Shams: Gregg Popovich Signs 5-Year Extension with the Spurs

[BatManu20]

Whoa. The old man’s gonna be buried under the arena at this point.

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[Robz4000]

He's really gonna die on the bench, isn't he?

[baseline bum]

Nice

[BatManu20]

I assume it’s gonna be $14M/per or so with a “Coaches Option” after every season :lol

[lefty20]

He's really gonna die on the bench, isn't he?

Yes, but also no.

They'll put his head in a jar, Futurama style, and he'll continue coaching like that till the Sun dies. It is known.

[cutewizard]

Foundation novels in real life

you know if you know hehehehe

[cutewizard]

what the hell?

He should at least assign a LEAD ASSISTANT COACH......

where is Coach Budddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd?????? ???

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSTpoxLrZCg

[heyheymymy]

Great news!

Love Pop and think he does a great job.

[SpursFan86]

Wow...was expecting 3 years, but 5? He'll be damn near 80 by the end of this term :lol Not complaining though.

[BatManu20]

Wow...was expecting 3 years, but 5? He'll be damn near 80 by the end of this term :lol Not complaining though.

Just like his mentor Larry Brown tbh. Coach until the wheels fall off.

[Degoat]

Pop- “I’m not leaving… I’m not fucking leaving.”

[slick'81]

He deserves it

[RC_Drunkford]

woah 5 years? Thought it would be 3, but I'm cool with it. The old man enjoys coaching these young guys and needs to set them up for another title run.:flag:

[timvp]

:wow

Must really love Wemby :lol

Great news, tbh. No one I'd trust more to bring Wemby along at the proper speed. The last thing you want as an organization is a head coach who is feeling pressure to win ASAP that starts putting too much on Wemby's plate too soon.

[BatManu20]

$16M/year wow.

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[Degoat]

Pops the reason we didn’t go big game hunting in free agency, we had to max his ass lol

[BacktoBasics]

I hope the haters die choking on their moms dick over this.

[td4mvp2k]

he def wants to win that first one with wemby

[BatManu20]

Should’ve known Pop would get $16M/per after that Monty Williams contract tbh. Blows Monty’s contract out of the water.

[dbestpro]

I am a Pop hater, but Wemby needs Pop so I think this is a good thing based on where the Spurs are.

[Atl Spur]

I hope the haters die choking on their moms dick over this.

Damn! You went in!!

[timvp]

$16M/year wow.

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Damn. The three-year, $14 million per year sounded pretty much settled the last I checked in. I wonder if they got him to commit to two more years by giving him $2 million extra per season. Or maybe there aren't as many opt outs.

Whatever the case may be, this is an awesome turn of events, IMO. The last thing we need as Spurs fans is for a coach to come and do what Jeff Van Gundy did in Houston -- run Yao into the ground chasing extra wins so he doesn't get fired.

[Mugen]

Horrible news tbh

[BatManu20]

Horrible news tbh

:lol

[BatManu20]

So much for Steve Kerr being the Spurs next HC. Don’t see that happening now tbh, unless Pop retires early for some reason. Kerr will be coaching elsewhere by then.

[Dex]

Pop gonna put that coaching win record out of reach

[timvp]

Only 79 at the end of this deal? Could sign him to another five-year contract after that, tbh.

[ducks]

Wow...was expecting 3 years, but 5? He'll be damn near 80 by the end of this term :lol Not complaining though.

Biden is about 80

[ducks]

Only 79 at the end of this deal? Could sign him to another five-year contract after that, tbh.

Not if he is like Biden at that age

[ducks]

Pop gonna put that coaching win record out of reach

All about him not what it is best for spurs
He just wants the record

[ducks]

I laugh after they sign that they have the balls to fire him in year 2 of it if the team is not improving

[Dex]

All about him not what it is best for spurs
He just wants the record

https://y.yarn.co/ecc21adc-ee72-4006-90d0-e3778870cb39_text.gif

[Kori Ellis]

:pop: I'm just here for the crying and breakdowns.

[CGD]

Not if he is like Biden at that age

Sorry brov, I know you wanted Eric Trump to coach. We’ll just have to make due.

