PtR Survey: The most effective and worst Spurs of all time

Welcome to the PtR Survey! It’s formally the doldrums of the offseason, and there’s a pattern that has been going round the place followers have been voting for gamers to fill out grids just like the one under, largely utilizing social media and “most preferred feedback” to get the solutions.

I figured we may do one thing comparable right here for the Spurs, however we are going to vote with polls. That approach, it’s extra interactive, and extra individuals can vote in the event that they merely comply with us right here on the website however aren’t commenters or aren’t huge on social media. One other professional to going with polls is it’s going to forestall troll outcomes, as in Tyler Swish’s case when doing the Milwaukee Bucks on X, and his voters selected Thanasis Antetokounmpo because the Greatest Buck of all time. (It’s all in gest, however we’re making an attempt to be a bit extra critical right here.)

To give you choices for the polls, I vetted a few of our writers right here, did some analysis, and went with my very own intestine. We’ll do few classes per article based mostly on subject and fill out the grid as we go. There may also be an possibility of “different” in every ballot, and if it wins, I’ll vet the feedback right here and on social media and go along with probably the most preferred possibility. With all that out of the way in which, let’s get began!

As we speak, we’re starting with the fundamentals: who’re the very best and worst Spurs of all time? Greatest is fairly self explanatory, and there are actually solely three potential proper solutions — and even then I believe everyone knows the reply, however we should play truthful and provides everybody a sporting probability. (And for the document, it’s too early to incorporate Victor Wembanyama, and possibly Kawhi Leonard could be thought-about had he stayed and remained wholesome, however alas, his profession right here ended up being somewhat too temporary to place him within the top-most tier of Spurs gamers.)

“Worst” could be a little extra iffy because it’s extra based mostly on interpretation and opinion. I don’t see it as profession end-of-bench gamers, borderline NBA gamers (similar to two-ways) or over-the-hill gamers who arrived late of their careers, however moderately ones who had been drafted or signed with the expectation they’d contribute in some unspecified time in the future however by no means did. (And remember the fact that that is totally different from a future class of “most overrated”.)

With that in thoughts, I went with two latest first spherical draftees who flamed out for various causes and couldn’t even make it beneath comparatively low strain, in addition to two veteran acquisitions who figured to be helpful however ended up being so dangerous they couldn’t even get off the bench.

You should definitely vote and remark (particularly if it’s not somebody within the ballot), and we’ll be again with the outcomes and a brand new spherical in just a few days!