Marilyn Dubinski: I tend to be an optimist, and maybe the Spurs surprise early like they did last year with their 5-2 start, but not knowing what this team or several others in that part of the schedule will look like makes this hard to answer. I’m going to go with 4-6, with predicted wins coming against the either the Mavs or Rockets to start, then the Raptors, Pacers and Timberwolves, but it could go any way in any of these games.
Mark Barrington: The first part of the season looks like a murderer’s row of competent veteran teams, and the young and inexperienced Spurs won’t be ready.