For some fans in San Antonio, rebuilding is what happens to other teams. ‘We are the Spurs. We don’t rebuild. We pass the torch to another great player and reload.’
Continually being in contention is our manifest destiny. Sure we are a small market team, but we’re different than other small market teams. Greatness is our birthright.
This is not healthy thinking. In fact, it’s magical thinking.
Sooner or later in the Quixotic quest for uninterrupted greatness, a variable enters the equation that derails even the most well thought out plans.