Damn, that's a big move..I don't follow Euro basketball, but isn't he regarded as an elite coach?..
Manu will be around next year, good news.
He was a guy a lot of teams seemed interested in, including Atlanta.
Bout time too, Euro coaches are sorely needed in the NBA
The NBA desperately needs to start thinking outside of the box for coaching hires, tbh..it's trending upwards, thankfully, as teams are diverting from ISO-ball..
They need to stop recycling failed coaches that don't run systems..Byron Scott, Monty Williams, Mike Woodson, Scott Brooks, etc..those types of coaches should never get NBA jobs, going forward..
Former players that played in the ISO-ball era of the 90s are not going to be good coaches, as we just saw with Jason Kidd and his ISO offense, this year..Fisher won't be any different..Kerr has hope, though, as he is big on analytics..
great news!
I never understood that. Why, if you are a coach in any sport in america, can you get recycled after having losing season after losing season? I dont get that
Ettore Messina is close to being named assistant coach of the San Antonio Spurs, as first reported by Daniele Labanti and as confirmed to Sportando.
Messina will leave CSKA Moscow after the VTB League Finals and will return to the NBA where he already had an experience with the Lakers in Mike Brown’s coaching staff.
Gregg Popovich and Ettore Messina know each other since years and the Spurs head coach has a great respect for Ettore Messina.
The official announcement should come after the NBA Finals.
Will probably be the next Spurs head coach after Pop leaves.
Pop may stick around a year after Duncan, but he's no fool.
Dude already has a plan and vision for the Spurs post-Duncan.
Anything would be better than Boylen...
Ironically it would have been huge news before but right now the euro coach with all the hype is David Blatt...
Damn good move.
Not sure about that............. it means more tunobili. I was hoping he retiring this year.Damn good move.
I like this. I was hoping he would be given a shot to replace Pop. I know Pop has said that it shocks him that more Euro coaches aren't given a chance, so Pop just being consistent.
it would be ironic though if Messina prefers nigs from the US streets over Pop's euro fetish.
The last Italian we picked up has been meh so far tbh.
Good news. The Spurs desperately need a quality assistant after losing Bud.
...and Pop's replacement arrives. Great choice. Welcome to the Spurs, Coach Messina.
lol, that ST poster updated the wiki page on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Messina
if he do Khryapa and Teodosic reach the spurs'm happy
I wonder how much imput he will have in the up coming draft?
First thing I thought of, tbh.
When Pop retires from coaching, does anyone think he stays on as president of basketball operations?
He was Manu's and Marco's coach in Virtus Bologna.
great move.
Spurs are so astute. I thought the Lakers would snap him up a few weeks ago.
If he comes I bet there was strong chance that he was told he was going to be the main guy in a couple of years.
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