Despite the team’s 4-22 record, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is welcoming this young group with open arms.
Even though they selected Victor Wembanyama first overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs have had a dismal start to the 2023–24 campaign. Although Wembanyama has displayed glimpses of being a spectacular two-way player, the Spurs team as a whole obviously lacks the skill needed to compete in a strong Western Conference.
In actuality, the Spurs lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 132-119 on Tuesday, carrying on with their bad luck. With this loss, San Antonio’s record drops to 4-22 for the year, which is “good” for worst in the conference. It’s unclear when the Spurs’ decline in the standings will stop.
However, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is sticking with the plan because he understands the importance of creating confidence in a young team, even though he has become so used to winning after being successful for two decades in a row. In addition, Popovich made it clear that he will follow the Spurs through good times and bad, in health and illness, and until death do them part. In other words, they are his ride or die team.
It presents a challenge. Although I shouldn’t use the term “fun,” it is an exciting challenge that has significant meaning since I feel like I owe those guys a lot. Following the Spurs’ defeat to the Bucks, Popovich remarked, “If I can be here when we are winning, I sure as hell can stick around when we are losing,” according to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News.
Some people think Gregg Popovich no longer has the magic touch, but it’s obvious that the Spurs youth still have a long way to go before the team can resume its successful winning ways.
Despite the losses, Popovich, who is 74 years old, is still one of the greatest minds in the game today. His experience winning in various basketball periods makes him an invaluable mentor for the current Spurs team.
Additionally, with experience serving as the finest teacher for the Spurs young players, Gregg Popovich can quietly assist them in becoming the best versions of themselves because he has nothing more to prove in his Hall of Fame coaching career.
