Official Winningest Coach Watch Thread

[bluebellmaniac]

Pop is now 15 wins from the all-time Wins record in the NBA.

Only 54 games left. He can get there winning just 28% of the remaining games.

Hats off to the legend. Glad to be witness to this legacy.

[Drom John]

Currently, FiveThirtyEight projects the Spurs to win 35 games.
If so, then a 10 game cushion.

[KingKev]

Rather get a top 5 pick tbh. Either way looking forward to celebrating his retirement. Well deserved but also time.

[Dex]

Spurs are currently at a 39.2% win rate, which projects to 32 wins this season.

Obviously, that's just the easy maths...they could do better, or they could do worse. They had a rough first 10-15 games, but also have a more condensed schedule after Christmas and we'll see how COVID continues to spiral.

Either way, they are on pace for the record this season.

[GAustex]

Can't wait til the anchor is gone

[Dverde]

Rather get a top 5 pick tbh. Either way looking forward to celebrating his retirement. Well deserved but also time.

Not a popsucker but I’d rather him have the record. I’d preferred he retired two years ago, but since he is still going I want him to get it. At least it gets the Spurs on sportscenter again

[Seventyniner]

Not a popsucker but I’d rather him have the record. I’d preferred he retired two years ago, but since he is still going I want him to get it. At least it gets the Spurs on sportscenter again

They might start showing a few seconds of Spurs wins when he gets close, a longer spot when he ties the record, and a full segment when he breaks it.

Maybe even the top of the show if there's no other major events that day; Pop will probably get the record during the NCAA tournament.

For a way-too-early prediction, I'll guess that Pop breaks the record on March 18 against the Pelicans.

[Dex]

Only SpursTalk could find a way to complain about having the winningest coach in NBA history.

:cry But Bryn Forbes! :cry

[MultiTroll]

Pops gonna get in the Guinness record book too. :tu

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Oh wait, was that cat or coat?

[FutureMan]

Rather get a top 5 pick tbh. Either way looking forward to celebrating his retirement. Well deserved but also time.

Well technically, both are possible. The great thing right now is that the Spurs are winning games but so are some other lottery teams. The 7th or 8th pick has seen a leap, since the changed the lottery, almost every year. So who knows. Would be great to see Pop another year though if we got a top 4 pick. Get the team back on track and then retire so it’s a better situation for whoever takes over.

[Mr. Body]

ESPN will make Pop breaking the record a segment all about Curry breaking the 3 point record.

[bluebellmaniac]

14 wins from being the GOAT!

[cd98]

ESPN will make Pop breaking the record a segment all about Curry breaking the 3 point record.

I doubt it. When do people do those kinds of things for coaches in the past that have accomplished what Pop has.

[Rummpd]

Pop is now 15 wins from the all-time Wins record in the NBA.

Only 54 games left. He can get there winning just 28% of the remaining games.

Hats off to the legend. Glad to be witness to this legacy.


Fine coach but at best top 3 who hung on too long after his gravy train Duncan retired.


Number of wins about 4th metric of a coach

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

Fine coach but at best top 3 who hung on too long after his gravy train Duncan retired.


Number of wins about 4th metric of a coach

If he gets the record, spurs get a lotto pick and he leaves with the spurs loaded on young talent and light on payroll obligations ... pretty much the right amount of time to hang on

[Chucho]

Currently, FiveThirtyEight projects the Spurs to win 35 games.
If so, then a 10 game cushion.

How often have they predicted right?

[BillMc]

Only SpursTalk could find a way to complain about having the winningest coach in NBA history.

:cry But Bryn Forbes! :cry

Truth.

[bluebellmaniac]

13 wins to go.

GSG!

[Rummpd]

Only one stat counts coaches and it is chips. Top five ok. Erase thread thanks

[exstatic]

Only one stat counts coaches and it is chips. Top five ok. Erase thread thanks

Log off ok. Thanks.

[bluebellmaniac]

Only one stat counts coaches and it is chips. Top five ok. Erase thread thanks

Only one that SHOULD count is all-time series wins against other teams by a coach. Or if you want to include 'ships, then only count the ones where the coach also owns the series wins against that team.

Pretty simple.

[wildbill2u]

Amazing that some folks don't give Pop the credit he deserves or give it grudgingly with some lame comment about having great players in the Big 3. A coach doesn't win without great players who stay with him for years so his career is lengthy enough to build that long string of wins. It's barely possible that some coach now active in the league will be able--and willing-- to sustain a winning career record that will overtake Pop. , but the odds and the years necessary are against anyone you can name. If it happens, I hope the fans in his town are totally behind the achievement.

Meanwhile, I'm going to cheer him on and revel in the fact that this small town market has produced so many stars in the NBA record books.:flag::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::po p:

[talkspurs]

Ker who I think has the best chance to pass him is 16 years younger. he has 403 currently. If pop gets one over the record or 1336 that will be a difference of 933 (not counting future wins for ker this year) Ker would need to win about 58 games a year to equal what pop did. (numbers will change on where pop gets to how many more wins Ker gets and how long he coaches.

[exstatic]

Ker who I think has the best chance to pass him is 16 years younger. he has 403 currently. If pop gets one over the record or 1336 that will be a difference of 933 (not counting future wins for ker this year) Ker would need to win about 58 games a year to equal what pop did. (numbers will change on where pop gets to how many more wins Ker gets and how long he coaches.

The GS players are all in their 30s now. Won’t last long, maybe 4-5 years, and then they’ll have to rebuild. Even if they average 60 wins for 5 seasons, that’s only 300 wins before a hard reset.

[buttsR4rebounding]

Doc Rivers is 59 years old and has 1011 wins. He is the one with the best chance to overtake Pop.

[BatManu20]

Doc Rivers is 59 years old and has 1011 wins. He is the one with the best chance to overtake Pop.

He will. And then Steve Kerr, who is only 56 and already has over 400 wins, could potentially overtake both in 15+ years if he continues to coach good teams, which he will.

[buttsR4rebounding]

I wouldn’t mind Kerr beating it, but Rivers is the most overrated coach in the league.

[Dverde]

Doc Rivers is 59 years old and has 1011 wins. He is the one with the best chance to overtake Pop.

Doc is close to getting fired again. This might be his last chance. League is getting tired of him. I always that Spolstra would pass Pop. Started out young and just got to another finals. His job seems pretty safe right now.

[bluebellmaniac]

10 to tie

11 to be the GOAT!

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-wins-by-a-nba-coach-career

[lefty20]

The GS players are all in their 30s now. Won’t last long, maybe 4-5 years, and then they’ll have to rebuild. Even if they average 60 wins for 5 seasons, that’s only 300 wins before a hard reset.

Then it will be time for a change of scenery for Kerr.

So obviously he will then come to SA to coach Primo and Vassell to multiple Chips, tbh.

But seriously, I don't see Kerr sticking around in GS during rebuild years. I think some team with championship aspirations might lure him out of GS. Unless their recent high draft picks turn out to be good enough players to keep the party going in GS.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

He will. And then Steve Kerr, who is only 56 and already has over 400 wins, could potentially overtake both in 15+ years if he continues to coach good teams, which he will.

Kerr seems to have some health issues, and having lots of rings as both a player and coach, I'm not sure he'll have any desire to stick around long enough to break Pop's mark.

Doc, however, is one of those coaches who will probably keep bouncing around for as long as he wants to coach. I could definitely see him coaching long enough to get it done. Philly fires him and some other team will retread him.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

It's also interesting how closely Popovich and Pat Riley's coaching resumes compare when you look at their regular wins and %, as well as post season wins and %. Both with 5 Larry O's. Both with 3 COY awards.

[Mr. Body]

Doc Rivers could if he keeps going deep into his 60s. Eric Spoelstra has a really good shot. He's been coaching for a long time and is only 51 years old.

[bluebellmaniac]

10 to tie

11 to be the GOAT!

