WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.960 --> 00:00:20.399 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, basketball fans, San Antonio 2 00:00:20.679 --> 00:00:26.920 Spurs fans, Welcome to another edition of the San Antonio 3 00:00:27.039 --> 00:00:32.399 Spurs Weekly Podcast with your boy, a fan of the 4 00:00:32.439 --> 00:00:36.320 Black and Silver of over forty years, a former stand 5 00:00:36.399 --> 00:00:40.079 up comedian and actor, and also a heck of a 6 00:00:40.280 --> 00:00:45.159 YMCA basketball coach, A thirteen and one. You got that right, 7 00:00:45.920 --> 00:00:47.479 still know? Greg Popovich? 8 00:00:47.560 --> 00:00:52.560 Come on, dude, but he is my host, your. 9 00:00:52.439 --> 00:00:58.000 Host, and of course our host here he is Jay 10 00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:01.600 Dizzle up for it right there. What's going on? 11 00:01:01.640 --> 00:01:05.400 Guys, Welcome to another episode of the San Antonio Spurs 12 00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:08.879 Weekly Podcast. Thank you guys for hanging out with us. 13 00:01:08.959 --> 00:01:11.920 It is summertime. Not a lot of news, but boy 14 00:01:12.359 --> 00:01:15.239 have we been waiting for this episode, haven't we? San 15 00:01:15.239 --> 00:01:19.239 Antonio Spurs fans. The signing of de Aaron Fox. We 16 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:22.000 are gonna talk about how he was as sly as 17 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:24.760 a Fox and how the San Antonio Spurs have a 18 00:01:25.079 --> 00:01:28.760 lot of confidence in this young man and this young 19 00:01:28.799 --> 00:01:31.640 group of San Antonio Spurs players. And I'm gonna tell 20 00:01:31.640 --> 00:01:37.560 you right now, NBA, tell him, Tupac, tell him tell 21 00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:45.719 him what all eyes on you is, right, That's what's happening. 22 00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:48.439 Here in San Antonio. All eyes are on the San 23 00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:51.560 Antonio Spurs. Can they keep their health up for the season. 24 00:01:51.920 --> 00:01:54.760 We are getting ready for the preseason. I can't believe 25 00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:57.200 it's August already. We're only a month and a half 26 00:01:57.239 --> 00:01:59.959 away from a little bit of preseason action right now, 27 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:03.120 Deer's season action and more. Boy, are you ready, San 28 00:02:03.159 --> 00:02:06.159 Antonio Spurs fans? I know we are. I know. I've 29 00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:09.080 been watching these boys show up to summer league games 30 00:02:09.080 --> 00:02:13.400 for their Spurs, their teammates cheering them on, and y'all 31 00:02:13.520 --> 00:02:17.120 just don't know, NBA fans, and this is just not 32 00:02:17.240 --> 00:02:20.319 the Homer in me coming out in this episode. This 33 00:02:20.360 --> 00:02:23.199 is gonna be the y'all just don't know. Addition, either, 34 00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:25.639 you really don't. We're gonna go over a few of 35 00:02:25.680 --> 00:02:28.439 the Spurs stats, We're gonna talk about the roster that 36 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:30.719 we have, and much much more. But let's talk a 37 00:02:30.759 --> 00:02:33.560 little bit about that signing of dearon Fox. 38 00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:36.919 We've got some breaking news here on NBA. Today's shamp 39 00:02:36.919 --> 00:02:39.280 Sarania back here with us and Shams. What can tell 40 00:02:39.319 --> 00:02:41.680 us about another extension out in San Antonio? 41 00:02:42.400 --> 00:02:45.080 I mean a Spurs star deeron Fox has reached agreement 42 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:47.960 on a four year, two hundred and twenty nine million 43 00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:51.879 dollar max contract extension with the Spurs that keeps them 44 00:02:51.879 --> 00:02:56.400 in San Antonio through the twenty twenty nine thirty NBA season. 45 00:02:56.439 --> 00:02:59.680 This is a signing that will occur later on Monday, 46 00:02:59.719 --> 00:03:02.719 and deal and Fox and his rich Paul navigated a 47 00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:05.400 trade his preferred destination, the only place he wanted to be, 48 00:03:05.960 --> 00:03:08.000 San Antonio back in February. 