As a San Antonio born and raised boy growing up with the Spurs, Robinson, TD, Manu, Tony, and now coach Pop...I can only say how proud I am to have supported such wonderful people. GOAT!! Go Spurs Go!
The best thing about all the Spurs HOFers is they did it the right way with dignity and class. As a fan you can be proud of them. Never stop being you Pop.
Pop fired the previous coach because he wanted the job. Bob Hill had led the Spurs to the playoffs the previous year. In 96-97 he had to deal with an injured squad. Pop fired him, took the coaching position and maintained his position of president of Basketball operations... In short he started a coup that would make the cast of game of thrones blush. Imagine getting fired for being late for work but you had a legitimate reason for being tardy like a car accident. Now imagine that your boss took your car away when firing you and the insurance check for the damages. THAT'S WHAT POP DID. He took the team maintained the tank and road to glory on a 1st round pick called Timmah! I'll love the Spurs but I cannot love pop
@@jeepneygang It’s true. There was an ExpressNews writer who chastised Pop for doing such. Some Spurs fans felt the same thing even after winning the 1999 Title. That suspicion and disappointment towards Pop gradually faded from 2003-05, after clinching Titles 2 and 3. Pop knows the animosity for sure. So he and trusted people (RC, Will, and Tom) basically did their best not to screw having a generational talent in Timmy. 5 Championships ain’t that bad, though there were painful missed opportunities for more. And if Bob Hill is really that good, how come it took him almost a decade since the firing to coach another NBA team? Bob Hill coached the Spurs into Playoff contenders. Pop created a culture and system of Title contenders year after year, in addition to life lessons in action.
You could tell Pop was sorta bewildered during the first part of his speech (like he couldn't believe he was where he was at that moment, and got a bit emotional too), but then the *instant* he sees his grandkids stand up, he takes his speech to a whole 'nother level, and just pulls out all the stops by getting everyone in the audience smiling, laughing, and enjoying the ride that is Pop's special verbal tirade of wit, humor, and authenticity. If there was *any* doubt he wasn't already the GOAT basketball coach, then this has undeniably cemented him as just that. Hell, he might even be the GOAT of Iife coaches too! Freaking love this man......thank you for being you, Pop!
I'm 34 and been a die hard Spurs fan since I was 10. It's just a game but this made me so happy to see all the guys together, Pop more than anyone deserves this. Hands down the greatest coach the NBA has seen. GoPopGo!!!! Also we need to see our man R.C. in the HOF.
Legend, admirable man....remember when Craig Sager passed away Pops flew to Atlanta and went to funeral and later arrived to Coach It's about the details, the organization and the no nonsense approach Great Night for Coach Popovic!! Congrats and well earned Bill Buckhead Ga
Love pop with all my heart, you’d only understand if you actually grew up watching the man. He’s never changed at all. My grandpa forever even tho he don’t know😂😢
The legend,Pop is the only one who can truly say or do what he be ants to. He’s earned the right to get a little crazy every now and then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO POP TONY AND BECKY FROM THE FIRST SPURS FAN IN NEW YORK CITY 1974 WHEN MY HERO GEORGE ICEMAN GERVIN ARRIVED IN SAN ANTONIO AND EVEN AT 65 YEARS OLD I STILL LOOK LIKE MY TWIN BROTHER JAMES JIMMY SI CAPTAIN LATE SILAS
Thank you Pop for being a tru genuine amazing person. Thank you so much for bringing care and love in the sport putting them first. Thank you thank you and... thank you ❤
You inspire me from across the pond man! From someone who grew up playing rugby in the north of England, a country where basketball was rare to come across especially up here all those years ago, you and your team made me fall in love with the game of basketball. Watching the beautiful ball movement and seeing the cogs all work together like nothing I’ve seen in team sports ever. To then learn about your character, your humour, your beliefs, your passion for people. You sir are a true role model for life. Love you forever pop! Go Spurs Go!!! 🖤🖤
As an admirer of his one-word, no-nonsense answers; it is a delight seeing Coach Pop talk for almost half-hour. It is an overdue, long time coming. His speech is so engaging I caught unaware it has reached the 20-plus minute mark. It's nice to hear names that whom he met and credited along the way; to hear the story how he was "seduced" by the game. True to his "It is not about me" and "Life is always bigger" lines, most of his speech is credited to likes of Larry Brown, Don Nelson, RC Buford, Will Severing, Tom James, and the already-HOF Spurs players. On top of that, his family; his grandkids in particular. The "nudge" that I only have is he and Tim Duncan should both inducted in the same year. Congratulations and very well-deserved, Coach Pop.
honestly, is there a better coach in all of sports than this guy? the only ones in the debate are belicheck and phil jackson, and they had god level rosters that pop only really had once or twice.
