21920]

Mutual separation? Stein was on the most recent Dunc'd On podcast and said he made some crazy amount (like $7 mill/yr). Did mention that he's an Arizona native and that he's the Suns top choice though, so maybe he gave up to the money to go back home.

He’s already withdrawn from the Suns coaching search.

[DPG21920]

Watch Bud go to the Lakers to replace Walton :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

This guy's system is so great he made Kyle Korver an all star :lol

Im fine with either him or Becky, who made Fathead look like summer league Ben simmons

[MoSpur02]

Bud as an assistant if Messina gets Hornets job would be good.

[Brunodf]

Mutual separation? Stein was on the most recent Dunc'd On podcast and said he made some crazy amount (like $7 mill/yr). Did mention that he's an Arizona native and that he's the Suns top choice though, so maybe he gave up to the money to go back home.
That should tell you how bad things were if Bud was willing to give up 14 mil to leave... Maybe he wants to coach a team with a GM that gives him more freedom...

[bigfan]

If Pop retired and Bud is our next coach I would not be surprised.

[Robz4000]

:cry come home Coach B :cry

[szkorhetz]

If Pop retired and Bud is our next coach I would not be surprised.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

This guy's system is so great he made Kyle Korver an all star :lol

Im fine with either him or Becky, who made Fathead look like summer league Ben simmons

I got slammed for suggesting Becky a few months ago because she’s not the senior Spurs’ assistant, but I’m with you on that one. At least she’d bring fire and energy that is needed with these younger players, and she understands the game.

[hater]

We need him back

Pop will run for Oprahs VP so Bud can take charge

[Blake]

NBA coaches are so overrated

[FkLA]

I got slammed for suggesting Becky a few months ago because she’s not the senior Spurs’ assistant, but I’m with you on that one. At least she’d bring fire and energy that is needed with these younger players, and she understands the game.

She'd probably bring more fire/motivation than just the average newbie male coach too, since she'd be opening doors for the women and all that.

Maybe a few years down the line though. I want PopaGOAT back for as long as he wants to continue coaching.

[sammy]

Come home Bud!

[exstatic]

So fired.

No. Fired gets you paid. They mutually agreed to end the contract. He's free and doesn't get paid. If he were fired, he'd have to wait out the duration of the contract to take a job, or lose the remainder of his pay.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Time to come home Bud. Hawks were never worth his time anyway. Will always be a garbage franchise.

[exstatic]

Time to come home Bud. Hawks were never worth his time anyway. Will always be a garbage franchise.

They were, until they started cutting corners. Before his first season, they failed to offer a contract to Josh Smith, their only All Star, and the team shot up to 60+ wins. I think ownership took that to be a blueprint, because it seemed like every time it came time for someone's contract to expire, they either traded them or cut them loose: Horford, Milsap, Korver...

[21209]

He'll be in demand and I wouldn't be surprised if he shot up as a top candidate for the Knick or Piston HC spot.

Ideally, I'd love to see him back in SA and takes over as HC once Pop decides he done coaching.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Atlanta is a town that doesn’t care about basketball and is loaded with mediocre talent.

I've lived in ATL for over a decade and witnessed several top picks going to waste there. Clearly not a great ownership.

[exstatic]

No. Fired gets you paid. They mutually agreed to end the contract. He's free and doesn't get paid. If he were fired, he'd have to wait out the duration of the contract to take a job, or lose the remainder of his pay.

It was announced that he will receive his pay, so, after all, fired.

[wildbill2u]

Lots of history between him and PATFO. If Pop decides to retire, Bud would be a natural choice. And if he returns to the Spurs that is a statement of future intent on both sides.

I think Becky would be a long shot but the Spurs FO and especially Pop might want to make a statement by hiring the first woman HEAD coach in the NBA. Frankly, I suspect that Becky would be a good head coach, based on her summer league demonstration, but you never know about coaches until they actually take the helm.

[dbestpro]

Becky would be able to coach the type of players that made up the Spurs in the past. Not so sure about these news guys. There work ethic is not nearly as big as their ego.

[wingster]

Bud was a good coach, but as a GM he was awful. The talent he got rid of was ridiculous.
Plus he traded for Dwight Howard.

[Vic Petro]

If Pop retired I’d bet heavy on Monty Williams.

[Ice009]

If Pop retired I’d bet heavy on Monty Williams.

Wow. I completely forgot about Monty. I really like Monty.

Would anyone else here support Monty Williams for head coach? I would be very interested in having Monty be the head coach.

[Robz4000]

Wow. I completely forgot about Monty. I really like Monty.

Would anyone else here support Monty Williams for head coach? I would be very interested in having Monty be the head coach.

:vomit:

[YGWHI]

I'd love to have Bud on Spurs' coaching staff again. I wonder if Messina would feel the same way...

[SAGirl]

Not crazy about Monty or Bud tbqh... though Bud is probably a better offensive coach than Messina.

[CGD]

I wonder if Pops Family situation chills the market on Buds some. Folks might want to confirm Pop comes back to Spurs first, as they’d assume Bud would be the heir apparent here.

[Spurs9]

Wouldn’t mind Blatt as a assistant.

[wildbill2u]

There is such a thing as "the Spurs Culture" that has been forged over the last 20 years. If any of the current management still has a say--as opposed to the ownership--you can bet a Pop replacement will be somebody with Spurs history.