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Evidently Mitch helped him in High School
Evidently Mitch helped him in High School
Evidently Mitch helped him in High School
Pop needs to retire! That was rough to watch! Was glad to see he still has some humor in him but physically he has a ways to go. I’m hoping the President of Basketball OPs role is more to get him a paycheck and that he won’t actually be making important decisions. Some helpful pointers here and there or advice but no decision making.
Correct. They have a history. Dejounte back to the Spurs in a backup PG role when his contract is up in 2028 confirmed.Evidently Mitch helped him in High School
It was tough to watch Pop like this. The old man still got jokes, the El Jefe shirt was hilarious, but he‘s physically not right at all. That look on his face hurt me the most. It‘s dope that Manu and Tim are helping him with the rehab and DJ came by.
Wrote about it when it first happened, last year I had a family member going through the same situation, the expectations of Pop ever getting back to coaching were delusional.
He's better mentally than physically, at that age the body just stops listening.
That was still a really rough watch. Looking at everyone who showed up, we can joke about the family values bringing us down all we want, but very few other organizations would have something like this happen.
yuh, prayers out to pop. You can definitely see the degradation. I'm sure his advice and opinions still hold weight, but to those who swear he's going to have his finger on every button and micromanage the out of mitch, I just don't see it. Mitch deserves a real shot, and if he fails hire cp3.
Feels oddly appropriate.
Sad to see Pop like that. I've been following this team for 30 years and never hated anything more than watching this press conference. I want to remember him as the badass mofo he was when he was screaming at everybody.
Anyway, whoever thought there was even a tiny chance he'd come back to coach has never seen a stroke victim. Good for you.
Whoever thinks he's going to dictate or affect Mitch's coaching is out of touch with reality too.
Nice to see DJ show some support.
I hope I'm wrong about Mitch tbh.
i'm still baffled as to why the Spurs didn't interview any of the refulgent basketball minds on this site who would have won infinitely more games than not just Mitch, but Pop himself.
Seeing Pop like that was gut-wrenching. It puts a lot in perspective. I'm sure this whole situation was a lot harder on the team and the organization than anyone really let on. Honestly, it makes sense that they would keep Mitch on given the cir stances. It may not be the best basketball move, but then again who knows how it might work out -- but the point is probably more to ensure continuity for the organization and players while everyone is still coping with what happened.
Has there been any info regarding new HC Mitch's contract? I know the Spurs usually don't release that info but agents typically leak it (especially when they feel their client got a good contract).
I guess people who are saying this was hard to watch have never been around an older person who had a stroke. I have and he looked and sounded exactly like they did.
At least we know the organization really believes in Mitch and he won't get a quick trigger, for better or worst. Pop wouldn't have shown up at all if that wasn't the case.
Him and Timmy built this organization to what it has come to represent. If Mitch is good enough for the old man, he's good enough for me.
Tough to watch a once strong and proud vocal leader reduced to a feeble and enervated state. Manu and Tim have showed how truly selfless they are though out there career to even now taking care of pop. Enrique on the other hand….
Would much rather have Dejounte that Devin tbh.
People needed to see that to truly understand Pop is not coming back. He had a stroke. He was never coming back. If you’ve had the misfortune of this happening to a family member you knew he wasn’t coming back too.
That was not a mild stroke. I’m just happy he is still here with us and hope he improves to a point where he can enjoy life. He’s a good man.
Mitch is going to be fine. They do need to improve the roster to give him a fighting chance though.
I am excited about Mitch. Spurs and Pop know coaches and for them to be this confident in him is a good sign. I really didnt want a re-tread personally so just that alone makes me happy.
Good luck to Mitch. I hope he make this his team.
Was great to see Pop! I wish under better cir stances but thankful god allowed him to stay alive and hopefully enjoy his family. His position is only in name, there’s no need for him to give any of us anymore time he has left. Salute to that man & god bless! The Becky Hammond hof speech mentioning him will make you cry so don’t watch it…..I didn’t! lol
Pop did not look good. We all get old but man
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