Ettore Messina interviewing for Olimpia job (Update: He got the job)

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Emiliano Carchia: Ettore Messina and his agent Igor Crespo met with Olimpia ownership last week in Milan , a source told Sportando. Olimpia wants Messina to run basketball operations & be head coach of the Italian powerhouse for next seasons. Messina is expected to answer to Milano’s offer soon. – via Twitter Carchia

Becky moving on up hopefully.

[look_at_g_shred]

Don't go plz ! You are so imperative to DJ's growth !

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

Everybody is getting promoted or as some clowns on here will surely say, jumping ship. Smh

I hope he takes the job because I really don't want him to take over when Pop retires.

I'm curious if Messina leaves who will Pop target as an assistant?

[slick'81]

Jesus pops whole staff is gonzo

[apalisoc_9]

Messina had like what 600 HC job interviews in the NBA and he failed to secure one every time. He's probably not very good

[r0drig0lac]

goodbye

[Genovaswitness]

this idiot. good riddance

[FkLA]

I think the language barrier has held him back from getting a HC job. IIRC from what I've heard from him in interviews, he's not 100% fluent in English. It has to be kind of uncomfortable that he's the top assistant yet guys like JB and Monty got HC gigs before him.

I wonder if Ime would come back if Messina were to leave?

[LCM]

If Messina gets the job, then the decks will be clear for Hammond to be lead assistant, and with Pop's help and approval, pick the next assistant coaches. They will be the ones that will be on her staff when Pop retires after his latest extension. This gives Hammond the experience as lead, before she takes over, and she'll get the experience of head coach when Pop gets thrown out on purpose from time to time.

[Chinook]

I think the Spurs will hire out for a lead assistant if Messina also leaves. They may not actually call that guy the second chair in lieu of Becky, but they're going to want someone who can do the job if she falters/gets a HC job of her own. Could see them grab someone from MKE, Brooklyn or Utah.

[Big P]

If Messina leaves, there is no way the Spurs skip over Becky for the lead assistant...I'm afraid LCM is right, this is all being set up for her to be the HC.

[DPG21920]

He’s gone

[Seventyniner]

Time to see if this really is the "cure" that some have hoped for.

[UZER]

Jesus pops whole staff is gonzo

Yet the 70 year old bas won’t retire.

[szkorhetz]

Hammond won't be a head coach that's for sure.

[NickiRasgo]

Hope after this, the players are next. If could the Spurs somehow follow what Jerry and the Clippers are doing, that would be great.

[phxspurfan]

Engelland next assistant coach?

[anon]

Rebuild written on the wall in big red letters. Bye bye Defrozen. Bye bye tiki-taka. Bye bye Dynasty. Someone make a poll: Will the San Antonio Spurs make the WCF between 2020-2030? so I could vote no.

[RC_Drunkford]

Hopefully the new assistant coaches tell Pop the truth and are no yes men. We need somebody who calls him out when he messes up. Somebody who tells him trade Mills would be a good start. And no, I don't want our next head coach to be a lesbian.

[monty4329]

Messina had like what 600 HC job interviews in the NBA and he failed to secure one every time. He's probably not very good

More of not being american and not being a lesbian.

[monty4329]

If Messina leaves, there is no way the Spurs skip over Becky for the lead assistant...I'm afraid LCM is right, this is all being set up for her to be the HC.

Smart move to make SA relevant on TMZ, MSNBC, lesbian-anchored TV shows, and metoo tail parties.
Game on ESPN or TNT every week.

Who cares about basketball, after all, if you can be the perfect PR move for the league?

[monty4329]

Hammond won't be a head coach that's for sure.

She will be, Silver is doing his PR thing already.

[anon]

Hopefully the new assistant coaches tell Pop the truth and are no yes men. We need somebody who calls him out when he messes up. Somebody who tells him trade Mills would be a good start. And no, I don't want our next head coach to be a lesbian.

Why do we keep kidding ourselves? The status quo will remain in place until Pop rides out his USA bball tenure and Spurs contract. No hire within this period will rock the boat. And then when Pop officially calls it quits in '22, oooh boy that's when this franchise starts exploring the real unknown unknowns and enters Wild Wild West territory.

[jiggy_55]

And he's gone.

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And he's gone.

Shams Charania: Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina has agreed on a deal to run basketball operations and become the new head coach of Olimpia Milano, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Messina has been a lead assistant on Gregg Popovich’s staff since 2014.

Becky time.