Gregg Popovich, Not a Fan of Twitter

[raspsa]

I'm guessing GHill doesn't tweet.. maybe that's why he's Pop's favorite.


http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/12/16/gregg-popovich-not-a-fan-of-twitter/



Gregg Popovich, Not a Fan of Twitter

12/16/2009 8:00 AM ET By Brett Pollakoff



PHOENIX -- Tuesday morning, as the Suns were preparing to face the Spurs later that night, Steve Nash posted a message to his Twitter feed that said in part, "Anyone know coach Popovich was an American spy in Russia before he began coaching? No wonder his teams are hard to beat!"

During the tenured coach's pregame session with the media, he was made aware of this tweet from Nash. And in classic Popovich style, he sarcastically answered the question, but not before making his feelings about Twitter crystal clear.

"Does Steve tweet? I've lost all respect," Popovich joked. "Steve Nash should not be a tweeter. He's a competitor, not a tweeter."

As for Nash's assertion that the coach's time in the military helped him become a basketball mastermind, Popovich wholeheartedly agreed.

"He's absolutely correct," Popovich deadpanned. "I spent all my military time in Russian basketball courts in different cities collecting as many out of bounds plays as I possibly could. And now, I've had a chance to employ them."

Popovich then continued his anti-Twitter remarks, effectively saying that in his eyes, loose lips sink ships.

"If you're a tweeter, you talk too much. You want to keep things closer to the vest, so you can't tweet."

When it was pointed out that the Spurs have some tweeters in their locker room, Popovich's response was pretty much what you'd expect.

"I know," Popovich said. "I hate 'em all.":lol

[HarlemHeat37]

I'm guessing Fin doesn't tweet..

[Bukefal]

Gotta love Pop :lol

But Ghill does Tweet :)

[Tp9gospursgo]

GHill tweets all the time with Dejuan

[Bukefal]

http://twitter.com/George_hill3

http://twitter.com/tp9network

http://twitter.com/deJuan45

http://twitter.com/MoneyMase

http://twitter.com/manugInobili

http://twitter.com/DA_FINSTER

http://twitter.com/Bowen12

[blkroadrunners]

Twitter's becoming a pain in the (_l_)

[honestfool84]

my only concern with Spurs players with Twitter is that Mason never seems to care about losing.

the second the game is over, he's tweeting about "getting to 20,000 followers" or something of the sort.

makes them seem like they don't care about losing....oh wait.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol da finster

[lefty]

Fake D'Antoni is the best

[Bambililos]

Of course CIA Pop doesn't like Twitter. Look what it did to KGB...

[EricB]

my only concern with Spurs players with Twitter is that Mason never seems to care about losing.

the second the game is over, he's tweeting about "getting to 20,000 followers" or something of the sort.

makes them seem like they don't care about losing....oh wait.


Yeah their lives should be in shambles after losses.

[thispego]

"If you're a tweeter, you talk too much. You want to keep things closer to the vest, so you can't tweet."

[EmptyMan]

EheLN-MDzrA

[austN Spur]

i love twitter. its the easiest way to see whats going on in my 5 brothers lives now that we are spread all over the place. plus you can interact with spurs, cowboys and many other ppl.
that shit my dad says is funny. reminds me of my deceased uncle. I <3 twitter

manu is one of my favorite twitters along with Ghill and blair. always interacting about various Shit

my lady went crazy when Hill was tweeting her.:lmao

[TMTTRIO]

yeah Manu's interesting to keep up with on his twitter. In fact he just posted this. How interesting :).


http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs048.snc3/13543_228877141933_71769686933_4298491_7562690_n.j pg
Look who I walked into last night at the hotel in SF! // Miren a quién me vengo a encontrar anoche en el hotel en SF! http://bit.ly/7gj5YB

[austN Spur]

^^^^ plus with manu u can learn spanish if you dont already

[concken]

george hill tweets all the damn time. blair got him into it....

i was drunk and chewing hill out one night and he blocked me haha...cant take the criticism.

[blkroadrunners]

george hill tweets all the damn time. blair got him into it....

i was drunk and chewing hill out one night and he blocked me haha...cant take the criticism.

