‘I think pop was a product of Tim Duncan’ – Skip Bayless feels Gregg Popovich is overrated

Gregg Popovich is widely considered to be one of the greatest coaches in NBA history, and with sound reasoning. Coach Pop established a legacy with San Antonio Spursbuilding a model franchise that works a little differently from the rest of the association.

But after their core aged and retired, the Spurs went from being a perennial contender and perennial playoff team to the bottom of the standings. Skip Bayless believes it has exposed Popovich and revealed that he trusted the greatness of his players, esp Tim Duncan.

“I can’t wrap my arms around Pop…I think Pop was largely a product of Tim bleeding Duncan. Timmy was such a great leader in the locker room that Pop could be old-fashioned tough. Hardas* . Tim would tell everybody, ‘It’s cool, just tune it out, we’re winning a lot of games.'” Skip asked Popovich’s acumen.

No Timmy, no party

When the former FS1/ESPN analyst appeared on the latest episode of “All The Smoke,” he went after Coach Pop in style and shared his blunt perspective. From Skip’s point of view, Gregg used the calm nature of Timmy, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili to use a stern voice and get the rest of the team in line.

After Duncan retired, however, Popovich had no building blocks to rely on and spread his words and philosophies throughout the locker room, resulting in the Spurs completely flanking the position over the years.

“Ever since Timmy walked out that door, show me what Pop has done. Do you see the GOAT coach? Because I can’t.” Bayless added.

After TD hung them up in 2016, San Antonio had a solid couple of years led by Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge. But after the two left, the Spurs had no real chance to compete in the rugged West again. From five-time champions and the constant culture of competing in the playoffs, SA became a tanking team, eventually landing Vicor Wembanyama because of it.

“Stack” agreed that Pop isn’t much of a basketball mind

Interestingly, “All The Smoke” co-host Stephen Jackson recently made waves on the “Club 520” podcast with his take on Popovich. “Stack” described Gregg as a great leader of men because of his army background, but not a good basketball coach.

“Some people think I’m crazy, but Pop isn’t a great coach; he’s a great leader,” Jackson said.

“Look at all the coaches that came under Pop who are now head coaches somewhere else. Film guys from the Spurs became GMs and team presidents somewhere else, like Sam Presti. When I played for the Spurs, I had an offensive coach and a Defensive coach during timeouts My offensive coach was Mike Budenholzer He’s coach of the year was Mike Brown timeouts That’s why I say he’s a great leader: from GM’s hero down to the ball boys who think it’s a championship or bust. Stephen concluded.

After years of constant praise and honor, it’s quite strange to see more people criticizing and questioning Coach Pop and his legacy. But after so many years in the limelight, it’s only natural that the tide turns. As they say, “You either die a hero or live long enough to be the villain.”

The most important thing right now is that Popovich recovers from his mild stroke and returns to the Spurs bench. The majority of the NBA world still feels that Pop can bring a lot to the game, his team and the new generation star, Wemby.