Mitch Johnson Emancipates Despite the shadows of Gregg Popoviča

For the first time since 1996. years, Gregg Popovich It is not in charge of routing the Spurs training camp. As Mitch Johnson He took over to the bench for almost a year, the transition is smooth, but this first meeting without legendary strategies means the beginning of a new era … or almost.

Because if Mitch Johnson founded his priorities, his vision and his training methods,, of course, held some aspects of “Pop Touch”, especially when velvety gloves must be given in iron arm. Victor Vebbaniah managed to experience it when after exercise, she was poorly executed by his troops, the coach gathered everything in the middle of the field for a series of criminal exercise in style “Suicide”.

“It’s spitting pop”, He slipped with a smile. “There are differences, but sometimes sometimes I see old traditions.” »

After having to learn about a bunch, with the constant order of regular seasons, it was allowed to separate the time to learn from this first experience, to arrive at “Training Camp” with clear ideas. “It’s my work, to define the vision” He said. “This summer really gave me a lot to think about what I would put in place for the camp”.

One view: at work!

It will be on it to try to maintain balance between the requirements and proximity of its group, as it ignored its predecessor almost 30 years. The fact that 100% are responsible for training camp also gives it more responsibilities, but also more management expectations.

“Last season, we simply tried to maintain what we set during the training camp, the principles we had. This year, there will be different elements and it will allow him to say,” I am completely responsible for what happens “Harrison Barnes said.

Yes, it’s designing «Pouming The Rock» Borrowed by Jakob, which laughs Gregg Popovic, to illustrate the importance of persistence and regular work, is still present on the walls of the Mash Bank Center, Mitch Johnson has not yet appropriated an individual mantra. His only priority of the moment is to get to work.

“I think we’ll just get up and doing a job that’s on us every day, and then try repeating this again and anything. Just something else. Just a shift we have more work. We’ll just do anything else.”