Popovich: 'I'd last about a month' as 76ers coach
Being a head coach in the NBA requires a great deal of patience, especially when you're working the sidelines for a team struggling as much as the Philadelphia 76ers have in recent memory.
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich doesn't believe he'd be able to maintain his composure in the role, which is currently held by Brett Brown, who spent 12 seasons with the Spurs.
"I'd last about a month," Popovich said Saturday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Keith Pompey. "And (Brown), honest to God, loves coaching that team."
The Spurs defeated the 76ers at the AT&T Center 92-83 that night. San Antonio was without the services of both Kawhi Leonard (respiratory infection) and Manu Ginobili (thigh abductor tightness).
The 76ers remain winless on the year at 0-10, which is reminiscent of their start last season when they opened the campaign on a 17-game losing skid. The NBA record for the most consecutive defeats to begin a regular season is owned by the 2009-10 New Jersey (now Brooklyn) Nets at 18 games.
After experiencing great success while working for the Spurs - including in 2007 when he was an assistant coach and San Antonio won its fourth NBA Championship - Brown wants the same for his Philly squad.
"You get a little bit jealous," Brown said. "You want what they have. What they have has taken time. The culture that they have built is amazing."