The San Antonio Spurs won five NBA Championships under former head coach Gregg Popovich, who announced his retirement after 29 seasons earlier this week. The Popovich retirement signaled the end of an era for the Spurs and a marked a new path forward under Popovich's successor Mitch Johnson.

Popovich won those five championships spread out over 15 years by helping create one of the most remarkable, if quiet, cultures of excellence in sports. If Pat Riley had the Heat Way (flashy, talked about, and well-celebrated) in Miami, the Pop Way was the opposite in San Antonio.