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Manu Ginobili, Spurs (DET, TOR, LAC): Ginobili finally made his return to the floor on Saturday after a broken bone in his left hand cost him more than a month of the season, and he actually looked pretty good: eight points, four assists, one turnover...
Scenes from the Rockets' games in February. Click "SHOW CAPTION" for more information. Feb. 12: Warriors 106, Rockets 97 Golden State's Ekpe Udoh, left, tries to stop Rockets forward Luis Scola in the second quarter of Sunday's game at Oracle Arena in...
NEWARK, NJ - FEBRUARY 11: Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs reacts as he coaches against the New Jersey Nets at Prudential Center on February 11, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey. View Photo »
Yeah, he was a ridiculous talent
Popovich (On Tony Parker…) "He became our all-time assist leader tonight, so I'm really happy for him in that regard. He knew he had to have a big game tonight and we knew we had to score points against these guys. He went into the game with that in...
Popovich (What helped you get started closing this game out?) “Lots of things helped us. Maybe we made a shot, maybe we missed a shot. I don’t know. A lot of things happen on the court, it’s not one thing. Finally the game broke. We made a few stops in...
Duncan scored 19 points, Tony Parker had had 18 and the Spurs ran away from the New Orleans Hornets in the fourth quarter to win their third in a row, 93-81 on Thursday night. A night after Duncan scored 25 in a win over Houston, it was somewhat...
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich talks with official Marat Kobut in the first half against the New Jersey Nets during an NBA basketball game in Newark, N.J. , Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. The Spurs won 103-89. View Photo »
Bryce Drew who is now the head coach at Valparaiso University was our first speaker, then retired Purdue University basketball coach Gene Keady and last year retired Chicago Bulls player Bob Love. We also had San Antonio Spurs coach and East Chicago native Gregg Popovich speak at a luncheon in support o...
Popovich (When asked about his captains’ play tonight…) “Tim (Duncan) and Tony (Parker) did a great job of leading the way for the whole group. I thought that everybody else followed. They never gave in, because Timmy and Tony didn’t allow them to. They...
Green spent most of his time as a youth. The tattoo on the inside of Green’s right wrist, one of scores etched across his body, says it all: “Made in New York.” “The city,” he said, “is like Mecca.” In his third NBA season, and second with the Spurs,...
Gregg Popovich (born January 28, 1949 in East Chicago, Indiana) is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. He is often referred to, by players, media, and fans, as "Coach Pop" or simply "Pop." Full Article
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich (R) makes a remark to official Violet Palmer while playing against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second quarter of their NBA basketball game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 8, 2012.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, right, talks to Tony Parker(9) as they play against the Philadelphia 76ers in the second half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Feb. , 8, 2012, in Philadelphia. The Spurs won 100-90.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich talks with official Marat Kobut in the first half against the New Jersey Nets during an NBA basketball game in Newark, N.J. , Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. The Spurs won 103-89.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich questions a call with referee Steve Anderson during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The Spurs defeated the New Orleans Hornets 93-81.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich yells at a referee during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in San Antonio. San Antonio won 99-91.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich (R) looks at referee Bill Kennedy after a foul was called against the Spurs during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Texas January 29, 2012.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, left, talks to Spurs' Tony Parker, of France, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. San Antonio won 105-83.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich (R) talks with official Greg Willard during the first half of their NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets in New Orleans, Louisiana January 23, 2012.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich talks to point guard Tony Parker (9) and guard Daniel Green (4) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. The Spurs won 104-102.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich talks with center Tiago Splitter (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets in New Orleans, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich gestures to his players in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Houston.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich calls a play during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in San Antonio. Sacramento won 88-86.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich yells to his players during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Orlando, Fla.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (9) closes his eyes and listens to coach Gregg Popovich during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. The Mavericks won 101-100 in overtime.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich watches the game in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves won 87-79.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, left, talks to Spurs' Tim Duncan during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. San Antonio 102-91.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, center, talks to Spurs players, from left, Tony Parker, of France, Tim Duncan, and DeJuan Blair during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. San Antonio...
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich calls a play during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in San Antonio.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich reacts during overtime of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in San Antonio. San Antonio won 101-95 in overtime.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, left, yells at Matt Bonner (15) during a time out against the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Milwaukee. The Bucks won 106-103.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich gives instruction to guard Tony Parker during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012 in San Antonio. The Spurs won 101-95.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, right, talks to official Kevin Fehr, left, during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, in Houston.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich watches play during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. San Antonio won 105-83.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, right, talks with his staff during a time out in first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, in Houston.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich and point guard Tony Parker (9) talk to official Greg Williard during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets in New Orleans, Louisiana January 23, 2012. San Antonio defeated the Hornets.
View Photo »San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich (R) makes a remark to official Violet Palmer while playing against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second quarter of their NBA basketball game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 8, 2012.
View Photo »Yeah, he was a ridiculous talent
Bryce Drew who is now the head coach at Valparaiso University was our first speaker, then retired Purdue University basketball coach Gene Keady and last year retired Chicago Bulls player Bob Love. We also had San Antonio Spurs coach and East Chicago native Gregg Popovich speak at a luncheon in support o...
There are always a couple moments in a road game where it can be a five- or six-point game, and all of a sudden it’s eight or 10 ... You sort of lose your mojo.
He wouldn’t back away from any challenge ... Guarding guys like that, it’s kind of thrilling for him. He’s been watching them on TV for the last three, four years, and now he gets to guard them.
He doesn’t even know our system yet ... We don’t want to give him jobs that are not in the mainstream of what he’s going to be doing.
Timmy and Steve are two good examples of people taking care of their bodies, that's for sure. They're both trim and cut ... slim. They watch what they eat. They take care of themselves
He has been doing this for years in Europe and everywhere ... He is a blue collared guy who just does the basics really, really well. He is a great competitor.
I thought we earned it ... We competed well. We had a lot of guys that competed defensively and rebounding-wise in the second half and it generated a lot for us.
