{"id":3259,"date":"2025-05-01T14:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T21:22:02","slug":"bill-belichick-and-gregg-popovich-are-the-same-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/bill-belichick-and-gregg-popovich-are-the-same-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Belichick IS Gregg Popovich, Finkle IS Einhorn!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3261 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bill-belichick-gregg-popovich.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"600\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bill-belichick-gregg-popovich.jpg 608w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bill-belichick-gregg-popovich-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bill-belichick-gregg-popovich-600x592.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3261 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bill-belichick-gregg-popovich.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bill-belichick-gregg-popovich.jpg 608w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bill-belichick-gregg-popovich-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bill-belichick-gregg-popovich-600x592.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>Have you ever seen them in the same room at the same time? Bill Belichick is Gregg Popovich, Gregg Popovich is Bill Belichick. They are the exact same human being. Here is why.<\/h2>\n<p>Based on their respective styles in dealing with the media, we hear a lot of comparisons between New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. What we don\u2019t hear anything about is how similar their careers have been in terms of development, duration, style, and success.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with this statistical comparison of their head coaching careers. Then we will compare their personal lives. I&#8217;m throwing out Belichick\u2019s time in Cleveland because one of the enduring parts of this comparison is longevity with each coach\u2019s current franchise. The numbers are insane and almost identical.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4165\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4165 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bill-belichick-greg-popovich.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"183\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4165 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bill-belichick-greg-popovich.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"183\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The success of Bill Belichick and Greg Popovich is incredible &#8211; and eerily similar. (As of 2\/3\/19)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sure, Belichick has Tom Brady and Popovich had Tim Duncan, but outside of those core players, it\u2019s a revolving cast that fills roles as needed without spending money. And they never deviate. Ever. Ask Deion Branch or Dennis Rodman about how that works.<\/p>\n<p>The systems that both coaches have established for each franchise is greater than any individual player. Systems they learned while under the tutelage of some of the greatest coaches in both NFL and NBA history.<\/p>\n<p>Belichick\u2019s first coaching job was given to him by Ted Marchibroda in 1975, whose coaching tree includes Marvin Lewis, Eric Mangini, Jim Schwartz, Lindy Infante and Ken Whisenhunt. From there he joined the New York Giants and worked under head coach Ray Perkins, while working alongside fellow assistants Romeo Crennel and Bill Parcells.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3263 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/belichick-parcells.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"400\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3263 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/belichick-parcells.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>When Perkins was fired, Parcells became head coach of the Giants and Belichick was promoted to defensive coordinator. New York won two Super Bowls in five years.<\/p>\n<p>After four years in Cleveland, Belichick again worked under Parcells, this time in New England, and they would eventually lose to the Packers in Super Bowl XXXI. Belichick followed Parcells to the Jets as an assistant before eventually being hired by the Patriots.<\/p>\n<p>Popovich\u2019s journey from assistant coach to head coach is equally star-laden. After striking up a friendship with then University of Kansas head coach Larry Brown, Popovich joined Brown\u2019s staff when he was named head coach of the Spurs in 1987 and stayed until 1992. He coached alongside notable coaches like Alvin Gentry and Ed Manning, father of stud NBA player Danny Manning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3264 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/don-nelson-gregg-popovich.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/don-nelson-gregg-popovich.jpg 630w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/don-nelson-gregg-popovich-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3264 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/don-nelson-gregg-popovich.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/don-nelson-gregg-popovich.jpg 630w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/don-nelson-gregg-popovich-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In 1992 he joined the Golden State Warriors as an assistant under NBA Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson during the height of the \u201cRun TMC\u201d era. In 1994, \u201cPop\u201d returned to the Spurs as the team\u2019s GM.<\/p>\n<p>15 games into the 1996-97 season, he fired head coach Bob Hill and hired himself as head coach. The Spurs went 20-62 that season (Popovich\u2019s only sub-.500 season), secured the number one pick in the 1997 NBA Draft, drafted Tim Duncan and the rest is history.<\/p>\n<p>Belichick was hired by New England in 2000. Since then, the other 31 NFL teams have used 140+ coaches. Popovich is the longest tenured coach amongst all four major professional sports.<\/p>\n<p>Belichick\u2019s Patriots have won 10+ games in 15 consecutive seasons and made the playoffs in 15 of 18 seasons, missing them only in 2000 (his first season), 2002, and 2008.\u00a0Popovich\u2019s Spurs&#8217; teams have won at least 50 games for an NBA record 18 straight seasons and have made the playoffs 21 straight seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Are they the same person? Well, we\u2019ve never seen them in the same room at the same time, a la La Toya and Michael. The similarities are striking, both personal and professional.<\/p>\n<p>Which leads to this:<\/p>\n<p>Belichick and Popovich are three years apart in age. Both are of Croatian descent. Both have military education in their backgrounds, with Popovich actually serving time in the U.S. Air Force. Both played their chosen sport in college.<\/p>\n<p>On the inside, they are true old-schoolers that emphasize team performance over individual achievements, even down to the way they sidestep acclaim heaped on themselves.<\/p>\n<p>What kind of conversations does Belichick have with Parcells at this stage of his career? What does Popovich talk to Larry Brown about? Both Parcells and Brown experienced uncommon success in their coaching careers, but they have been eclipsed by their former pupils. What are those exchanges like?<\/p>\n<p>Invariably, a new successful coach, and potentially coaches, will emerge from the coaching tree of both Belichick and Popovich. But will they ever beat the master? Have they set the bar so high that it\u2019s beyond reach?<\/p>\n<p>Is Bill Belichick the greatest coach in NFL history? Is Gregg Popovich the greatest coach in NBA history?<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IzRcNuhRgfI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Finkle is Einhorn and Einhorn is Finkle.\u00a0Bill Belichick is Gregg Popovich, Gregg Popovich is Bill Belichick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Patriots And Spurs Content For You:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matt Bonner Haircut: Why Is Vincent Van Gogh Holding A Basketball?<\/li>\n<li>The Hall at Patriot Place Is The Place To Be<\/li>\n<li>2007 Patriots: DE Jarvis Green Recounts How Manning, Perfect Season, Slipped Thru His Fingers<\/li>\n<li>Patriots Jerod Mayo Trying To End \u201cOverspraying Epidemic\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s Reflect: \u201cThe Admiral\u201d David Robinson\u2019s 71 Point Game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever seen them in the same room at the same time? 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