Gregg Popovich may be one of the NBA’s premier coaches and tacticians, but that doesn’t mean he necessarily co-signs all of his decisions and strategies. Recently, he made comments stating he would “never embrace” the 3 point shot because “it’s kind of like a circus sort of thing.”
Which brings the irony that the same circus sort of thing completely dismantled the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals. Maybe it’s just Pop being Pop.
From CBS Sports
“I still hate it,” Popovich said. “I’ll never embrace it. I don’t think it’s basketball. I think it’s kind of like a circus sort of thing. Why don’t we have a 5-point shot? A 7-point shot? You know, where does it stop, that sort of thing. But that’s just me, that’s just old-school. To a certain degree, you better embrace it or you’re going to lose. And every time we’ve won a championship, the 3-point shot was a big part of it. Because it is so powerful and you’ve gotta be able to do it. And nobody does it better than Golden State, and you know where they’re at. So it’s important. You can’t ignore it.”
