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The Pop And K Show

Coach K had his USA Basketball successor Gregg Popovic on his radio show on Thursday.

By JD King

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Argentina v United States - USA Basketball Showcase
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 22: Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the United States and head coach Gregg Popovich of the 2017-20 USA National Team stand as the American national anthem is performed before a USA Basketball showcase exhibition game against Argentina at T-Mobile Arena on July 22, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The United States won 111-74.
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Over the summer, as San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich spent time around the national team, getting a feel for his new job as Coach K’s successor with Team USA, Coach K persuaded him to come on his SiriusXM radio show.

That happened Thursday and it sounds like it was a great exchange.

We don’t subscribe, but everything we’ve heard sounds great. The N&O has a pretty relevant quote from Pop: “No smoke at you, but how you did this for 12 years, I’ll never be able to figure out. It’s one heck of an operation. Everybody in the public who watches it expects, ‘Oh, USA’s just gonna win.’ They just take everything for granted. They have no clue how difficult everything is.”

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