Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
So how long until Popovich, who is almost 72, retires?

After 22 consecutive seasons of coaching a winning team -- with the first 20 being ones where the Spurs were .610 or better (and most .700 or better), they were losers last year, and don't look good this year. They just got blown out by the Jazz to fall to 2-4.

Does he really need to coach failteams at this point in his life?

He got ejected a few days ago and let Becky Hammon take over -- the first time a woman has been a head coach for an NBA team, even if just for part of a game.

Pop is a known outspoken liberal, and it wouldn't surprise me if he eventually handed it over to her, in an attempt to make a statement about feminism or something.

It seems his trouble started when Aldridge felt he wasn't happy and almost demanded to be traded. Then there was the Kawhi debacle, and Pop didn't have patience for his weird behavior regarding his injury (nor his handlers who were keeping everything secret). Just kinda feels like this organization which did everything right -- and a coach who perfectly kept players in line -- has slipped into mediocrity.
They're pretty well positioned to cash in on Aldridge/DeRozan expiring and rebuild young.

Kawhi being weird and wanting out really hurt them, and the return they got for him (DeRozan and scraps) was laughable compared to other recent hauls for AD and lesser players.

Dejonte Murray going down last year (two years ago?) was painful; he looks pedestrian now.

They ran so well for like two decades but aren't looking hopeless like the Bulls after Jordan.

Actually would rather be them than Golden State at this point.