Rummpd
06-10-2014, 05:08 PM
http://nba.si.com/2014/06/10/gregg-popovich-interviews-sideline-tv-doris-burke-best-worst/
Phil Taylor: At least worth watching. Which is more than can be said for most in-game interviews. His unpredictability is welcome, considering how most coaches just find new ways to say their teams have to make so-and-so take tough shots on defense and move the ball better on offense. Pop is prickly, but prickly is better than dull. Some might find him condescending, but his gruffness comes with a twinkle in his eye, so he doesn’t come off as a bully. It might get tiresome if he was always a curmudgeon, but he’s not. Ask him a question he finds worthwhile, and he’ll give a worthwhile answer. Pop’s approach to media members is not unlike his approach to his players – either be prepared, or be prepared to be embarrassed. You can’t sleepwalk through an encounter with Popovich, whether you’re a viewer or reporter, and that’s a good thing.
Phil Taylor: At least worth watching. Which is more than can be said for most in-game interviews. His unpredictability is welcome, considering how most coaches just find new ways to say their teams have to make so-and-so take tough shots on defense and move the ball better on offense. Pop is prickly, but prickly is better than dull. Some might find him condescending, but his gruffness comes with a twinkle in his eye, so he doesn’t come off as a bully. It might get tiresome if he was always a curmudgeon, but he’s not. Ask him a question he finds worthwhile, and he’ll give a worthwhile answer. Pop’s approach to media members is not unlike his approach to his players – either be prepared, or be prepared to be embarrassed. You can’t sleepwalk through an encounter with Popovich, whether you’re a viewer or reporter, and that’s a good thing.