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-wins-by-a-nba-coach-career

9 to tie

10 to be the GOAT!

[horseshue]

Hopeing for a 8-31 record for the rest of the season, with 10 to 15 game losing streak at the end, just to extend poop's misery.

[bluebellmaniac]

9 to tie

10 to be the GOAT!

8 to tie

9 to be the GOAT!

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-wins-by-a-nba-coach-career

[bluebellmaniac]

8 to tie

9 to be the GOAT!

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-wins-by-a-nba-coach-career

7 to tie

8 to be the GOAT!

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-wins-by-a-nba-coach-career

[itzsoweezee]

7 to tie

8 to be the GOAT!

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-wins-by-a-nba-coach-career

It’s going to be close. The rest of the schedule is no joke. 5 wins looks doable. Anything more than that would be surprising.

[MultiTroll]

Was this win over Houston Pops greatest coaching job in the last 5 years?

[MannyIsGod]

It’s going to be close. The rest of the schedule is no joke. 5 wins looks doable. Anything more than that would be surprising.

Uh, this is kinda nonsense. The SPurs should easily win 10 more games this year.

[itzsoweezee]

Uh, this is kinda nonsense. The SPurs should easily win 10 more games this year.

Yeah, you’re right. I missed some games when I was looking at the schedule. They should win 10 games. I wouldn’t say easily though.

[MultiTroll]

Uh, this is kinda nonsense. The SPurs should easily win 10 more games this year.
With losses this season to dedicated supertankers Detroit and Houston are you sure?

Altho Pop is absolutely on fire the past 6 games.
3-3.

[MannyIsGod]

Barring huge injuries, they will win 10 fairly easily. They still have 2 games against the Rockets, 2 against OKC, 3 against the Pelicans, 3 against the Trailblazers and there are other weak teams in there too like the Pacers and Wizards. Plus they'll win a few against much better teams. Spurs are currently at .375 with 34 games left which means they'd have to play WORSE than their current record in order to finish with fewer than 10 wins the rest of the way. That's very unlikely given the Spurs record is already underperforming given the Spurs stats. They'd have to basically go under .300 the rest of the season and yeah, that's not going to happen.

[John B]

I counted 12 wins including the Bulls visiting this Friday missing some of its players. If it’s close would the opponent team give the game to Pops out of respect or would they play extra hard to be a spoiler? I know against record breaking players, teams tend to play extra hard and not be in the record books. How about the team Spurs beat to get the winningest coach?

[scott]

Barring huge injuries, they will win 10 fairly easily. They still have 2 games against the Rockets, 2 against OKC, 3 against the Pelicans, 3 against the Trailblazers and there are other weak teams in there too like the Pacers and Wizards. Plus they'll win a few against much better teams. Spurs are currently at .375 with 34 games left which means they'd have to play WORSE than their current record in order to finish with fewer than 10 wins the rest of the way. That's very unlikely given the Spurs record is already underperforming given the Spurs stats. They'd have to basically go under .300 the rest of the season and yeah, that's not going to happen.

Man I felt really confident until you pretty much guaranteed he'd get the record. WC 2014 flashbacks.

[Bojo]

With losses this season to dedicated supertankers Detroit and Houston are you sure?

Altho Pop is absolutely on fire the past 6 games.
3-3.

Well, they also won games on the road against the clearly rebuilding Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors, make sure to include those in your calculations.
The team isn't great, but really, they will go 7-26 in their last games? I don't see it, and even if they manage to end the season without getting Pop the record, they will at least get a pretty high draft pick out of it.

[exstatic]

The Spurs are underperforming their net rating. Bbref says that their expected record should be 23-24.

[DeRozan m8]

I don't give a fuck about this...just fucking tank

[MultiTroll]

Well, they also won games on the road against the clearly rebuilding Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors, make sure to include those in your calculations.
The team isn't great, but really, they will go 7-26 in their last games? I don't see it, and even if they manage to end the season without getting Pop the record, they will at least get a pretty high draft pick out of it.
Good points. But Pop had his star Bryn Forbes against the Bucks then again a few weeks later with Bryns D helping lock down Curry in a win at Golden State.
I'm waiting for some Spurs Insiders to give us the real story on what came down with Pop n Bryn.

This 1st half of the season has been Pops first to work with McDermot.
If anyone could pull out some development it's Pop, so i will not be surprised if he gets the record this season.
But as you noted, we will get a higher pick yet if he does not.

[lefty]

It's also interesting how closely Popovich and Pat Riley's coaching resumes compare when you look at their regular wins and %, as well as post season wins and %. Both with 5 Larry O's. Both with 3 COY awards.
Yeah but Riley repeated :deadhorse

[spurraider21]

The Spurs are underperforming their net rating. Bbref says that their expected record should be 23-24.
its not really a fluke. we've mostly been pretty bad in games that came down to big possessions in the last minute or so of the game. but sure we can put bad teams like orlando/detroit away in the 3rd quarter sometimes

[exstatic]

its not really a fluke. we've mostly been pretty bad in games that came down to big possessions in the last minute or so of the game. but sure we can put bad teams like orlando/detroit away in the 3rd quarter sometimes

You’d kind of expect a team in balance with net rtg to split those, though. We seem to get the short end of the stick much more often.

[spurraider21]

You’d kind of expect a team in balance with net rtg to split those, though. We seem to get the short end of the stick much more often.
close games arent just coin flips that are supposed to fall your way. do you have a closer? how is your defense in crunch time? are you running good set plays? are you managing timeouts well?

[MultiTroll]

close games arent just coin flips that are supposed to fall your way. do you have a closer? how is your defense in crunch time? are you running good set plays? are you managing timeouts well?
https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ovsOEZKCvTM0DlliSBh9cw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTM1MztjZj13ZWJw/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/uA0D7illtDRg_bi62DNfKw--~B/aD0xMDAwO3c9MjAwMDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/insider_articles_922/35fc899d4f5dd59f6a7ab999d13b4b14
mmmmuh someone say close games, strategy?

[MannyIsGod]

close games arent just coin flips that are supposed to fall your way. do you have a closer? how is your defense in crunch time? are you running good set plays? are you managing timeouts well?

I mean they kind of are just coin flips actually. Not in the sense that if the Spurs come across the best team in the league and are tied going into the last minute they will win 1/2 of those games, but against another average team like the Spurs being tied at 1 minute to go and the game actually should be basically a coin flip. Yeah, the Spurs lack good closers, but so do most of the teams in the NBA. Against teams with lower net ratings the Spurs should be BETTER than a coinflip if tied going into the final minute. By definition not every team can have a Top 10 player. There's a reason net rating and other advance metrics that go into game forecasting models are predictors of what is going to happen.

I don't believe the Spurs "should be" a virtual .500 team even if thats what their net rating says. But I also don't believe that their current record is anything but a statistical outlier. They should have won more games to this point.

Honestly thats not a bad thing though. The net rating the Spurs have is indicative of the fact that this team is more watchable than their record would indicate.

[Seventyniner]

You’d kind of expect a team in balance with net rtg to split those, though. We seem to get the short end of the stick much more often.

A team's record in close games generally has little correlation to its overall record. See the first graph in this piece.

https://www.atthehive.com/2020/1/7/21052152/the-charlotte-hornets-are-winning-an-unprecedented-amount-of-close-games

The Spurs' record in games decided by more than 5 points is 15-20, so their 3-10 record in close games in a normal year should be closer to 6-7.

While the Spurs' Pythagorean expected record based on their 0.0 Net Rating is 24-24, I can see a case for their "close games adjusted record" as something like 21-27. Still a below average team, but not bottom 6 in the league. 21-27 would actually be in the play-in (10th, just ahead of Portland at 20-27) if the season ended today.

