In today's home game against the Utah Jazz, the Spurs thrillingly won 104-102.
It also marks the official arrival of team head coach Popovich as the most winning coach in the regular season in NBA history. So far, he has won a total of 1336 regular season games. In addition, so far in his coaching career, he has won the title of NBA Coach of the Year 3 times and won five championships.
Although in the entire history of the league, "Cardinal" Auerbach, "Zen Master" Jackson, and "God Operator" Riley are very great, but only Popovich has been on the bench for 26 years, and the San Antonio Spurs are a team. Under his influence, many of his former disciples have excelled in coaching positions in this league, such as Budenholzer of the Bucks, Kerr of the Warriors, and so on.
In today's league, you will hear a lot of people criticize the fledgling rookie coach Nash, and even Cole and Vogel, who led the team to the championship, will be often angrily angered by the fans, but you can hardly see any fans to blame Popovich, because his coaching ability and personality are there.
He is a master and apprentice, like a father and a son
The seventy-year-old coach, after experiencing the retirement of his best disciple Duncan and the death of his beloved wife due to illness, still conscientiously guides young people in the coaching position on how to play on the field. Although his temper is still so hot, his starting point is to hope that his players will play better, and at the same time, he is also fighting with the referee to fight for his team.
It may not be long before the old coach is destined to retire from the coaching bench, but his achievements are enough to say everything, and he can retire at any time in the future. Like coach K, who recently coached his last college game, Popovich is a legend for the Spurs, for San Antonio, and for the NBA League! And every game he coaches in the future will be a legend!