[Mugen]

Only 79 at the end of this deal? Could sign him to another five-year contract after that, tbh.

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[BacktoBasics]

Biden is about 80

I saw your name and knew you’d be right along to inject your political bullshit. You’re such an asshole. Recycled wine from Pops shit is better than anything you’ve ever accomplished.

[timvp]

https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExb3c0cXBlNTM4Y2ZsenQyczhyNHRmNHk 5MDVrdTg5cXhhcTB4b3A3ZCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjd D1n/3ELtfmA4Apkju/200.gif

:lol

[Dejounte]

Please less threads on how much you hate Pop MultiTroll surely you cant keep that up for five more years

[r0drig0lac]

good for Wemby

[Mr. Body]

Judging by those stories about how generous he is with tips and lavish team dinners, not to mention unheralded gifts, he gives away millions a year.

[scott]

5 more years of white dudes with goatees fogging up their oakleys with their own tears

[Jordan Jackson]

Good for Pop. I mean - you all knew he wasn’t going to leave once they won the lottery, right? The contract seems fair. He is the “President” and “coach”. Then again, it ain’t my money so who cares.

He’s going to need to use the next 5 years to find his Spoelstra - once he decides to kick himself upstairs to the front office for good.

[Davidicus]

Best FA signing of the summer for us

[toki9]

:wow

Must really love Wemby :lol

Great news, tbh. No one I'd trust more to bring Wemby along at the proper speed. The last thing you want as an organization is a head coach who is feeling pressure to win ASAP that starts putting too much on Wemby's plate too soon.

Maybe this means Pop thinks Wemby is 5 years away? Maybe we should prepare for a really long winter. I kid.

[Mr. Body]

So much for Steve Kerr being the Spurs next HC. Don’t see that happening now tbh, unless Pop retires early for some reason. Kerr will be coaching elsewhere by then.

Kerr will go back to GMing or commentating after Curry retires. Kerr's been on Easy Street this whole time and knows it.

[benefactor]

:lol ducks...just wait until Trump loses again. Maybe he will do the world a favor and finally kill himself

[spurs1990]

"I'm done when Timmy's done"

Proceeds to coach for 12 more years.

[playblair]

becky hammon coached team has lost 1 game the entire season.......becky is about to win back 2 back championships.........

[baseline bum]

Damn. The three-year, $14 million per year sounded pretty much settled the last I checked in. I wonder if they got him to commit to two more years by giving him $2 million extra per season. Or maybe there aren't as many opt outs.

Whatever the case may be, this is an awesome turn of events, IMO. The last thing we need as Spurs fans is for a coach to come and do what Jeff Van Gundy did in Houston -- run Yao into the ground chasing extra wins so he doesn't get fired.

Chinese national team finished off the job making him play on a stress fracture in the Beijing Olympics.

[baseline bum]

:wow

Must really love Wemby :lol

Great news, tbh. No one I'd trust more to bring Wemby along at the proper speed. The last thing you want as an organization is a head coach who is feeling pressure to win ASAP that starts putting too much on Wemby's plate too soon.

Really loves Jeremy and Tre too

[slick'81]

Oldest coach in nba history keeps on trucking

[spurs10]

Great to hear! 'Most winningest coach in NBA History' is sweet to read.

[Marcus Bryant]

‘til the wheels fall off.

[objective]

Brett Brown in shambles

[Russ]

Really loves Jeremy and Tre too

Right there with you man
(except for the Tre part).
:flag:
Pop!

[spurraider21]

He's really gonna die on the bench, isn't he?
Supreme Court status tbh

[Crazymaddopeyo]

Great news. You know Wembys career is in good hands with him.

[Maddog]

Damn. The three-year, $14 million per year sounded pretty much settled the last I checked in. I wonder if they got him to commit to two more years by giving him $2 million extra per season. Or maybe there aren't as many opt outs.

Whatever the case may be, this is an awesome turn of events, IMO. The last thing we need as Spurs fans is for a coach to come and do what Jeff Van Gundy did in Houston -- run Yao into the ground chasing extra wins so he doesn't get fired.

i wonder if Wembanya family and friends had something to do with it. Maybe they asked him directly or indirectly
That said last year he really looked like he was enjoying himself

[SPURt]

Does this get the Spurs to the salary floor :lol

Thank you Wemby!

