Oh yeah … ask coach Bob Hill (chosen by new owner Peter Holt over Popovich) … 30 years ago Popovich (then the team GM, but formerly assistant coach under Larry Browm) used an injury to David Robinson as an excuse to fire Hill. The team tanked, and then lucked into Tim Duncan the next year.
Baseball is widely considered one of the hardest sports to play, primarily because hitting a 95+ mph fastball with movement requires elite reaction time, often cited as the toughest single skill in sports. Within only 400 milliseconds to react, hitters have roughly 125 milliseconds to decide to swing, making it a high-failure, mentally grueling game. TikTok TikTok +4 Arguments for baseball as the hardest sport: Hitting Difficulty: A round bat meeting a round ball requires precision, with even great hitters failing 70% of the time. Split-Second Decision Making: The time it takes to see the pitch, decide, and swing is faster than the human brain's typical processing speed. High Failure Rate: Unlike sports with higher scoring rates (basketball) or more frequent contact (soccer), baseball's low-scoring nature and high strikeout rates make it mentally demanding. Incredible Velocity & Movement: Pitchers can throw up to 100 mph with significant movement, making it hard to make solid contact consistently. Long, Rigorous Season: Baseball players play almost year-round, requiring sustained endurance and mental stamina. Short answer: it’s one of the hardest—but not the hardest across the board. Baseball is uniquely difficult in some very specific ways: Hitting a baseball is insanely hard. You’re trying to hit a round ball, with a round bat, traveling 90–100 mph, sometimes moving unpredictably. Even the best hitters fail about 70% of the time. Reaction time is tiny. You’ve got roughly 0.4 seconds to decide and swing. Precision matters. Being just a fraction of an inch off means a miss or weak contact. Because of that, a lot of athletes and analysts say hitting in baseball is the single hardest skill in sports. But “hardest sport overall” depends on what you value: Physically demanding? Sports like boxing, MMA, soccer, or hockey might be tougher. Endurance? Marathon running, cycling, swimming. Coordination + full-body skill? Gymnastics or hockey. Mental pressure + skill combo? Golf, tennis, quarterbacking in football.
Not shocked if he step on low acting like this 2013 2014 spurs again or 00s spurs😂 running everything from plays and all especially knowing he got one best teams spurs arranged in years even wouldnt be shocked if former spurs are there off camera at practice doing drills with spurs manu parker duncan cp3 you just never know.
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Go home Amigos
Pop look ready to play
Father time is undefeated😥
He get better
🫡🫡
Oh yeah … ask coach Bob Hill (chosen by new owner Peter Holt over Popovich) … 30 years ago Popovich (then the team GM, but formerly assistant coach under Larry Browm) used an injury to David Robinson as an excuse to fire Hill. The team tanked, and then lucked into Tim Duncan the next year.
Interesting how "great" coaches are "great" when they have GREAT players
One more and Pop will be at peace.
I still remember when the Spurs won in 2014, Pop was on the bench solo and he broke down for a split second 😢.
The walking dead!!! ….we need Rick grimes not wemby 😂
As a Laker fan since birth it is great to see Pop back on the court
Blessings to Coach POP 🏀….
Could of won at least one, or two championships more, stay safe,and healthy, El Jefe,👍👍🤠🤠💪💪🏆🏆
Such a legend. He’s up there with Phil Jackson, Steve Kerr and even doc rivers
in pop we trust 🫡
Father Time is unbeaten
Hello Pop. Blessings
Strokes are no joke 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😢
GOD BLESS POP, Y PURO PINCHE GOSPURSGO 🎉🎉🎉
He needs some help
Everyone get old if we keep living. I’m getting old .
POP. Much respect 🤝
Baseball is widely considered one of the hardest sports to play, primarily because hitting a 95+ mph fastball with movement requires elite reaction time, often cited as the toughest single skill in sports. Within only 400 milliseconds to react, hitters have roughly 125 milliseconds to decide to swing, making it a high-failure, mentally grueling game.
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Arguments for baseball as the hardest sport:
Hitting Difficulty: A round bat meeting a round ball requires precision, with even great hitters failing 70% of the time.
Split-Second Decision Making: The time it takes to see the pitch, decide, and swing is faster than the human brain's typical processing speed.
High Failure Rate: Unlike sports with higher scoring rates (basketball) or more frequent contact (soccer), baseball's low-scoring nature and high strikeout rates make it mentally demanding.
Incredible Velocity & Movement: Pitchers can throw up to 100 mph with significant movement, making it hard to make solid contact consistently.
Long, Rigorous Season: Baseball players play almost year-round, requiring sustained endurance and mental stamina. Short answer: it’s one of the hardest—but not the hardest across the board.
Baseball is uniquely difficult in some very specific ways:
Hitting a baseball is insanely hard. You’re trying to hit a round ball, with a round bat, traveling 90–100 mph, sometimes moving unpredictably. Even the best hitters fail about 70% of the time.
Reaction time is tiny. You’ve got roughly 0.4 seconds to decide and swing.
Precision matters. Being just a fraction of an inch off means a miss or weak contact.
Because of that, a lot of athletes and analysts say hitting in baseball is the single hardest skill in sports.
But “hardest sport overall” depends on what you value:
Physically demanding? Sports like boxing, MMA, soccer, or hockey might be tougher.
Endurance? Marathon running, cycling, swimming.
Coordination + full-body skill? Gymnastics or hockey.
Mental pressure + skill combo? Golf, tennis, quarterbacking in football.
Good to see coach POP,👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾
From a laker fan , love you coach
Love pop 🫵🏿👊🏿✊🏿 and im a true Lakers fan , Tim Duncan and pop are two of my favorite people
Pop’s back just in time 🔥
He’s looking good! This is amazing progress for his injury and age. Kudos to him!
God is great
LOVE YOU POP!!! 🙏🏻
Im glad he's up and active.
Oh man it hurts to see him hobbling around but glad he’s doing what loves regardless
Lfg pop
Not shocked if he step on low acting like this 2013 2014 spurs again or 00s spurs😂 running everything from plays and all especially knowing he got one best teams spurs arranged in years even wouldnt be shocked if former spurs are there off camera at practice doing drills with spurs manu parker duncan cp3 you just never know.
Him retiring is totally understandable now
This championship this year is for POP
I can see Adam Sandler portraying Pop in like 20 years or so 😅
Can I volunteer to tag around with Pop and help him out.
We love you Pop
Man someone showed him the photo of him with those goofy big shorts and man’s basically wearing undies now
I just wanna HUG COACH POP❤❤❤
As a Spurs fan it crushes me when I see Pop like this!
Pop… Rest, relax, & enjoy your family. You've done more than enough for the game of basketball.
P.s. this isn't a diss, it just breaks my heart seeing him like this. And i'm a Suns fan.
🫡
"COACH" 🎉
The best ever ❤️
Damn God bless em mane fr
No! He needs to be off his feet . I’ve seen this stair