Spurs Allow Budenholzer to Negotiate with Hawks (Edit: Bud Hired as Hawks' Coach)

[100%duncan]

Weird tbh. He's still in the team but technically he's not.

[davidbowie]

man the hawks are good luck BUD

[mudyez]

plus:
* probably indicated Pop isn't done anytime soon
* ...which may be an indication that Timmy isn't thinking about retiring anytime soon
* we get one more nice connection to another franchis (even though we already have Ferry set up there)
* Brett Brown may be the better choice anyway
* Bud is in the East and won't haunt us with his knowledge about our team (imagine him taking over the Griz or OKC!)
* we just should be happy for him
* he might come back and gets some experience until then

minus:
* all the setup (letting him coach games when Pop sat out) was for the Hawks
* Brett Brown may not be the better option
* he probably won't come back

After all I'm just hoping for us to find a long term replacement as I'd hate zu switch coaches every few years/months. I'm a fan of the Spurs (1coach since '96), Arsenal (1 since '96), Steelers(3 since '69) and Werder Bremen (1 since '99...until now) and all of these clubs don't do that much (at least lately).

[CGD]

Wonder if the spurs give Messina a call now that he he's not in line for the Hawks job.

[cutewizard]

Just points to the fecundity of the Spurs tree that they keep getting new coaches branching out to other franchises. Coach Bud will definitely do a terrific job at the Hawks, who, offseason luck willing can build a decent squad around Horford & Teague.

As for the Spurs' themselves, they have decent assistants in Brown, Forcier and Udoka already. And I think Manu will be soon groomed into that role as well, if he shows interest in coaching. Pop pointed out in an interview that Manu would be an ideal candidate for coaching if only he really wanted to do it with his variegated interests and smartness etc. I suspect in a couple of years, Manu will be on the bench as a Spurs assistant and fast tracked to head coach sometime not very far away in the horizon.

Manu as a coach would make my day.....

tho i wonder if Manu could take the stress of coaching, hehe

[pikkiwoki]

Will this affect his coaching performance in the Finals? How can you be on top of your game when you've already got one foot out the door?

[Brazil]

We'll miss ya Mike -

[ace3g]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
CSKA Moscow's Quin Snyder has been hired as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks, league sources tell Y! Sports.

Bud bringing in more Spurs influence

[ace3g]

Not a good thing

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...arges/2409499/

[Spur-Addict]

Coach Bud accidentally hit a ref with a dry erase board in Brooklyn today

[HarlemHeat37]

I miss Coach Bud, tbh<3..

He's doing a great job with a limited team in Atlanta, tbh..

[Spursfanfromafar]

I miss Coach Bud, tbh<3..

He's doing a great job with a limited team in Atlanta, tbh..

Yeah. Just plain unlucky that they lost Horford due to an unfortunate shoulder injury. Would be nice if he gets some support via a trade. Ferry is also doing an excellent job with the Hawks.