[tonight...you]

Does this get the Spurs to the salary floor :lol

Thank you Wemby!
I am always happy when the most epic mullet shows up on the board!
Hey SPURt !

[Trill Clinton]

https://i.gifer.com/Yv2O.gif

[bluebellmaniac]

Fire Pop!

Oh wait...

[jjspur]

Great news, we get to keep the winningest coach of all time. I do worry that he might have a stroke while yelling at some future rookie to play defense. Yelling just probably gets his blood flowing.

[ducks]

Judging by those stories about how generous he is with tips and lavish team dinners, not to mention unheralded gifts, he gives away millions a year.

Whatever makes him sleep at night
He should have stop coaching and took care of his wife before she passed

[exstatic]

"I'm done when Timmy's done"

Proceeds to coach for 12 more years.

Tbh, his wife was still alive when he said that.

[benefactor]

Whatever makes him sleep at night
He should have stop coaching and took care of his wife before she passed
Your tears are nourishment to my soul

[SPURt]

I am always happy when the most epic mullet shows up on the board!
Hey SPURt (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=49518) !
Ha! Always good to be around my anonymous Spurs family

[Marcus Bryant]

Man. Top prospect in a generation, a potential trove of future lottery picks over the next five years, and Pop at the helm.

Not bad. IMO :hat

[Killakobe81]

I hope the haters die choking on their moms dick over this.

Me too also hope he fires more truth nukes on Trump as he deflects from post game interview questions pop
Gonna have so much ammo come election tome …
And if Trump wins pop will give us 5 years of skewering
This great for Wemby
Great for nba media and free thinkers
Bad for Trumpers and conservatives who don’t want politics and sports to mix …
Shut up and coach !! Lol

[MultiTroll]

Please less threads on how much you hate Pop MultiTroll (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=26965) surely you cant keep that up for five more years
I will continue to provide timely, topical, inciteful threads. If it involves Pop, so be it.

As to my surprise at this extension? Zero. Been stating all along the Spurs will retain him to at least age 80.

As to my hope? That great players in their own right can surround Wemby ala Timmy Dunks for about 2/3rds of his time here.
Will be required as was with Duncan to offset Pops meddling.

[MultiTroll]

Pop gonna put that coaching win record out of reach
Sure should unless Doc scams his way into another gig or Spoelstra coaches till he himself is 70.

Pop should really move up the all time Ls too.
He was gonna surpass Doc anyways and now he's gonna chase down Jack Ramsey and George Karl will be next.

When all is said and done Pop my have the most Ws and Ls and be untouchable.

Myself? I only want more Legit Championships. Praying hound dog jpeg the Spurs can get very good, even great players ala GNob Parker Horry etc on the team.

[buttsR4rebounding]

He's really gonna die on the bench, isn't he?

Even after he dies he gets $7 million as consultant.

[spursparker9]

Pop better start picking his successor also

[Biggems]

GO POP GO

[spurs1990]

Tbh, his wife was still alive when he said that.

That’s an excellent point. I mean happened after Duncan left, but coach did also amend the TD promise to coach as long as Aldridge played there during that recruitment. Your point is relevant to current state.

I can’t even remember Bob Hill at this point. And I was an adult when he got canned. Just wondering what a Budenholzer, Udoka, Synder et all regime would be like.

[daslicer]

Damn. The three-year, $14 million per year sounded pretty much settled the last I checked in. I wonder if they got him to commit to two more years by giving him $2 million extra per season. Or maybe there aren't as many opt outs.

Whatever the case may be, this is an awesome turn of events, IMO. The last thing we need as Spurs fans is for a coach to come and do what Jeff Van Gundy did in Houston -- run Yao into the ground chasing extra wins so he doesn't get fired.

I have not been a fan of some of the crazy x and o's stuff Pop has done the last several years post Kawhi but I did think at this moment of the time he is the right coach for Victor. Like you said he's established and wont' rush the development of Victor and throw him in the fire. He's going to be able to take losses without having to worry about getting fired which is necessary right now to develop Victor.

