Good interview of Pop by Warrior supporting crew

[Spursfanfromafar]

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[carina_gino20]

Nice find.

[siraulo23]

Great interview :tu

Thanks for posting

[Texas_Ranger]

Thanx.

[Bukefal]

Nice. Thanks for sharing this :tu

[SenorSpur]

Good interview

Thanks for posting this.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Great interview. Thanks for posting that.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Nice!

[Fireball]

Really love that he knows life is more than just Basketball, but when he is coaching he is still more focused on winning and improving the team than most other coaches in the NBA.

[silverblackfan]

Great interview. Hell, any interview that you can get Pop to answer questions without being a smart ass is a good one these days...
Pop remains one of my favorite people in the NBA because he is so "normal". Great guy.

[DesignatedT]

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[Old School 44]

Nice interview. Don't know who the interviewer is, but you can tell Pop genuinely liked the guy.

[slayermin]

Great interview. Man, I miss Greg Papa. The guy might be the best in the biz.

[ginobilized]

great interiew, thanks

this encapsulates what i love about the spurs- humility, smarts, and a balanced perspective on life

[Spurs Brazil]

Great interview. Thanks for posting

[Spursfanfromafar]

Indeed. I think I never saw Pop being so comfortable with an interviewer and having as much fun as the other guy doing his job :).

And it was an interesting bit that - Don Nelson + Chris Webber vs Gregg Popovich + Tim Duncan.. It was almost as if the contrast was between a maverick offensive coach versus a play the right way defensive one and a talented egoist underachiever power forward versus a talented selfless champion.

That subplot made this interview a must see.

[Old School 44]

Great interview. Man, I miss Greg Papa. The guy might be the best in the biz.

Ok...makes sense about the comfort level Pop has with him.
Didn't know the interviewer, Greg Papa, used to be the Spurs lead TV guy from 1997-2000. Yes...he was very good.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Papa

[Namundy]

Best interview I've seen with Popp.

[TDomination]

Great interview. Man, I miss Greg Papa. The guy might be the best in the biz.

Same here.

I remember him calling the Spurs/Lakers game 2 of the WC Semi-finals in 1999, "Reid is on Duncan... into Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, DUUNNNCAAAN!! DUUUNNNCAN! With 8.4 to go!"

That was when Duncan made the game winning shot over J.R. Reid against the Lakers. It always gave me chills for some reason

[blizz]

Yeah I was wondering at first why Pop was being so forthcoming with the guy then realized that was Greg Pappa. For those that don't know, he used to be our TV analyst so he knows Pop and the team well.

[Pauleta14]

thks
Why can't the san antonio's reporters do the same thing???

I've never seen Pop speak for so long...

[GrandeDavid]

That was an awesome interview. Smart questions, fun dialogue. I wish this guy worked for the Express News.

[urunobili]

ehhh... we are not the patriots, we didnt cheat filming the opposite bench though...

[Blackjack]

Really bringing some goods to the board as of late, Spursfanfromafar. :tu

The Patriots comparison is an easy one to make on some structural and superficial levels but the Spurs and the people they employ are who they are, not people that conduct themselves quietly and within the confines of their team for the sole purposes of some competitive advantage.

They genuinely "get it." The sport, their role and what it means in the whole grand scheme of things. They're professionals that love and enjoy what they do. Belichick and Co. seem to have more of that lifer "sickness," the game and the end result seemingly being their life -- speaking more to the staff than players.

[Mel_13]

thks
Why can't the san antonio's reporters do the same thing???

I've never seen Pop speak for so long...

If you lived in San Antonio, the answer would obvious. I doubt that Pop could sit still for 8 minutes of questions from any member of the local media. He'd start giving them the same answers he gives Craig Sager or Ric Bucher.

