Kansas basketball: Bill Self shuts down Spurs, NBA rumors
Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self flat out denied NBA rumors that he’d be replacing Spurs head coach Greg Popovich in the near future.
Rest easy, Kansas basketball fans, head coach Bill Self isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Self emphatically denied rumors that he’d take over the San Antonio Spurs today after ESPN’s Seth Greenberg predicted Self would take over for Greg Popovich.
"“My boldest prediction for 2020 is Bill Self to San Antonio.” -Seth Greenberg on Get Up!"
Greenberg’s main reasoning revolved around the Jayhawks’ Notice of Allegations from the NCAA that included multiple level one infractions and a lack of institutional control. Greenberg believed that Self wouldn’t want to deal with it and it makes sense for him to go to the NBA.
The “Self to the Spurs” notion isn’t exactly an original take though, as a matter of fact, it’s been speculated about already this year and in previous years too.
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Greenberg may have struck a nerve with Self though, judging by his response via 247 Sports:
"“Well first of all, I haven’t talked to Seth (Greenberg) in five or six months. Secondly and most importantly, I haven’t talked to R.C. ever about it. Thirdly, I think it’s kind of an insult to the Spurs because they have the greatest coach maybe our sport has potentially ever known. So, yeah, there was absolutely zero truth.”"
That’s a pretty definitive statement, “zero truth.”
The “R.C.” that Self refers to is R.C. Buford, who’s been an integral part of the Spurs organization since the 1990s. Buford is also one of Self’s closest friends, with the two being in each other’s weddings.
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The fact that Greenberg came out and said this at all is strange, to say the least. While the speculation that Self would go to the Spurs might seem like it makes sense, it appears to have absolutely no basis in reality.
Sure, Greenberg called it his ” bold prediction,” but trying to connect a few dots with no actual evidence is quite a stretch, and is certainly a bold move.