[tonight...you]

Sure should unless Doc scams his way into another gig or Spoelstra coaches till he himself is 70.

Pop should really move up the all time Ls too.
He was gonna surpass Doc anyways and now he's gonna chase down Jack Ramsey and George Karl will be next.

When all is said and done Pop my have the most Ws and Ls and be untouchable.

Myself? I only want more Legit Championships. Praying hound dog jpeg the Spurs can get very good, even great players ala GNob Parker Horry etc on the team.
Depending on the fan, there are no "Legit Championships".

[polandprzem]

Reporter: Pop why do you think they gave you so much money?
Pop: Well I tried my best to lose as many games as possible last year... so that must be it

[ducks]

Tbh, his wife was still alive when he said that.

He rather coach then take care of his wife
Fucking sad

[lefty]

https://twitter.com/fanduel/status/1677815066597511169

[biba]

In POP we trust.

Great news.

[John B]

:wow

Must really love Wemby :lol

Great news, tbh. No one I'd trust more to bring Wemby along at the proper speed. The last thing you want as an organization is a head coach who is feeling pressure to win ASAP that starts putting too much on Wemby's plate too soon.

Agree. It’s the best situation for Wemby and the Spurs organization. By the end of that 5 years, Wemby would be 24 yrs old and would have completely developed his game and body in time for the new head coach to take a safe transition to continue the winning ways, hopefully Manu if he then wishes to.

[HankChinaski]

He rather coach then take care of his wife
Fucking sad
That is terribly ignorant thing to say. Especially to those who have watched loved ones pass to illness they couldn't beat. You are unable to do anything to help.

And nobody wants to be having others to watch them slowly pass.

[Bruno]

Great news.

Wembanyama is one of the best challenge possible for a coach like Pop. Wembanyama is talented, raw, atypical and wants to be coached. It's way more interesting for a coach than a plug and play vet player. There are a lot of work and thinking to do to make Wembanayama reach his upside.

Other Spurs' players being talented and agreeable to work with has surely also played his role. At 74 years old, I'm sure Pop doesn't want to be in constant conflict with his players and/or coaching an hopeless team.

[LeBowen]

I thought nephew broke him and everything that happened in following years was horrible.
From trading for DDR when it was obvious the roster shoudl've been blown up to all those disgusting Patty/Bryn/Marco lineup variations.

Still, he recovered and did an amazing tankjob last season, with the season before without DDR and LMA being decent.
Hopefully we see the real Pop back over the next few seasons.

[Arcadian]

His career might outlive several people on this forum, tbh

[SpursGenius]

He deserves it
No he doesn’t he is stealing money. Trade his ass to some other team who is stupid enough to give us a first round pick.

[John B]

I thought nephew broke him and everything that happened in following years was horrible.
From trading for DDR when it was obvious the roster shoudl've been blown up to all those disgusting Patty/Bryn/Marco lineup variations.

Still, he recovered and did an amazing tankjob last season, with the season before without DDR and LMA being decent.
Hopefully we see the real Pop back over the next few seasons.

It’s actually an opportunity for Coach Pop to cement himself as the GOAT. Not that he is not already one of the greatest. But having inherited a team with DRob and to add Timmy in that playoff team. Now Coach Pop has an opportunity to build a championship team from the ground up. Landing a biggest prospect ever helps, but still Wemby remains a prospect, and remains to be developed into his potential, to be the best basketball player of our time. This IS THE REAL Pop. He is a teacher foremost. He likes teaching the proper way of playing basketball, and he couldn’t be in a better position with our young squad. And to build a championship team from these kids who he helped picked, and now molding them to be their best as basketball potential is the real Pop. And if he could hopefully ring with these players in that 5 years time, I think it would say a lot as the greatest of all time coaches… not that he would even care about the distinction. But sincerely I think Pop just wants to make sure that this opportunity to right the team back to championship is done right, and he then could finally pass the helm to his successor.

[exstatic]

Sure should unless Doc scams his way into another gig or Spoelstra coaches till he himself is 70.

Pop should really move up the all time Ls too.
He was gonna surpass Doc anyways and now he's gonna chase down Jack Ramsey and George Karl will be next.

