On one side, the stable, long and peaceful Gregg Popovich era, a 20+ year tenure that has made the San Antonio Spurs an example of stability, developing a winning culture and being championship contenders due to his out-of-the-box thinking and great system.

On the other hand, we’ve got a guy that won as a player and then took a couple of franchises to the highest of levels and built two of the strongest, most dominant dynasties this game has ever seen.

Popovich has a .689 regular season record, 167 playoff wins, and 5 rings.

Jackson won 2 rings as a player and 11 as a coach thanks to his dominant offense.

Who do ya got?

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  • YSmokesBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Popovich proved himself more than Jackson. I think both coaches can manage egos in different ways, and I think Jackson is overrated in that regard. Popovich is so ridiculously competent and has such a strong background, that most players completely buy into his systems. He would’ve done just fine with the Bulls or Lakers.

    Meanwhile, we know for a fact, that Popovich is better at,

    1. Raising the floor & ceiling of a team
    2. Talent maximization
    3. Player development
    4. Play running
    5. Rotations
    6. Defensive coordinating
    7. Offensive coordination
    8. Culture building
    9. Maintaining professional relationships (Jackson was an arrogant douche who pissed off both his teams, was close to being fired in CHI before leaving, and was fired by Jim Buss)
    10. Helping with the draft

    I don’t like giving credit based on hypotheticals, and as Jackson refused to coach any team without a superstar, we can never equate him to the GOACH.