49 00:03:08.039 --> 00:03:09.000 He wanted to be a Spur. 50 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:11.599 He got there, he got his wish, and now months 51 00:03:11.639 --> 00:03:14.120 later he gets the full max contract. And this is 52 00:03:14.240 --> 00:03:17.439 after the Spurs already drafted Dylan Harper, have the ring 53 00:03:17.520 --> 00:03:19.560 Rookie of the Year as well, and Stefan Castle. That 54 00:03:19.639 --> 00:03:22.199 backcourt is loaded, so now he's gonna have no state 55 00:03:22.240 --> 00:03:25.400 taxes as well with this extension compared to his old 56 00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:32.479 California residents. But Fox him, Victor Yama him him and 57 00:03:33.719 --> 00:03:36.199 have developed a very close relationship. 58 00:03:36.599 --> 00:03:37.639 And uh, you know. 59 00:03:37.639 --> 00:03:40.520 Overall, I think for the Spurs, this is something that 60 00:03:40.520 --> 00:03:44.199 they wanted to make sure they got done early this offseason. 61 00:03:44.280 --> 00:03:47.199 Yeah, Spurs making sure they made that move early. Sean's 62 00:03:47.240 --> 00:03:48.840 catching a straight right there, bro take. 63 00:03:48.719 --> 00:03:49.719 A shot at California. 64 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:54.120 Sho Thanks so much. Man, Yeah, that is true too, 65 00:03:54.479 --> 00:03:56.919 And now you have you know this Spurs team last 66 00:03:56.960 --> 00:03:59.759 season they really underachieved. They lost Wendy to the blood 67 00:03:59.759 --> 00:04:02.919 clock then also finished under five hundred. So Mark, just 68 00:04:03.039 --> 00:04:05.400 what is the ceiling for this Birds team? Now? Knowing 69 00:04:05.439 --> 00:04:07.520 that Darreon Fox is going to be there with this extension. 70 00:04:07.680 --> 00:04:11.599 Well, first, kudos de Niern. He got what he wanted. 71 00:04:12.479 --> 00:04:15.960 He's back home, his wife's from around there, he got paid, 72 00:04:16.040 --> 00:04:19.279 and he's with Wemby. But the question is, like a 73 00:04:19.279 --> 00:04:20.839 lot of people don't know this. The Spurs haven't been 74 00:04:20.879 --> 00:04:23.680 in a playoffs since twenty nineteen. Sounds kind of absurd 75 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:26.680 to say it is. Wemby has not played in the postseason. 76 00:04:27.680 --> 00:04:29.759 I expect him to be healthy and take the team 77 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:32.279 to the playoffs. I think they will be a playoff team. 78 00:04:32.920 --> 00:04:34.920 And then the next thing is people are like, well, darn, 79 00:04:35.079 --> 00:04:38.240 you got these other two guards, great guards, Castle, the 80 00:04:38.319 --> 00:04:41.120 rookie coming in. I don't think they do anything right now. 81 00:04:41.160 --> 00:04:43.399 You let those two guys that Harper grow, let Castle 82 00:04:43.439 --> 00:04:45.720 grow some more, and Fox will be a great mental 83 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:48.199 for him. They're a really scary team if everybody's healthy, 84 00:04:48.319 --> 00:04:49.120 and it's. 85 00:04:48.800 --> 00:04:51.720 Hard to evaluate anything last season because so much happened 86 00:04:51.720 --> 00:04:54.920 to the Spurs, from Greg Tavovich having his health issues 87 00:04:54.959 --> 00:04:58.079 and then eventually stepping down, Mitch Johnson coming in in 88 00:04:58.120 --> 00:05:00.279 the middle of the year, having to take actually early 89 00:05:00.360 --> 00:05:01.920 end of the year and having to take over on 90 00:05:01.959 --> 00:05:06.160 the fly. Wemby had blood clots shut down his season 91 00:05:06.680 --> 00:05:09.399 right after the All Star break, and even Darren got 92 00:05:09.439 --> 00:05:11.720 there and they played a couple a little bit together, 93 00:05:11.800 --> 00:05:14.120 but they didn't really get to see what that combination 94 00:05:14.199 --> 00:05:16.079 can do. And so I think I'm excited to see 95 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:18.680 what the Spurs do. I think this gives Dylan Harper 96 00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:20.560 some time to grow, This gives to Fuon Castle some 97 00:05:20.600 --> 00:05:22.959 time to grow into those roles. And as Mark Mark 98 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:25.279 said that, yeah, maybe three years from now that might 99 00:05:25.279 --> 00:05:26.720 be a decision they have to make, but it's not 100 00:05:26.759 --> 00:05:27.199 a decision. 