When all is said and done Pop my have the most Ws and Ls and be untouchable.

Myself? I only want more Legit Championships. Praying hound dog jpeg the Spurs can get very good, even great players ala GNob Parker Horry etc on the team.

I think there is zero chance he gets to the all time loss mark. I’m assuming that this is his last contract, and he’s sitting in 9th place currently, with 761 losses. The 5 year contract covers 410 games. The worst case scenario would be the same .268 tank win percentage as last year over the 5 seasons. That would be 300 losses, but would still leave him in 4th place, a couple of games short of Don Nelson. The middle ground scenario is .500 ball, 205 more losses. That would leave him with 966 losses, 5th place in the largest gap in the top 10, between Larry Brown and Dick Motta. Now, let’s look at an average of 50 wins. It maybe optimistic, but hey,I examined the doomsday scenario, so let’s take a look at this. An average of fifty wins would mean 110 losses over the 5 years, leaving him with 871 losses, in 6th place between Gene Shue and Larry brown.

[mo7888]

I think there is zero chance he gets to the all time loss mark. I’m assuming that this is his last contract, and he’s sitting in 9th place currently, with 761 losses. The 5 year contract covers 410 games. The worst case scenario would be the same .268 tank win percentage as last year over the 5 seasons. That would be 300 losses, but would still leave him in 4th place, a couple of games short of Don Nelson. The middle ground scenario is .500 ball, 205 more losses. That would leave him with 966 losses, 5th place in the largest gap in the top 10, between Larry Brown and Dick Motta. Now, let’s look at an average of 50 wins. It maybe optimistic, but hey,I examined the doomsday scenario, so let’s take a look at this. An average of fifty wins would mean 110 losses over the 5 years, leaving him with 871 losses, in 6th place between Gene Shue and Larry brown.

Even though I dont think he averages 50 wins, I do think its more likely than the doomsday scenario. I'd put the over/under at 220 wins over 5 seasons. Obviously lower average the first year then increasing per year thereafter.

[Ice009]

Whatever makes him sleep at night
He should have stop coaching and took care of his wife before she passed

Are you saying that he neglected his wife and didn't look after her?

As to the topic of the thread, I am guessing Pop probably didn't plan to coach that much longer, but I really do think it's the defensive potential with Victor more so than the offense that has Pop excited to keep coaching. I think he's probably super excited to go back to trying to form a monstrous defensive team while also injecting it with the offense he tried to run towards the end of the TD era and Kawhi early Kawhi era. I'd say he probably also likes the younger players on the team. I think he could be rejuvenated with this group of young players the Spurs currently have.

[exstatic]

Even though I dont think he averages 50 wins, I do think its more likely than the doomsday scenario. I'd put the over/under at 220 wins over 5 seasons. Obviously lower average the first year then increasing per year thereafter.

Oh,sure,and I even said it was optimistic. The point of the exercise was to show that there was no real path to the all time loss mark if this contract is his last, and I believe it is.

[spurraider21]

How’s he supposed to run for president now?

[cutewizard]

Pop rukes

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

ducks like put up your ducks

[ducks]

Are you saying that he neglected his wife and didn't look after her?

As to the topic of the thread, I am guessing Pop probably didn't plan to coach that much longer, but I really do think it's the defensive potential with Victor more so than the offense that has Pop excited to keep coaching. I think he's probably super excited to go back to trying to form a monstrous defensive team while also injecting it with the offense he tried to run towards the end of the TD era and Kawhi early Kawhi era. I'd say he probably also likes the younger players on the team. I think he could be rejuvenated with this group of young players the Spurs currently have.
I know he did not take time off except for one week once to help his wife
When she was sick . He had the money he did not need to keep working
Hell he could have told the spurs he needed a 2 month 1 year break they would have gave it to him without hiring a head coach

[lebomb]

He rather coach then take care of his wife
Fucking sad

Quite a diick thing to say not knowing Pops circumstances or thoughts. :flipoff

[Tyronn Lue]

This tells Victor Pop is committed through his rookie contract years.

