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VIDEO: Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve channels her inner Gregg Popovich

By Russell Steinberg

ST. PAUL, MN - AUGUST 3: Head coach Cheryl Reeve pf the Minnesota Lynx cheers during the game against the Atlanta Dream on August 3, 2017 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
ST. PAUL, MN - AUGUST 3: Head coach Cheryl Reeve pf the Minnesota Lynx cheers during the game against the Atlanta Dream on August 3, 2017 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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In-game coach interviews have always been a weird thing.

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I get why they happen. In theory, it is a good way to give viewers an inside look at what the coach thinks of the game in real time: what adjustments need to be made? How do you stop X player? How do you get X more involved in the offense?

In reality, they’re rarely insightful, as coaches in the heat of the game can feel like they have more important things to do than answer a reporter’s questions. The results, made famous by Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, are sometimes hilarious.

Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve did her best Pop impression on Thursday during the Lynx’ game against the Atlanta Dream.

Behold:

LaChina Robinson is great at what she does, but sometimes when conducting an interview, your subject simply gives you nothing to work with. It was probably awkward for her, but was great TV for everyone else.

It was a classic interview, but Reeve still has a ways to go if she wants to reach Pop level of sideline trolling. Here’s some of his finest:

Robinson and Reeve, however, had a slightly different take on the interview. Rather than comparing it to Popovich, they thought it appropriate to draw from former White House press secretary Sean Spi- Melissa McCarthy.

When asked what Reeve thought of the Pop comparison, she had the perfect answer:

“No comment.”

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