101 00:05:27.560 --> 00:05:29.199 It's a coach time to grow too. With his first 102 00:05:29.240 --> 00:05:29.759 training camp. 103 00:05:29.879 --> 00:05:32.240 Yeah, and let's talk a little bit about Deer and 104 00:05:32.240 --> 00:05:34.560 Fox and his fit with Wemby though, Also, Mark, how 105 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:37.160 do you think those two fit together on the court. 106 00:05:37.439 --> 00:05:41.680 Oh, you know what, I think that Fox's time with Sabonis, Yeah, 107 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:45.600 probably could help, you know, pick and rolls and you know, 108 00:05:45.720 --> 00:05:48.000 Sabonis was certainly kind of god that could shoot threes 109 00:05:48.360 --> 00:05:54.439 making mid range. Wemby's just such a unique, different monster, right, 110 00:05:55.160 --> 00:05:58.079 And so that's why I think training camp is important. 111 00:05:58.600 --> 00:06:00.319 Maybe that what the Spurs should do is take a 112 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:02.519 note out of like the Celtics when I covered them, 113 00:06:02.519 --> 00:06:05.120 where they go somewhere. I don't know if they're doing 114 00:06:05.160 --> 00:06:07.120 training camp somewhere else, but when you have so many 115 00:06:07.120 --> 00:06:11.120 new pieces like that, bring them away. Yeah, so they 116 00:06:11.199 --> 00:06:14.120 could get to know each other and build some camaraderie too. 117 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:17.720 Some really good information right there from NBA today, And 118 00:06:17.800 --> 00:06:20.040 let's talk a little bit about Deer and Fox. First, 119 00:06:20.120 --> 00:06:22.759 we'll talk about the chemistry of the Spurs and actually 120 00:06:22.759 --> 00:06:24.759 what they've been doing in the off season. It's funny 121 00:06:25.079 --> 00:06:27.600 that Mark was talking a little bit about that, the 122 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:31.000 camaraderie with the Spurs. If you don't know now, you 123 00:06:31.079 --> 00:06:34.319 know they've been doing that. They've been getting together in 124 00:06:34.399 --> 00:06:37.600 the off season, whether it's going to dinner, going to games, 125 00:06:37.879 --> 00:06:40.279 and they're just developing that camaraderie. And if you didn't 126 00:06:40.319 --> 00:06:42.920 see that last year and the limited amount of time 127 00:06:42.959 --> 00:06:45.800 they were all on the court together, that's scary. Now, 128 00:06:45.920 --> 00:06:49.079 just imagine that health I believe they're all healthy and 129 00:06:49.160 --> 00:06:51.399 ready to roll, and we'll talk about that coming up 130 00:06:51.399 --> 00:06:53.920 here on the show. But let's talk about Deer and Fox. 131 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:56.120 A lot of you guys out there were complaining, saying 132 00:06:56.319 --> 00:06:58.959 we paid way too much money. This guy is not 133 00:06:59.000 --> 00:07:01.720 a superstar. This guy is not a star. Are you 134 00:07:01.879 --> 00:07:05.639 absolutely kidding me? The gentleman averages twenty three and a 135 00:07:05.680 --> 00:07:10.000 half points a game in his career. Do you realize 136 00:07:10.079 --> 00:07:12.439 the boost that gives each and every player around the 137 00:07:12.439 --> 00:07:15.720 Spurs This year, they now can be a little more relaxed. 138 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:18.959 Dearon Fox can hit that three. He averages six and 139 00:07:18.959 --> 00:07:21.680 a half assists a game. Guess who averaged pretty close 140 00:07:21.720 --> 00:07:25.319 to that last year, Chris Paul. Chris Paul, one of 141 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:28.439 the greatest point guards of all time, averaged right around 142 00:07:28.480 --> 00:07:32.560 that seven assists, almost eight assist clip. I mean, dearens 143 00:07:32.639 --> 00:07:35.319 one assists away, and you know he'll get that every 144 00:07:35.439 --> 00:07:39.120 night with Victor Wimenyama. Just one assist to Victor makes 145 00:07:39.120 --> 00:07:41.639 his assist stats go up. What I love about this 146 00:07:41.720 --> 00:07:45.879 signing it's four years. Whose contract needs to be resigned 147 00:07:45.879 --> 00:07:52.040 in four years? Dylan Harper. After the rookie contract, the 148 00:07:52.079 --> 00:07:55.160 Spurs will have a major decision to make. What has 149 00:07:55.240 --> 00:07:58.439 Darin done for the four years here in San Antonio 150 00:07:58.759 --> 00:08:01.759 and what has Dylan done? Dylan may be a bus 151 00:08:01.759 --> 00:08:05.120 Spurs fans, you don't know. Dylan may be good enough 152 00:08:05.120 --> 00:08:08.680 to trade and we bring in an integral piece, or 153 00:08:08.839 --> 00:08:11.879 trade d Aarin in four three years, three four years 154 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:15.519 and get another integral piece to have an amazing run 155 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:19.959 into the NBA finals. I see the Spurs closer to 156 00:08:20.000 --> 00:08:22.319 the NBA Finals than a majority of you, in a 157 00:08:22.319 --> 00:08:26.680 majority of these NBA analysts out there, the Spurs will 158 00:08:26.680 --> 00:08:29.759 make the playoffs next year. They'll be fighting for around 159 00:08:29.800 --> 00:08:32.159 that five seed. I believe. I said that five to 160 00:08:32.200 --> 00:08:35.360 six seed, okay, depending on what the Clippers and the 161 00:08:35.399 --> 00:08:38.960 Lakers do. But Luca is just if you have seen 162 00:08:39.039 --> 00:08:42.440 Luca in the offseason, this dude's ready to ball. I'm 163 00:08:42.480 --> 00:08:45.519 gonna call it early. I think Luca wins MVP. He's 164 00:08:45.519 --> 00:08:49.000 gonna be right up there. It's gonna be Sga, probably Yannis, 165 00:08:49.360 --> 00:08:54.720 probably Wemby, and then you also have got Luca in 166 00:08:54.759 --> 00:08:58.039 the mix. It's gonna be an interesting MVP run this year. 167 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:00.080 But the key in every sport, we say it all 168 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:03.360 the time, as health. The San Antonio Spurs are healthy, 169 00:09:03.960 --> 00:09:07.559 but I don't think our fans mental is healthy. And 170 00:09:07.600 --> 00:09:10.159 what I mean by that is, don't get me wrong. Okay, 171 00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:16.120 we talk about this contract extension. Dearen was gonna get 172 00:09:16.120 --> 00:09:20.039 max money. He was gonna get max money. The rumor 173 00:09:20.279 --> 00:09:23.600 was he got hurt in the offseason again, had a 174 00:09:23.639 --> 00:09:26.720 stomach issue. The Spurs may lessen his load. We even 175 00:09:26.759 --> 00:09:30.200 said that on the show, but we predicted anywhere between 176 00:09:30.200 --> 00:09:32.200 that two hundred to two hundred and fifteen million. Mark 177 00:09:32.279 --> 00:09:34.279 got a little bit more than what we thought, but 178 00:09:34.960 --> 00:09:37.679 that doesn't mean he's not worth it. Dearon Fox is 179 00:09:37.679 --> 00:09:42.000 a stud. Deeren Fox is a stud. In the seventeen 180 00:09:42.039 --> 00:09:44.519 games he played with the Spurs, still shot on almost 181 00:09:44.519 --> 00:09:47.720 forty five percent from the field. He was twenty points 182 00:09:47.720 --> 00:09:51.200 a game, pretty close to still getting a couple of rebounds, 183 00:09:51.200 --> 00:09:54.200 and definitely near that seven assists clip, just in the 184 00:09:54.240 --> 00:09:56.480 limited amount of time he was here in San Antonio 185 00:09:56.720 --> 00:09:58.720 and the limited amount of time he was playing with Wemby. 186 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:05.960 That's sickening. You're looking at two, possibly three potential All 187 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:09.279 Stars for the Spurs, and you also may have a 188 00:10:09.399 --> 00:10:14.720 rotational third All star between Castle, maybe even Devin Vasselle. 189 00:10:14.840 --> 00:10:18.600 We are forgetting about Devin Vesselle people, We are forgetting 190 00:10:18.600 --> 00:10:22.080 about Sohan, We are forgetting about Kelden. Yes, even you 191 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:24.840 people out there said, oh, I woultrade these guys. Do 192 00:10:24.879 --> 00:10:29.399 you realize the integral pieces these guys are. I don't 193 00:10:29.399 --> 00:10:32.559 think you realize it. These guys have been a part 194 00:10:32.600 --> 00:10:35.080 of the organization for the last three to five years. 195 00:10:35.360 --> 00:10:37.559 They know how it works, they know where they're headed. 196 00:10:37.840 --> 00:10:42.159 The Spurs must trust those three to be keeping them around. 