OFFICIAL: Sean Sweeney has been named head coach of the Orlando Magic, President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced today.
He becomes the 16th head coach in franchise history.
Welcome to Orlando, Coach Sweeney!
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New: Sean Sweeney has officially been named Orlando’s next head coach, the #Magic announced. Sweeney will stick with the Spurs through the Finals.
“Sean brings a tremendous work ethic and a high degree of intensity that set the tone for everything he does,” Jeff Weltman said.
Sean Sweeney’s Offensive Principles:
Starts with Philosophy
- Do what’s right for the team
- Discipline when it matters
- Get a quick shot asap
Run & Space
- Get to assigned lanes/space
- Look to attack
- in order to handle the ball you have to be a good decision maker
Spacing is Offense, Offense is Spacing
- No matter what space the floor
- Easier to penetrate & collapse defenses
As said earlier Sweeney offensive philosophy based on the little there is of him talking about it seems very run heavy and emphasis on always driving the ball as early as possible, should be a breath of fresh air compared to the slog fest that were the Mose Magic at its worst
Sean Sweeney 13 yrs in the league:
- 2 WCF appearances
- 1 Finals appearance
- Transformed Dallas, MIL, SAS into amazing defensive teams
- No non-sense coach (respected by star players)
Good start to the offseason 🪄
Sweeney will finish the remainder of the postseason on the Spurs bench -- with Game 7 on Saturday night for an NBA Finals berth.
Former Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan and LA Clippers assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy were the two other finalists for the Magic's coaching vacancy, sources said.
Sweeney, 41, has run San Antonio's defense for Coach of the Year finalist Mitch Johnson this season, guiding an improvement from 25th to third in the NBA’s defensive efficiency rankings, garnering praise from the team's young stars Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle.
Under Johnson and his lead assistant in Sweeney, the Spurs made a 28-win improvement to a 62-20 campaign — tied for the third-most wins in franchise history — and have made a deep run with one of the youngest lineups in playoffs history.