[MannyIsGod]

A team's record in close games generally has little correlation to its overall record. See the first graph in this piece.

https://www.atthehive.com/2020/1/7/21052152/the-charlotte-hornets-are-winning-an-unprecedented-amount-of-close-games

The Spurs' record in games decided by more than 5 points is 15-20, so their 3-10 record in close games in a normal year should be closer to 6-7.

While the Spurs' Pythagorean expected record based on their 0.0 Net Rating is 24-24, I can see a case for their "close games adjusted record" as something like 21-27. Still a below average team, but not bottom 6 in the league. 21-27 would actually be in the play-in (10th, just ahead of Portland at 20-27) if the season ended today.

Uh, there's a clear correlation in the plots you linked. That piece is written by someone with a very poor understanding of stats, IMO. (there's zero reason to use a log function just because the curve fits "better")

But those first charts that show a teams win percentage overall vs close game win percentage show a strong correlation with a lot of variance, which is exactly what you would expect since you're in no way accounting for injuries and other impactful factors.

[Seventyniner]

Uh, there's a clear correlation in the plots you linked. That piece is written by someone with a very poor understanding of stats, IMO. (there's zero reason to use a log function just because the curve fits "better")

But those first charts that show a teams win percentage overall vs close game win percentage show a strong correlation with a lot of variance, which is exactly what you would expect since you're in no way accounting for injuries and other impactful factors.

I see a positive correlation but it doesn't look particularly strong (as in high r^2). Having "a lot of variance" necessarily weakens correlation (again, defining weakness as a low r^2 value) because it increases the denominator, which is why I called the amount of correlation "little".

Thus I'd expect a team's record in close games to be, on average, somewhere between its record in non-close games and 0.500. That's why I said that 21-27 is probably a better indicator of how the Spurs have been playing than 24-24 (expected record by Net Rating) or 18-30 (actual record).

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Bottom line, Spurs should be sitting on a better record.

Refs don't give the Spurs any calls, especially late, and our shooters' balls freeze up at the end of games. We need a closer. The Spurs used to toy with teams until the last 5 minutes and then put them away. I miss those days.

[exstatic]

Normally, this is a maybe thing, or a sometimes thing, but almost without exception this year, we shoot horribly on the second half of a B2B.

[John B]

Happy 73rd birthday to the winningest Coach :bobo

[RC_Drunkford]

Bottom line, Spurs should be sitting on a better record.

Refs don't give the Spurs any calls, especially late, and our shooters' balls freeze up at the end of games. We need a closer. The Spurs used to toy with teams until the last 5 minutes and then put them away. I miss those days.


that's what teams are doing to the Spurs now

[ginobilized]

Where are we at?
6 to tie
7 for the GOAT?

[MannyIsGod]

I see a positive correlation but it doesn't look particularly strong (as in high r^2). Having "a lot of variance" necessarily weakens correlation (again, defining weakness as a low r^2 value) because it increases the denominator, which is why I called the amount of correlation "little".

Thus I'd expect a team's record in close games to be, on average, somewhere between its record in non-close games and 0.500. That's why I said that 21-27 is probably a better indicator of how the Spurs have been playing than 24-24 (expected record by Net Rating) or 18-30 (actual record).

Except that we don't expect basketball games to be single factor systems, do we? So we don't expect a coefficient to explain a lot of the variance on its own. We're talking about games that factor in schedule, location, and personnel, so a low coefficient value doesn't mean the correlation isn't strong. In any event, pointing to those plots and acting like the relationship is weak is very wrong.

[MultiTroll]

Phil Jackson .704

[Mr. Body]

Phil Jackson .704

Low win percentage for the stacked talent he had. Plus he didn't even coach half of the court, Tex Winter did.

[ace3g]

Going to be a struggle next game.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKTvI-IXIAAfHL0?format=jpg&name=large

[MultiTroll]

Plus he didn't even coach half of the court, Tex Winter did.
Rather then being a diss on Phil, this is a compliment to Phil that he is flexible to listen to those with better ideas and strategies vs being cement headed and having a bunch of Yes Men on his bench like Grandpa dictator has had.

2004 we certainly had the talent to match the Flamers.
Down 2-0, Phil listened to Gary Payton and switched the O to pick and roll.
Grandpa sat with his head up his ass per par offering no counter and got backdoor swept.

2006 we're rolling with Tall Balls and he switches to his pet Michael Finely on Dirk thus gets worked by rookie Avery Johnson. :lol
The real downfall of 2006 tho was leaving Parker in up 20 in a done game with unmedicated thug Ron Artest Metta World Puss looking to injure someone.

[RC_Drunkford]

Going to be a struggle next game.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKTvI-IXIAAfHL0?format=jpg&name=large

Pop doing the right thing here. After a 2 game winning streak he gets us right back on the tank :bobo

[exstatic]

Pop doing the right thing here. After a 2 game winning streak he gets us right back on the tank :bobo

We stand a pretty good chance of dropping the next 3 games, whether guys sit out or not. Top 2 teams in the west and top team in the east.

[Mr. Body]

Rather then being a diss on Phil, this is a compliment to Phil that he is flexible to listen to those with better ideas and strategies vs being cement headed and having a bunch of Yes Men on his bench like Grandpa dictator has had.

2004 we certainly had the talent to match the Flamers.
Down 2-0, Phil listened to Gary Payton and switched the O to pick and roll.
Grandpa sat with his head up his ass per par offering no counter and got backdoor swept.

2006 we're rolling with Tall Balls and he switches to his pet Michael Finely on Dirk thus gets worked by rookie Avery Johnson. :lol
The real downfall of 2006 tho was leaving Parker in up 20 in a done game with unmedicated thug Ron Artest Metta World Puss looking to injure someone.

The fact that Jackson never had an offensive system of his own is a terrible look for him. And as soon as he lacked Grade A+++ talent at a place, he jetted.

[bluebellmaniac]

7 to tie

8 to be the GOAT!

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-wins-by-a-nba-coach-career

6 to Tie

7 to be the GOAT!

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-wins-by-a-nba-coach-career

[SAGirl]

Going to be a struggle next game.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKTvI-IXIAAfHL0?format=jpg&name=large
Wow Pop resting Derrick, DJ and Jakob. The tank is for real!!!:flag:

[MultiTroll]

The fact that Jackson never had an offensive system of his own is a terrible look for him. And as soon as he lacked Grade A+++ talent at a place, he jetted.
Shits given about "a look" is most likely zero. So Popped is better for sticking to his archaic Stuck Ball offense in the Derozan Softridge Patty-Bryn era? Please.
And as far as jetting, if only Popped would follow suit. A long time ago.
Healthier for all involved.

He'll get the longevity award for most acquired reg season wins. As has been stated, we used to laugh at teams racking up reg season wins and then getting punked in the playoffs. Now, reg season wins good.

[HemisfairArena]

Popovich is so overrated...lmao. He blows another big lead and suffers another loss. This guy is a joke without Duncan carrying him.

[HemisfairArena]

The fact that Jackson never had an offensive system of his own is a terrible look for him. And as soon as he lacked Grade A+++ talent at a place, he jetted.

Phil Jackson did what was expected with the talent he had,,,,he 3 peated,,,three times. That is the GOAT. Popovich couldnt even repeat once with all the great talent he had.

[HemisfairArena]

Popovich never even repeated much less three peated but if he gets the regular season all time win record he's the GOAT,,,,,LMAO

[exstatic]

What a sad little man you are….

[TDomination]

Popovich never even repeated much less three peated but if he gets the regular season all time win record he's the GOAT,,,,,LMAO

1 Ginobili foul away from a 3 peat. The coach is not responsible for a players lack of awareness. Especially after literally signaling no foul

[HemisfairArena]

Popovich is such a joke now,,,,clearly hanging around just to get the record. He doesnt even have the integrity to step down when he is clearly exposed as a horrible coach. Remember when he fired Bob Hill? Only gave him 18 games into the season. Popovich is such a back stabbing snake in the grass,,,

[bluebellmaniac]

Popovich is such a joke now,,,,clearly hanging around just to get the record. He doesnt even have the integrity to step down when he is clearly exposed as a horrible coach. Remember when he fired Bob Hill? Only gave him 18 games into the season. Popovich is such a back stabbing snake in the grass,,,

Hol' up, sum' bitch! Haters are gon hate. If we win, he ruined the tank. He did the right thing in taking the L, but he's still sucks for it. Don't matter what he does, dey always gon hate.