197 00:10:42.600 --> 00:10:44.960 I just want to put that out there. You know 198 00:10:45.039 --> 00:10:48.039 everybody says, oh, the Spurs are building around Wemby. I 199 00:10:48.080 --> 00:10:50.279 want to give a big shout out to Devin Vichelle. 200 00:10:50.679 --> 00:10:54.240 Also give a shout out to Jeremy Sohan and Keldon Johnson, 201 00:10:54.279 --> 00:10:56.799 who have been through all the bad years here in 202 00:10:56.840 --> 00:11:02.200 San Antonio. When you think they might be developing around them, 203 00:11:02.480 --> 00:11:06.480 think about it. Sometimes you don't always have to be 204 00:11:06.559 --> 00:11:10.000 the star for a team to develop. Devin Vessell will 205 00:11:10.000 --> 00:11:12.960 go through his stats in a minute. Pretty shocking last year. 206 00:11:14.279 --> 00:11:16.519 I am predicting he's gonna have a big year this year. 207 00:11:17.720 --> 00:11:20.200 And I'm not saying big year like twenty five points 208 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:22.360 a game, but we know he can produce that from 209 00:11:22.399 --> 00:11:25.399 time to time a twenty five thirty point night, and 210 00:11:25.519 --> 00:11:28.840 yes there's nights where he's on twelve or ten. But 211 00:11:28.879 --> 00:11:30.799 the Spurs have always been like that as a team. 212 00:11:31.240 --> 00:11:35.399 They've always balanced their players' points per night. And this 213 00:11:35.559 --> 00:11:38.600 is smart because if you lock down on one player 214 00:11:39.399 --> 00:11:41.399 and you only have one player that scores, and you 215 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:45.120 can shut that player down, it makes it for a 216 00:11:45.159 --> 00:11:48.399 lot of losses on a team. Now you have Fox, 217 00:11:48.799 --> 00:11:51.480 Now you have Castle, Now you have Wemby, now you 218 00:11:51.519 --> 00:11:54.639 have vasel Vasell is like a snake in the weeds 219 00:11:54.679 --> 00:11:59.080 right now? Do we forget that last year the month 220 00:11:59.120 --> 00:12:01.879 of April, he put up the most amount of three 221 00:12:01.919 --> 00:12:07.360 point makes in Spurs history for a month. Dude can shoot. 222 00:12:09.960 --> 00:12:12.240 And I believe dearon Fox now is really going to 223 00:12:12.320 --> 00:12:15.600 space and spread that floor. And I'm not talking about 224 00:12:15.639 --> 00:12:18.000 Dylan Harper right now. I know some of y'all are 225 00:12:18.039 --> 00:12:21.720 so high on Dylan Harper. I like Dylan Harper. I 226 00:12:21.759 --> 00:12:24.039 think Dylan Harper is gonna be a great pro. I 227 00:12:24.039 --> 00:12:26.120 think he's gonna be a great fit in San Antonio. 228 00:12:26.399 --> 00:12:29.399 But everybody is expecting him to be better than Castle 229 00:12:30.840 --> 00:12:35.919 unseen Yet he's still developing that outside shot. If you 230 00:12:36.080 --> 00:12:38.200 watched him for the limited amount of games in the 231 00:12:38.240 --> 00:12:41.440 Summer League, he's got a lot of decision making things 232 00:12:41.440 --> 00:12:43.799 that he needs to work on. But he's a rookie. 233 00:12:44.840 --> 00:12:49.279 He only played one year at Rutgers. Want to keep 234 00:12:49.279 --> 00:12:54.440 that in mind. The Spurs are deadly right now. NBA, 235 00:12:55.799 --> 00:12:58.000 NBA family, if you're out there listening, this is just 236 00:12:58.039 --> 00:13:04.039 not a Homer saying this. They're dead. I believe they're underestimated. 237 00:13:04.919 --> 00:13:09.559 I truly believe that. And now with the addition of Fox, 238 00:13:09.720 --> 00:13:13.080 I think the money was perfect because even if he 239 00:13:13.159 --> 00:13:15.120 wants to be traded in three years, which I don't 240 00:13:15.120 --> 00:13:17.879 see him doing. Do you realize d Aeron's only twenty 241 00:13:17.919 --> 00:13:22.799 seven years old. That four year contract gets him to 242 00:13:22.840 --> 00:13:25.399 thirty one, and he ain't even close to the end 243 00:13:25.600 --> 00:13:30.679 of his career. I see de Aeron Fox being that leader. 244 00:13:30.720 --> 00:13:30.919 Now. 245 00:13:33.159 --> 00:13:35.320 He worked with Chris Paul last year, a little bit 246 00:13:35.480 --> 00:13:38.120 learn from Chris Paul. Now he's gonna hand that down 247 00:13:38.600 --> 00:13:43.759 to these superstars and Dylan Harper, Castle, Carter Bryant in others. 248 00:13:45.639 --> 00:13:49.440 This is scary. The Spurs have always developed their team 249 00:13:49.639 --> 00:13:53.279 around knowledge and of course the man behind the curtain. 