Two of the most personable Spurs of all time, one from the past and one from the present, recently sat down for a one-on-one, and it was everything anyone could have asked for. Manu Ginobili and Keldon Johnson went over a variety of topics, such as the difference in Gregg Popovich compared to when the two players first met him.
When Manu first arrived, Pop was sitting at just one championship and under pressure to produce another, so he was much more gruff and hard on his players back then. By the time Keldon arrived, Pop’s legacy was intact, and he had softened to an extent as the circumstances surrounding the team had changed, so while initially a little afraid, Keldon was pleasantly surprised that he was softer and nicer (but still tough enough) than the Pop of legend he had heard about.