San Antonio Spurs

Vegas Over/Under: 54.5

The Record Projection: 55-27 of fromal The Bet: Avoid but don’t ever bet against the San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs feel more vulnerable than they have been in quite some time.
Tony Parker and Rudy Gay are working their way back from major injuries, while Pau Gasol and Manu Ginobili re-signed for an opportunity to keep their battles from Father Time in exactly the same uniforms.
Together with LaMarcus Aldridge moving further away from stardom, Kawhi Leonard is the lone participant who appreciates true celestial standing, and he doesn’t actually have the luxury of an excessive amount of depth around him.
Sure, the opening quintet of Dejounte Murray, Leonard, Danny Green, Aldridge and Gasol is a dominant one. But the main backups–while Gay and Parker are rehabbing, at the least –are Patty Mills, Ginobili, Kyle Anderson, Davis Bertans and Joffrey Lauvergne.
That is not particularly inspiring. Not by Spurs standards.
But one figure is. Since Adam Spinella noted for NBA Math, head coach Gregg Popovich is one persistent reason for optimism, even as the dynasty looks like it’s on the decline:
«In lieu of this certainty, we will watch anxiously as Pop tries prove us wrong and also make those subtle changes to his roster. We are going to hope from an unbelievably stable franchise for one run of great basketball. We are going to look to see how this group of offense-first big guys and over-the-hill cast members constructs another top-ranked defense.»
Never bet against Popovich: just do not.

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