That's the thing with so many SA's, brought up always complaining 'bought everything. They can be handed a wad of cash, and they'd complain dem bills ain't crisp enough.

Dis crying has got to schtop, and schtop now.

Bob, if dat you, you gotta move on buddy. Life goes on.

[RC_Drunkford]

I don't have a problem with Pop coaching. He's pretty much coaching these guys as well as possible. He was terrible the last 3 seasons though

[MultiTroll]

With so many great wins in the Pop Without an MVP to lead him Era, is tonights win over the tanking Rockets one of, if not the greatest win?

[bluebellmaniac]

6 to Tie

7 to be the GOAT!

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-wins-by-a-nba-coach-career

Gonna be

5 to Tie

6 to be the GOAT!

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-wins-by-a-nba-coach-career

[MannyIsGod]

https://www.nba.com/news/nba-75-top-15-coaches-league-history

Didn't see this posted but hopefully it triggers all the haters.

[Mugen]

Pretty fitting that Sloan is on there considering we have post-Deron Williams Jerry Sloan coaching the Spurs now :lol

[MultiTroll]

https://www.nba.com/news/nba-75-top-15-coaches-league-history

Didn't see this posted but hopefully it triggers all the haters.
:lol On same list as Doc Rivers.
:lol As if Duncan would GAF about having media validation.

[RC_Drunkford]

Pop is easily top 3 all time. Doc Rivers being on that list is hilarious. He‘s holding the record for giving up 3-1 leads :lol

[TD 21]

^ I didn't know that Rivers played in those series.

The list is ridiculous period since there's no way to quantify what a "great" coach is. Essentially, it's about who lucked into greatness and caught breaks.

The only one "undeserving" is Kerr, who's been around 5 minutes and hasn't had a team win a credible championship yet.

[RC_Drunkford]

^ I didn't know that Rivers played in those series.

The list is ridiculous period since there's no way to quantify what a "great" coach is. Essentially, it's about who lucked into greatness and caught breaks.

The only one "undeserving" is Kerr, who's been around 5 minutes and hasn't had a team win a credible championship yet.

:lol

that first Warriors championship was definitely legit. I agree that it’s premature, but I can see why they put him in there. Rivers should be nowhere near that list

[TD 21]

:lol

that first Warriors championship was definitely legit. I agree that it’s premature, but I can see why they put him in there. Rivers should be nowhere near that list

Fine, unimpressive considering every other elite team was decimated . . . and no, I'm not saying it was their fault or they need to apologize.

[MannyIsGod]

Haters triggered as expected ����

[MultiTroll]

Sniffers should be given this time to celebrate.

[mudyez]

https://youtu.be/ztp7Bv18J30

[MultiTroll]

^ any chance a chart like that can be found for players?

Duncan the real reason he's even sniffing the record. :lol

[MultiTroll]

Pop is easily top 3 all time. Doc Rivers being on that list is hilarious. He‘s holding the record for giving up 3-1 leads :lol
Must have really showed when they met head to head in the playoffs, huh?

[RC_Drunkford]

Must have really showed when they met head to head in the playoffs, huh?

don't remind me of that series :lol Pop got outcoached badly and then Rivers lost a 3-1 lead against Houston the next round :lmao

[bluebellmaniac]

Gonna be

5 to Tie

6 to be the GOAT!

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4 to Tie

5 to be the GOAT!

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[bluebellmaniac]

4 to Tie

5 to be the GOAT!

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3 to Tie!

4 to be the GOAT!

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[Dex]

1493372308253290502

[MultiTroll]

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/bryn-forbes-and-patty-mills-of-the-san-antonio-spurs-talk-against-the-picture-id901301050?s=594x594
That's Pop. Always teaching, coaching, pushing and demanding their best. :tu

[Dex]

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/bryn-forbes-and-patty-mills-of-the-san-antonio-spurs-talk-against-the-picture-id901301050?s=594x594
That's Pop. Always teaching, coaching, pushing and demanding their best. :tu

Forbes wouldn't have an NBA career without Pop, and he brought Mills up from being a bench-warmer in Portland to one of the best sixth men in the NBA.

Now both are NBA champions.

So....what exactly is your point, again?

[MultiTroll]

Forbes wouldn't have an NBA career without Pop, and he brought Mills up from being a bench-warmer in Portland to one of the best sixth men in the NBA.

Now both are NBA champions.

So....what exactly is your point, again?
1. Thanks for validating my point. Not that it needed any.
2. Best 6th man in NBA :lmao

Mark Madsen is a threepeat NBA Champion.

Oh you sniffers. :lol

[bluebellmaniac]

3 to Tie!

4 to be the GOAT!

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2 to Tie!

3 to be the GOAT!

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[Leetonidas]

I'm gonna guess March 12 vs Indy or March 16 vs OKC will be the record breaker

[slick'81]

I'm gonna guess March 12 vs Indy or March 16 vs OKC will be the record breaker

ill say 7th or 9th,la or tor

[ismael-robert]

The three-time NBA coach of the Year is one of just six coaches to have worked more than 2,000 regular season games and 26 seasons or more. His career win percentage of .659 is the best in that group."

[The Truth #6]

Hopefully he gets his record, then calls off the dogs, and benches Dejounte. But that probably isn’t happening.

[Dex]

Hopefully he gets his record, then calls off the dogs, and benches Dejounte. But that probably isn’t happening.

Nope. I agree with others that Pop may not be throwing his best and brightest lineups out there in a subtle tank, but he still strikes me as a "let the cards fall as they may" type.

[The Truth #6]

Nope. I agree with others that Pop may not be throwing his best and brightest lineups out there in a subtle tank, but he still strikes me as a "let the cards fall as they may" type.

True. I’m just saying that, uhh, Joe Wieskamp is working hard and deserves extended minutes!

[Dex]

True. I’m just saying that, uhh, Joe Wieskamp is working hard and deserves extended minutes!

Yes...that's the ticket.

I'm really intrigued by that Jones / Primo / Cakoc / KBD / Landale lineup. Let's see lots more of that! :lol

[pad300]

Hopefully he gets his record, then calls off the dogs, and benches Dejounte. But that probably isn’t happening.

You want DJ gone? DJ's a fighter and won't quit... DJ would ask for a trade if Pop benched him like that.

[BatManu20]

Hopefully he gets his record, then calls off the dogs, and benches Dejounte. But that probably isn’t happening.

Yea not happening sadly. Pop cares too much about optics and his own personal record and all that to purposely tank. He's gone in a couple years so roster turnover isn’t his problem. He’s been way more engaged on the sidelines in the past 10–15 games or so than he was early on in the season. You can tell that he really wants that record now that it’s getting close. Like a hungry dog chained to a fence with a full bowl of food 10 feet away from him.

[The Truth #6]

You want DJ gone? DJ's a fighter and won't quit... DJ would ask for a trade if Pop benched him like that.

Not gone. But at least ease up his minutes once Pop has the record.

[MultiTroll]

I'm really intrigued by that Jones / Primo / Cakoc / KBD / Landale lineup. Let's see lots more of that! :lol
How about Bryn, Patty, Beil, Derozan and Gay.

This is what's so cool about tossing around the GOATs numerous genius strategies.

[Mr. Body]

Yea not happening sadly. Pop cares too much about optics and his own personal record and all that to purposely tank. He's gone in a couple years so roster turnover isn’t his problem. He’s been way more engaged on the sidelines in the past 10–15 games or so than he was early on in the season. You can tell that he really wants that record now that it’s getting close. Like a hungry dog chained to a fence with a full bowl of food 10 feet away from him.

