Gregg Popovich is not a young man. That’s obvious. But it always seems that his health never comes into question. He’s always about the team and nothing else. But this time he had to think of himself so he can continue to care about the team. According to ESPN.com, he is now back after missing the past two games.
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich returned to the sideline Sunday in Boston after missing two games due to an undisclosed minor medical procedure.
Meeting with reporters before Sunday’s game against the Boston Celtics, Popovich was asked if he was happy to be back coaching.
“Sure. I don’t know what else I would do,” he said. “It’s winter, you know, plants don’t grow. I’m having a fight about books right now because I’ve decided that, at my age, there’s so many things you want to read, that you can’t do it. So do you just give up and read nothing, or do you go into high gear and read everything that you can find? I just thought I’d throw that out there.”
Popovich was asked if it was odd to watch his team on television.
“Oh, definitely. You rarely get to do that,” he said. “You realize that it’s probably harder for the people that watch than the people that are in the battle. Your family, [general managers] and their staff — you watch it and you don’t have any control over anything. You just live and die with every play and every call, that sort of thing. So it’s much easier sitting on the bench and being in the middle of the fight.”
Did Popovich find himself screaming at the TV?
“No, I’ll save it for when I’m coaching,” he joked.
At least he’s nice to the media. Bill Belichick is cold in and out of games. That man is stone cold.
I may hate the Spurs. But I respect Popovich and his dedication to the game. I couldn’t imagine him being retired.
