Tag: Gregg Popovich
Key Highlights: Since teams only really run set plays after timeouts, the best way to evaluate a coach’s play-calling acumen is to analyze how their team performs in after timeout possessions. Coaches with better offensive personnel have an advantage when it comes to raw ATO data. So, we need to adjust for that in order […]
By many accounts, Gregg Popovich is the greatest coach in NBA history (depending on who you ask, it is either him or Phil Jackson). He’s the conductor of the greatest modern dynasty in NBA history. Since he took over as the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs back in 1996, the organization has 19 50-win seasons, […]
The 2024 Paris Olympics isn’t just the last dance for the Team USA players. This could be the last go around for their leading man. Much has been made about the 2024 Paris Olympics. After Team USA failed to meet expectations in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup (they couldn’t even finish in the top-3), […]
Being a professional athlete is something that most kids dream of doing. Statistics say that only three percent of high school basketball players will advance to the collegiate level and only one percent of those players make it pro. As of 2022, there had been 4,706 different players to make an appearance in the NBA. […]
Head coach of the San Antonio Spurs Greg Popovich has had an illustrious NBA career. He has five championships with the Spurs franchise, has coached numerous hall of fame players, and has even had the honor of coaching the men’s USA basketball team. However, his 2022-23 Spurs team is struggling mightily this season. For the […]
Team USA is coming off their first Olympics’ loss in men’s basketball since 2004. In the post-game press conference after USA lost 83-76 against France, head coach Greg Popovich said, “When you lose a game, you’re not surprised. You’re disappointed. I don’t understand the word ‘surprised.’ That sort of disses the French team, as if […]