250 00:13:53.320 --> 00:13:58.399 Greg Popovich at hefe of course, still in the mix, 251 00:13:59.240 --> 00:14:05.360 still giving his x's and o's behind the scene, and 252 00:14:05.399 --> 00:14:07.960 a lot of you really made fun of Mitch Johnson. 253 00:14:09.039 --> 00:14:11.639 This shows me right here, you're a fairweather Spurs fan. 254 00:14:13.159 --> 00:14:17.600 I called you out. I believe having a young coach 255 00:14:17.799 --> 00:14:22.960 like Mitch Johnson, who was underneath Popovich for a few years, 256 00:14:23.799 --> 00:14:27.080 is going to be a surprising good coach in the NBA. 257 00:14:27.639 --> 00:14:29.960 Then of course there's gonna be questions, Oh, of course 258 00:14:30.039 --> 00:14:32.320 he had Wimby for years, and how can he be 259 00:14:32.480 --> 00:14:37.840 calmed down? Every great coach always had great players. Phil 260 00:14:37.960 --> 00:14:45.600 Jackson had Jordan Pippin. How about Steve Kerr, Curry, Clay Green, 261 00:14:46.799 --> 00:14:53.039 the Knicks, Patrick Ewing, a Laja one, Rudy tom Janovich. 262 00:14:53.360 --> 00:14:56.480 The list goes on and on and on. Pat Riley 263 00:14:56.559 --> 00:15:01.919 Laker fans, Magic Johnson, cream Abdul Jabbar. Come on, guys, 264 00:15:03.320 --> 00:15:08.960 Great coaches help develop great players. That's why they're considered 265 00:15:09.159 --> 00:15:14.200 great coaches. Still unseen to see if Mitch will do that, 266 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:19.279 but I love his future. The team loves Mitch Johnson. 267 00:15:19.440 --> 00:15:24.000 Victor Wembinyama wanted to see Mitch Johnson back, and Victor 268 00:15:24.039 --> 00:15:27.399 has a lot of say in this team. He wants 269 00:15:27.440 --> 00:15:30.480 to be a Spur for life. He bought a nice 270 00:15:30.480 --> 00:15:33.799 home here in San Antonio. That that's almost like Tony 271 00:15:33.919 --> 00:15:38.679 Stark esque. If you've ever seen any articles on Wemby's 272 00:15:38.720 --> 00:15:41.559 new home. My god, he's got the best of everything. 273 00:15:41.600 --> 00:15:43.879 He is an alien. Okay, he is an alien. You 274 00:15:43.919 --> 00:15:45.960 go in there and I wouldn't be surprised. You wouldn't 275 00:15:45.960 --> 00:15:50.399 hear Jarvis talking to him. Okay, that's how much he 276 00:15:50.519 --> 00:15:54.120 is so ingrained with today's technology making him better. All right, 277 00:15:54.240 --> 00:15:55.960 the true iron Man of the NBA. 278 00:15:56.080 --> 00:15:56.519 We'll see. 279 00:15:56.679 --> 00:15:59.000 Right, Let's take a look at some of the San 280 00:15:59.000 --> 00:16:02.240 Antonio Spurs and what this does for the Spurs coming 281 00:16:02.320 --> 00:16:06.200 up now. As a team, the Spurs last year averaged 282 00:16:06.399 --> 00:16:08.960 one hundred and thirteen points, almost one hundred and fourteen 283 00:16:09.360 --> 00:16:12.639 in the middle of the mix. There, they scored the 284 00:16:12.679 --> 00:16:16.440 sixteenth most points in the league. Not too bad, you're 285 00:16:16.440 --> 00:16:19.000 in the middle of the pack. Their defense, though they 286 00:16:19.039 --> 00:16:23.120 gave up here you ready, one hundred and sixteen points, 287 00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:26.320 almost one hundred and seventeen. They were only losing games 288 00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:28.919 by an average of three points. What does it have 289 00:16:29.000 --> 00:16:33.320 to do with anything, Katie. San Antonio's bolstered their defense, 290 00:16:34.399 --> 00:16:41.000 Kelly Olnik coming in, Cornett coming in Fox now re signed. 291 00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:45.000 This team is ready. And as much as we loved 292 00:16:45.039 --> 00:16:48.519 Mamu Mamo had trouble on defense at times coming off 293 00:16:48.559 --> 00:16:53.240 the bench, this team is ready to really make a 294 00:16:53.360 --> 00:16:57.600 move in that defensive category. I believe they can hold 295 00:16:57.600 --> 00:16:59.159 teams to about a one to eleven to one to 296 00:16:59.240 --> 00:17:02.159 ten this year. I believe San Antonio can still average 297 00:17:02.159 --> 00:17:06.119 about one fourteen one sixteen. We were doing this without 298 00:17:06.160 --> 00:17:09.839 Wembanyama in the lineup for forty games. We weren't doing 299 00:17:09.880 --> 00:17:14.559 We were doing this without Fox for twenty games. Do 300 00:17:14.680 --> 00:17:22.359 the averages. That's scary, that's scary for teams. San Antonio 301 00:17:22.400 --> 00:17:25.039 of course, is always in the top ten and assists. 