Puck Beaverton
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True he could have gone the way of Notch.
Gregg Popovich on the election: "I'm just sick to my stomach."
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True he could have gone the way of Notch.
psynergylover
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That's it. I'm now a Spurs fan!
mordecaii83
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Pop is great, and I loved with SVG and Kerr said as well. I hope more and more people continue to speak out.
Shamrock7r
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Hope the Spurs win the championship. 1, because I am a Spurs fan, but 2, to see Pop and Spurs crew not visit the White House
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
Belichick vs Popovich in the 2020 presidential election..... Who wins
Bill would obviously cheat.
FeenixRising
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I'm praying the Spurs win the West this year. Not a Spurs fan, but Pop needs another ring.
Actually I wonder what the Zen man thinks about Trump.
You can't survive in the NBA if you have racist ideas.
It's the one league where black men have substantial power.
Baseball was hella good this season to watch so I disagree.
Compare the NBA to the NFL right now and it's blatantly night and day. The way the NBA treats its players, fans, and media makes the NFL look (literally) many generations behind.
Popovich has always been a very witty man so I'm not surprised by his recent statements at all; A very intelligent person.
Saw this this morning in my local paper (yes, i still read those) and I couldn't be more prouder to be a San Antonioan. While I've never been a Spurs fan (Go Sonics....fml), Popovich is a class act. I'm just really glad to see him speak out. Along the lines of what Astrolad said, his words will carry great impact simply because of the source. He isn't the editorial of NYTimes. Or Jacobian. He's the leader of one of the great sport franchises of our generation and if his remarks can penetrate and cause some reflection among supporters of Trump otherwise not inclined to listen then he will have done an even greater service.
To talk about Third Way Democrats in a time like this is pretty low.
The NBA's got good people and good fans.
I'm actually surprised the NFL isnt more republican leaning than that.
my name is ed
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Popovich is so great. Can't say I'm surprised. Best coach, great human.
H.Cornerstone
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I'm only surprised Popovuch said anything considering his disdain for talking to the Media
entremet
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NFL is pretty popular in Blue State strongholds.
I think if you focus on the ownership, then yes.
He's been more vocal this past year.
The part about people being willing to just move on and pretend everything's normal now that Trump is president-elect rings so true; all this relativism of what he said ("Maybe he didn't mean it, give him a chance!") is beyond crazy. And the "evil" mainstream media of course is totally moving along with it. Not sure if they are mistaking that for patriotism or something but it looks pretty disgusting from an outsider's perspective.
obijkenobi
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Pop's disdain for the media ia mostly in in game interviews and in asking stupid questions. Everyone says if you ask him something real at a press conference, he will answer it thoughtfully.
Asking a dude something like "hey your team gave 20 3 pointers and you lost, what should you have done different" is a waste of anyones time.
Gentleman Jack
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To their credit the minute they had a chance to get rid of him the did not blink and did it immediately.
NBA is killing it in the Silver era.
RPGCrazied
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Awesome write up. I agree with it 120%, specially the part about people telling us to calm down, everything will get better, lets unite. Nah, I'm good. I'm not doing that with this man, I know the true Trump and its a disgusting person.
H.Cornerstone
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Good to know, as someone who doesn't watch the Spurs I never see that.
Nate Silver is the best commissioner in sports and it isn't even close. He's also 100x better than Stern was at the end.
Kawhi Leonard is one of the best players in the league. Easily top 10 -- if not top 5. Get out here! (haha)
ratcliffja
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The Spurs are so hard to root against sometimes. Pop might be the best coach of all time, so it's awesome that he's so socially involved in the right way.
RedAssedApe
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props to the coaches like pop, kerr, and van gundy who have spoken up about this
Samurai G0SU
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Hit me in the feels. Love it.
Kawhi's house is probably empty and has just a blanket bucket of water and a basketball on the floor. He doesn't eat he just exist for basketball.
Hahaha. He doesn't seem like a very showy guy at all so what you've stated is probably a bit more accurate than some would expect.
The Lone Courier
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Love ya Pop.
I'm a black man who's going to go to his (predominately) white church tomorrow for service, down here in Texas. I'm going to stand in a room full of people that probably cast their vote for Donald Trump. I'm going to stand in a room full of people that decided to ransom my freedoms and dignity for their own benefit. Decided to chase after boogie men like "Religous Liberty" even though our own Pastor preached against it.
I don't even think they can see that this election and how evangelicals acted in it is going to be their version of the child abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Both sides chose to circle the wagons and protect their institutions at the expense of core values that people of faith share with everyone.
Why my man? Not trying to criticize but why even surround yourself with people like that? There are many ways to worship and many churches.
obijkenobi
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Pop's words already helping others. #ThatsMyCoachMan
https://twitter.com/StudentatTexas/status/797329180044230656
https://twitter.com/StudentatTexas/status/797329180044230656
Fantastic comments, it's been infuriating hearing people try to ask for calm and let's wait and see if he does all the actual terrible things he's said first before being mad. It's really highlighted to me how many people I know who actively don't give a damn about how minorities are talked to or treated.
FantasticMrFoxdie
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I would vote for Pop 2020
LegendofJoe
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I agree with everyone in here commenting on how impressed they are with the NBA and especially Popovich. I think it has a lot to do with why I very much prefer the NBA to the NFL now.
I used to love football, both college and professional. But the rampant corruption in the college game and the increasingly transparent racism of the average NFL fan has driven me away.
Basketball is also a global sport and football is not. That and the fact that black men have much more power in the NBA explains the gulf between the two when it comes to values. And as someone who understands why globalism was instituted in the first place (to prevent mankind from destroying each other) it's understandable why I feel much more at home at basketball games these days.
I used to love football, both college and professional. But the rampant corruption in the college game and the increasingly transparent racism of the average NFL fan has driven me away.
Basketball is also a global sport and football is not. That and the fact that black men have much more power in the NBA explains the gulf between the two when it comes to values. And as someone who understands why globalism was instituted in the first place (to prevent mankind from destroying each other) it's understandable why I feel much more at home at basketball games these days.
If I were to give you a simple reason in one word, it'd be because of community. I live in the burbs of Dallas. My city is 95% white, I was one of 4 black people in my graduating class. I'm a small island is a sea of white. They're my neighbors, public servants, friends, and congregation. I see the way white women clutch their purses whenever my dad walks past, ask me if I "live around here" if some white woman sees me and my brother playing outside, the looks I get if a wear my Obama shirt. Their behavior doesn't surprise me. Racism has a new form and still rests comfortably under social norms around here.
I get all that. But I know I'm one part in the bigger movement of change within people. People don't listen to people, they listen to people they know. Empathy is a powerful weapon that works much better with proximity. That goes both ways. They can get me and I can get them. Even though they may have ultimately voted for Trump, I was there throughout the decision process. These people were gutted about Trump. But the conservative momentum built up in Texas way of life (combined with fairly weak tools for viewing the political process through neutral eyes) was too much in the end. I'm upset now and probably will be for a long time. But I know we get be better and the church I attend has a great structure and leadership in place to do it.
That's why I kind of bristle at the "It not our job to educate ______" threads. As a Christian, that's exactly my job.
BravesCountry
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This man gives me hope in a brighter future. Disgusting contrast with Brady and Belichick.
Yup the ones that voted for Trump are full on bigots.
I loss a massive amount of respect for each one of them. I don't bother with their bullshit on FB anymore. Not worth the headache.
There was a story about how he's driven the same car since high school and won't buy wings if he doesn't have his coupons.
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