https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35266021/gregg-popovich-young-san-antonio-spurs-re-learning-how-win-nba
It’s rare that we get coverage on ESPN nowadays, but this is a really great read.
I particularly like the stuff about how our young guys really appreciate being coached by Pop:
“Same Pop every year. Nothing changes,” said Keldon Johnson, 23, who in his fourth season is the second longest tenured player on the Spurs’ roster. “He’s still on us every day. He expects us to get better, and we will get better.”
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“They love being coached by Pop,” Brown said. “They like it when Pop bites them. You need to have that sting and that bite, so they feel like they’re getting coached [and] they’re getting better. Pop is the best at that. So when do you give them love and when do you bite them? There’s no book to tell you how to do that. You figure out the pulse of the gym.
“That locker room is amazing. Those guys are high-character young men that just want to get better. That’s our job.”
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“He’s not letting us slack,” Vassell said. “This year, in the next couple of years, it’s building good habits for us. … We’ve got to be coachable.”
by moonshadow50
