Popovich on being named to the list of the greatest coaches of all time: It's a bit embarrassing, and a lot of people deserve to be named

Greg Popovich was named one of the 15 greatest coaches in NBA history, which is well deserved, but for the San Antonio Spurs tactician, it's both "embarrassing" and "strange."

As Popovich said, he never imagined he would be one of the best NBA head coaches, and some even thought he could be considered the best coach in the industry.

Popovich said he felt "very humble" about the recognition, adding that he was really "lucky" to have worked with several good players during his coaching career.

"It's a little strange. It's not something you do in the game, 'Someday I'm going to do this.' 'I've had the privilege of meeting a lot of great coaches, players and staff. I've been doing this for a long time, so someone felt it would be appropriate to put me on the list. It's a little awkward, a little unbelievable... You don't want to pay attention to it at all. ”

In addition to Popovich, Eric Spoolstra, Doug Rivers and Steve Cole are on the list. Popovich admits that there are still many coaches worthy of being selected, but his selection is definitely a huge honour.

"It's kind of like a multiple-choice test on the SAT, which one you say doesn't belong to," the Spurs coach added. "You feel like you might be one of those people, and I'm honored to be one of them. Still, it's an out-of-body experience. ”

Popovich's selection is indisputable, he is one of the greatest coaches in NBA history, and a championship aside, he is the only head coach in NBA history to have won 1500 wins in both the regular season and the playoffs.