LOL, I did that once too. :hat

[austN Spur]

ive wondered if they would do that. block me i mean.

note to self: twitter from my ladys account when im drunk twittering

[thispego]

i love twitter. its the easiest way to see whats going on in my 5 brothers lives now that we are spread all over the place. plus you can interact with spurs, cowboys and many other ppl.
that shit my dad says is funny. reminds me of my deceased uncle. I <3 twitter

manu is one of my favorite twitters along with Ghill and blair. always interacting about various Shit

my lady went crazy when Hill was tweeting her.:lmao

twitter is gay and stop talking about your 5 brothers who you felate every christmas and thanksgiving

[austN Spur]

twitter is gay and stop talking about your 5 brothers who you felate every christmas and thanksgiving

my brothers and i loved dumb and dumber when we were kids. watched it all the time.:hat

[thispego]

i dont get it. so you have 5 brothers. is that special? you want to talk about it? start a thread in the club because i know your dying to discuss it.

[austN Spur]

cool. btw pop is funny again in this article as well. i spoke to him once and he said "its coach pop or mr pop to you"

[hater]

I'm with thispego on this one. Twitter is for fags and ladyboys

[thispego]

big time

[austN Spur]

when you can get free tickets to spurs games, through a media its definately not gay.

[thispego]

shitty nosebleed seats? no thanks.

how many free tickets have you gotten, by the way?

[austN Spur]

my brother got 2 from george hill. not nosebleeds. and wouldve taken me, but i couldnt make it. i dont care where i sit. ive sat all over the dome and AT&T center and as long as im in the building with a beer in hand, im good. i still yell the same

[hater]

when you can get free tickets to spurs games, through a media its definately not gay.

that may be but does not take away the fact that 99.999% of tweeter is self indulging, self serving, self centered gay bullshit.

I mean, who gives a shit if you just got home and are cooking dinner??? or if you're putting the kids to sleep??

I understand superstars tweeting a little (although I agree with Pop) but a regular joe????

[thispego]

Just got done eating Rudy's bbq. turkey, roast beef, and jalapeno hot links. mmmmmmmmm!

[thispego]

phone's ringing, I'll answer it!

[thispego]

wrong number. I hate that!

[hater]

I just experienced a wet fart, should I change my panties?

[austN Spur]

this just in: Just won alamo bowl tickets off twitter. sweet.

and my brother said they were 125 dollar tickets each.
hill has given away 100 so far

my favorite twitter this week was my brother when he said on the night of phx vs spurs "@JimBobBreazeale (http://twitter.com/JimBobBreazeale): Tony is getting killed by what looks to be Joan Rivers in a Steve Nash jersey ":lmao

[thispego]

:jack

[austN Spur]

well yall take it easy im off to downtown Austin to grab a bite to eat. GO Spurs Go

[thispego]

twitter us what you get!

[quentin_compson]

Gregg Popovich, Not a Fan of Twitter

12/16/2009 8:00 AM ET By Brett Pollakoff


"If you're a tweeter, you talk too much. You want to keep things closer to the vest, so you can't tweet."




MGoOiMmnK-g

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

life goes on after a loss, and so does twitter :lol

I'm sure that athletes hate to lose, but they can move on quicker than most fans :lol

[TimDunkem]

Just got done eating Rudy's bbq. turkey, roast beef, and jalapeno hot links. mmmmmmmmm!
Nice! Did you put some sause on all of it too? :hungry:

[21_Blessings]

I guess that's why Blair isn't getting enough minutes.

[koriwhat]

that may be but does not take away the fact that 99.999% of tweeter is self indulging, self serving, self centered gay bullshit.

I mean, who gives a shit if you just got home and are cooking dinner??? or if you're putting the kids to sleep??

I understand superstars tweeting a little (although I agree with Pop) but a regular joe????

man your handle represents you to the T

[koriwhat]

my brothers and i loved dumb and dumber when we were kids. watched it all the time.:hat

#1 movie of all fuckin' time!

[thispego]

nice! Did you put some sause on all of it too? :hungry:

fuck yah nigga

[austN Spur]

turning this into a food thread cuz my Five Guys jalapeno cheeseburger was Awesome. i feel so fat, and i love it still @ a healthy 220

[thispego]

do your brothers own five guys?

[ClingingMars]

I have a twitter and tweet but it NEVER concerns what I'm doing, I leave that shit to Facebook. For me, twitter is about interacting with people, not saying "I'm watching TV!"

[dastrey]

I have a twitter and tweet but it NEVER concerns what I'm doing, I leave that shit to Facebook. For me, twitter is about interacting with people, not saying "I'm watching TV!"

That is what most people use twitter for. I get a kick out of people thinking twitter is stupid and yet i see them on Facebook all day.