The news of Erin Popovich's death stunned Green, who said he had seen signs that she was getting stronger.
"It's really hard to believe," Green said. "This summer, she was just able to travel and I was so happy for him and her to be able to get away."
"respiratory illness" COPD? IPF?
I lost of friend of 40 years to quasi-IPF, more likely his Marine squad's jet engine cleaning fluid was the culprit, as others in his squad also had lung diseases.
Another friend was COPD from smoking.
Either one, those are slow, horrible deaths
Condolences to Pop and family.
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I wonder what it was...
Damn, such sad news..... RIP Mrs. Popovich. There is no way Pop will be coaching tonight, he has said time and time again how there are more important things in life and that this is just a game.
Maybe, but maybe being around the family is more conforming, I mean the NBA family. It's a home game too. Id bet he plans to coach
Sucks to hear, prayers to the Popovich family.
RIP
I'm guessing he'll do what his kids want him to do and what his wife would have wanted or told him to do. I actually can't imagine him being there but it wouldn't surprise me given the potential prodding from his wife to keep coaching. Who knows? My guess is that I wouldn't be there, but you can't know unless you could walk someone else's path.
I wonder if the strains of this year for her husband combined with her own medical fight just finally got to be too much for her to sustain...
Terrible news tbh. With my dad going through something similar, definitely feel for Pop and totally understand him not giving much of a these last 3 seasons...makes perfect sense.
RIP Erin. What a terrible season.
Sorry to hear that, Deep. My dad is going through something similar. It's a terrible disease.
you never know who you meet during the course of a day that has a love one at home that is terminally ill or some other catastrophic scenario. they don't all check out because of it. in fact, they endure in spite of it. none of us have the right to question pop on how he handled this, either professionally or personally.
RIP Erin. May she rest peacefully in God's hands after the sufferings. Deepest condolences to the Popovich family. Can't describe how exactly I'm feeling but wish they get over the grievances with time...
Messina is coaching tonight.
https://twitter.com/CharlesOakley34/status/98680197479553024
Oakley just became my favorite Knick.
no kidding. that was a solid compliment.
http://www.espn.com/espn/magazine/ar...0108-article38Pop's carefully constructed circle to ward off the smallest shred of self-importance begins with his wife, Erin. The daughter of the late Air Force Academy athletic trainer Jim Conboy, she's the one who last summer convinced Pop to cut out his sideline tantrums over errant calls. "She'd point out other coaches who screamed and yelled and say, 'Do you want to look like that?'" Pop says. An added dividend: His team now argues with officials less often too. And he knows when he comes home from a game that she'll give him her succinct take-"You lost your momentum in the third quarter"-offer him a turkey sandwich and chips, then turn his attention to family matters.
I give him props for ting all over Dolan. His tweet just solidifies his standing with me. He also had one of the great quotes on the NBA playoffs:
"The playoffs are when the lights get brighter and the rims get smaller" - Charles Oakley
GPM Life bldg, Loop 410 @ Starcrest flying huge USA and GoSpursGo flags at half mast.
I feel for you. I lost my Dad to cancer when I was in college.
RC getting a bit choked up
It’s all good - sorry to hear what you’re going through (along with the many others on here that have experienced this type of loss).
When something happens to you and you know how it feels it makes it easier to empathize when it happens to others.
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