There was Bole, and then there was Maxima. Maxima is often present, but Bole is not. - Han Yu
As we all know, in the NBA League, if a team wants to win a game, the strength of its players is important, but the team cannot win the game without a good coach. Therefore, whenever we talk about who is the greatest team coach in the NBA, I believe that many people will say that it is "Zen master" Phil Jackson for the first time, but I think Gregg Popovich is more worthy of this title.
Greg Popovich
I think a great team coach, in addition to having super coaching ability, also has to have a very good ability to develop players. Although "Zen master" Phil Jackson has excellent coaching ability, winning 11 NBA championship rings in his coaching career and a coaching win rate of 68.7%, he does not have the ability to cultivate players, on the contrary, the players he coaches must be talented superstars, such as Jordan in the Bulls, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant in the Lakers, otherwise he cannot play his tactics.
Phil jackson
Popovich, on the other hand, is distinctly different from Phil Jackson's, who has a keen insight to develop players who are unknown in the league and have no explosive talent into a stable role in the NBA, and even become a superstar who can influence the current NBA league structure. Let's take a look at what the players who were favored by Popovich eventually grew into a player.
One. Tony Parker
Tony Parker, known as the "French sports car," competed in the NBA draft in 2001 and was eventually selected by the Spurs with the twenty-eighth pick in the first round. Popovich's choice of Parker was questionable because they thought Parker's playing style was soft and didn't fit the Spurs' system. But that skepticism was quickly dispelled.
Popovich is mentoring Tony Parker
At the beginning of the new season in 2001, the Spurs, who were in the run-in period of the team, lost the first four games of the opponent, at this time Popovich temporarily changed the team and put Parker into the starting lineup, which was a significant adjustment and greatly improved the overall strength of the Spurs' attack and defense. That year, he was successfully selected to the first team of the all-rookie team, and in the second season, he formed a well-known GDP combination with Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan, and began to sweep the entire league. In his 17 seasons with the Spurs, Parker averaged 15.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists, 4 championships and 1 fmvp. He is one of the greatest players in Spurs history and one of the greatest point guards in NBA history.
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Two. Manu Ginobili
Bryant once said: "Ginobili is one of the two strongest shooting guards in NBA history. “
Manu Ginobili, who was selected by the Spurs with the second-to-last pick in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft, did not land in the NBA immediately, but did not start the NBA journey until 2002. He was not optimistic when he entered the league because his draft pick was too far behind, but Ginobili conquered the entire league with his excellent performance on the court, helping the Spurs to crown the NBA championship in the first season, and his backcourt double gun with Parker raised the overall strength of the Spurs by a notch.
Ginobili
In addition to being a good ball handling organizer, Ginobili is also one of the most difficult to break the chaos, with a ghostly snake-like breakthrough and a big heart at key moments that allowed the Spurs to achieve a three-game winning streak. Although Ginobili is statistically bland, he is crucial to the team's role.
Three. Bruce Bowen
Bruce Bowen was a losing draft in 1993, and the team in the league had no interest in him, but Popovich took a fancy to this young guy and, under his cultivation, became a defensive tip, perfectly integrated into the Spurs system. Winning 5 defensive firsts in his career and 3 defensive seconds is the best proof for him.
Bruce Bowen
These unknown and talented players in the league, under popovich's cultivation, have become the best in the league one by one, not to mention those players with anti-natural talents, such as Duncan and Leannard, who have become superstars who can influence the league under Popovich, which is the greatness of Popovich.
Popovich took over the Spurs at the age of 47 and began a 24-year coaching career with a 68.6 percent coaching win rate, three times coach of the year, and helped the Spurs win five championships. Under his leadership, the Spurs have been built into a united, efficient, disciplined ace team that has been the league's favorite to win championships every year.
When the team wins the championship
If the charm of the Spurs is like a mellow old wine, the old man Popovich is the master of winemaking. Popovich can be said to be a great coach in the traditional sense, on the pitch, teaching players various tactics, and even giving players rotations to protect them. In life, he played the role of a father and gave the players a lot of help and guidance. At the same time, it has also cultivated a group of excellent management and coaches for the team.
Overall, Coach Popovich has coached the Spurs for 24 years and has produced a number of outstanding players. He has won countless honors, and almost most of his life has been dedicated to basketball, enough to make people respect, ordinary and great.