With Greg Popovich gone to Boston, the San Antonio Spurs reportedly had narrowed their head coaching search to two candidates:
Rasheed Wallace
and Rick Carlisle.
As late as Friday evening, Coach Wallace was the rumored front runner. But the job ultimately has been given to Carlisle, one of only four active coaches with an NBA ring, and a winning percentage of 58.7% good for fourth in the league. Carlisle has missed the postseason only twice in his eleven year career. In a conference call with media tonight, he expressed excitement at the prospect of working with Kevin Love, Andre Iguodala, Danny Granger and Thad Young.