timvp
06-23-2007, 05:11 AM
Danny More, the agent for San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Don Newman, said that if Bennett does not choose Carlesimo then he considers the Sonics organization in even worse disarray than already has been reported.
“If they don’t hire P.J., then why all this talk about San Antonio being a premier organization?” More said. “Why would you hire a 30-year-old kid from the Spurs if he is not going to hire somebody else from the Spurs? That just doesn’t make any sense.”
More is unhappy that after Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and general manager R.C. Buford endorsed Carlesimo and Newman as coaching candidates, Newman, a former assistant coach at Washington State, never was included in the interview process.
“R.C. Buford endorsed both guys,” More said. “Pop endorsed both guys. Sit them both down, go head-to-head and let the best man win.”
More said that if Carlesimo gets the job in Seattle, Newman will not come to the Sonics as his assistant coach.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/94217.html
From what I've heard, if PJ goes to Seattle, Pop will give Newman the lead assistant job. However, I don't know if PJ's chances were helped by these quotes by Newman's agent.
What basically he's saying is that without PJ, the "kid" is nothing. Presti probably wants to form his own image instead of just being part of a package deal.
Now if Presti hires someone other than PJ, not only will PJ be pissed, Newman will be pissed because he lost out on getting a head coaching interview and a shot at being a lead assistant coach.
:stirpot:
“If they don’t hire P.J., then why all this talk about San Antonio being a premier organization?” More said. “Why would you hire a 30-year-old kid from the Spurs if he is not going to hire somebody else from the Spurs? That just doesn’t make any sense.”
More is unhappy that after Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and general manager R.C. Buford endorsed Carlesimo and Newman as coaching candidates, Newman, a former assistant coach at Washington State, never was included in the interview process.
“R.C. Buford endorsed both guys,” More said. “Pop endorsed both guys. Sit them both down, go head-to-head and let the best man win.”
More said that if Carlesimo gets the job in Seattle, Newman will not come to the Sonics as his assistant coach.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/94217.html
From what I've heard, if PJ goes to Seattle, Pop will give Newman the lead assistant job. However, I don't know if PJ's chances were helped by these quotes by Newman's agent.
What basically he's saying is that without PJ, the "kid" is nothing. Presti probably wants to form his own image instead of just being part of a package deal.
Now if Presti hires someone other than PJ, not only will PJ be pissed, Newman will be pissed because he lost out on getting a head coaching interview and a shot at being a lead assistant coach.
:stirpot: