The 2019 edition of the Spurs’ Rodeo Road Trip has not gotten off to the best of starts: double-digit losses to both the up-and-coming Sacramento Kings and the defending champion Warriors in Oracle, followed by a 9-point loss last night to the Portland Trail Blazers where they once again gave up a near-40 point quarter (39 in the 2nd). Defensive incompetency and a habit for playing loose with the ball (44 combined turnovers over the first 3 games of the RRT) is hardly a recipe for success for a team that has to bring it every night in order to stay competitive, let alone win and move up the standings.