Gregg Popovich, the long-time head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, has always been the type to let you know exactly how he feels. Ask him a stupid question in a sideline interview and prepare to be flamed, wear an ugly suit and be ready to get roasted (shoutout to Craig Sager), or be the worst president in the history of the United States and get completely eviscerated by the most interesting man in the world.
Pop is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in all of sports, thanks to the model of consistency he’s built on the hardwood in San Antonio. The accomplishments are endless–five NBA championships, four-time coach of the Western Conference All-Stars, three Coach of the Year awards, and most recently, being named the next Head Coach of the USA Men’s Basketball National Team and an opportunity to represent his country.
Representing his country is something Popovich is used to, having graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1970 with a degree in Soviet Studies (he’s on to you, Trump). He played four seasons for the academy and was the team’s captain and leading scorer in his senior season. After that, he served his five-year military commitment, went back to the academy to jump on as an assistant coach, and the rest is history.
With that sort of experience and leadership under his belt, I think it’s pretty safe to say Pop knows what’s up with the what’s up. He’s a level of woke people aspire to be. So, when he made his most recent comments about Donald Trump to The Nation after the idiot-in-chief blatantly lied about Presidents Obama and Bush never contacting families who lost loved ones fighting for our country, people listened.
“This man in the Oval Office is a soulless coward who thinks that he can only become large by belittling others. This has of course been a common practice of his, but to do it in this manner–and to lie about how previous presidents responded to the deaths of soldiers–is as low as it gets. We have a pathological liar in the White House, unfit intellectually, emotionally, and psychologically to hold this office, and the whole world knows it, especially those around him every day. The people who work with this president should be ashamed, because they know better than anyone just how unfit he is, and yet they choose to do nothing about it. This is their shame most of all.”
Well said, Pop.
He’s the perfect example of a white male using his privilege and platform to speak out for those who are afraid to do so, against the division our country is facing. That’s why I think Gregg Popovich would make a great next president of the United States. If you speak to those who know him when the cameras are off, they’ll tell you what a great guy he is, and just how funny he can be. Popovich is a big wine drinker, which I would prefer my president drank, as opposed to the dude in office who chugs self-tanner.
People pay attention when Popovich speaks.
His players ride-or-die for him, and he rides for them, just like he’ll ride for the U.S. Tough love is necessary sometimes, and Pop knows how to navigate that, dealing with characters like the timid Tim Duncan, the eccentric Manu Ginobili, and in-your-face Stephen Jackson. I don’t think Kim Jong Un and Trump’s owner, Russian Vlad, could take Popovich’s ice grills, wine breath and mind games; count that as a win for America.
I even know the perfect person to be Pop’s running mate–a relatively unknown woman who goes by the name of Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey. With her and Pop together, they’d be the most dynamic duo since peanut butter and jelly linked up. Think about all the white women who voted for Trump, now think about all the white women who go crazy at Oprah’s shows when she’s handing out cars like candy. Who do you think they’ll vote for? Wait, racism is still more important than free cars? Damn.
So, that’s why I feel Pop would make a great 46th president of the United States. And don’t worry, wine will quickly remove the bad taste 45 has left in our mouths. Wait, that’s gross.
Anyways, Popovich-Winfrey 2020.