[Adam Lambert]

I know he did not take time off except for one week once to help his wife
When she was sick . He had the money he did not need to keep working
Hell he could have told the spurs he needed a 2 month 1 year break they would have gave it to him without hiring a head coach

Why didn't you look after your son instead of posting to Spurstalk?

You're a worthless piece of shit and a failure, and worst of all just a hopelessly stupid person who doesn't seem to realize how stupid he is. Go fuck yourself.

[RodNIc91]

Man. Top prospect in a generation, a potential trove of future lottery picks over the next five years, and Pop at the helm.

Not bad. IMO :hat

To think GSW said a couple of years ago they were light years ahead of every organisation, I wonder what they think now.

[exstatic]

I know he did not take time off except for one week once to help his wife
When she was sick . He had the money he did not need to keep working
Hell he could have told the spurs he needed a 2 month 1 year break they would have gave it to him without hiring a head coach

You’re a fucking piece of shit.

[exstatic]

To think GSW said a couple of years ago they were light years ahead of every organisation, I wonder what they think now.

It all went south when Lacob listened to his son over his GM, and they drafted Wiseman and Kuminga over LaMelo and Franz Wagner.

[spurs10]

He rather coach then take care of his wife
Fucking sad $80 million, for 'The Winningest Coach in NBA History,' you ignorant piece of shit. You don't have a clue about the relationship of Pop and his wife. The years they had together were a treasure, I'm sure.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Whatever makes him sleep at night
He should have stop coaching and took care of his wife before she passed

Looks like not much has changed, ducks being ducks ...

[Seventyniner]

Looks like not much has changed, ducks being ducks ...

Time for me to make another plea to have the site hide quotes from posters on one's ignore list. If I don't want to read their posts, I don't want to read quotes of their posts either.

[Marcus Bryant]

To think GSW said a couple of years ago they were light years ahead of every organisation, I wonder what they think now.

Their secret is willingness to pay whatever luxury tax.

[RC_Drunkford]

I know he did not take time off except for one week once to help his wife
When she was sick . He had the money he did not need to keep working
Hell he could have told the spurs he needed a 2 month 1 year break they would have gave it to him without hiring a head coach

says the faggot Ty Jaeger

[spurs10]

Time for me to make another plea to have the site hide quotes from posters on one's ignore list. If I don't want to read their posts, I don't want to read quotes of their posts either. Good point. I'll refrain from quoting disturbing quotes in the future.

[Seventyniner]

Good point. I'll refrain from quoting disturbing quotes in the future.

It's not your fault. Everyone has different ignore lists. I just think it's a bad site feature.

[tonight...you]

It's not your fault. Everyone has different ignore lists. I just think it's a bad site feature.
I haven't looked into how this site was built (I'm going to assume React and all the other basics), but it shouldn't be that hard to code out.
I'd be willing to help on that front no fee, should timvp and @KoriEllis have the desire to look into it.

Edit: I just looked at the code.
Lol. Right on.

[poopbox]

I thought nephew broke him and everything that happened in following years was horrible.
From trading for DDR when it was obvious the roster shoudl've been blown up to all those disgusting Patty/Bryn/Marco lineup variations.

Still, he recovered and did an amazing tankjob last season, with the season before without DDR and LMA being decent.
Hopefully we see the real Pop back over the next few seasons.

This was unforgiveable tbh...I've wanted him gone since then

[scott]

Maybe this person is already on the staff, but I'd like to see the Spurs make a considerable investment in an assistant who is an X's and O's "guru" so to speak. At this point, I imagine it is no longer pop's strength.

[tonight...you]

Maybe this person is already on the staff, but I'd like to see the Spurs make a considerable investment in an assistant who is an X's and O's "guru" so to speak. At this point, I imagine it is no longer pop's strength.
Why would you imagine that? He's created some of the greatest inbound plays ever.
He's seen it all, he know how to counter with his history and wisdom.

You think he's just old and feeble now?

[scott]

Why would you imagine that? He's created some of the greatest inbound plays ever.
He's seen it all, he know how to counter with his history and wisdom.

You think he's just old and feeble now?

I think the game has changed... and he's old.

