Sebastian Telfair: Gregg Popovich Tried to Use His Power to S*** on Kawhi, Been Quiet Since (Part 8)

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Sebastian Telfair spoke on some insights into coaching dynamics in the NBA. Discussing recent coaching decisions, Telfair noted how college coach Dan Hurley turned down a promising offer from the Lakers due to better stability and prospects in college basketball. This opened up a discussion about the differences between college and NBA coaching, emphasizing that in the NBA, the superstar players have more control compared to the coaches.
Telfair highlighted how Gregg Popovich represented the old-school authoritative coaching style in the NBA, often clashing with the player-oriented modern approach. Specifically, he mentioned Popovich's attempts to assert his authority over Kawhi Leonard, which backfired significantly and led to Popovich becoming notably quieter since then. He inferred that the dynamics are shifting in the NBA, with players having more power, something Popovich struggled with in Leonard’s case, ultimately leading to Leonard's departure and success elsewhere.

[@23meeks]

You could tell Vlad don’t know anything about sports lmaooo

[@billycarter1798]

Vlad literally cut SAS's quote in half and didn't play his full explanation about LeBron and coach Darvin Ham. Damn Vlad smh lol

[@DatOneGuy901]

Telfair was trying to think of Billy Donovan

[@MrSchwan2121]

It’s Billy Donovan 😂😂

[@odagawd8601]

He really sucks 😢😢😢

[@user-sp8pc3kb9f]

N he was ass lol

[@versatillion15]

what list was Vlad reading lol

[@SWHunte401]

Vlad trying to talk Basketball without knowing it is hilarious just Googles info

[@tommyfu9271]

It's even worse when he talks baseball

[@BSTVsports]

From this interview… the Former NBA player doesn’t know what he’s talking about either. Pop never tried none of that with THE FREQUENTLY injury Kahwi. That dude just wanted to leave SA.

[@Vino_Czar]

Facts😭

[@DaBro1102]

@@BSTVsports Pop was def behind the scenes tryna fuck with Kawhi's career

[@BSTVsports]

@@jmoney3249he was in his 3rd season when he helped win the championship. He actually cost us a championship the season before in game 6 he missed his free throw and ray allen hit that 3.

[@caper087]

70 million in LA is more like 33 million after taxes 🤷‍♂️

[@cambridgejoe669]

Divide by 6 baby

[@versatillion15]

@@cambridgejoe669she’s not talking about yearly she’s talking about the total contract it’s pretty easy to see that. After taxes he woulda got around $33 million & not $70 million

[@fosu2006]

Brad Stevenson was a good coach for Boston Celtics he was at Butler

[@patmontana2423]

Pop has been quiet tho 😂

[@high_IQ98]

Because Pop didn't say shit.....

[@dongf5628]

Not when it was happening

[@blouie2677]

Coach Pop has literally been acting the same…he’s been laughing with Kawhi before the games n shit & even paused the game to make the crowd stop booing him at home

[@SmooveTV718]

He aint got nothing to say SA is dirt lol

[@high_IQ98]

@@SmooveTV718 they were dirt around the time right before Timmy got there....look how time flies....5 ships later

[@cgonz313]

Brad Stevens did a helluva job as an NBA coach

[@brob8204]

Brad Stevens is proving every year to be 'that guy.' Those finals runs at Butler were no fluke. He's also a top executive in the league - he's brought his team to two Finals appearances with a championship. I'm a Lakers fan, by the way.

[@johnbrowntheprophet]

Vlad, you need to do your research on NBA head coaches’ salaries. 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jehceeeh4714]

“The Warriors Coach” 😹😹😹

[@Vinny6962]

I really enjoy these Sebastian Telfair interviews.

[@SonnyBoiP]

Tony Yayo and Telfair are the only two ppl that can control Vlad in his interviews 😆😆😆😆

[@Case206]

100!

[@pouyang979]

Thanks for your time here in MN playing for Wolves! GREAT HOOPER! I still remember everything! Underrated

[@86wasdayr2]

Vlad was bout to say "Pac Rivers" 😂😂😂😂

[@jesusbarajas4840]

😅😂

[@Kerrywilson54]

I still wish we could have got Telfair at Louisville

[@quicksilver9862]

Billy Donavan from Florida to OKC

[@Wza456]

I really appreciate Vlad talking hoops, on the surface. Once you hit details, shit is wrap city god bless 🙏🏽😂

[@juice07x]

Larry Brown won college and NBA

[@tmac7887]

That ‘04 Pistons roster was lit

[@dee4eva]

@@tmac788717 warriors smacking🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AlmightyWavyy]

Dan Hurley is a great COLLEGE coach. But majority coaches who start in college and go to the NBA are OK.

[@tonymack2380]

Sebestian one of realest, does he have a podcast?

[@GTTg-kr2xh]

Now that's a man that knows the NBA! Love his responses!

[@CurtisBryant-h1d]

Sebastian is talking about Billy Donovan!

[@eyesee5834]

vlad talks about sports like rappers who freestyle off their phone 🤳

[@johnbrowntheprophet]

@@eyesee5834 - Yeah, Vlad gets even the most basic facts about pro athletes and pro sports wrong all the time. You can tell that he’s a lightweight when it comes to sports. He’s completely out of his element talking about sports. Stick to hip hop, Vlad. 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

[@squarebiz71]

Almost 6million people ain’t got a problem with it…and then there’s you. You’re a unicorn😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JimBob-wi3rq]

Telfair is a smart dude! His takes are on point!

[@84kjk]

Why would black coaches have a problem with that podcast. Imagine if the white coaches said something similar

[@lincolnsway5280]

I remember one of the goons in Dragonball was called Spopovich.

[@KINGJAMES-ke9pe]

Very tru

[@DirtySouth-om7zj]

Lmao

[@daensanchez3821]

Wasn't surprised then says he was surprised lol

[@brandonmaryland]

2:35 Quin Synder I think he coached at Missouri

[@johnbrowntheprophet]

@@brandonmaryland - Actually, Quin Snyder was an NBA assistant coach for a few years before going to the college ranks, and then he bounced from college to the G-League, back to the NBA as an assistant, then overseas in Moscow as an assistant coach before coming back to the NBA as an assistant before landing his jobs with the Jazz and the Hawks. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@tcmontana6636]

Near the top period Vlad your hilarious dude

[@mattyano164]

"john bay-lean" lmao

[@mindbully]

He was saying black coaches called him because they believe JJ’s potential hiring led to Darvin Ham’s firing. It’s wrong and I think SAS is embellishing, but that was the reason.

[@saywordtv410]

I like their chemistry

[@yobwoc1000]

I'm curious if he was trying to get Blad to say Bully Donovan or make him show his lack of cultural knowledge

[@murphdrag2100]

2:56 ok Butthead 🤣🤣

[@versatillion15]

Tf happened at 4:23 😭😭 bro took a coke break lmao

[@rikers263]

I know a few agents. The issue was JJ and Lebron locked in and outside coaches like Sam cassell and others didnt have a opportunity to audition for the job

[@-nk1ol]

We wanna see Sebastian telfair play 1 on 1 vs Mikey Williams

[@robesterd8132]

Pop and Bellichick are done. Spurs need a new coach with new ideas.

[@BSTVsports]

Man you should get the job from POP😂😂😂😂 you know basketball like the back of your hand

[@johnbrowntheprophet]

@@robesterd8132 - Pop will be fine. The team really started to jell during the last two to three months of the season. 🤷🏻‍♂️👍🏻

[@ColdHoops]

Sam Cassell...

[@elcrookito2847]

Must be a Dallas fan to not include Jerry Jones

[@blouie2677]

lol you obviously don’t know wtf your talking about…spurs are about to be back winning

[@MrSchwan2121]

Telfair seem cool af

[@billybong78]

When did they actually talk about Pop?

[@kswervin]

Inflation is the real reason u can’t compare past contracts with present day contracts

[@masonjones3780]

Ppl take Steven A seriously. He's a clown!

[@babyfaceeazy]

What name is that shirt

[@dariog36th]

Toronto was in the Eastern Conference finals when Popovich traded him to Toronto. If anything he helped him while getting rid of him. It’s not like he traded him to the hornets. And of course Popovich has been quiet ever since cause it’s been so long ago.

[@4olufade]

Everybody calls Steven A Smith... We are still waiting for the sources

[@Titan-sw2yw]

Sebastian always looks like he just woke up 😂

[@jahjah6548]

Can tell Telfair just learned the word ilk. Just throwing it in every chance he gets.

[@DecepticonRon]

Didn't know Fred H recruited him for Louisville. Thought that was all Pitino. He wasn't gonna play for us anyway

[@TheNonFungible]

Pitino is the 1 that recruited him at Louisville Hoiberg never coached at Louisville and was still playing in the league when Bassy was in high school lol but in his defense he was getting recruited by everyone so sure it's easy to mix folks up

[@dtownboogieb]

At what point did he talk about Pop and what? I missed it I guess

[@NM4251995]

Fred Hoiberg did not recruit him to Louisville. Fred Hoiberg was still in the league when Bassy got drafted and has never had anything to do with Louisville in his life.

