Pop.
Happy Birthday to Spurs coach Gregg Popovich!
This is gonna get bloody.
one year closer to retirement
I'm sure Bryn Forbes has something special planned for him today
Happy birthday. Now please retire. You can rest now.
Good thread, OP.
Good time to reflect on just how badly Pop fell off a cliff in what is hopefully his last season. I mean he's been pretty bad for about 5 years now but this year is something different.
I honestly can't think of a single coach in any sport that's been the sole reason for costing his team so many wins. Just looking at the Spurs record and I could say easily say about 10 of those losses are entirely, entirely on Pop.
His treatment of Murray/White + Lonnie this season is the worst display of handling young players I've ever seen save for maybe his mentor Larry Brown. It's really, really bad and I just hope those guys can recover later in their careers long after Pop is gone...
The Kobe tragedy is a reminder of a franchise legend who pretty much set his old organization back several years from contention. What Pop has done these last couple of seasons similarly has cost the Spurs at least 3-4 seasons more of being a top 3 seed in the West.....
Just really sickening to see what he's done to this franchise, really depressing as a Spurs fan. Even Joe Paterno went out in a better way tbh.
How old is this ODB?
There’s more important things in life than just basketball, Pop. Retire already so you can enjoy those other more important things before it’s too late.
Pop.
Tough as nails.
Never complains.
Outlasts his critics every time.
Still standing.
He has an iron grip on the franchise. No he's still standing.
For reals though. He should give up coaching to someone more passionate, who has the hunger to win. And he can just sit back and enjoy life.
Or if he doesn't want to stop being part of the organization, he can serve as whatever role he wants on the team, if he wants to mentor players behind the scenes and whatnot. Teach them about how to be a man vs a child in life. Thats fine, he seems to be good at that.
But as far as in game basketball coaching, please just give to someone else please. Preferably someone who knows how to do it the Spurs way. BECKY/UDOKA (if he wanted to come back)/BORREGO or someone else i'm not thinking of at the moment. But all those have fire for the game and truly just want to win.
Happy Bday to a Spurs and nba legend. Hope it’s a great one and it’s his first without his beautiful wife. I’m sure he will be reflecting a lot on his life with all that has gone on. Just hope he can enjoy this day.
he wasn't married when he was 1, tbh
Happy bday to the great Gregg Charles Popovich though, tbh.
Sons, you are dangerously close to being traded to the RealGM board.
they'd never take me without salary filler tbh
Happy b'day Pop. Please retire after this season.
We'll send ducks too
Lavender swimsuit, BillMc.
Oh, and happy birthday Pop. Your coaching continues to amaze.
send him a resignation to sign in a birthday card
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