My guess (could be wrong) is that his value is more as a motivator and leader, and less as a tactician at this point. But I've never played or coached professional basketball so I don't actually know.

[tonight...you]

I think the game has changed... and he's old.

My guess (could be wrong) is that his value is more as a motivator and leader, and less as a tactician at this point. But I've never played or coached professional basketball so I don't actually know.
I savvy. To be fair though, he has overhauled the offense several times throughout his tenure and as the league has changed.
That should be considered.

[thiste]

obligatory


https://youtu.be/g07Xxr20L9s

[ElNono]

Five more years of post-game conferences talking about wine, excoriating Trump, triggering conservatards like ducks, and explaining "the ball didn't go in tonight".. can't wait, tbh :tu

[tonight...you]

Five more years of post-game conferences talking about wine, excoriating Trump, triggering conservatards like ducks, and explaining "the ball didn't go in tonight".. can't wait, tbh :tu
Life still has meaning. Gotta love it.

[Marcus Bryant]

ducks rn

https://31.media.tumblr.com/aba92c79564b49aaabfd6fd49eb9e07c/tumblr_ms0ah8XddV1swp729o1_500.gif

[dbreiden83080]

So much for retiring when Tim retires. Tim will be applying for Social Security and Pop will still be coaching this team.

[Ice009]

I know he did not take time off except for one week once to help his wife
When she was sick . He had the money he did not need to keep working
Hell he could have told the spurs he needed a 2 month 1 year break they would have gave it to him without hiring a head coach

I understand what you're implying, that he didn't focus 100% on her, but have you ever thought that maybe his wife told him to continue coaching? I don't know any of the details at all, but that could also be a possibility.

[vander]

so no titles until 2029? oh well, plenty of time for Wemby to develop

[Fireball]

congrats to Coach Pop!

[Brazil]

Why didn't you look after your son instead of posting to Spurstalk?

You're a worthless piece of shit and a failure, and worst of all just a hopelessly stupid person who doesn't seem to realize how stupid he is. Go fuck yourself.

:lol tbh...

[rjv]

https://y.yarn.co/ecc21adc-ee72-4006-90d0-e3778870cb39_text.gif

:rollin

[Marcus Bryant]

Remember when Pop spent a couple years in the 1990s drinking wine in Northern California?

[Marcus Bryant]

Naismith>Allen>Smith>Brown>Popovich

[spursgu]

Great news. I love how this has all the fake fans, downstairs appeasing losers like Texas Ranger all bothered.

[RodNIc91]

Their secret is willingness to pay whatever luxury tax.

Glad to see you back posting again :toast

[CGD]

How did i miss this gloriousness?!?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXgEoQviIBw&ab_channel=TheBookofBasketball

[tonight...you]

How did i miss this gloriousness?!?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXgEoQviIBw&ab_channel=TheBookofBasketball
I liked, subscribed and sent them my life savings.
All $3.00 of it. I'm gonna street beg to send them more.

Pop, Pop, Popovich
He wants some nasty game

[Ice009]

I saw that around the time it was released. The Spurs really were back after that and went on a finals and Championship run.

[CGD]

It aged well— Spurs are back again!

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I know he did not take time off except for one week once to help his wife
When she was sick . He had the money he did not need to keep working
Hell he could have told the spurs he needed a 2 month 1 year break they would have gave it to him without hiring a head coach

Maybe you should take a deeper look at your hero Trump and his husbandry skills before you start throwing shade at Pop.

[Dejounte]

I have a point to make:

Key things:
-Popovich is unlikely to sign an extension after this one.
-Obviously, Pop signed because we landed Wemby.

We have to ask ourselves the reason why he would sign after we landed Wemby.

Is it because he wanted Wemby to experience the full Spurs experience that the Big 3 went through with him as the head coach? So that he could give him a proper Spurs introduction?

or

is it because he wants to win one more championship with him?

if it is the second one, then we have to remember again that he signed for five years. That means, the timeline to win a championship (or more) is five years. Which also means, while I might buy that this year is a little more experimental, I don’t buy that it’s experimental to the degree that it’s going to cost the Spurs wins. What the Spurs do from here on out is with the goal of winning a championship within five years. Pop is competitive like that. Wemby is competitive like that. Let it sink in.