[@user-ll5rh5bd9v]

Its Actually 50 MILLION for 6 yrs..he turned down 70 MILLION

[@Vontclaire]

Love Bassy !

[@mlopez4546]

Gregg Popovich is overrated What has he done since Tim Duncan retired? Not a damn thing other than getting gifted the #1 Pick in the draft.

[@ts4u5]

Far from overrated. This new generation just isn’t his style of coaching, it doesn’t work unless these kids come in defense first. I agree it’s time for a new coach but he still gonna remain the president of operations or some shit like that.

[@jaahnnn]

And he was like 11-6 coaching team USA which is terrible

[@ColdHoops]

​@@jaahnnn They bought home the GOLD which is the only thing that matters

[@jaahnnn]

@@ColdHoops didn't even medal at the world championships before that

[@ColdHoops]

@@jaahnnn Let's be honest, they only cared for the Olympics. But I see that Grant Hill and everybody else in charge of Team USA basketball operations definitely want the next gen to value FIBAs just as much as Olympics are. The future is bright for USA basketball

[@antwoineanderson8715]

The Heat Coach is the highest paid coach.

[@23meeks]

Vlad swears he knows

[@mr.getthepartylive4731]

Brad Stevens too

[@MrHayes-vh6wl]

Telfair high as hell 😂😂 eyes everywhere 😂 this man said no it’s not surprising hurley turned it down bekuz he already has a good situation. THEN HE said yes im surprised he ain’t wanna coach lebron and AD😂😂🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@titans360ify]

It’s not really shitting on someone , he just didn’t show up to work , these nba guys are so entitled they forget it’s a JOB

[@dec6p]

But Coach K coached Team USA, he was very well capable of coaching in the NBA at a high level but Duke was paying him so much he didn’t need to

[@doctordef324]

This guy was WAY better than Bronny and didn't get no play!!!! He bigger than Bronny and was seriously skilled...

[@bobbyjones2293]

College coaches deal with boys, these are the best of the best point blank period.

[@invincible0463]

Thats why pop tried to stop the spurs fans from booing kawhi, he felt bad because he tried to ruin Kawhis reputation in the media when he was hurt

[@HamiltonRb]

Kawhi ended up winning a championship with Toronto, so he got the last laugh

[@oscarjimenez169]

Kawhi just a crying a$$ baby who doesn’t want to play through any pain.

[@blouie2677]

They literally took time to find a trade that benefited them & Kawhi…not many teams/gm’s do that. The dude ended up winning a championship and sent the spurs into a rebuild basically…and they still don’t trash him in the media or allow their fans to boo Kawhi….

[@invincible0463]

@@blouie2677 it's not about the trade they didn't want him using external doctors and wanted him to play when he wasn't healthy

[@kiddthomas3375]

shoulda said Coach with the football shaped hairline

[@ColdHoops]

Chill😂

[@jayhaynes1754]

Billy Donovan

[@swervo4464]

The lakers did not offer him 70 million dollars stop believing that bs Gilbert arenas already said that was bs they never offered him nothing

[@StreetDreamSwish]

Pop didn’t shit on Kawhi . Telfair don’t know wut he talkin about 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ pop been the same person since day 1.

[@yodispee4603]

Vlad finally has a chance to coach .

[@miro11912]

💀💀

[@Blackrain7920]

Dan didn't want to deal with goofy LeBron players turning down Lakers too

[@PhilPeeVa]

Bassie won’t criticize Bron at all 😂

[@jonsmith7504]

Lets talk about the lakers..."soooooo"..vlad

[@newmemphis]

I like Telaif always its just Seem like alot of people fail him

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

Poplavich is crazy tho ....

[@MJ-di6ze]

Lord willing every single one of us reach point where netting 6 million is looked down upon by us.

[@MDEJG-lr3ir]

How did pop try to shit on kawhi? If that was the case he would have shipped his ass off to Washington for Brad Beal but no they sent him to an established team and he got another ring 🤔

[@user-sj1wj5nj4z]

This man said Poplavich 🤣

[@marcusjohnson5420]

It’s simple, Hurley just didn’t want to leave UConn because even if he took the Lakers job and got fired they would still owe that money so he would get paid regardless. Something told him don’t take the job and if I’m guessing it probably was that he wouldn’t have the control that he has at UCONN. Seems to me that not many players and coaches want to deal with Lebron because remember he turned them down, the Lakers didn’t pull the plug, He did

[@jehceeeh4714]

Man card revoked.

