Reply With Quote
Belichick is the Popovich of the NFL.
xxxxx
Last edited by spurscenter; 11-18-2007 at 04:03 PM.
Belichick is the Popovich of the NFL.
Pop has more class than Belichick.
Kick the Suns' asses again Pop.
That's a letter that I would have loved to read. Pop's take on team USA = instant classic.
He may be CIA Pop, but you have to think that he would never stoop to something as seedy as "Spygate" - like Belecheat did.
Popovich was Bilicheck before Belichick before Belichick was Belichick. Belichick was a lousy coach for Cleveland before he discovered cheating.
I would agree seeing as how Pop and the Spurs know International Basketball the best that he would have been the obvious choice to coach the Olympics team....
I'm actually rooting against the USA in Beijing, hoping Argentina or Spain gets it instead...the American team and coaching staff seem way too y and arrogant about winning and personal glory and seem to think it's their right to win...
Well my dislike for the suns has been taken up a notch. nice job pop!
Mike Krzyzewski is the anit-Popovich with his seminars and credit card ads and self-promoting. Nice to see his Duke program sucking and I have no problem with Coach K and Colangelo iand the US Olympic team watching the medal ceremonies from the stands.
My thoughts exactly.
Apart from my hatred for Coah K and his hypocrisy, the entire concept of having a college coach for the national team is assinine. Are we starting pros or college players? Are the other national teams starting pros or college players? Since most of the best international players in the NBA never set foot in a U.S. college or university, the whole scene is completely different.
The U.S. national team needs to hire someone with pro experience (here or overseas) as a full-time coach*, just like the other national teams do.
* I realize that many of the national team coaches have other gigs, but they have multi-year contracts, continuity of staff, etc.
Some one tell me again, how many NBA championships has Colangelo delivered?Perhaps, the Spurs-Suns rivalry precluded Colangelo truly considering Popovich for the job, but as one common friend of the two men said, "It's a shame that two guys who have been so successful for so long in the league never really had a chance to get to know each other."
What's the definition of success, then? Is it producing a team, staff, and ownership that finds something different to whine about every time they flame out rather than accepting responsibility themselves? GTFO with putting Colangelo in the same universe of success as Popovich.
My thoughts exactly.
F Colangelo and his "success".
And now we know the ultimate source for the media-sucking, spineless, whining tendencies of the Suns organization.
pop 4 rings > co angelo who? gtfo
I'll PM you your HUAC subpoena 1Pinko1. Just say no to communism!
If there was EVER a message USA basketball needed to hear, it was "get over yourself."
I bet Colangelo did it just because he didn't want to risk players playing for Pop and liking it so much they consider signing with San Antonio.
That would also explain the real motive behind using a college coach.
There's no doubt that Larry Brown was a failure at USA Basketball, but if Colangelo was listening to the players reactions, they ALL liked Pop's coaching style.
Therefore, your point is well taken. It sounds like a lot of this stuff was and is politically-driven.
Colangelo's primary motivation was that he's an envious bag who didn't want to see Pop having any more success. He knew when Pop brought home the gold everyone would still be saying Colangelo who? while with Coach K he might be able to get a few crumbs of credit.
Cuck Folangelo
&
Pop > BellyChicks
I think coaching the Olympics would take away from Pops coaching the Spurs.
While of course that is Pops decision, or rather would have been sans Calangelo, I'm glad he did not get selected. Can concentrate on le 5.
i like to remember Pop as a asst to Brown. After games, he would come out to woai to talk about the game. I remember him being a player coach. a lot of the team would go to him. He won alot of the players over with his style of management. Sean Elliot was part of it. He groomed him and other players along.
As head coach, I think he really has grown a a coach and leader. As coach in 99, I really dont think he knew exactly what he was doing. He had players, Defense and wasnt sure exactly what got him there. I recall him trying to make the next years teams like the 99 team. He wanted someone to be like Ellie and Avery Johnson. He was deterimined to get the new players to be like the ones on the 99 championship team. Eventually, i think he learned to let the players do what they do best, but in his system. For example, I think Manu drove Pop up the wall.for a while there, it didnt look like Pop and him could coexist. Pop learned to let Manu be Manu and to live with his style of play, but he forced him to use the system. What I mean is Pop let Manu play his gAMBLING HECTIC style of play. Anyone recall Pop going nuts on Manu early on in his carrer? I think pop learned to let the players to what they do best, but force them into the team system.
Pop not using these guy for 38-40 min a game safes them at the end of the year. How many teams run their players to the ground 40 min a game?? If duncan avg 40 min a game, can u imagine the stats he would have? Pop has got the team on a team first approach where stats are not the most importantr thing. What pop has done best is to get the players to belive in the team first concept, which is the key to any successful team.
Another thing he has done well is the veterans he has brung in. Veterans who were willing to take a lesser role, which is hard for players who have been the centerpiece of their former clubs. The mix of veteran leadership and fresh talent has been what pop has done this past decade. Elie, Finley, Horry, Willis, Kersey, Person, Doc Rivers are all players that fit this role. currently it is Horry and Finely.
Pop deserves alot fo credit for putting the right pieces together. The staff like RC Presti and scouts are all utilized. Pop knows its not just him, but he utilizes the people under him to get the most out of the situation.
Above all, what I love about Pop is he calls it like he sees it. He knows its D-rob and Duncan that gives him this oppertunity. Withouth them, there is no chance. Now, as a veteran coach, he has a plan set up every year. work the players into the system early on. Dont burn out players with tons of min. Focus on end of seaon and be prepared fo playoffs. Sounds simple, except some where in there is 82 games.
Pop Rocks,,,,
Popovich may or may not be the best Xs and Os coach in the NBA, but he is the best leader. Considering the wide range of ages and background that teams are dealing with today, that is much more important to long-term success.
The old truism is in fact true: the best leaders lead by example. The fact that Popovich has changed over time and adapted is not lost on the players.
X's and O's aren't what Pop is known for like Reggie said, but he is one heck of a leader. I think he gets his point across to the players and they accept it.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
