‘I really value his judgments’: What Gregg Popovich said about Jazz coach Will Hardy

Utah Jazz Coach Will Hardy looks on during an NBA pre-season game in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 | Associated Press photo by RIck Bowmer, via KSL.com, St. George News

SALT LAKE CITY — San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich walked into his press conference room in the bowels of Vivint Arena and was a bit taken aback by the numerous reporters waiting for him.

It was, after all, a preseason game between two teams, the Spurs and Jazz, who are expected to be racing to the bottom of the standings once the real games begin.

So with a chuckle in his voice, Popovich essentially asked (in a bit more colorful language), “Why are you here? No one cares.”

Ironically enough, though, he likely cared more than most. On the opposing bench was Jazz head coach Will Hardy, the man Popovich saw grow from a young upstart working in the Spurs film room to someone who is now the youngest head coach in the NBA today.

Read the full story here: KSL News.

Written by RYAN MILLER, KSL.com.

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