Comments on: Watch out NBA, Messina is coming!

By: Eric M

Eric M — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:13:44 +0000

I will bet the Toronto Raptors will hire him in the upcoming offseason, now that Sam Mitchell is gone! Which was a very necessary move to make. The Raps need proper coaching, badly! They have the talent but not the coach to conduct the orcestra (stupid example).

By: Luis

Luis — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:01:01 +0000

The word out there for some months now is that Messina will indeed leave CSKA at the end of the season, with F.C.Barcelona as the most likely destination for him. Anyway, many things can happen, especially since Barça could fail to qualify to the Euroleague, becoming a significantly less appealing option for the Italian coach.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:52:59 +0000

Keep in mind, most coaches would NOT be ok with him on their bench, becuase it would look like that he is just waiting to take their job(Look at the wizards last summer).
The raptors would love to have him no doubt, but I dont know if they can lure him with 1mil per year deal Vs the larger Euro deal (also in euros) that he can get on his home turf.

By: newsmaker

newsmaker — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:16:32 +0000

He will be following three seasons coach of CSKA or Barcelona.
Kushchenko will negotiate with italians, Barcelona has long been said about him

By: Kerem

Kerem — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:32:42 +0000

He’s going to the Cavs..

By: Maku

Maku — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:55:09 +0000

Moreover, remember that Messina coached Benetton with Gherardini as GM…