Each time the day comes Gregg Popovich decides to go away basketball, it is going to be a day to recollect. Whether or not for well being causes or by his personal selection, he’ll depart the sport as one of many best coaches of all time.
Popovich has greater than earned the suitable to retire on his personal phrases and will definitely find yourself within the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame. However anybody who cares deeply about Spurs ought to know that the top is way nearer than the start.
San Antonio’s coach for 28 years suffered a gentle stroke earlier this yr and has but to return to the NBA bench. All stories point out he’s anticipated to make a full restoration, however no timetable has been supplied for when he’ll return.
So, if the 75-year-old coach (who turns 76 in January), who’s the winningest coach in NBA historical past, chooses to step down, an apparent query arises: Who will substitute him?
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Assistant coach Mitch Johnson changed Popovich throughout his restoration and will probably be included in most speculative columns on the San Antonio Spurs subsequent coach.
Nevertheless, contemplating the kind of coach Popovich is and what he has achieved, his departure from the Spurs will probably be much like Invoice Belichick leaving the New England Patriots.
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Belichick received seven Tremendous Bowls with the Patriots earlier than issues took a flip for the more serious after Tom Brady left the crew and Belichick and New England went their separate methods. Shortly after this announcement, the Patriots introduced the hiring of Jerod Mayo (the crew’s defensive coordinator), which indicated {that a} succession plan had been put in place previous to the teaching change.
Would it not be stunning to anybody studying this if Popovich hasn’t already recognized his successor and put a plan in place with the Spurs entrance workplace?
No, that would not shock anybody. As to who that successor can be is a subject for a wholly separate query for a complete different day.
