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原文內容：
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.
馬刺似乎想找Messina來當Popo助教。Messina在歐洲算是頂尖的教練之一，
他曾經在11-12年球季加入Mike Brown領軍的湖人教練團，後來因為不習慣又回到歐洲。
Messina在進攻上的手法-更多球的傳導和系統打法，也是馬刺近年來，進攻上成功的關
鍵之一。
消息透漏，馬刺會在選秀過後和Messina達成協議。
根據維基百科介紹，Messina曾1998、2001及2005年，三次被提名為義大利聯盟最佳教練，
06、08年獲得歐洲聯盟年度最佳教練，也在08年入選義大利籃球名人堂。