Gregg Popovich - Steps Down as HC

[Ope3]

Thank you for your service.

Gregg Popovich ends coaching career after 29 seasons

The Spurs icon and all-time winningest coach in NBA history has been named San Antonio's team president.

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29 seasons. Only surpassed in North American Pro Sports by Mack/A's, Halas/Bears & McGraw/Giants. Tied with other legends, Landry/Cowboys & Lambeau/Packers.

PTI mentioned that 23 of his former players & assistants have been Head Coaches in the NBA or WNBA.

Job well done.

 

[Holy Man]

Didn’t he invent the Hack-a-Shaw? Especially in the first minute of the game?

 

[7Gopher7]

A real class act! Especially towards reporters. Just a wonderful person. Always so respectful during in game interviews.

 

[Ope3]

Didn’t he invent the Hack-a-Shaw? Especially in the first minute of the game?

The way I remember it, Pop had someone foul Shaq like a second after the opening tap. Shaq was completely befuddled with a "WTF!?!?" reaction. The camera's then cut to Pop & Spurs bench who were all just laughing their butts off.

It has been a set up. Shaq got the joke too.

 

[Ope3]

A real class act! Especially towards reporters. Just a wonderful person. Always so respectful during in game interviews.

Pop does't suffer fools.

 

[Frink]

A combination of Pops and RC Buford made San Antonio the best run organization in NBA if not pro sports. Congrats to him on a well-earned retirement.

 

[kg21]

A combination of Pops and RC Buford made San Antonio the best run organization in NBA if not pro sports. Congrats to him on a well-earned retirement.

So did draft lottery luck.

 

[Just Gopher It!!]

So did draft lottery luck.

Still have to make the correct pick

 

[kg21]

Still have to make the correct pick

David Robinson and Tim Duncan required a lot of thought! LOL

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

Obviously did all kinds of great things, but he was the driving force behind all the load management nonsense that's practiced by lots of teams.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

‘I can’t understand what yer saying with food in your mouth.’ Danny B. Never lets a person live down their mistakes. He is a tiger!

 

[Just Gopher It!!]

David Robinson and Tim Duncan required a lot of thought! LOL

Sam Bowie, picked stead of Mars Blackmon, says hey and there are a litany of overall first pick flops as well Melvin!!

Including -

Anthony Bennett
Kwame Brown
Michael Olowokandi

The worst No. 1 picks in NBA Draft history, ranked: Anthony Bennett, Kwame Brown among biggest busts | Sporting News

The Sporting News ranks the worst No. 1 overall NBA Draft picks in the two-round era since 1989.

www.sportingnews.com

 

[LongLiveMilesTarver]

Sam Bowie, picked stead of Mars Blackmon, says hey and there are a litany of overall first pick flops as well Melvin!!

Including -

Anthony Bennett
Kwame Brown
Michael Olowokandi

The worst No. 1 picks in NBA Draft history, ranked: Anthony Bennett, Kwame Brown among biggest busts | Sporting News

The Sporting News ranks the worst No. 1 overall NBA Draft picks in the two-round era since 1989.

www.sportingnews.com

Agree that what turns out obvious isn't always at the time but Duncan would have been the consensus number one pick his last two seasons.

 

[Ope3]

So did draft lottery luck.

David Robinson and Tim Duncan required a lot of thought! LOL

The Admiral was Drafted #1 in 1987 which was the season before Pop joined the Spurs as an Assistant Coach.

It was a gutsy pick in some respect by the Spurs because he had to fulfill 2 years of Military Service, having gone to Navy. Rookie season was not until 1989-90.

Some other pretty good talent in the 1987 Draft.

1987 NBA draft - Wikipedia

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