<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Mike Montgomery played coy, even with his old coaching buddies. He never specifically mentioned the Warriors, but he smoothly sprinkled in questions about the NBA, wondering what his friends thought of the league. Utah State coach Stew Morrill, an assistant for Montgomery for eight years at Montana, became suspicious when the questions surfaced in two or three meandering conversations over the past few weeks. "I finally asked him if he had something cooking," Morrill said Friday. "He said, 'Maybe. We'll see.' I knew that meant there was some discussion going on. ... I think he's at a point where it's an exciting thing for him." Montgomery's move across the Bay became official Friday, when Chris Mullin introduced him as the new head coach of the Warriors. The news, stunning when it leaked Wednesday night, was a foregone conclusion by the time Mullin and Montgomery appeared together at Warriors headquarters in Oakland. The relevant question, then: Why did Montgomery, so disinterested in the NBA for so long, shift gears? The money helped (believed to be between $10 million and $11 million over four years), but Montgomery also came to view the pro game in a different light. </div> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...SPGRH6Q54F1.DTL ========================= I'm still kinda iffy about Montgomery but I am getting anxious to see him in action.
