For more than a decade now, the San Antonio Spurs have been one of the best and classiest organizations in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A great deal of the team's success can be attributed to it's Head Coach Gregg Popovich. Now in his 20th season with the organization, Popovich holds the distinction of being the longest tenured active coach in all US major sports leagues. Popovich's Record as a Coach In his 20 years as head Coach, Popovich has a record of 1089-485 through the 2015-2016 season, for an amazing winning percentage of .692. In the process, he has led the Spurs to five NBA Championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) and been named NBA "Coach of the Year on three different occasions (2003, 2012, 2014). These are astonishing …show more content…
The list includes player like Hall of Fame center David Robinson, plus future Hall of Famers Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. As good as those players were, there seems to be little doubt that Popovich has been the glue that holds the team together. Many of the NBA insiders who know him best will tell anyone that the secret to his success is his wisdom and ability to motivate players to give their very best night in and night out. His teams are disciplined and well prepared each and every time they hit the hardwood. Even more impressive than his leadership as a coach is his ability to represent the organization as a man with integrity and high moral fiber. Gregg Popovich, the Man At a recent speaking engagement at the Carver Community Center in San Antonio, Popovich was speaking on a panel with Harvard professor Cornel West. As they took turns answering questions from about 250 local high school students, one young man stepped up and asked the coach if he thought his team would win the NBA Championship this season. In a style that is very specific to Popovich, this was his very special