***Official new head coach search thread*** (merged)

[Bodhi]

raja bell says hi

Link?

 

[NUMBERICA]

How to contradict yourself in three sentences...

I don't follow.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

I don't follow.

Interview a bunch of guys

Then

Hire a specific guy without interview.

 

[jope]

Link?

 

[Stifle Tower]

From Realgm...

Lakers want to interview George Karl, Jeff Van Gundy, Byron Scott and Kurt Rambis for their head coaching vacancy.

The Lakers appear to not be in a rush in replacing Mike D'Antoni.

John Calipari and Kevin Ollie will also receive interest from the Lakers."

The Jazz are still having internal meetings on what "type" of coach they want. Holy crap, get off the stick and start interviewing some dudes. I seriously think we have analysis paralysis inside the Jazz organization. Get on the horn and tell Messina we want him when his league is over with...

You can never rely on anything that is from "Realgm."

The Jazz are either sending out a smokescreen or there is a fight going on between Lindsey and the KOC/Miller team. Lindsey knows EXACTLY what he wants to do with this team. He's had a plan since he took over.

 

[The Midnight]

Oh man. One would wonder why there was a sudden opening? Boylen to another team perhaps?

****. this is strongest indication yet that we might be getting Boylen after all.



**** **** ****. And more ****.

 

[Stifle Tower]

As it says in the last paragraph of the article, Messina would only do that if he doesn't get a head coaching offer.

Would be a great outcome for Messina. I imagine Popovich is getting very close to hanging them up for good. Bring Messina over, give him 1 or 2 years as the lead assistant and then have Popovich either take a front office job or retire (depending on what he wants to do) and Messina takes over.

 

[silesian]

Age problem

"But the surprises do not end there for the Italian coach of 54 years."

Dude's been coaching for half a century. Must be older than Sloan. No way he conforms to DL's moneyball

 

[Sean]

It's clear the Jazz are just waiting for the Spurs' playoff run to come to an end so they can hire Boylen.

 

[Stifle Tower]

"But the surprises do not end there for the Italian coach of 54 years."

Dude's been coaching for half a century. Must be older than Sloan. No way he conforms to DL's moneyball

Question: Has he been coaching for 54 years or is he 54 years old?


Answer: Messina may have been born to coach, but he wasn't born coaching. Another case where translation has tricked someone up. His age is 54, which means he has 24 years of professional experience, beginning in 1989 with Virtus Bologna.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Would be a great outcome for Messina. I imagine Popovich is getting very close to hanging them up for good. Bring Messina over, give him 1 or 2 years as the lead assistant and then have Popovich either take a front office job or retire (depending on what he wants to do) and Messina takes over.

And coach who? I know everyone's been writing the epitaph for the Spurs for years, but when Pop is gone Duncan probably is too. And possibly Ginobli (who has very noticeably regressed in recent years). So, a 35+ year old Tony Parker, Kawhi Leonard, and a bunch of rotation players?

 

[Stifle Tower]

And coach who? I know everyone's been writing the epitaph for the Spurs for years, but when Pop is gone Duncan probably is too. And possibly Ginobli (who has very noticeably regressed in recent years). So, a 35+ year old Tony Parker, Kawhi Leonard, and a bunch of rotation players?

SA could go pick 5 guys off the street and have them turn out to be solid players. No one scouts better than SA. They'll reload.