Gregg Popovich

How much did the 27-point drubbing the San Antonio Spurs suffered at the hands of the Houston Rockets in Game 1 stick with Gregg Popovich? So much so, he didn’t have a glass of wine afterward…apparently. Coach Pop was in prime form while speaking with reporters on Tuesday, a day after his Spurs imploded against [...]

Gregg Popovich had some high praise for Kawhi Leonard following the San Antonio Spurs’ Game 6 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. The highest praise, actually. He called Leonard the best player “in my opinion”: [tweet https://twitter.com/danfavale/status/857815607848443904] What Popovich said isn’t egregious, but the best player in the NBA isn’t Leonard. It’s LeBron James, who remains superhuman. [...]

For those who don’t remember the circumstances surrounding and leading into the trade that landed the San Antonio Spurs the No. 15 pick of the 2011 NBA Draft where they selected current MVP candidate Kawhi Leonard, the headline of this story may be perplexing. Why would Coach Pop have said the decision to trade up [...]

Did Gregg Popovich really relate what’s left of Manu Ginobili’s NBA career to a bar of soap? You bet he did. Per the San Antonio Express-News‘ Jeff McDonald: [tweet https://twitter.com/JMcDonald_SAEN/status/847235484011057152] Well, this is fantastic. It would have been more fantastic if the San Antonio Spurs didn’t blow a 22-point lead against the Golden State Warriors on [...]

Has an MVP talent ever flown under the radar quite like Kawhi Leonard? Yes, he’s the reigning two-time Defensive Player of the Year. And sure, it was him who finished as a runner-up in MVP voting last season, to Stephen Curry, who had just wrapped up one of the best individual campaigns the NBA has [...]

When broached about the subject on Saturday, LeBron James said his decision on whether he will return to the U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball Team at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will largely depend on whether Spurs Head Coach and coaching legend Gregg Popovich takes over as head coach. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/823176524547375109] LeBron has won two gold [...]

Coach Pop gonna Coach Pop. Following the San Antonio Spurs’ loss to the Chicago Bulls, their first road L of the season, Gregg Popovich disparaged his team’s effort, per ESPN.com’s Michael C. Wright: Asked whether it was his job to make sure the Spurs were ready to play, Popovich said, “I don’t remember playing tonight. [...]

Are you ready for a perfect Gregg Popovich anecdote that is perfect? Mike Sorensen of the Deseret News has you covered: When asked Tuesday if he’s seen improvement from Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he didn’t know because he doesn’t watch much film, something he learned from former Jazz coach [...]

Ah yes, the NBA was officially back last night and we were treated to the King picking up right where he left off last season with a triple-double and a dominating victory over the Knicks. Damian Lillard and Joe Johnson had an “anything you can do I can do better” battle, and the Spurs absolutely [...]

With Tim Duncan retiring from the NBA, it’s only natural our attention start shifting to San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. Sure, Manu Ginobili probably won’t play beyond next season. But Popovich and Duncan were synonymous with one another. It’s tough, in turn, to imagine one without the other. Maybe Pop will soon follow [...]