All the folks clamoring for “expediting the process”, well I think you’re right. It’s already happening and by next offseason I bet we will be adding key vets to this core and make an even bigger push to get more wins.

[NASpurs]

I hope the haters die choking on their moms dick over this.

Only ones choking on their mom's dicks are the sniffers :lol

[MultiTroll]

I hope the haters die choking on their moms dick over this.


Only ones choking on their mom's dicks are the sniffers :lol
She's one of the stupidest posters. :lol

[MultiTroll]

Great news. I love how this has all the fake fans, downstairs appeasing losers like Texas Ranger all bothered.
This is aging very well.

[ducks]

They act like he can walk on water

[Robz4000]

Welp, this thread is aging well.

[timtonymanu]

Welp even I gave Greggory too much credit. I should have just seen the light like my bro Mugen.

[Mugen]

Might go down as the worst moment in franchise history tbh. It's absolutely critical that the old man doesn't coach past next season or I could easily see Wemby walk after his rookie deal a la Shaq (and I wouldn't blame him one bit)

Such a selfish POS to keep holding the organization hostage, I really hope something forces him away from the game within the next year.

[BacktoBasics]

She's one of the stupidest posters. :lol

I know for a fact that in 2023 characterizing a male as a female is a serious burn. As far as internet clout goes you’re a fucking legend to double down on my original sentiment. It’s a helluva compliment.

If you’re not an actual boomer I’m even more embarrassed for you.

[cd98]

Whoa boy year 5 is going to be hard to watch. They better have learned how to turn off the mic by year 5 whenever he tries to address Spurs fans at the arena in the middle of a game.

[koriwhat]

I know for a fact that in 2023 characterizing a male as a female is a serious burn.

It all makes sense now! No wonder you cry about every damn "social justice" bullshit you can cry about and play make believe of your "enemies" here you pathetic dumb mother fucker.

Cry baby bitch!

[Mugen]

The organization is just in a very, very dangerous spot. Any other coach would have been gone by now or at the very least in danger of being fired by the end of the season.

But Pop is very much bulletproof. Other old heads that got put out to pasture (Sloan, Larry Brown, etc.) didn't have the clout nor past success that the old man has. He's a very dangerous individual and is the single biggest impediment to the future success of this team. It'll take some type of external issue to force him out outside of his control as I don't think he'll ever give up his grip willingly.

[MultiTroll]

I know for a fact that in 2023 characterizing a male as a female is a serious burn.
You've identified as female elsewhere.
Is this another of your deceptive attempts?

[TD 21]

I've said for a long time, they're not going anywhere until he's gone . . . not just in the shadows but still making decisions, but gone period.

It's past time he do right by the franchise like Sloan once did for the Jazz with a much lesser talent (Williams) than Wembanyama and gracefully bow out instead of playing a part in the demise of another (projected) superstar here.

This is the youngest team in the league and other than Wembanyama, Vassel and Johnson, the rest aren't assured of long term careers, yet they're being put in positional to not only fail, but not even function offensively. It's sapped morale and whatever confidence might have existed.

For what? The team was going to suck no matter what and their is no obvious prize at the top of this draft.

[poopbox]

I have a point to make:

Key things:
-Popovich is unlikely to sign an extension after this one.
-Obviously, Pop signed because we landed Wemby.

We have to ask ourselves the reason why he would sign after we landed Wemby.

Is it because he wanted Wemby to experience the full Spurs experience that the Big 3 went through with him as the head coach? So that he could give him a proper Spurs introduction?

or

is it because he wants to win one more championship with him?

if it is the second one, then we have to remember again that he signed for five years. That means, the timeline to win a championship (or more) is five years. Which also means, while I might buy that this year is a little more experimental, I don’t buy that it’s experimental to the degree that it’s going to cost the Spurs wins. What the Spurs do from here on out is with the goal of winning a championship within five years. Pop is competitive like that. Wemby is competitive like that. Let it sink in.

All the folks clamoring for “expediting the process”, well I think you’re right. It’s already happening and by next offseason I bet we will be adding key vets to this core and make an even bigger push to get more wins.
:cry