Gregg Popovich has never been a big fan of speaking with reporters during games, and that clearly is not going to change in his 17th season as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs. On Wednesday night, TNT\u2019s David Aldridge caught up with Popovich just before the fourth quarter of the Spurs game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Per usual, Pop was in no mood to talk.<\/p>\n
Aldridge asked Popovich if he was happy with his team\u2019s shot selection in the third quarter, and things got awkward in a hurry.<\/p>\n
\u201cHappy?\u201d Pop responded. \u201cHappy?\u2019 Happy is not a word that we think about in the game. You gotta think of something different. Happy, I don\u2019t know how to judge happy. We\u2019re in the middle of a contest. Nobody\u2019s happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Ball Don\u2019t Lie pointed out, the Spurs had just given up a 15-5 Thunder run to close out the third quarter and turned what was once a 61-51 San Antonio lead into a 66-66 tie. Popovich was likely in a better mood after Tony Parker hit a game-winning jumper, but there was nothing Aldridge could have asked that wouldn\u2019t have annoyed him. His wife may not like the way he treats sideline reporters, but you can\u2019t teach an old dog new tricks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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