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
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.
kinda philosophy
Our philosophy here is kinda like participatory management,
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.
people
It always has been that people didn't think we were for real,
beyond break difficult reasonable
I think it's a reasonable thought that if it went beyond the All-Star break that would make it difficult to do something.
best miracle playing record
We're not playing well. It's a miracle we have the best record in the West.
biggest care contract france giving gracious islands paying problem rather tougher university worked
Timmy is important to us, and we feel it is important for him to know he is important, rather than just giving him a contract and paying him to play basketball. We want him to know we really do care about him. This has been a little tougher than going to France or Argentina, because there's not really a place to play in the Virgin Islands. But the University of the Virgin Islands was so gracious and accommodating, it worked out well. The biggest problem was probably getting everyone there.
final four rear
We know it?s a weakness. You get to the final four teams, those things rear their head.
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.
basketball entire maturity playing
He's been playing All-Star basketball the entire year. His maturity is really showing. He's always aggressive.
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.
far helped shot thus variety
He hasn't shot like that thus far, and that's helped us do a variety of things as far as pick-and-roll defense. But when he's making that shot, it makes everything a lot tougher.
emotional maybe tough
He's just had a tough time. Maybe it's emotional in some sense for him. I'm not sure.