What you think and plan for is not matched to what you go through and feel. You can imagine life but always, the life that is cast before you is unimaginable. - f●papa-
I noticed how mum he was about getting the job in SA... Oh that's right because it's shady. Pop was hired as the president of Basketball operations for the Spurs. Then he organized a coup in order to supplant Bob Hill as the head coach while maintaining the president job. The Spurs have gone to the playoffs the previous year. However during the season of 96. The Spurs we're riddled with injuries and they had a bad record. Pop used that to Fire Hill. Then he purposefully continued to tank that season in order to land the #1 pick in 97... Tim Duncan. Pop had two of the best players and permanent job security in less than a year.
It ain't easy to win even with Duncan and Robinson. And he didn't have prime Robinson after the injury anyway. And other than those two, the spurs always could turn mediocre players into key players for the team
@@jeepneygang Speaking of tanking (true or not), who've thought they still got the first pick considering 2 (or 3) lottery balls belonged to Boston? And assuming Bob Hill remains the Spurs coach following the lottery, do you think he will go out of his way and get to visit Timmy in the Virgin Islands so to know him and his family/friends days before the Draft? Which reminds me. When Bob Hill was sacked, it was not just out from Pop's decision. He also received a credible feedback from Avery Johnson -- the same player that rallied the team when the Spurs began lockout-shortened 1998-99 season with 6-8 record and reportedly a loss away to fire Pop. Relationships. It seems Bob Hill only see the Spurs he coached as players, not human beings having life outside the hardwood. That's why when the 1996-97 season riddled with injuries, it was not an excuse for him to be fired because players don't care about his predicament either.
Never really like this coach, he’s rude to his players “you guys sit there, don’t speak just sit there” I mean come on these are grown men and HOFers he’s talking to.. he’s lucky he had great players. His speech put me to sleep.
Probably Pop will show up, and the only one will do from Spurs organization. There are things that NOT let bygones be bygones. He’s a traitor, continuing and proving the Judas legacy to the hoops’ upper echelon.
As a San Antonio born and raised boy growing up with the Spurs, Robinson, TD, Manu, Tony, and now coach Pop...I can only say how proud I am to have supported such wonderful people.
GOAT!! Go Spurs Go!
He's right RC Buford should be in the Hall.
The best thing about all the Spurs HOFers is they did it the right way with dignity and class. As a fan you can be proud of them. Never stop being you Pop.
FACTS!!!
Pop fired the previous coach because he wanted the job. Bob Hill had led the Spurs to the playoffs the previous year. In 96-97 he had to deal with an injured squad. Pop fired him, took the coaching position and maintained his position of president of Basketball operations... In short he started a coup that would make the cast of game of thrones blush.
Imagine getting fired for being late for work but you had a legitimate reason for being tardy like a car accident. Now imagine that your boss took your car away when firing you and the insurance check for the damages.
THAT'S WHAT POP DID. He took the team maintained the tank and road to glory on a 1st round pick called Timmah!
I'll love the Spurs but I cannot love pop
@@jeepneygang
It’s true. There was an ExpressNews writer who chastised Pop for doing such. Some Spurs fans felt the same thing even after winning the 1999 Title.
That suspicion and disappointment towards Pop gradually faded from 2003-05, after clinching Titles 2 and 3.
Pop knows the animosity for sure. So he and trusted people (RC, Will, and Tom) basically did their best not to screw having a generational talent in Timmy. 5 Championships ain’t that bad, though there were painful missed opportunities for more.
And if Bob Hill is really that good, how come it took him almost a decade since the firing to coach another NBA team?
Bob Hill coached the Spurs into Playoff contenders.
Pop created a culture and system of Title contenders year after year, in addition to life lessons in action.
❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉
❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉
You could tell Pop was sorta bewildered during the first part of his speech (like he couldn't believe he was where he was at that moment, and got a bit emotional too), but then the *instant* he sees his grandkids stand up, he takes his speech to a whole 'nother level, and just pulls out all the stops by getting everyone in the audience smiling, laughing, and enjoying the ride that is Pop's special verbal tirade of wit, humor, and authenticity. If there was *any* doubt he wasn't already the GOAT basketball coach, then this has undeniably cemented him as just that. Hell, he might even be the GOAT of Iife coaches too! Freaking love this man......thank you for being you, Pop!
I'm 34 and been a die hard Spurs fan since I was 10. It's just a game but this made me so happy to see all the guys together, Pop more than anyone deserves this. Hands down the greatest coach the NBA has seen. GoPopGo!!!! Also we need to see our man R.C. in the HOF.
