Popovich will become head coach of USA Basketball after Coach K steps down following 2016 Olympics

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The title of the article should be:

Popovich finds way to prevent Aldridge from showing up to training camp fat and out of shape by making sure he plays for Team USA during the offseason.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

So, he retires from coaching the Spurs to do USA basketball full time? Sounds like a plan to me.

Interesting note--he's all of 2 years younger than Krzyzewski.

Interesting note 2--seems only Slavic-named coaches are eligible.

 

[Draco]

So for the 2020 Olympics? He'll be what, 80?

Edit: he actually only 66 right now; thought he was older. So he'll only be in his 70s. Still think I'd have gone a Brad Stevens or Steve Kerr route

 

[PtldPlatypus]

So for the 2020 Olympics? He'll be what, 80?

He's only 66. He'll be 71 during the 2020 Olympics.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Interesting note 2--seems only Slavic-named coaches are eligible.

It's called white affirmative action......

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Who?

 

[handiman]

Interesting note 2--seems only Slavic-named coaches are eligible.

One can only hope they both have children that get married to each other and go the hyphenated route. Hell, they could just become domestic partners and skip the children.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Will be interesting to see DNP-Old on the national team...