Optics? No, this isn't about optics. Popovich legitimately does not agree with the idea of tanking. He's not putting on a show for anyone.

[Dex]

How about Bryn, Patty, Beil, Derozan and Gay.

This is what's so cool about tossing around the GOATs numerous genius strategies.

Glad to see you missed me, bby. Living rent free in your head at this point

Can't wait until the next time you @ me

[BatManu20]

Optics? No, this isn't about optics. Popovich legitimately does not agree with the idea of tanking. He's not putting on a show for anyone.

That’s what I meant. He legitimately thinks it’s a bad look. He doesn’t agree with it, especially considering the run he’s had in his career

[MannyIsGod]

That’s what I meant. He legitimately thinks it’s a bad look. He doesn’t agree with it, especially considering the run he’s had in his career

He doesn't care how it looks. Can you not get out of the frame of mind that people aren't always motivated by how things look to others?

[Dex]

That’s what I meant. He legitimately thinks it’s a bad look. He doesn’t agree with it, especially considering the run he’s had in his career

Not sure what people don't understand about this.

You don't go from being nearly the winningest coach in NBA history to suddenly being a tank commander. That has never been in his DNA, and it's not going to change now.

He cares about the guys as both players and people. He cares about the future of their careers. He realizes that the future of their entire lives is more important than being a few more percentage points closer to a better draft pick.

He's going to continue to develop and let them play...then once he retires we can bring back Del Negro or whatever and watch this team really suck.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

:lol at this board acting like :pop: isn't also one of the proven GOATest tankers :lol

[MultiTroll]

Glad to see you missed me, bby. Living rent free in your head at this point

Can't wait until the next time you @ me
You're my #1 paying customer.

[Dex]

You're my #1 paying customer.

Call it charity :toast I can add it to my tax deductions

[BatManu20]

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[exstatic]

That’s what I meant. He legitimately thinks it’s a bad look. He doesn’t agree with it, especially considering the run he’s had in his career

He doesn’t dislike it because it’s a bad look, he dislikes it because it’s hard to undo. OKC looks like shit because none of their players give one, or is likely to anytime soon.

[MultiTroll]

^ Can you Sniffers translate in Snifferese:

Not tanking, yet starting Bryn n 50 Patty.
Going out and bringing Bryn back as a FA.

But not tanking.

Yo.

[BatManu20]

August 11, 1988 Los Angeles Times story on Gregg Popovich leaving Pomona-Pitzer to take a job with the Spurs as Larry Brown's assistant coach.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMSriXxXwAkjsTe?format=jpg&name=medium

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

August 11, 1988 Los Angeles Times story on Gregg Popovich leaving Pomona-Pitzer to take a job with the Spurs as Larry Brown's assistant coach.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMSriXxXwAkjsTe?format=jpg&name=medium

Pretty cool find. :tu

[bluebellmaniac]

2 to Tie!

3 to be the GOAT!

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1 to Tie!

2 to be the GOAT!

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[MultiTroll]

@ Charlotte nope.
*Home vs Lakers. If Lakers have accepted their Tank this game is winnable.

*Still more Flamer Phans then Spurs Fans at these games? Or is that just the lower section clowns? Final years Kome era only?

[MultiTroll]

History will be made vs Lakers.

Pop will either tie Don Nelson for wins or tie Pat Riley for losses and move into 15th place.

[Thomas82]

It wouldn't shock me if we get every opponent's best shot in these last 18 games.

[ginobilized]

Pop has tied his mentor, Don Nelson.
Congrats!!!!

[Mr. Body]

August 11, 1988 Los Angeles Times story on Gregg Popovich leaving Pomona-Pitzer to take a job with the Spurs as Larry Brown's assistant coach.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMSriXxXwAkjsTe?format=jpg&name=medium

That's rad. I didn't realize it was Larry Brown who basically tugged him out of this tiny college in California. Crazy that Pop wound up beating him in 2005.

[The Truth #6]

For some reason I thought he interned with Dean Smith (is that his name?) from UNC, and that opened the door to Larry Brown.

[Mr. Body]

For some reason I thought he interned with Dean Smith (is that his name?) from UNC, and that opened the door to Larry Brown.

Third paragraph on the right column.

[bluebellmaniac]

1 to Tie!

2 to be the GOAT!

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Tied!

1 more to be the sole GOAT!

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[exstatic]

Haven't looked back at the 6 pages, but Doc is only ~300 wins behind Pop.
Sadly, it doesn't look like this record will last long.

There’s a built in assumption that Pop is leaving. I’m not sure that’s the case. I also think Doc’s career is winding down. He hasn’t won 60 games since Boston, where he stumbled into a franchise that made a couple of lopsided Trades to win one title. He’s just not that impressive as a coach, and just forget about him developing young players. Not happening.

If he kept up his career win %, he’d have to coach 7 more seasons if Pop quits this summer. That would take him to 30, and only Nellie and Wilkins coached that long on the top of the list. I’m not sure he can even maintain that %, since he got a big early bump in Boston, and has kind of coasted since then.

[John B]

There’s a built in assumption that Pop is leaving. I’m not sure that’s the case. I also think Doc’s career is winding down. He hasn’t won 60 games since Boston, where he stumbled into a franchise that made a couple of lopsided Trades to win one title. He’s just not that impressive as a coach, and just forget about him developing young players. Not happening.

If he kept up his career win %, he’d have to coach 7 more seasons if Pop quits this summer. That would take him to 30, and only Nellie and Wilkins coached that long on the top of the list. I’m not sure he can even maintain that %, since he got a big early bump in Boston, and has kind of coasted since then.

The best chance is IF Doc continues to coach the Sixers for 7 more years and continue winning 49 wins or more every year. That is IF they continue winning those 7 years. Otherwise, Embiid would demand out and/or Doc getting fired. I really think the Sixers would have to get to the Finals in immediate future like 2-3 years for Doc not to get fired.

It would be very lucky for Doc to stay at Sixers and break Pop record imo.

[Dex]

Haven't looked back at the 6 pages, but Doc is only ~300 wins behind Pop.
Sadly, it doesn't look like this record will last long.

300 wins is six more 50-win seasons, so it's no small feat. Doc is barely on pace for that this season, and if Philly fails in the playoffs then Doc is probably the first one out the door.

Not sure how many chances he's going to get, but I would call this far from a given.

[exstatic]

300 wins is six more 50-win seasons, so it's no small feat. Doc is barely on pace for that this season, and if Philly fails in the playoffs then Doc is probably the first one out the door.

Not sure how many chances he's going to get, but I would call this far from a given.

That’s kind of my thought, too. He doesn’t develop young players, so most teams in the league who are building or rebuilding won’t hire him, and he doesn’t seem to be reaching the vets in recent NBA stops. This may be his last stop.

[MultiTroll]

^ If Embiids health can hold out enough for a top 5 MVP candidate (pre injury for sure, was running #1) combined with Regular Season Beard not turning into a donut in the next 3 years.....
Philly management and fans would probably tolerate more 50+ win seasons and 2nd round outs.

Beyond that who knows. How the hell has Doc managed to land the 2 pretty primo gigs he has since the Boston II choker?

[Mr. Body]

Rivers is only 60 years old. I could see him going another 10 years, definitely, but he needs ready-made near contenders to really get high numbers.

I also don't think Popovich retires after this year.

[exstatic]

Pop might add another ~100 wins or so to his total. My assumption was that Doc probably gets at least next year with Philly at the minimum. Say he gets fired, I think another contender would convince themselves Doc is the missing key after he does TV for a year.

A couple of them have already done it and failed: Lob City, and he’s gone backwards with Philly this year. I wouldn’t hire him. I’d go for a young coach who’s hungry. He’s becoming a retread.

