With the announcement of Gregg Popovich’s retirement earlier this month, Sean Elliott sat with KENS 5 anchor Invoice Taylor and spoke candidly about Pop.
Taylor hinted to the as soon as believed legend that when Tim Duncan retired, Pop was going to comply with him off the court docket and into the tunnel, exiting the sport in unison.
When Popovich’s spouse handed away in 2018, he dove deeper into teaching.
With the Spurs celebrity Kawhi Leonard wanting out, and a trepidatious DeMar DeRozan coming into the image, Pop stayed on by way of the transition.
Because the Spurs legend illuminated, it was greater than help for the gamers.
“When Erin was gone I feel he dove deeper into his gamers into teaching as a result of he wanted that,” he acknowledged.
Elliott additionally revealed that he believed Pop was set to retire in the summertime of 2023, till it was introduced that the Spurs had acquired the primary general decide.
After the lottery reveal, Elliott describes Pop as “reenergized.”
Elliott advised Pop, “proper now you possibly can’t retire. You might have a duty to this younger man. You gotta present him how you can put together, to be skilled. It’s a must to present him what you confirmed Timmy, in the identical sort of means, give him the muse.”
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