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
final four rear
We know it?s a weakness. You get to the final four teams, those things rear their head.
four offensive time within
Every time we got within four or five, they would get an offensive rebound.
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.
came islands prepare
Nellie came down to the Virgin Islands to see how we prepare for the season,
kinda philosophy
Our philosophy here is kinda like participatory management,
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.
everybody tried
We tried everybody on him -- and he was great.
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 demanding teams
Both teams predicate what they do on defense. They (both) are pretty demanding in that sense.
career david deep dug effort ends game help thrilled
I?m just thrilled that David ends his career with a game like that. His effort was really wonderful. He really dug down deep and showed how important it was for him to help us get this victory.
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.
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.