His name is Pop. But listen up, Nuggets. Don’t cower in Gregg Popovich’s presence. He’s not your daddy.
As perhaps you’ve heard, Popovich coaches San Antonio, the Nuggets’ opponent in their first playoff appearance since 2013. He has my vote as the greatest NBA coach who’s ever lived, with 1,245 regular-season victories to back that claim.
By comparison, when Denver coach Michael Malone strolled into a room jam-packed with reporters prior to Game 1 on Saturday night, he gazed into the bright lights of the NBA playoffs and said: “I don’t like this.