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After being dealt disappointing Game 1 and Game 2 losses by the New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson must go back to the drawing board.
Victor Wembanyama revealed the message Gregg Popovich had for him after the Spurs' Game 1 loss to the Knicks in the NBA Finals.
Some of the lessons learned in Colorado Springs extend outside the classroom. Flashback: When San Antonio Spurs' then-head coach Gregg Popovich addressed cadets during his 2019 induction speech for the Air Force Academy Athletics Hall of Fame,
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Dwyane Wade praises Popovich’s culture-building behind Spurs’ finals run
Gregg Popovich has been a bona fide icon for the San Antonio Spurs franchise, and Dwyane Wade was the most recent NBA legend to give the former coach his recognition following the Spurs’ entry into the NBA Finals after 12 years.
The Spurs didn’t need to overhaul their approach to turn things around in the Western Conference finals. They just needed to rediscover the defensive mindset that got them there, and now they need to replicate that on Game 7 to advance to the NBA Finals.