Unspoken bond between Duncan, Popovich revealed during jersey retirement ceremony

SAN ANTONIO — Timmy. They are the two syllables that always belied the myth. For 19 seasons we were told that Gregg Popovich treated each and every one of his Spurs equally. Often like dogs. The legend was constructed around the fact that the snarling, sarcastic coach never spared the rod even on his best …

Unspoken bond between Duncan, Popovich revealed during jersey retirement ceremony

SAN ANTONIO — Timmy. They are the two syllables that always belied the myth. For 19 seasons we were told that Gregg Popovich treated each and every one of his Spurs equally. Often like dogs. The legend was constructed around the fact that the snarling, sarcastic coach never spared the rod even on his best …

Coaching stability? Every NBA team likely to start fall with same coach as year ago

Every NBA team will start training camp with the same coach it had a year ago. Or to put that another way, the NBA’s owners and general managers went through the entire 2016-17 season, the postseason and so far the always unpredictable offseason without firing anyone from the elite group of 30 head coaches. It’s …

Coaching stability? Every NBA team likely to start fall with same coach as year ago

Every NBA team will start training camp with the same coach it had a year ago. Or to put that another way, the NBA’s owners and general managers went through the entire 2016-17 season, the postseason and so far the always unpredictable offseason without firing anyone from the elite group of 30 head coaches. It’s …