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
bit care people value
People get a little bit more cautious. People want to take care of the ball, value possessions a little bit more.
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.
approach boring exactly mantra people skip
That's for other people to decide. We approach it exactly as every other year. Our big mantra is boring as hell. We don't want to skip any steps.
people
It always has been that people didn't think we were for real,
fit helps highest people reach roles
He helps people to be better, and he allows people to reach their highest level, because roles can be fit around him very easily.
checked checking minutes people playing sure tough
I'll be checking minutes more than I've ever checked before, and making sure that people are getting enough playing time. Some nights, that'll be a real tough thing to do.
detroit fortunate people played series seven
If you think about it and look back at the Detroit series, ... we played seven people, period. You have to be pretty fortunate to just play seven people in a series like that, so we can use more people, without a doubt.
ahead bit closer playing
We were playing a lot closer at the end of the season. They're a little bit ahead of us.
challenges loves sort teach
These sort of challenges is what he loves the most, to go in and teach and make it better,
best confident defensive flip running teams upped
Flip has upped their offense. He has them really confident in what they're running offensively, but they're also one of the best defensive teams in the game.
four offensive time within
Every time we got within four or five, they would get an offensive rebound.
composure kept team
The team kept their composure well when we were down.
wants win
Very important. He wants to win one very badly.
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.