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As the San Antonio Spurs are two games deep in the NBA Finals, you can be
sure that Gregg Popovich has not spent a lot of time thinking about who is
going to be on his staff next season, but there is a very interesting report
coming out of Europe.
The Spurs are going to hire European legend Ettore Messina as assistant coach
for next season, first reported by Daniele Labanti of Corriere di Bologna and
later confirmed by Sportando. Reliable sources, which is what makes this
interesting.
Messina is currently the coach of CSKA Moscow and is considered one of the
top, most innovative coaches in Europe. He spent one season stateside as an
assistant coach for Mike Brown with the Lakers, but at times reportedly found
it challenging to the NBA’s style of play (and players), plus the volume of
games.
Messina is an offensive innovator, something likely lost on Mike Brown but
likely to be used wisely by Gregg Popovich. Manu Ginobili told PBT during the
Finals that the European influence of players — more willing to share the
ball and play within the system — has been part of the success of the San
Antonio offense in recent years.
Messina is a legendary coach in Italy having been in the big chair for Real
Madrid, Benetton Treviso, Virtus Bologna and Italy’s national team.
马刺似乎想找Messina来当Popo助教。Messina在欧洲算是顶尖的教练之一，
他曾经在11-12年球季加入Mike Brown领军的湖人教练团，后来因为不习惯又回到欧洲。
Messina在进攻上的手法-更多球的传导和系统打法，也是马刺近年来，进攻上成功的关
键之一。
消息透漏，马刺会在选秀过后和Messina达成协议。
根据维基百科介绍，Messina曾1998、2001及2005年，三次被提名为意大利联盟最佳教练，
06、08年获得欧洲联盟年度最佳教练，也在08年入选意大利篮球名人堂。