[CGD]

Feels like Doc is kinda on his last chance, but maybe that changes with this Harden trade if they can get past the eastern conference finals. Would have said same for Bud, then Bucks won it all.

[Chinook]

Congrats to Pop on the win. It was a come-from-behind effort against a quality opponent. One of the best victories of the year.

[Robz4000]

Congrats to the GOAT coach tbh.

[BatManu20]

Congrats you old fart. :toast


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNnuA4uXsAMTbBC?format=jpg&name=large

[Budkin]

:pop: the GOAT

[Dex]

GET IN HERE EVERYBODY!:smokin :toast :spin

:bobo to the GOAT. That's my coach!

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

:bobo

GOAT

[timtonymanu]

Fucking awesome!

[itzsoweezee]

Congratulations Pop! Greatest of all time

I love this ESPN story of people telling their favorite anecdotes of Pop: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33458182/gregg-popovich-nba-legend-stories-never-heard-san-antonio-spurs-team-usa-coach

[SayTown]

https://youtu.be/kXgEoQviIBw

[Seventyniner]

I'm glad he took down a good team, and the Spurs' biggest rival when he took over, to get that record. And in a close game. It wouldn't have quite felt the same in a 116-101 win over Indiana.

[BatManu20]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNnxiYMXsAUUm93?format=jpg&name=large

[GAustex]

Quite a reflection of Tim Duncan's greatness

[Mr. Body]

LOL @ Phil Jackson

[Mnky]

Goat Popovich. :toast

[BatManu20]

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[lefty20]

GOAT doing GOAT things.

[T Park]

Hell of a moment.

[Uriel]

5-time NBA champion, Olympic Gold Medalist, and now the winningest coach in NBA history.

Not a bad resume.

[MannyIsGod]

What a satisfying way to do it. Its wonderful to have this as a culmination of being one of the best for decades. Truly the GOAT. Looked like he wanted to get into the tunnel before he started tearing up. So lucky to have this dude as our coach for 20 years.

[MannyIsGod]

Also, not sure if its been mentioned anywhere on the forum but y'all should listen to today's Zach Lowe podcast. He did a fantastic job of getting people from Pop's coaching life to speak about who Pop is and how he rolls. One of the best Spurs podcasts I've ever heard. Maybe THE best, honestly.

[SpurPadre]

Congrats to the GOAT coach. Now shrinkwrap Murray for the ROS, limit Keldon and Poetl to 10 minutes a game and keep our eyes on the best draft position possible.

[SpurPadre]

Also, not sure if its been mentioned anywhere on the forum but y'all should listen to today's Zach Lowe podcast. He did a fantastic job of getting people from Pop's coaching life to speak about who Pop is and how he rolls. One of the best Spurs podcasts I've ever heard. Maybe THE best, honestly.

I simply don't trust ESPN to be respectful of anything Spurs related.

[T Park]

Also, not sure if its been mentioned anywhere on the forum but y'all should listen to today's Zach Lowe podcast. He did a fantastic job of getting people from Pop's coaching life to speak about who Pop is and how he rolls. One of the best Spurs podcasts I've ever heard. Maybe THE best, honestly.

Yeah was amazing to listen to this afternoon. You hear the stories once ina. While but still marvel at them when they still come out.

[Chinook]

Happy that a guy like Richardson, who's been a Spurs fan from afar for all of these years, could be part of the team during such a big moment even though he's likely just having a pitstop on his way to a new home next season. He didn't just celebrate from the bench either. Dude had a strong game and was a huge part in the Spurs staying in it during the first half. Also happy that Gay was there to congratulate him too. It only would have been more fitting if it were against the Nets instead.

[MannyIsGod]

Happy that a guy like Richardson, who's been a Spurs fan from afar for all of these years, could be part of the team during such a big moment even though he's likely just having a pitstop on his way to a new home next season. He didn't just celebrate from the bench either. Dude had a strong game and was a huge part in the Spurs staying in it during the first half. Also happy that Gay was there to congratulate him too. It only would have been more fitting if it were against the Nets instead.

In Lowe's podcast today, Steve Kerr mentioned how quickly players become attached to Pop and I thought about that with both Richardson and Gay tonight. There was another player on the Jazz who came over to talk to Pop too but I couldn't see who it was. The man actually cares about these players. The hug between Pop and DJM was probably my favorite moment of the season.

[baseline bum]

Nothing like beating Utah to cement the alltime record after beating the LA to tie it.

[Chinook]

In Lowe's podcast today, Steve Kerr mentioned how quickly players become attached to Pop and I thought about that with both Richardson and Gay tonight. There was another player on the Jazz who came over to talk to Pop too but I couldn't see who it was. The man actually cares about these players. The hug between Pop and DJM was probably my favorite moment of the season.

Pretty sure it was Juancho who came over. I guess those couple of weeks he was on the team were impactful for him.

As far as that hug, yeah. I thought DJM might have been crying. DeJounte deserves it too. Dude clearly put it all out there to get his coach that win and has basically carried the team to the rest of their victories this season. It was probably the best Pop moment since the Kawhi hug a few years ago.

[Spurs Homer]

Nice moment.

GOAT

[SpurPadre]

I can't help but feel the best I've felt as a Spurs fan since #5.

[Uriel]

This year, Murray developed into an all-star, Pop got the record for most wins in NBA history, and the Spurs could end up with a top 5 pick.

Big picture, this has been a great season.

[buttsR4rebounding]

Congratulations Pop. The final moment of the Golden Era of Spurs basketball.

[bluebellmaniac]

Fire Pop!

Oh... wait...

[lefty]

https://twitter.com/aglr_23/status/1502505312519041026

[John B]

Congratulations Coach Pop! GOAT! And the most amazing thing is he did all that with one organization — the Spurs! Yeah! Go Spurs Go!

[HemisfairArena]

You can't be the greatest coach ever if you could never repeat and defend your title,,,,especially when all the other greats could like Auerbach, Jackson, and Riley. Even Kerr and Spolestra manned up and got their teams to go back to back and defend their titles,,,

[MultiTroll]

I'm glad he took down a good team, and the Spurs' biggest rival when he took over, to get that record. And in a close game. It wouldn't have quite felt the same in a 116-101 win over Indiana.
Agree much more satisfying to see a good 4th qtr comeback against a Utah playoff team vs rolling some tanking team.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

For perspective, it would take a new coach 27 consecutive years of 50-win seasons to pass Pop.

Doc has a little bit of a chance if he coaches good teams until his late 60s.

[MannyIsGod]

Was wondering when the trolls would come. Imagine trying so hard to take the wind out of all of this and failing when people dgaf about your bad takes and would rather just celebrate the GOAT, Greg Popovich.

[quentin_compson]

What an amazing achievement! The hug between Pop and DJ is the most beautiful moment in this whole season for me.
:pop:

[John B]

Nah, the young guys humping around Pop was something I have never seen. And Pop chuckling in the middle, but immediately realized, wtf? parted his way out of it :lol. That was a riot

[CGD]

This year, Murray developed into an all-star, Pop got the record for most wins in NBA history, and the Spurs could end up with a top 5 pick.

Big picture, this has been a great season.

Great perspective. On a second tier of accomplishments, you could also add Keldon and Jakobs’ growth.

[RD2191]

Congrats, Pop. No coach has done more with less imo.

[John B]

Yep that was nice. Now Pop please tank hard and get us the highest pick possible. I think Pop would relish coaching a top pick inserted in this roster, what possible trades PATFO makes this off-season, and see a realization of that rebuilt, before handling a trusted protege the helm. Plenty of time to separate his record from the pack.

[Trill Clinton]

congrats to coach Pop!

[exstatic]

Looking thru the bbref coaches register, I would think the coach with the best chance would be Eric Spoelstra. He’s basically half way there, and is only 51. His win % is higher than Docs. If things remained the same, id say it was a shoo in. He’s with an organization that allows him to stumble occasionally and miss the playoffs. He’s shown the ability to relate to veterans and stars during the Heatles years, and also to develop young players.

