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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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meaning "taking an example off Pop who sits his stars sometimes.”

Below is the joke President Obama said to Spurs. Please let me know what this sentence means and the joke is about "taking an example off Pop who sits his stars sometimes.”

"I was considering having the vice president cover these remarks so I could stay fresh for State of the Union… taking an example off Pop who sits his stars sometimes.”
  

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Gregg Charles Popovich is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. He is often referred to as "Coach Pop" or simply "Pop". Obama is noting Pop's winning strategy of taking the star players out of the game to sit on the sidelines so they can rest and play stronger when they go back in the game.

  • Gregg Charles Popovich is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs.
  • He is often referred to as "Coach Pop" or simply "Pop".
  • Obama is noting Pop's winning strategy of taking the star players out of the game to sit on the sidelines so they can rest and play stronger when they go back in the game.
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Gregg Charles Popovich is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. He is often referred to as "Coach Pop" or simply "Pop".

Obama is noting Pop's winning strategy of taking the star players out of the game to sit on the sidelines so they can rest and play stronger when they go back in the game.
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AlpheccaStart,

Thank you very much for explaining this to me. It makes lot of sense and I can haha for what he said now. Thanks again!!
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AlpheccaStarsGregg Charles Popovich is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. He is often referred to as "Coach Pop" or simply "Pop".Obama is noting Pop's winning strategy of taking the star players out of the game to sit on the sidelines so they can rest and play stronger when they go back in the game.
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