After the loss to the Rockets yesterday, the Spurs are 37-30 and ranked 10th in the West, although the winning percentage is the same as the seventh-ranked Clippers, but the tenth place in the same period is also the worst record of the Spurs coached by veteran coach Popovich (except for the first season due to David Robinson's back injury, the team deliberately put the top pick on the spot, and the draft after the season to get Tim Duncan).

Whether it's injuries that make the Spurs unable to compete or the modern style of basketball that makes the Spurs uncomfortable today, but no matter what, the standings don't lie.

The Spurs' stable record over the years was brought out by the old man Popovich, first of all, a brief review of the old man's coaching career.

In July 1988, Larry Brown became the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA, and he hired Popovich as his assistant coach.

It has laid the foundation for the team's overall tactics and especially its defensive attitude. In the middle of the 1991-92 season, Spurs owner McCombs fired Brown and his entire coaching staff.

On Brown's recommendation, Popovich became an assistant coach to Warriors vice president and head coach Don Nelson.

Nelson Sr.'s bombardment tactics and constant use of misplaced tactics have changed Popovich's perception of traditional basketball play.

In 1994, the Spurs' new owner, Pete Holt, invited Popovich to return to the Spurs as the team's general manager.

In the 1996-97 season, David Robinson missed the first six weeks of the season due to a back injury, and the Spurs went 3-15.

On December 10, 1996, Popovich fired Bob Hill as general manager and took on the role of head coach.

Due to a poor start and a serious injury to the main player, the Spurs finally managed to get the top pick this season, selecting Tim Duncan, and starting a glory that lasted for more than 20 years.

Fans will know that Popovich has coached the Spurs since 1996 and is the longest-serving coach of the same team in the four major professional sports leagues in the United States.

He led the Spurs to five NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014); Three-time NBA Coach of the Year Award (2003, 2012, 2014); Four-time NBA All-Star head coach (2005, 2011, 2013, 2016).

Popovich, who was Brown's assistant coach at the time