Gregg Popovich
Gregg Popovich
Gregg Charles Popovichis an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. Taking over as coach of the Spurs in 1996, Popovich is the longest tenured active coach in both the NBA and all US major sports leagues. He is often referred to as "Coach Pop" or simply "Pop"...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 January 1949
CityEast Chicago, IN
factor game huge inside
Malik can play inside and out. He?s versatile. Not having him for Game 1 was a huge factor for us.
angry came coach fuel great last looks loss night played tough
We responded well from a real tough loss last night. That's what a coach always looks for. It was great to come out angry enough to try to put last night out of their heads. We played well most of the night, but a lot of the fuel for that came from last night.
practice
We would probably never put him and Timmy in the same room, ... because they never would find out when practice is.
everybody tried
We tried everybody on him -- and he was great.
kinda philosophy
Our philosophy here is kinda like participatory management,
far imagine past
I think that (cutoff date) is getting close, probably. I can't imagine it being too far past the All-Star break.
final four rear
We know it?s a weakness. You get to the final four teams, those things rear their head.
figures fit fortunate given pieces seems
The pieces have to fit around him. The fortunate thing for us is that it seems that, given enough talent, all pieces fit around Timmy. He figures it out.
afraid easy exactly group knows level reached touch
It's been pretty easy in the sense that I have a group that knows exactly who they are and what they've accomplished. We haven't reached some mythical, rarefied level where everybody's afraid of us and they can't touch us. That doesn't exist.
great people
It was a great night. It was a win-win for everybody. It was really great for the people who were so unfortunate during the hurricane.
both great played teams
It was a great game. Both teams played very competitively and did very well.
great huge physical played pursued regard
That just killed us. They did a great job, really pursued the ball, played very physical in that regard and that was huge in getting them the win.
ahead bit closer playing
We were playing a lot closer at the end of the season. They're a little bit ahead of us.
choice coach college fantastic pro
There can't be a more fantastic choice as a coach or a person. Being a college coach or a pro coach is irrelevant, ... There couldn't have been a better choice made. That's all there is to say.