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No team has called more first-two-minute timeouts over the last decade than Pop. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich can be a mystery at times, but one thing is fore sure: in his world, it’s never too early to call a timeout. Spurs fans know just as well as his players that if the opening possession is botched too badly, an …
Before Wednesday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich provided a somewhat discouraging update on Kawhi Leonard’s status. Since training camp began, the San Antonio Spurs have played without Kawhi Leonard. He suffered a quad injury at an unknown point in the offseason, which caused him to miss […] San Antonio Spurs: Gregg …
Prior to Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, former San Antonio Spurs guard Marco Belinelli spoke well of head coach Gregg Popovich. On Monday night, when the San Antonio Spurs faced the Atlanta Hawks, it wasn’t only a reunion for Dewayne Dedmon but Marco Belinelli — even if he last played for the Silver and […] San Antonio Spurs: Marco …
There’s something in San Antonio that the rest of the NBA wishes it had: The System. The team’s best player is out. The team’s future Hall of Fame point guard is out. And yet the Spurs continue to win. There’s something the keeps them going even when it seems like they don’t have enough talent to compete with teams stacked …
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich provided friendly advice for Jonathon Simmons, his former player of two years. Friday night’s game between the San Antonio Spurs and Orlando Magic was the first time Jonathon Simmons played a regular season game against his old team since leaving in the offseason. The Magic gave him a […] San Antonio Spurs: Gregg …
The 4-0 Spurs are shooting fewer threes than everyone else, which is just fine for the league’s foremost adversary of the long ball. Gregg Popovich’s feelings on the three ball have been well-known for years. Despite featuring it prominently for the Spurs’ 2014 championship run, the coach has never personally embraced the shot — a “circus sort of thing,” as …
The latest San Antonio Spurs roundup for Thursday, Oct. 26. The San Antonio Spurs walked out of Wednesday’s game with more success. They defeated the Miami Heat, 117-100, behind a strong second half and another terrific performance from LaMarcus Aldridge. He posted a season-high 31 points to lead the way. Aldridge’s performance, along with other […] San Antonio Spurs roundup: …
For each of the five games Pop needs to tie for 6th most wins, we’ll remember one of the Spurs championship nights. With the victory in Chicago, Gregg Popovich needs only four more wins to tie Phil Jackson for the 6th highest win total for any coach in NBA history. Since one win deserves another, we are celebrating each of …
A win in Chicago moves Pop closer to surpassing The Zen Master in all-time wins as an NBA coach Not that he cares a whit, but Gregg Popovich will make some significant strides this year in terms of his position as one of the winningest coaches in all of NBA history. Coming into the 2017-18 season, Pop has amassed 1150 …
Gregg Popovich discussed speaking with the reportedly discontent Aldridge over the summer and how he may have been wrong in his initial approach to integrating the All-Star forward. On Monday, Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge inked a three-year $72.3 million dollar extension to stay in San Antonio through 2020-21. On Wednesday, speaking before the season-opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Spurs …
A different stat for each player, and how that number can serve as a benchmark for their season. No single metric is a referendum on a player’s success, but some can be more telling than others. So I’ve identified a different stat to track for every Spur this season — and a number to benchmark it against — that should …
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich provided praise for Joffrey Lauvergne who signed with the team in the offseason. The San Antonio Spurs walked into the 2017 offseason with depth issues at center and power forward. Dewayne Dedmon and David Lee opted out of their contracts for the 2017-18 season, which left Davis Bertans […] San Antonio Spurs: Gregg …
When the San Antonio Spurs took Derrick White in the 2017 NBA Draft, he received a call from Gregg Popovich. The San Antonio Spurs made two selections in Thursday night’s 2017 NBA Draft. They started at No. 29 overall, taking Derrick White. The next pick was Jaron Blossomgame at No. 59. White will be focused […] San Antonio Spurs: Derrick …
The Spurs failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity, now need to get their confidence back. There’s no way around it: the Spurs blew a golden opportunity last week (no pun intended…okay maybe a little). The week started with such promise: a home win over the Atlanta Hawks tied things up between the Spurs and Warriors for the top …
