Welcome aboard Steve Hetzel, new Assistant Coach

Post #1 » by **yosemiteben** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 5:48 pm

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"Hetzel joins the Hornets after spending last season as head coach of the Canton Charge in the NBA D-League. Under Hetzel’s leadership, the Charge posted a 28-22 record, finishing second in the East Division and earning the seventh seed in the D-League playoffs.

Before moving to Canton, Hetzel spent four seasons with the Detroit Pistons as player development coach, where he was responsible for identifying the strengths and weaknesses of individual players and assisting with their growth throughout the season. Prior to joining the Pistons, Hetzel served as video coordinator for the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2006-09. He got his start in the NBA as assistant video coordinator with the San Antonio Spurs in 2005-06."

Elden Payton · Post #2 » by **Elden Payton** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 12:58 am

Interesting hire, is this in the knowledge that someone is leaving, how many do we have on the bench?

Liver_Pooty · Post #3 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:02 am

Sik Infant wrote:Interesting hire, is this in the knowledge that someone is leaving, how many do we have on the bench?

He replaced Bob Beyer who went to Detroit.

Elden Payton · Post #4 » by **Elden Payton** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:07 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:
Sik Infant wrote:Interesting hire, is this in the knowledge that someone is leaving, how many do we have on the bench?

He replaced Bob Beyer who went to Detroit.

I'm completely out of the loop.