Marilyn Dubinski: While I didn’t necessarily have them going 1-13 at any point, I was more surprised by the 5-2 start than the subsequent free fall. That strong start triggered some false hope that the Spurs would be better than bottom of the league, but a spate of injuries and a tough, dense stretch of schedule has exposed their weaknesses. As the schedule eases up some with more rest days, they’ll likely get back to being something more in between the two vastly different versions we’ve seen this season, but at this point I believe the strong start was more of a mirage than the free fall.