Woj: Swarm hire DEN Assistant Noel Gillespie as Head Coach

Post #1 » by **yosemiteben** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 7:43 pm

@WojVerticalNBA
Sources: Denver assistant Noel Gillespie is finalizing deal to become head coach of Charlotte's new D-League affiliate in Greensboro.

Post #2 » by **yosemiteben** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 7:49 pm

Apparently he knew Todd Quinter (our current Director of Pro Scouting) when they worked together in PHX.

That's all I got.

Post #3 » by **fatlever** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:26 pm

http://www.atthehive.com/2016/7/15/12203522/greensboro-swarm-reportedly-to-sign-noel-gillespie-as-head-coach

Post #4 » by **JDR720** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 12:04 am

will probably sign the other coaches soon.

vorbis · Post #5 » by **vorbis** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 12:34 am

Louis CK shaved his face and got a job coaching the swarm. cool man.

HornetJail · Post #6 » by **HornetJail** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:17 am

vorbis wrote:Louis CK shaved his face and got a job coaching the swarm. cool man.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that immediately thought of this upon seeing the picture :lol:

North Carolina's pro basketball teams are coached by Louis CK and Hank Schraeder from Breaking Bad. This is a beautiful time.

Hitman Hart · Post #7 » by **Hitman Hart** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 2:00 pm

Gillespie has been in Pro Basketball since 2001. He's had jobs as a scout, video coordinator and as an assistant coach.

http://www.nba.com/nuggets/staff-directory/#gillespie

Post #8 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 2:29 pm

Article from a Catholic publication back in April 2015 on Gillespie - http://catholicherald.org/special-sections/family/nba-coach-finds-family-faith-a-winning-combination/

Also, not sure what is going on with DEN, but apparently they've lost 4 assistant coaches this offseason. Maybe Mike Malone is pushing folks out to make space for his own assistants? DEN has a lot of nice pieces, not sure why coaches would be bailing.

Post #9 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 7:10 pm

Hitman Hart wrote:Gillespie has been in Pro Basketball since 2001. He's had jobs as a scout, video coordinator and as an assistant coach.

http://www.nba.com/nuggets/staff-directory/#gillespie

Welcome. Now I can make rasslin jokes!