Popovich: Spurs' Core Guys Care About Quality Of Life, Falls Into Way They Play

[RealGM Wiretap]

The San Antonio Spurs' run with Gregg Popovich and Tim Duncan at its core has been ongoing for more than 15 years.

The Spurs have been able to keep Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili while building a high quality supporting cast around them due to their willingness to take less money.

“All these guys, the core guys, they’ve made less money in San Antonio than counterparts all across the league — people who will say they gave up that, they gave up this,” Popovich said. “But these guys have given up real money with every new contract to stay together. These guys care about quality of life, and it falls into the way they play.”

Via Harvey Araton/New York Times

[BarneyGumble]

Right...I mean if Tony Parker takes more money but has to leave....he gives up the opportunity to sleep with his Spurs teammates' wives. That has to factor into quality of life.

[MJallday59]

Preach!

[Winsome Gerbil]

Kobe Bryant: "Does not compute! Does not compute!"

[niQ]

Melo could learn a thing.. or 2.. or 20 from Pop.

[Pickled Prunes]

Melo could learn a thing.. or 2.. or 20 from Pop.

It's not the teacher... it's the student. You've got to want to learn.

[GaaBaaBoo]

Right...I mean if Tony Parker takes more money but has to leave....he gives up the opportunity to sleep with his Spurs teammates' wives. That has to factor into quality of life.

Did he really?

[ClashCityRocker]

Right...I mean if Tony Parker takes more money but has to leave....he gives up the opportunity to sleep with his Spurs teammates' wives. That has to factor into quality of life.

Did he really?

Well I know there was Brent Barry, I wanna say there was someone else too?

[Shem]

Right...I mean if Tony Parker takes more money but has to leave....he gives up the opportunity to sleep with his Spurs teammates' wives. That has to factor into quality of life.

Are you saying that the Spurs players' wives are the hottest in the league?

[EddieJonesFan]

Everyone is after quality of life, it's just people have different roads to quality than others.

[thegreenlife]

Right...I mean if Tony Parker takes more money but has to leave....he gives up the opportunity to sleep with his Spurs teammates' wives. That has to factor into quality of life.

Are you saying that the Spurs players' wives are the hottest in the league?

Sir Charles disagrees: "There's some big ol' women down there"

[ChosunX]

Right...I mean if Tony Parker takes more money but has to leave....he gives up the opportunity to sleep with his Spurs teammates' wives. That has to factor into quality of life.

They are Spurs, they play, train and **** together. Everything/everyone is shared and it's ain't none of your bloody business.

[GreenRiddler]

Right...I mean if Tony Parker takes more money but has to leave....he gives up the opportunity to sleep with his Spurs teammates' wives. That has to factor into quality of life.

The opportunity cost of leaving the Spurs for him was not being able to sleep with teammates wives? The opportunity cost of not leaving was about 9 million. I guess Parker doesn't value money over adultery in your view?

[Rated T By CBRA]

Right...I mean if Tony Parker takes more money but has to leave....he gives up the opportunity to sleep with his Spurs teammates' wives. That has to factor into quality of life.

Did he really?

Well I know there was Brent Barry, I wanna say there was someone else too?

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