Spurs hire Claudio Crippa as scout for Europe

[Summers]

Cool. Sounds like a nice hire by the FO.

[JiggaWhat99]

I just checked CSKA Moscow's Trophies and Honors from Wikipedia:

Look at the various championships in the past 5-6 years (time period Crippa was their scout):
Trophies and Honors

• USSR Championships: 25
  
  • 1945, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1990
  
  
• Russian Championships: 16
  
  • 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  
  
• USSR Cups: 3
  
  • 1972, 1973, 1982
  
  
• Russian Cups: 3
  
  • 2005, 2006, 2007
  
  
• Euroleague Championships: 6
  
  • 1961, 1963, 1969, 1971, 2006, 2008
  
  
• Euroleague Finals: (11)
  
  • 1961, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  
  
• Triple Crowns: 1
  
  • 2006
  
  
• Euroleague Final Fours: 9
  
  • 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
  
  
• North European Basketball League: 1
  
  • 2000
  
  

Great pick up for the Spurs

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

I just checked CSKA Moscow's Trophies and Honors from Wikipedia:

Look at the various championships in the past 5-6 years (time period Crippa was their scout):
Trophies and Honors

• USSR Championships: 25
  
  • 1945, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1990
  
  
• Russian Championships: 16
  
  • 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  
  
• USSR Cups: 3
  
  • 1972, 1973, 1982
  
  
• Russian Cups: 3
  
  • 2005, 2006, 2007
  
  
• Euroleague Championships: 6
  
  • 1961, 1963, 1969, 1971, 2006, 2008
  
  
• Euroleague Finals: (11)
  
  • 1961, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  
  
• Triple Crowns: 1
  
  • 2006
  
  
• Euroleague Final Fours: 9
  
  • 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
  
  
• North European Basketball League: 1
  
  • 2000
  
  

Great pick up for the Spurs

Of course Messina and Papaloukas and Siskauskas and people like this had nothing to do with this either right?

[angelbelow]

don't know much about him but the warm reception in this thread leads me to be optimistic.