The only cloud on his horizon is that The Godfather, Pat Riley, is 76. At some point, he will either retire or die with his boots on, and they will bring in someone new who will likely want their own guy.

[Dex]

You can't be the greatest coach ever if you could never repeat and defend your title,,,,especially when all the other greats could like Auerbach, Jackson, and Riley. Even Kerr and Spolestra manned up and got their teams to go back to back and defend their titles,,,

Found Phil Jackson's burner account.

[Dex]

Looking thru the bbref coaches register, I would think the coach with the best chance would be Eric Spoelstra. He’s basically half way there, and is only 51. His win % is higher than Docs. If things remained the same, id say it was a shoo in. He’s with an organization that allows him to stumble occasionally and miss the playoffs. He’s shown the ability to relate to veterans and stars during the Heatles years, and also to develop young players.

The only cloud on his horizon is that The Godfather, Pat Riley, is 76. At some point, he will either retire or die with his boots on, and they will bring in someone new who will likely want their own guy.

Spo has a good chance because even if the Heat fizzle out (pun intended), any number of teams would be glad to bring him in and he still has a long coaching career ahead of him. The same can't be said for Doc.

That said...fortunes change quickly in the NBA, so time will tell. Pop had the benefit of having a sustained core (Robinson, Duncan, Parker, Ginobili) for 20+ years...so we can't ignore that fact.

The record WILL be broken at some point...but I'm not sure if any coach will ever be able to do it again with the same team, and we are fortunate to say that ALL of those coaching wins came with the Spurs.

[Biggems]

Honestly, my dream scenario would have been to beat Houston to tie it and the Lakers to surpass it.

However, I am still very happy and at least the Lakers were part of the scenario.

[Biggems]

The biggest thing that gives me pride about this record is that every single win came in Silver and Black.....the record will get broken one day, but I have a hard time believing that the record breaker will coach only 1 team in doing so.

[John B]

Looking thru the bbref coaches register, I would think the coach with the best chance would be Eric Spoelstra. He’s basically half way there, and is only 51. His win % is higher than Docs. If things remained the same, id say it was a shoo in. He’s with an organization that allows him to stumble occasionally and miss the playoffs. He’s shown the ability to relate to veterans and stars during the Heatles years, and also to develop young players.

The only cloud on his horizon is that The Godfather, Pat Riley, is 76. At some point, he will either retire or die with his boots on, and they will bring in someone new who will likely want their own guy.

Agree. Additionally he is next to Kerr for that coveted national team head coach. I have no doubt Spo will be coaching for awhile, and if not with the Heat, it would be with another team wanting to bring his winning culture to their organization.

[John B]

The biggest thing that gives me pride about this record is that every single win came in Silver and Black.....the record will get broken one day, but I have a hard time believing that the record breaker will coach only 1 team in doing so.

That in itself would be a record, having the most win in one team. That would be very difficult to take over

[Rummpd]

I have mixed feelings Pop is a fine coach but don’t agree with him many things. But I do like to discuss and debate wines (partial to a good Malbec over most overpriced French) and he is a world class expert that so will give him his due.

[CGD]

Honestly, my dream scenario would have been to beat Houston to tie it and the Lakers to surpass it.

However, I am still very happy and at least the Lakers were part of the scenario.

I was pleased that it was the Jazz actually. I still remember those SOBs torturing us in the 90s.

[spurs10]

Was blown way. So happy to see this for Pop, the Spurs, and the fans of this 'little 'ol small market team from south Texas.'

[TDomination]

I have mixed feelings Pop is a fine coach but don’t agree with him many things. But I do like to discuss and debate wines (partial to a good Malbec over most overpriced French) and he is a world class expert that so will give him his due.

same boat as you in regards to pop

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

Congrats to Coach Pop!!!

[exstatic]

I was pleased that it was the Jazz actually. I still remember those SOBs torturing us in the 90s.

It always passed me off that we were never able to play them in the playoffs from 99-03 when the Jazz disintegrated.

[BatManu20]

Might be short lived. Doc Rivers is likely gonna pass Pop in the next decade and then Spoelstra will pass both of them in due time. He’s only 51 and already has 651 wins (!!) and has stated he plans on coaching for as long as he can.

[superbigtime]

Pop is special. Deal with it. Congratulations Coach Pop!

[Biggems]

I was pleased that it was the Jazz actually. I still remember those SOBs torturing us in the 90s.

yeah but I hated the cocky ass rockets too.....and now especially with horry acting like a bitch with his digs at Duncan

[MultiTroll]

yeah but I hated the cocky ass rockets too.....and now especially with horry acting like a bitch with his digs at Duncan
Seems more attributed to his identifying as Laker now.
Additionally and huge, now pulling a paycheck from the Laker Sports network.

Don't recall Houston players or mgment burning on Duncan. Did they?

[SPURt]

Us Spurs fans have enjoyed the greatest run by any franchise over a 20 year span. Thank you Pop, Timmy, D Rob, Ginobili, Parker, and everyone that contributed to the Spurs over these years (except maybe Kawhi, he can eat dicks forever). Where do the Spurs go from here? We’ve enjoyed it all, #1 picks, MVPs, COTYs, Championships, it’s all been done. What a ride!

[SupremeGuy]

Pop is special. Deal with it. Congratulations Coach Pop!Coaches are only as good as their players tbh.

[benefactor]

Congrats coach.

[exstatic]

Might be short lived. Doc Rivers is likely gonna pass Pop in the next decade and then Spoelstra will pass both of them in due time. He’s only 51 and already has 651 wins (!!) and has stated he plans on coaching for as long as he can.

I think Spo has a better chance. Doc has become somewhat of a retread, and may not have too many chances after Philly.

[heyheymymy]

kinda would've rather gotten the record on the Lakers tbh but the Jazz works.

[heyheymymy]

Really proud of Pop. Pretty cool to have such a historic team to follow. I've been enjoying watching Pop coach this season, really savoring it. He is a living legend and San Antonio is so lucky to have him. This is a pretty distinct record. Objective measure of success. So it's hilarious that the Spurs got a legit locker room celebration like that during a tank season.

Also a mandate on Pop's excellence. Especially important with a young team, guys are reminded why to trust the club and that they are a part of something proven.

[PhantomDashCam]

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[SpurPadre]

Manu: Awesome things to say about Pop's record.

Admiral: Awesome things to say about Pop's record.

Bunch of other players: Great things to say about Pop's record.

Bunch of coaches: Great things to say about Pop's record.

Duncan: *Crickets*

Parker: He made me watch film on Christmas.

Ah Parker, lmao.

[RC_Drunkford]

congrats to the GOAT coach :pop:

fuck Phil Jackson

[Biggems]

Seems more attributed to his identifying as Laker now.
Additionally and huge, now pulling a paycheck from the Laker Sports network.

Don't recall Houston players or mgment burning on Duncan. Did they?

For me personally.....my lifetime NBA hate runs like this

1. Lakers
2. Rockets
3. Malone and Stockton Jazz
4. Jordan Bulls
5. Celtics
6. Dirk Mavs
7. any team with Lebron
8. Portland
9. Seattle/OKC
10. Denver

[exstatic]

Manu: Awesome things to say about Pop's record.

Admiral: Awesome things to say about Pop's record.

Bunch of other players: Great things to say about Pop's record.

Bunch of coaches: Great things to say about Pop's record.

Duncan: *Crickets*

Parker: He made me watch film on Christmas.

Ah Parker, lmao.

Most of those comments were on social media, a venue Duncan has always avoided.

[BatManu20]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNrz8LoVgAIiUJ9?format=jpg&name=large

[SpurPadre]

Most of those comments were on social media, a venue Duncan has always avoided.

True, I should've qualified that fact. Parker's comments are still ill-fitting, though.

