Gregg Popovich San Antonio Spurs Set Play by Bradley Zellner
Gregg Popovich has the San Antonio Spurs on making another deep run the 2014 edition of the NBA playoffs. He is arguably, one of the best coaches in the NBA. He has been the measure of consistency since taking over the head coaching duty of the Spurs in 1996. In 18 years in charge, he has only had one losing season. Coach Popovich has lead the Spurs to 4 NBA championships and has been named the coach of the year on three occasions. The Spurs are one of the only teams in the NBA that are able to play without a starter, or two, for a few games and not miss a beat. Coach Popovich has a great system that helps players succeed.
One of the reasons that make Coach Popovich successful is that he has a knack for putting players in the right place at the time. The Gregg Popovich San Antonio Spurs Set Play I have included is an example of giving the chance for a player to succeed. The Dallas Mavs had just gained momentum in a first round playoff game when Coach Popovich called a timeout. Most coaches would draw a play for Tim Duncan or Tony Parker coming out of the timeout. The play was designed to get Danny Green a three point shot. There are many potential options for this particular set play. As the play took shape, I could tell that Green was the player who was going to take the shot. He was able to knock down the three point shot to help propel the Spurs to a playoff victory
Brad Zellner was most recently the Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, IN; where he was deeply involved in all phases of the program. From daily practice planning and coaching to game preparation in decision making, Zellner played an integral role in the program’s daily operation. During his 4 years at IU Southeast, the team was consistently a nationally ranked team (the highest ranking being 3rd), while winning 4 straight regular season and 4 conference championships. IU Southeast made regular appearances at the NAIA National Tournament with 2 sweet 16, 2 elite 8 and 1 final four appearance. Zellner also help recruit and develop 11 All-Conference, 2 Conference player of the year, 3 Honorable Mention All-Americans, 1 Second Team All-American and 1 First Team All-American.
Coach Zellner also served as Head Coach for one season at Miami University Hamilton in Hamilton, Ohio. When hired at Miami-Hamilton, Zellner had to recruit almost the entire roster with only 5 weeks before the start of classes. The season finished with 14 wins and a runner up finish in the ORCC State Championship.
Prior to that, Zellner served his first stint as an Assistant Coach at IU Southeast. He helped rebuild a program that had won only 6 games prior to Zellner’s arrival. He was involved in all aspects of daily operations, served as the recruiting coordinator and worked mainly with the development of the perimeter players. IU Southeast averaged 17 wins a season, won 3 conference championships and made one appearance in the NAIA National Tournament. Coach Zellner helped recruit and develop 9 All-Conference Players, 2 Conference Players of the Year and 4 Honorable Mention All-Americans. Coach Zellner has worked numerous summer basketball camps. He served as camp director at Indiana Univeristy Southeast. He also worked summer camps at The Ohio State University, Northern Kentucky University, Xavier University, University of Cincinnati, Taylor University and Eastern Kentucky University. He was also involved in AAU basketball for Team Southern Indiana and Denali Basketball Club. Coach Zellner holds a Master’s of Sports Science degree in Sports Management/Coaching from the United States Sports Academy and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Eastern Kentucky University. While at EKU, Zellner served as a student manager for the men’s basketball team. He handled various administrative duties for the basketball program.
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