Legend, admirable man....remember when Craig Sager passed away
Pops flew to Atlanta and went to funeral and later arrived to Coach
It's about the details, the organization and the no nonsense approach
Great Night for Coach Popovic!!
Congrats and well earned
Bill
Buckhead Ga
Congrats, Coach Pop. Well-deserved. Now get back out there and give us 5 more years!
And 5 more rings ❤
He's the GOAT coach for me. Greatest speech from all of HOF. Spurs is truly a class organization. RC Buford should be the first ballot HOF next year.
That bit with RC got me 🥹🥹🥹
Go Spurs Go!!!
Pop was classic and well deserved. Classic. 🎉
Congratulations to pop!!! He deserves all the glory in the universe.. very good soul !!! Wish the goat much more happiness in his new journey to come
❤❤❤ We love you Pop
Congrats Pop!
Thank you, God, for blessing us with Pop.
The dude and warrior love him Spurs viva viva
What a good memory he have! It nice to listen history of his journey. He deserved a biopic
Congrats pop！！
The GOAT. Nothing more, nothing less.
Damn coach Pop still so sharp remembering his beginnings, kudos Pop!
I have never seen Pop this much. And I like it. Well deserved
Pop is the best, and it goes beyond coaching
Congratulations coach!! Been a SAS fan since I was 10 yrs old. I'm 46 now. Made me tear up a bit. Lol.
11:40 I’m dead at the Pop’s response to that Puro San Antonio energy.
The longest you hear Pop speech…. Congrats coach Pop!!
I was in my junior year in high school when the Spurs became San Antonio’s team in 1974. From the pre-Pop, ABA days, to today, I love my Spurs!! GSG!!
Growing up in San Antonio, Coach Pop is like everybody's uncle. Greatest of All Time.
Congrats Coach Pop. We'll deserved
Spurs family for life! Go Spurs go!
RELATIONSHIPS..RealTalk!💯
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🐐 Love what this man stands for. Well deserved god bless Pop, hope he’s with the spurs as long as possible ❤️. 🐐
Class act
Thank you Pop for everything you did for are Spurs and the 5 rings San Antonio, Texas has and love you and good to see you go in the Hall of Fame!!
well deserved coach Pop. it's just a matter of time that you will be inducted but we all knew you'll be a Hall of Famer...
Pop's daughter being older than made me not feel old for a second.
Love pop with all my heart, you’d only understand if you actually grew up watching the man. He’s never changed at all. My grandpa forever even tho he don’t know😂😢
The legend,Pop is the only one who can truly say or do what he be ants to. He’s earned the right to get a little crazy every now and then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO POP TONY AND BECKY FROM THE FIRST SPURS FAN IN NEW YORK CITY 1974 WHEN MY HERO GEORGE ICEMAN GERVIN ARRIVED IN SAN ANTONIO AND EVEN AT 65 YEARS OLD I STILL LOOK LIKE MY TWIN BROTHER JAMES JIMMY SI CAPTAIN LATE SILAS
LET'S GO SPURS!!!
thank you pop...
Just amazing. Been die hard spurs fan since 1991 thx to the admiral. Pop is the goat…
Bro I m crying
Love you Pop!!
POP 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thanks Pop ❤
A great man and tremendous leader of men.
LETS GO SPURS 🖤🤍
He's so proud of his " Grands" !! Such a family man!
LOVE YOU POP!
Legends 💯
POP IS 💯, THE REALEST.. DUH
The greatest speech in HOF history. It started slow and built up to a legendary high at the end. Just as Pop's career.
Thank you Pop for being a tru genuine amazing person. Thank you so much for bringing care and love in the sport putting them first. Thank you thank you and... thank you ❤
As a life long Spur Family I want to tank the Pop family for loaning him to us for so long!!!! Go SA!!
WHAT I SEE IN THE AUDIENCE IS THE BEST OF THE BEST THE GREATEST PLAYERS THAT EVER PLAYED THE SPORT..
You inspire me from across the pond man! From someone who grew up playing rugby in the north of England, a country where basketball was rare to come across especially up here all those years ago, you and your team made me fall in love with the game of basketball. Watching the beautiful ball movement and seeing the cogs all work together like nothing I’ve seen in team sports ever. To then learn about your character, your humour, your beliefs, your passion for people. You sir are a true role model for life. Love you forever pop! Go Spurs Go!!! 🖤🖤
🐐 🐐🐐🩶🖤🩶🖤
Congratulations coach
20:22 - so nice to see Boris Diaw near family
Coach pop is one of the funniest coaches!!!
