I’ll try and keep this short and sweet because I know a lot of you are getting ready to spend Thanksgiving Day with your family, and the Spurs probably won’t be the happiest topic. Of course, 40 days ago you probably didn’t have any plans to discuss them at your family get-togethers anyways. They weren’t supposed to be good from the outset, so it came as a pleasant surprise to many when they started the season 5-2.
The offense was clicking surprisingly well for such a hodgepodge, young group. The defense was sharp with its rotations, crashed the boards, was good at not fouling, and first to every 50-50 ball.