SI roundtable discussess Pop's in game interviews

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http://nba.si.com/2014/06/10/gregg-p...ke-best-worst/


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

[Mark in Austin]

Pop’s approach to media members is not unlike his approach to his players – either be prepared, or be prepared to be embarrassed.

This. Yet another reason why the media doesn't cover the Spurs / claims the Spurs are boring. Pop makes them do their homework. Which teacher did most kids want to get for a class in school, the one who held you accountable or the one who let you get away with ? We saw it again this past week. With all the amazing angles the media could have covered about these two teams facing each other again, the dominant story, by far, was Duncan trash talking. It was also, by far, the easiest story to vomit out a couple paragraphs on without needing to know about basketball.