[@tommyfu9271]

Offering someone who has never coached in the NBA 6 years 70 is insane Nobody will be coaching "young Bronny" when LeBron leaves. The day lebron retires is Bronnys last day in the nba

[@KD_SWAGGER]

Greg Popovich will never get fired in San Antonio.

[@blouie2677]

No reason to…him & that organization helped changed a lot of players career for the good

[@syeebrown5456]

​@@blouie2677 he's trash without good players

[@KD_SWAGGER]

@@blouie2677 Agreed.

[@blouie2677]

@@syeebrown5456 bruh just say you don’t watch the spurs….Derrick White helped Celtics win a chip, D Murray damn near took the haws from Trae. You wouldn’t even know these 2 players had it not been for the Spurs/coach pop….derozan passing & defense win up after playing with us. A casual like you doesn’t pay attention until we start winning

[@syeebrown5456]

@blouie2677 lol. What have he done in the last 4 years. Wemby is going to make him look like a good coach again he's trash just like bill belichick

[@machomusprime50]

Thats not what SAS said. He said black coaches had an issues with the perceived influence Lebron had in Darvin Ham's firing.

[@titans360ify]

Why didn’t they have an issue when he got the last 3 white guys fired too😂

[@tommyfu9271]

The race baiter SAS

[@machomusprime50]

@@titans360ify idk bro. 🤣🤣🤣

[@SunnyReignz]

Please don't quote Stephen A. He's a known liar he's said several ppl over the years calling him and the majority of those ppl said they never talk to him. That WR for the Browns Gordon wrote espn a letter saying Stephen lied about talking to him.

[@johnbrowntheprophet]

Sebastian Telfair dresses like he’s still teenager. 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

[@tonyneal21]

His interviews helped him be free though .

[@hismajesty2036]

And?

[@KhalifConover-qb5fd]

He is a teenager 😂😂😂

[@johnbrowntheprophet]

@@hismajesty2036 - And he looks ridiculous. 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

[@bunnah23]

Who cares like y’all be worried bout the most irrelevant shit that don’t even matter brub. It’s not u

[@odagawd8601]

If they fired him ...he still gets paid.

[@pfeiffdog0811]

This is some revisionist history about the kawhi situation. Kawhi brought that whole situation on himself.

[@gothamcity2291]

No matter what ppl wanna call Kawhi, if it wasn’t for zaza’s dirty play he wouldn’t have this injury history and even after that he still won Canada it’s first chip 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@Mandude32]

Who is Poplavich

[@williejackson9919]

Thats weak by the coaches and Stephen A. Part. If some one has a problem. Put your name on it. And I also think how NOBODY will call out with the obvious way it look that Mark can't get a job

[@jace2161]

Billy Donavan is a nepo coach

[@ayo9057]

hurley has had the best players.

[@NoJustXusOfficial]

Vlad can only talk about things he’s researched for the interview. Going off script always exposes this! 😂 stop acting like you know Vlad!😅

[@STR33TJESSUS]

Greg Popovich will do absolutely anything to stay a nba head coach

[@dariog36th]

He doesn’t have to do much. He’s the president of the Spurs so he can do whatever he wants.

[@coininstantmomsdad5541]

@@dariog36th Or he could just win 5 championships & win more regular season games than any other coach in NBA history......

[@dariog36th]

@@coininstantmomsdad5541 exactly. OP is acting like Popovich is begging for a job.

[@blouie2677]

Bruh the SPURS/ Coach Pop did not shit on Kawhi…they literally said they would do what’s best for both sides & ended up trading him to Toronto where he won a championship! That trade fucked the Spurs over bc they literally were about to beat the warriors & win a ring before Kawhi got hurt. Even with all that Coach Pop seems cordial with Kawhi & doesn’t let the home fans boo Kawhi…tf are y’all mfrs talking about lol

[@Hushboiiks1980]

Miami coach

[@Pashhhh456a]

Holy. Vlad gotta stop talking hoops. This is crazy

[@josecuellar3620]

One of the biggest bust ever .. a cautionary tale is an understatement.

[@joemadison5527]

Billy Donavan 2:46

[@clarencejcomfort]

Vlad trying so hard to get dude to bad mouth SAS.

[@willgee7777]

He appears a little sassy 💁, because with vlad he brings out sides of you guys you may think you’re hiding

[@williamwatsoniii3895]

Miami’s coach got 120 million

[@yodispee4603]

Billy D

[@vladtv]

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[@Jay-qp6fx]

Shut up vlad