302 00:17:25.160 --> 00:17:29.039 You're gonna see that continue to stay the same. Rebounds 303 00:17:29.039 --> 00:17:31.200 per game is going to go up. I see us 304 00:17:31.240 --> 00:17:34.799 going into that, you know, fifteen fourteen category, as far 305 00:17:34.839 --> 00:17:38.000 as fifteenth best team fourteen. Bringing on somebody like a 306 00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:41.599 Kelly Olnik, somebody that's gonna chase down rebounds, a Cornette, 307 00:17:41.640 --> 00:17:43.519 that's what he's gonna do. Clean up the glass when 308 00:17:43.519 --> 00:17:47.039 he's in there. These guys are gonna help Victor Wembinyama 309 00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:49.559 as far as not getting beat up as much. It's 310 00:17:49.599 --> 00:17:53.319 gonna save on his body. Now, speaking of which the 311 00:17:53.359 --> 00:17:56.240 San Antonio Spurs' health in the offseason, I don't know 312 00:17:56.279 --> 00:17:59.279 if you have seen in other reports and in other videos. 313 00:17:59.519 --> 00:18:02.759 I'm ticked talk and social media, these boys are looking 314 00:18:03.200 --> 00:18:07.519 pretty badass. Jeremy Sohan's been in the gym every single day. 315 00:18:08.559 --> 00:18:12.240 Castle's been in that gym every single day. Their muscle 316 00:18:12.359 --> 00:18:17.240 definition looks a lot different. Devin Vissel has been boxing 317 00:18:17.279 --> 00:18:21.359 three to five days a week for stamina, for strength. 318 00:18:22.480 --> 00:18:26.160 Keldon Johnson still being a beast, and we're seeing Carter 319 00:18:26.400 --> 00:18:30.079 Bryant fly all over the place and getting recognition from 320 00:18:30.119 --> 00:18:33.039 people like Klay Thompson saying, this kid is gonna be 321 00:18:33.079 --> 00:18:37.640 a very good pro. He's gonna be one of those 322 00:18:37.680 --> 00:18:40.839 players on the Spurs that you're like, wow. He kind 323 00:18:40.839 --> 00:18:45.000 of reminds me of that Klay Thompson that just fits 324 00:18:45.039 --> 00:18:47.799 a role, a Scottie Pippen that fits a role. And 325 00:18:47.839 --> 00:18:50.599 I'm not talking about scoring, but do you know that 326 00:18:50.799 --> 00:18:54.960 on a basketball team, not everybody has to score, but 327 00:18:54.960 --> 00:18:58.279 they do good on certain things, Like I had a 328 00:18:58.319 --> 00:19:00.680 young girl on our team this year on our nine 329 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:04.039 tens every year. She's my defensive bulldog. She's like my 330 00:19:04.119 --> 00:19:07.720 Bruce Bowen. When I can put her in there and 331 00:19:07.759 --> 00:19:10.400 she shuts down the opponent, and if she picks up 332 00:19:10.400 --> 00:19:13.920 a bucket or two, that is a bonus. That's Carter Bryant. 333 00:19:15.039 --> 00:19:16.960 He's gonna be that guy. One night you're like, oh 334 00:19:16.960 --> 00:19:21.160 my god, he had fourteen points and fifteen rebounds. Then 335 00:19:21.200 --> 00:19:24.359 when he develops his shot a little bit better, he's nineteen. 336 00:19:25.119 --> 00:19:30.359 Dylan Harper nineteen, Castle going to turn twenty twenty one 337 00:19:30.400 --> 00:19:34.799 this year. Wemby twenty two, Fox twenty seven. Do you 338 00:19:34.920 --> 00:19:38.400 see the trend here in San Antonio? This is why 339 00:19:38.400 --> 00:19:42.160 the Spurs will be scary. They are so young still, 340 00:19:42.680 --> 00:19:46.119 even adding old Nick and adding the likes of Cornet 341 00:19:46.160 --> 00:19:49.920 and adding a twenty seven year old Fox, very scary. 342 00:19:50.759 --> 00:19:52.680 Taking a look at some of the stats from last 343 00:19:52.759 --> 00:19:55.440 year with various players, Victor Wimbeney, on my own course, 344 00:19:55.519 --> 00:19:59.079 only forty six games he played last year, but played 345 00:19:59.079 --> 00:20:01.000 thirty three minutes twenty five points a game. 346 00:20:01.039 --> 00:20:02.440 Almost. 