Rumour: Ettore Messina to coach the Nets?

Jugoplastika89-90-91 · Post #1 » by **Jugoplastika89-90-91** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:49 pm

http://thehoop.blogspot.com/2009/04/rum ... -nets.html

If you didn't hear about him yet... Well, then Google him.

vincecarter4pres · Post #2 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:51 pm

This is the guy that Raptors fan's are going bananas over.
If the hype is worthy I'm all for it.
What am I saying? If it gets Opie out of here I am all for it.

Da big3 · Post #3 » by **Da big3** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:55 am

good...

vincecarter4pres · Post #4 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:26 am

OP, what is his style like?
What style of offense does he run?
Is he defensive minded?

Jose · Post #5 » by **Jose** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:09 pm

Hi. Writing from Spain. Messina is considered by many the best European coach. I would raise other 4 or 5 names, but it is obvious that Messina is a really good coach, world class, no doubt.

it is true that his recent success has been built on a really strong team gathering in the same team some of the best players in Europe.

Defensive or offensive? Well, talent is not so available in Europe as in US. Therefore, a coach needs to deliver a very balanced play style to win regularly. There is no Don Nelson's or Mike D'Antoni's in Europe -although D'Antoni was an expection-. If I had to choose one, Messina is more defensive oriented. But think that in Europe, a good coach has more influence than in NBA. A superstar in the Euroleague is averaging less than 18ppg, there is no Kobe, LeBron or Chris Paul in here.

I think it would be an interesting option for the Nets. Just two concerns, the first one that I am not that sure that Messina is so willing to take the risk. He is the best paid coach in Europe. The second concern, he has a reputation for putting individual egos to work as a team, not that much for developing young talents. And Nets' future depends -in some percentage- on Lopez, CDR, Anderson, Williams.

S.I.C. GM · Post #6 » by **S.I.C. GM** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:11 pm

Got this from someone over on the Netsdaily forums.

This article hyped me up. I am with VC4Pres. If he is going to get rid of Frank, I am all for it and I think I like this guy.

http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasket ... ks-tactics

Adam1221 · Post #7 » by **Adam1221** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:35 pm

Messina is one of the best coaches in the world guys seriously this guy is better than at least 80% of the NBA's coaches he has absulotley dominated Euro basketball for the past couple of years (there was the Pini Gershon lead Macabi Tel-Aviv era, when it ended European Basketball was dominated by Messina).
If we dump Frank for this guy I have no doubt that we gained an excellent coach, the only concern I have is that in Euro-ball they dont give 2 ****t's about developing talent which is something that this team's next coach will have to be able to do with the talented young team we have.