Rarely does Greg Popovich wax poetic about anyone, let alone an opposing player of the San Antonio Spurs.
But Tuesday was one of those days where “the greatest coach of all time,” according to Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle, gushed over future Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki.
Few players, if any, have given Popovich more heartburn over his tenure than the Big German. But that didn’t stop him from gushing over Nowitzki’s character, amongst other things, prior to Tuesday’s game at the American Airlines Center, one of the last times the two will ever face each other.