Messina to spend some time with the Spurs

This was posted in the NBA forum. Rumor is that Messina is going to be an assistant to Mike Brown in LA. If true that really sucks:

http://es.eurosport.yahoo.com/balonc.../article/2371/

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Four years later, fate will join Mike Brown and Ettore Messina on an ambitious and not without difficulties. Because the rumor has become news, and as I have known, Messina will accept the offer from the Lakers and will take the American adventure for the next season. The Italian coach, who had been tempted by the Nets and Spurs, will be responsible for straightening the ship angelina and be an important part in the decisions and moves that are going to do in the coming days. Movements of which is pending Pau Gasol himself, criticized after eliminating the Lakers at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki.

Rumors flew late afternoon from Los Angeles. The journalist Eric Pincus of HOOPSWORLD, echoed rumors that placed as assistant coach Ettore Messina of Mike Brown in Los Angeles Lakers. The former Cleveland coach Messina met since 2007, when he visited to check their training methods in the technical phase of Sicilian at CSKA Moscow. Apparently, Brown, a great lover of defensive play, was impressed by the methods of Ettore.

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what can the people who know him tell lakers fan about him? all i know is he is the best coach in europe but dont know his philosophy style or other things

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Originally Posted by DJ Mbenga

what can the people who know him tell lakers fan about him? all i know is he is the best coach in europe but dont know his philosophy style or other things

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His Euro teams were always among the best defensive clubs on the continent. Seems a little redundant to hire a defensive coach when you already have Brown, but what do I know?

Well I don't know what she can add from a basketball standpoint but she's kind of hot in a trashy way.


http://img.gactv.com/GAC/2006/07/24/jodeemessina1_e.jpg

Spurs could use some defence. Hopefully we get less bonner ball.

Good move by Brown to hire a head coach like Messina.

Messina is a defensive minded coach. I've never seen him as a coach with a great offensive system. Messina could have the same role than Egan had with Brown in Cleveland.

Messina would be a good addition for the Lakers but they would need another top level assistant to draw better offensive scheme than what Brown or Messina can do.

Well, this is not good news for the Spurs. The Lakers have had a very good defensive coach in Jim Cleamons. What does this mean for him?

Report: Lakers hire Ettore Messina




http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YROdb5BU8X...0/messina2.jpgPosted by Royce Young

Legendary Euroleague coach Ettore Messina is finally making his way to the NBA. Via HoopsWorld, Messina will join Mike Brown's staff with the Lakers in a full-time consultant role.

If that doesn't make sense, just picture sort of what Tex Winter was on Phil Jackson's staff. Not exactly an assistant, but someone helping make decisions and get things figured out.

Messina has twice been named Euroleague Coach of the Year -- in 2006 and 2008 with CSKA Moscow -- and earned a similar honor in the Italian League six times.

He started with the Italian team Virtus Bologna, coaching from 1989-2002 and winning the Euroleague title in 1998 and 2001 while also making it to the title game in 1999 and 2002. He then replaced Mike D'Antoni, who was leaving to be an assistant with the Phoenix Suns, as the head coach of Benetton Treviso of the Italian League. He led Benetton to the title game in 2003. Next, he left Italy to take the reins of CSKA Moscow, winning titles in 2006 and 2008. Most recently he was the head coach of Spanish League team Real Madrid during the 2009-10 season.

He's long been considered for a position in the NBA, but his lack of experience in the NBA always had a question mark by his name. Clearly he's ready to at least start trying to make a way in the NBA. He was a finalist for the Toronto Raptors position but the team went with Jay Triano.

Messina is an offensive-minded coach that will likely become Brown's go-to guy in that department. It's very like recently fired Detroit coach John Kuester will be the team's "offensive coordinator" but Messina's focus will also be on that end. Other names linked to the Lakers staff are Chuck Person, Tim Grgurich and Mike Malone.

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Messina is an offensive-minded coach that will likely become Brown's go-to guy in that department. It's very like recently fired Detroit coach John Kuester will be the team's "offensive coordinator" but Messina's focus will also be on that end.

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Really??

Isn't Messina a defensive-minded coach ?

Ftl

Are you shitting me?????? The Lakers get him.

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Originally Posted by elemento

Isn't Messina a defensive-minded coach ?

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Yea, but compared to Mike Brown he's offensive-minded :lol

FML :huh