Spurs to announce Ettore Messina as assistant after the Finals

[TheCerebral1]

A great and underrated move. Will help with the culture, and gives some breath to fresh ideas in the locker room.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Manu has said many times he has no interest in coaching.

No, he said he might coach on the Argentina National team someday, but that's all. He didn't have any interest in coaching at a club level.

[Uriel]

I think posters are confusing the words "resigned" and "re-signed." Read the article guys. Messina resigned from his contract. That means he is no longer under contract. Reports say that the Spurs are going to sign him after the draft.

No one was confusing "resign" and "re-sign." That's so idiotic.

My bump stemmed from the premise that the Spurs would announce Messina as an assistant after the Finals, a event which has yet to occur.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Who is he replacing on the coaching staff?

Sean Marks more than likely. Sean was in the front office (director of business operations for the Toros) before moving to the bench this year. He might make the move back to an executive role or get a promotion elsewhere.

[Seventyniner]

He'll then hand off the keys of a stable franchise, most likely to a trusted assistant, and retire into the sunset to drink fancy wine and play games of Risk in his basement.

Diplomacy tbh.

http://grantland.com/features/diplom...e-alpha-nerds/

[ironman2886]

No one was confusing "resign" and "re-sign." That's so idiotic.

My bump stemmed from the premise that the Spurs would announce Messina as an assistant after the Finals, a event which has yet to occur.

I didn't mean to offend you, but the report clearly shows that the Spurs would announce the Messina signing after the Finals. It is technically after the finals from this past Sunday. It doesn't say, "right after the finals." Spurs have time to sign him this offseason. You also put a sad character for some reason. I asked, "why?" There were some posters and people in general who use and read the spellings interchangeable and get confused. It's not a bad thing, and it's not "idiotic."

[manufan10]

Any idea when this is going to happen? Or was it a false report?

[xmas1997]

I hope before the draft on Thursday because he is bound to have some inside information.

[Uriel]

Reporters in Europe say it will still happen. Recap on Project Spurs today:

http://projectspurs.com/2014-article...ing-staff.html

The deal was supposed to be finalised after the NBA Draft. Well, it's after the NBA Draft now, and still nothing's happening.

[T Park]

The deal was supposed to be finalised after the NBA Draft. Well, it's after the NBA Draft now, and still nothing's happening.

You in a hurry or something?

[kobyz]

Not going to happened! I soppose Messina saw David Blut getting an head coaching job as europein coach that is not more high profile coach than him and it make him turning back from taking assistance job...

[hsxvvd]

Could be a vacancy in New Jersey...

[NickiRasgo]

How about Avery Johnson? He was celebrating with the Spurs when we won.

[mudyez]

http://www.sportando.com/en/usa/nba/...ching-job.html

[baseline bum]

Well , was hoping the report was true.

[boutons_deux]

Well , was hoping the report was true.

Ettore wetting his feet in the NBA behind Pop with a chance to takeover sounds a lot better than head coaching the hopele$$ Nyet$.

But the Russian billionaire's coaching salary offer, and NY attractions, may be too high to refuse, and obviously $Ms more than the Spurs could offer.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Ettore wetting his feet in the NBA behind Pop with a chance to takeover sounds a lot better than head coaching the hopele$$ Nyet$.

But the Russian billionaire's coaching salary offer, and NY attractions, may be too high to refuse, and obviously $Ms more than the Spurs could offer.

We'll see. Nets are in a win now mode as most of their picks are traded away at this point. I think Karl gets the nod and Messina joins the Spurs. Its just smart of him to keep his options open.

[T Park]

I'd be very surprised if Lionell Hollins isn't the next coach in Brooklyn,

[Drom John]

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Source: 2 of leading candidates for Nets coach - Lionel Hollins and Ettore Messina, former coach of CSKA Moscow

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Not only is Jason Kidd a freakin' cancer, he may impact the Spurs if the Nets end up going after Messina as coach.

F that guy

[T Park]

I've read one Nets beat writer already quoted as saying he'd be VERY surprised if Messina gets the job.

[benefactor]

Woj is saying Hollins is the leader to get the job.

[T Park]

Woj is saying Hollins is the leader to get the job.

Yeah its pretty much his if he wants it.

[Spurs9]

No way Messina is going to the Nets.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The concerning part is that he's actually on their radar. I'm sure Hollins, if hired, will go out for his guys, but if the crazy Russian really likes Messina he'd have no problem paying him what Pop makes as HC here in SA.