next spurs coach

[ShoogarBear]

Bearhugs all around!

[pache100]

Bruce Bowen.

That would be awesome. Bruce has said he wants to teach, though. He has also said he is not interested in coaching unless it's kids.

[Kori Ellis]

That would be awesome. Bruce has said he wants to teach, though. He has also said he is not interested in coaching unless it's kids.

I know he's said all that. But I think he has a place in the organization when he's done and he'd be an awesome assistant to Pop. I don't know if he'd ever want a head coaching job.

[CubanMustGo]

Bruce Bowen.

SPURS HOLD OFF CAVS TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
James held to 17 on 6-24 shooting
Posted Jun 17, 2009, 2:15 AM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) - The San Antonio Spurs won their fifth National Basketball Association championship today, outlasting the game Cleveland Cavaliers in a 69-67 defensive struggle that was not decided until Finals MVP Tony Parker hit a 32-foot three pointer with 6.7 seconds left. LeBron James' layup that would have tied the game was blocked with under a second left.

A total of six players, three on each side, fouled out in the scrum which saw tempers flare due to physical play. Spurs coach Bruce Bowen, who added his first coaching championship to three earned as a player, usually had a smile on his face as the Spurs controlled the high-flying Cavalier offense throughout. "Bear hug," said Bowen, adding "that's the way I always played, and the guys have really adopted that defensive mentality as their own."

[SpursWoman]

Finals MVP Tony Parker hit a 32-foot three pointer with 6.7 seconds left

I thought there was < 4 seconds left?

[pache100]

I know he's said all that. But I think he has a place in the organization when he's done and he'd be an awesome assistant to Pop. I don't know if he'd ever want a head coaching job.

I hope like everything you are right. I'd love to see him with the Spurs in some capacity when he is ready to retire from playing. But...he's putting an awful lot of time and effort into elementary education to not be planning on doing something with it.

[Obstructed_View]

How can you say he has done a bad job in Cleveland?

Right off the top of my head, playing his franchise player deep into garbage time so that he gets hurt less than 48 hours after procliaming that he was going to "rest" said player, I'd say he's not showing signs of being a great head coach.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I hope like everything you are right. I'd love to see him with the Spurs in some capacity when he is ready to retire from playing. But...he's putting an awful lot of time and effort into elementary education to not be planning on doing something with it.

The NBA drafts a lot of guys out of high school, and some of them can barely read or write, so my guess is that Bruce would have plenty of opportunities to utilize his elementary education degree in the NBA.

[Despot]

I don't think he is close to retiring. Maybe when Duncan is ready to hang 'em up.

When Pop made the comment that he would retire about 10 seconds after Duncan did, I took it as him saying it in passing, just like he makes all his quirky statements to get his point across. Alot of people took that comment seriously though. And he may feel like he will have nothing to stay for once Duncan is gone and he doesn't have a special connection with a player anymore like he does with Duncan. But that could all change with new players coming in, Mahinmi? I've also noticed a better realationship with Parker this year.
At any rate, I feel that Pops time as a COACH may end when the team needs to rebuild, I'm not so sure he wants to go through that again, knowing that we were extremely lucky to get Duncan in the first place. I also don't think Pop is worried about his legacy.

/rant

[????????]

Since I don't live in SA any more, I was wondering if there is ever any talk of who will eventually succeed Pop on the bench? I think he is almost 60 now and probably won't be coaching forever.

I can't see Budenholzer being given the reins; is there ever any speculation of Avery returning? After all now he has some coaching skins on the wall to go with his playing credentials, and of course he owns San Antonio from a fans perspective. I hope it happens whenever Pop is ready to step down

By the way, was surfing for some Spurs gear and stumbled across the attached. I would have bought but already have one of the black ones...thought some other Spurs fans might be interested...

GO SPURS GO

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MESE%3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MESE%3AIT&rd=1

[Obstructed_View]

Yep, we all got suckered on that one. I doubt THAT was a bot.

[SequSpur]

Man... Avery Johnson.

[Nbadan]

I was just mentioning to a friend yesterday that I wouldn't be surprised to see POP head back to the front office this summer if the Spurs repeat.

[j-6]

SPURS HOLD OFF CAVS TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
James held to 17 on 6-24 shooting
Posted Jun 17, 2009, 2:15 AM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) - The San Antonio Spurs won their seventh National Basketball Association championship today, outlasting the game Cleveland Cavaliers in a 69-67 defensive struggle that was not decided until Finals MVP Tony Parker hit a 32-foot three pointer with 6.7 seconds left. LeBron James' layup that would have tied the game was blocked with under a second left.

A total of six players, three on each side, fouled out in the scrum which saw tempers flare due to physical play. Spurs coach Bruce Bowen, who added his first coaching championship to three earned as a player, usually had a smile on his face as the Spurs controlled the high-flying Cavalier offense throughout. "Bear hug," said Bowen, adding "that's the way I always played, and the guys have really adopted that defensive mentality as their own."

Fixed that for ya, since we all know that PJ coached the team to two les before he retired.