[Juanobili]

awesome interview

very cool to see the organization still have a ton of respect for their old assistant coach

[awktalk]

Coach Pop's Mailbag is open, send in your questions for Pop now! http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/pop_mailbag.html

[temujin]

If you lived in San Antonio, the answer would obvious. I doubt that Pop could sit still for 8 minutes of questions from any member of the local media. He'd start giving them the same answers he gives Craig Sager or Ric Bucher.

The local media are pretty mediocre.
You can tell sometimes Popovich is just asking for an intelligent question.
Maybe he should ask himself a question and then answer it.
I would do that.

[temujin]

Cool stuff.
Northern California stuff.

"If you are a purist of the game of basketball, then you gotta love the Spurs."

That pretty much sums it up for me.

[tdunk21]

http://www.projectspurs.com/2011-articles/january/pop-i-can-see-myself-coaching-for-a-while.html



WRITTEN BY MICHAEL A. DE LEON | 25 JANUARY 2011
Former Spurs play-by-play announcer, Greg Papa, sat down with Spurs coach Gregg Popovich prior to the Warriors game to interview him for Chronicle Live on Comcast Sports Net.

Papa and Popovich talked about the current Spurs record, his time coaching in Golden State, his relationship with Tim Duncan and how long he plans on coaching.

"He was a great follower when David was here and it turned him into a great leader," Popovich said of Duncan. "It's pretty hard to not follow his lead."

Popovich also said he plans to continue coaching although he says he does not plan to coach as long as Don Nelson and Larry Brown, who he coached under in Golden State and in San Antonio.

"I still love it and I can see myself coaching for a while."

[tdunk21]

how to put up a video?

[tdunk21]

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[Bukefal]

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[Bukefal]

But i think this vid was already posted in another thread

[tdunk21]

thanx bukefal.....

[tdunk21]

But i think this vid was already posted in another thread

oh my bad

[duncan228]

how to put up a video?

Directions on embedding youtube's: #7 in the FAQs (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93855) and post #2 in the SpursTalk 'How To' Tutorials.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99116

[Mel_13]

how to put up a video?

See #7 in the FAQ stickied at the top of the forum.

[edgar]

"He (Tim) Practices Everyday"

-Greg Popovich
Comments on why his teammates respect the great Tim Duncan

Was this a Kobe jab by Pop?!

[spurs10]

Thanks, great interview. Greg Papa has a lot of confidence and keeps the pace moving. Glad you shaed this.

[Pauleta14]

If you lived in San Antonio, the answer would obvious. I doubt that Pop could sit still for 8 minutes of questions from any member of the local media. He'd start giving them the same answers he gives Craig Sager or Ric Bucher.


I should have asked "why do the san antonio reporters suck so bad??!?!

There one guy during the shootaround interviews (always the same voice) who really seems mentaly "limited"...

[Martin R]

is that person the REAL Gregg Popovich ??

[greyforest]

pretty good interview, although i dunno how comparable the spurs are to the patriots, what with bellacheat and all

[slayermin]

Papa would call Tim "good ole meat and potatoes" when he did Spurs games. It was an obvious but perfect reference to TD's propensity to get a double-double every night.

[slayermin]

pretty good interview, although i dunno how comparable the spurs are to the patriots, what with bellacheat and all

They're not, imo. I have always felt the Steelers are a better NFL alter ego for the Spurs organization. The cities, the work ethic, and tradition fits better. The Patriots are like the Celtics. And the Cowboys are like the Lakers.

[wildbill2u]

I couldn't believe how affable Pop was with this guy. Not a single instance of the cynical and sarcastic Pop we usually see. He must know the guy from before and really like him to open up like this.Best interview with Pop I've ever seen--and the three guys at the end remarked on it too.

[itzsoweezee]

Great interview.

And great point about national team play maybe being at fault for the lack of back-to-back titles.

[spurs1990]

I never heard of the interviewer before this thread. He is extremely polished, and lo and behold a grad of Syracuse. They produce top notch reporters - Costas, Tirico, the dude in Houston radio.

Had no idea he was a Spurs announcer. Really wish I would have paid attention to the broadcasts from 1997-2000.