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
ahead bit closer playing
We were playing a lot closer at the end of the season. They're a little bit ahead of us.
best miracle playing record
We're not playing well. It's a miracle we have the best record in the West.
against basketball both bottom couple game good played teams win
Both teams were fantastic. It was a really good win against a very, very good basketball team. We played very, very well. That's the bottom line. We both played well. There were a couple of stretches that were not that great, but it's a 48-minute game and that happens.
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.
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.
basketball entire maturity playing
He's been playing All-Star basketball the entire year. His maturity is really showing. He's always aggressive.
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.
blow player balls
I'm not one to blow smoke at my players. They kicked our butts on the offensive boards. And it's not just because the ball came their way.
basketball play trying
I asked them if it wasn't too much trouble, if I wasn't being too pushy, if they could execute what we were trying to do. And if it didn't make them too angry, if they also wanted to play some defense on the other end, that would be great.
home nba-championships play
I'm pleased that they performed as well as they did while we've been in Miami and that's about as far as it goes. Now, we've got to go home and play as well or better.
basketball team play
Stop by stop by stop. Play aggressively. Sprint back on 'D' and pay attention to how we're supposed to guard as a team
sports player mtv
We changed our rules. If a player does not have some sot of altercation on or off the court once each month, we fine him...The guys that are our top four scorers, each of them will be required once every two months to appear on MTV. The guys who shoot the worst free throws over a one-month period, next time we have a TV game they're required to look into the camera and beat their chests after they make a good play.
basketball mean play
'Play the right way' means play unselfishly, respect each other's achievements, play hard, fulfill your role