347 00:20:03.079 --> 00:20:06.400 I'm gonna let that set in twenty five points a 348 00:20:06.440 --> 00:20:12.839 game in his second year as an NBA pro. Combine 349 00:20:12.839 --> 00:20:16.160 that with Darren Fox's career totals of almost twenty five. 350 00:20:16.200 --> 00:20:20.400 There's fifty points, folks. Fifty points are possible between these 351 00:20:20.400 --> 00:20:25.200 two players. Every night. Spurs averaged one hundred and fourteen 352 00:20:25.240 --> 00:20:28.519 points a game. Do the math. I'm a math guy. 353 00:20:28.640 --> 00:20:34.720 I'm a numbers guy. That's sickening. Then you bring somebody 354 00:20:34.799 --> 00:20:37.759 like vissell In, who averages sixteen points a game. Can 355 00:20:37.799 --> 00:20:41.559 you imagine if he bolsters his offense up another four 356 00:20:41.599 --> 00:20:44.960 points a game? There's twenty We should be keeping track 357 00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:48.000 of this. Say that's seventy points a game between three guys. 358 00:20:48.680 --> 00:20:51.680 Castle comes in gives you a good ten to fifteen. 359 00:20:52.759 --> 00:20:58.680 That's eighty. Keldon Johnson gives you that maybe ten to fifteen, 360 00:20:58.880 --> 00:21:04.119 that's ninety. Harrison Barnes, who we forget about, speaking of 361 00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:06.839 iron men, eighty two games last year with Champenny and 362 00:21:06.880 --> 00:21:11.559 Chris Paul. Harrison Barnes is still here, folks. He can 363 00:21:11.599 --> 00:21:13.319 give you that twelve points a game. That's one o 364 00:21:13.480 --> 00:21:18.160 two right there, sham Penny speaking of the devil right 365 00:21:18.200 --> 00:21:21.160 there right. Spurs are very confident in him, as they 366 00:21:21.160 --> 00:21:25.200 extended his contract. Ten points a game there, that's one 367 00:21:25.319 --> 00:21:28.880 twelve for those guys there, we haven't even talked about 368 00:21:29.160 --> 00:21:32.240 the likes of Carter Bryant. We haven't talked about Kelly Olnik, 369 00:21:32.440 --> 00:21:37.680 we haven't talked about Cornett. I'm just throwing that out there. 370 00:21:38.799 --> 00:21:44.440 That's a pretty even balance of scoring. You could see 371 00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:53.920 the Spurs have one, two, three, four, five, six, seventh. 372 00:21:53.960 --> 00:21:57.200 They had it last year. They had almost eight players 373 00:21:57.200 --> 00:22:00.799 in double figuresh average. Haven't even inclined to Dylan Harper 374 00:22:03.119 --> 00:22:06.920 in a scoring league. If you can get your roster 375 00:22:07.039 --> 00:22:10.319 from one to ten averaging double digits with two guys 376 00:22:10.400 --> 00:22:12.680 averaging twenty five a game. 377 00:22:12.960 --> 00:22:13.759 That's scary. 378 00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:19.359 That's scary. We're looking at the new NBA. And of 379 00:22:19.440 --> 00:22:23.759 course I understand put the asterisks of health, the asterisks 380 00:22:23.759 --> 00:22:27.319 of time off, not playing back to backs, I get 381 00:22:27.319 --> 00:22:31.720 all that, But that's scary Spurs fans. Now, what about 382 00:22:31.720 --> 00:22:35.279 the defense. You're thinking about the defense right, well, you're 383 00:22:35.319 --> 00:22:38.000 looking at the rebounding. We were very weak on the boards, 384 00:22:38.400 --> 00:22:41.880 especially when Wemby went down. Wemby was eleven boards a game. 385 00:22:42.599 --> 00:22:47.200 Last preseason. We said Wemby would average twenty four, which 386 00:22:47.200 --> 00:22:49.559 he averaged twenty four point three. We said he would 387 00:22:49.559 --> 00:22:52.640 average twelve boards. He averaged eleven, And we said he 388 00:22:52.640 --> 00:22:55.480 would average three and a half blocks versus blocks three 389 00:22:55.519 --> 00:23:01.440 point eight. Man, I'm like a nostra damis, Well, what 390 00:23:01.440 --> 00:23:04.960 about this year, Katie, what do you think? I think 391 00:23:05.000 --> 00:23:07.799 Wemby goes up to twenty seven a game. I think 392 00:23:07.839 --> 00:23:10.319 Wemby average is about twenty seven a game. I think 393 00:23:10.359 --> 00:23:13.720 he sits around that eleven rebound mark. His rebounds are 394 00:23:13.680 --> 00:23:16.119 going to stay about the same, maybe drop a little 395 00:23:16.319 --> 00:23:18.160 because you got ol Nick in there, and you have 396 00:23:18.599 --> 00:23:20.680 of course Cornette in there now taking a little bit 397 00:23:20.680 --> 00:23:24.279 of the rebounds. His steels will stay the same about 398 00:23:24.319 --> 00:23:30.960 one one and a half. His blocks, I see him 399 00:23:31.039 --> 00:23:34.559 at least getting three and a half easy a game. 400 00:23:36.319 --> 00:23:40.119 He won the blocks title with only forty six games. 401 00:23:42.200 --> 00:23:45.039