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
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.
wants win
Very important. He wants to win one very badly.
ahead bit closer playing
We were playing a lot closer at the end of the season. They're a little bit ahead of us.
defense game seemed
The defense seemed to get better as the game went on. It's a progression we like to see.
basketball guy decision
I can't make every decision for you. I don't have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk
basketball team believe
We believe in people executing their role and caring about the team more than anything individually
who-we-are way
The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn't go our way.
basketball over-you done
It's not about any one person. You've got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done
basketball eye two
We would have two less championships here if it was not for Manu Ginobili. In my eyes, he's the stud of the world.
jobs kings goal
It's never been my goal to be king of the prom. It's been my goal to do the right thing and get the job done.
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 care
No one is bigger than the team. If you can't do things our way, you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are
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 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.