I want some nasty 🎉
*Ball up every time I see this.*
Congrats Coach Pop. We'll deserved. The GOAT. Nothing more, nothing less..
One of the greatest!! 👏
As an admirer of his one-word, no-nonsense answers; it is a delight seeing Coach Pop talk for almost half-hour. It is an overdue, long time coming.
His speech is so engaging I caught unaware it has reached the 20-plus minute mark.
It's nice to hear names that whom he met and credited along the way; to hear the story how he was "seduced" by the game. True to his "It is not about me" and "Life is always bigger" lines, most of his speech is credited to likes of Larry Brown, Don Nelson, RC Buford, Will Severing, Tom James, and the already-HOF Spurs players.
On top of that, his family; his grandkids in particular.
The "nudge" that I only have is he and Tim Duncan should both inducted in the same year.
Congratulations and very well-deserved, Coach Pop.
Hell of a coach man. A classic act. Congrats Pop!!
Love to see Pop open up and show this side of him - Great Speech
Love it how he made all 4 sit there
Ugh, I put Billy B at number 1, but Pop might just be the greatest coach of any sport, ever
If Pop goes and wins a chip with Wemby we can't debate it anymore.
Spurred out in Greer South Carolina
Well deserved greatest coach of all time
Pop for prez!
20:55 😂 love you Pop #GoSpursGo
Havent seen this but im sure ill need something to wipe the tears away
The best
I f pop was my grandpa and asked me to stand up I’d be standing on a stack of chairs🫡🫡❤️😩🥹🥲
Congrats coach. Now we know where Kawhi got his smile from.
After Michael Jordan, since 1999 until the retirement of David, Tim, Gino and Parker I am fanatic funs of SPURS.
The goat
Best nba coach ever
This is The Bill Belchick of the NBA...!
PURO PINCHE SPURS.
SINCE 73
Pop making up for all those short interviews 😂
honestly, is there a better coach in all of sports than this guy? the only ones in the debate are belicheck and phil jackson, and they had god level rosters that pop only really had once or twice.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️❤️❤️
#GoSpursGo
What you think and plan for is not matched to what you go through and feel. You can imagine life but always, the life that is cast before you is unimaginable.
- f●papa-
BECKY HAMMON IS ONE FINE WOMAN
The word is "Victor" 🤭
I’ll be in handcuffs 23:15 )))
I noticed how mum he was about getting the job in SA... Oh that's right because it's shady.
Pop was hired as the president of Basketball operations for the Spurs. Then he organized a coup in order to supplant Bob Hill as the head coach while maintaining the president job.
The Spurs have gone to the playoffs the previous year. However during the season of 96. The Spurs we're riddled with injuries and they had a bad record. Pop used that to Fire Hill. Then he purposefully continued to tank that season in order to land the #1 pick in 97... Tim Duncan. Pop had two of the best players and permanent job security in less than a year.
It ain't easy to win even with Duncan and Robinson. And he didn't have prime Robinson after the injury anyway. And other than those two, the spurs always could turn mediocre players into key players for the team
Do you think that Bob Hill wouldn't have been able to make it to the championship with Tim Duncan, Sean Elliott and David Robinson?
@@jeepneygang
Speaking of tanking (true or not), who've thought they still got the first pick considering 2 (or 3) lottery balls belonged to Boston?
And assuming Bob Hill remains the Spurs coach following the lottery, do you think he will go out of his way and get to visit Timmy in the Virgin Islands so to know him and his family/friends days before the Draft?
Which reminds me. When Bob Hill was sacked, it was not just out from Pop's decision. He also received a credible feedback from Avery Johnson
-- the same player that rallied the team when the Spurs began lockout-shortened 1998-99 season with 6-8 record and reportedly a loss away to fire Pop.
Relationships.
It seems Bob Hill only see the Spurs he coached as players, not human beings having life outside the hardwood.
That's why when the 1996-97 season riddled with injuries, it was not an excuse for him to be fired because players don't care about his predicament either.
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Imagine if Kawhi had left on good terms, might have been up there..
Never really like this coach, he’s rude to his players “you guys sit there, don’t speak just sit there” I mean come on these are grown men and HOFers he’s talking to.. he’s lucky he had great players. His speech put me to sleep.
Poor you.
I can’t wait to see Kawhis HOF speech
He can't, he's injured lol
@@PrimitiveFilmGroup you funny asf😂. Lol and im a kawhi fan. Damn. You right
Indubitably😂
Probably Pop will show up, and the only one will do from Spurs organization.
There are things that NOT let bygones be bygones.
He’s a traitor, continuing and proving the Judas legacy to the hoops’ upper echelon.
The GOAT 💯
One of the greatest Serbs alive
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