[Dverde]

https://twitter.com/datrillstak5/status/1502662651616264193

[John B]

https://www.si.com/nba/2022/03/12/gregg-popovich-wins-record?fbclid=IwAR3EzKf6UmeOyWsE4LP6T3HTiFeYlCp3qG km1iHTGyT-9q4NFptPZ5Qy1BY

The True Legacy of Gregg Popovich

Yes, Pop has won more games than any other coach in NBA history, but he’s also influenced more NBA careers than possibly anyone.

Gregg Popovich just recorded his 1,336th win as an NBA coach—a number that somehow sounds even more amazing when you say each part out loud. One thousand, three hundred and thirty-six. It’s a big number, a weighty number. The most wins by any coach who has roamed an NBA sideline in its 75-year existence. More than Phil Jackson or Red Auerbach, more than Pat Riley or Lenny Wilkens. It is, truly, a phenomenal achievement.


It’s also the least important bullet point on Popovich’s resume. Yes, Pop is one of the greatest coaches of all time, in this or any sport. But that was established long ago, with the five championships, the six Finals appearances and the hundreds (and hundreds and hundreds…) of wins he accrued before passing Don Nelson on Friday. He’d long ago passed all those legends named above. He could have retired five years ago—and still had a case as the greatest NBA coach of the modern era, maybe ever.
Fixating on a win total obscures the man’s true legacy. Popovich didn’t just raise a bunch of banners. He didn’t just coach and cajole and bark these last 26 years roaming the Spurs sideline. He taught, led, listened, adapted, collaborated and counseled, influencing more NBA careers than possibly anyone ever.

Five current NBA head coaches count Pop as a key mentor: Ime Udoka (Boston), Mike Budenholzer (Milwaukee), James Borrego (Charlotte) and Monty Williams (Phoenix), who began as Spurs assistants; and Steve Kerr (Golden State), who played under Pop in San Antonio.

Four former NBA head coaches also began under Pop: Brett Brown, Jacque Vaughn and Mike Brown as assistants, Avery Johnson as a player.


Three Pop disciples are currently running NBA franchises: Sean Marks (Brooklyn), Sam Presti (Oklahoma City) and Kevin Pritchard (Indiana). Five others did so in the recent past: Dennis Lindsey (Utah), Dell Demps (New Orleans), Danny Ferry (Cleveland), Rob Hennigan (Orlando) and Lance Blanks (Phoenix). There are former Spurs in the broadcast booth (Antonio Daniels in New Orleans, Sean Elliott in San Antonio), former Spurs running G League teams (Nazr Mohammed in Oklahoma) and a former Spur helping run the G League itself (Malik Rose), plus countless assistants and scouts scattered across the continent. Becky Hammon will soon leave Pop’s staff to coach the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces. It’s not just that everyone wants to replicate the Spurs’ success (though they do). It isn’t just that Pop actively advocates for his pupils (though he does, quietly). It’s the fact that the best Pop protégés share his values, and live by his favorite mantra: They’ve all “gotten over” themselves. Meaning: They see beyond individual needs or goals or ego. They work for the greater good. And they can laugh at themselves.
“Get over yourself—that's it,” Rose says, echoing the Pop ethos. “Like, get out of your own way. It’s not about you.”


That might mean something different to each person in Pop’s orbit. For Rose, who played seven-plus seasons for the Spurs, and helped win their first two championships, it meant setting aside grievances during the heat of a game.
“I'm not a selfish dude,” Rose says, “but pride, I guess, would get in the way. And sometimes if I would get a bad call, or something went wrong on the court with me, and I want to say something to the refs or I want to bitch about it to somebody, Pop is like, ‘Look, forget about it. It’s not about your personal battle. It’s not about you. It’s not about you winning a battle with Chris Webber. It’s not about you winning a battle with Dirk Nowitzki. It’s about the Spurs winning the game. So get over yourself, get your head out of your bleep. And let’s get back to our game plan.’ ”. Those who get the concept, stick around and learn and grow. Those who don’t, don’t last. “You look at that list of people you just ran down, and they’re all good people,” Rose says. “And you have to be a good person to be around Pop for as long as all those people on that list have been.”
It’s telling that, no matter which former Spurs player or coach you talk to, discussions about Pop rarely start with basketball. It’s always about a team dinner or a story told over good wine or the civil rights activist who came to speak at practice. It’s always about empathy, family, community, or the pep talk that got you through the day.
“Pop will get tremendous amounts of joy watching the people, his kids, his underlings, his tree, watching us be successful or watching the things that we're doing in life,” says Rose, who is currently the head of basketball operations for the G League. “Not all the pomp and circumstance that comes along with the record.” “He’s gonna hate the spotlight being on him,” Rose adds. “But he has a very, very distinct hand in all of our careers and lives.” As Rose says, it’s not just the “basketball acumen and knowledge and experience” that Pop disciples acquire, “but more importantly, life acumen, knowledge and experience. The stuff he teaches you, it’s foundational, it’s what you build on and it helps steer you through life. That’s one of the things I’m most thankful for.”
Do those things help win games, win championships? Perhaps. The NBA is an intense, stressful, hypercompetitive environment, and the pressures can crush even the strongest of individuals. When a coach leads with his humanity, it matters.


In recent years, that’s also meant speaking out on political issues and championing social-justice causes. Popovich isn’t the first NBA coach to advocate for social change, but his boldness and his stature paved the way for so many of his peers to do the same.
The only thing Pop has ever been truly reluctant to talk about is, well, Pop.
“All of us share in this record,” he said within the first minute of his press conference on Friday. “It’s not mine. It’s ours.”
When he added, “None of us coach for records,” it wasn’t misdirection or false modesty. Just a basic tenet of the Pop Way.
Check the film from Friday’s record-setting win against the Jazz: Popovich didn’t smile at the final buzzer, or when he got a congratulatory hug from Jazz coach Quin Snyder, or another from Jazz veteran Rudy Gay. It wasn’t until he was engulfed in a scrum of giddy, bouncing Spurs players that he at last grinned and chuckled and, for a few seconds at least, indulged the moment.
With Pop, the joy is rarely about himself. He got over himself long ago.

[daslicer]

https://twitter.com/datrillstak5/status/1502662651616264193

Fuck Jax. His fake ass was trashing Pop a few years ago during the Kawhi saga.

[BatManu20]

If only he hadn’t subbed Timmy out in Game 6… smh.


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[BatManu20]

Fuck Jax. His fake ass was trashing Pop a few years ago during the Kawhi saga.

Yea Jax just wants to partake in the festivities so he can include himself. He hates Pop and has made that perfectly clear over the past few years.

[xeneixemi]

Here you find in T-shirts and other things like posters!


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[spurs10]

I have mixed feelings Pop is a fine coach but don’t agree with him many things. But I do like to discuss and debate wines (partial to a good Malbec over most overpriced French) and he is a world class expert that so will give him his due. Well start with knowing that Malbec is a French wine.

[MultiTroll]

Might be short lived. Doc Rivers is likely gonna pass Pop in the next decade and then Spoelstra will pass both of them in due time. He’s only 51 and already has 651 wins (!!) and has stated he plans on coaching for as long as he can.
Pop continues to ever so slowly stack wins.
1363 as of today.
1094 Rivers

Will indeed be interesting to watch the gap between Pop n Rivers.
Ironic that it was over a "family members ride on the team plane or not" decision* by Rivers that changed the paths of these two.
I think Pop coaches til at least age 80. If the Spurs luck into Wama, Pop will be possibly unbeatable as regards All Time Wins.

* dk if sauces will ever come out.

[MultiTroll]

Spurs 130
Pistons 108

For those of you who thought Gregg Pop was finished winning in the NBA, let this game soak in.

[MultiTroll]

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Pops be winnin backs to backs gam as recently az Thunder anz Indy.

[MultiTroll]

Pops be gowins backs to back again.

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