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Collect spherical my pals, as we start a brand new season (preseason?) of Spurs basketball and rekindle an previous custom of watching the sport collectively. After what appears like a number of lifetimes of basketball famine, the Silver and Black is again, with a well-recognized previous man on the sidelines main his staff in opposition to one other younger staff, one which’s in a transition from rebuilding to contending. The Thunder have been efficiently navigating that course of for the previous few years, culminating with the primary seed within the Western Convention in final season’s NBA playoffs.
This 12 months, the Thunder is seeking to take the subsequent step and switch that common season success into playoff success—which got here up brief final 12 months within the second spherical with elimination by Luka Doncic and the Mavericks. The Spurs are possibly a couple of years away from that stage of success, however with Wembanyama on the roster, the long run would possibly come just a little sooner than deliberate. Preseason video games don’t rely within the standings, however tonight might be a measuring stick on how effectively Coach Popovich’s staff will is coming collectively.
Most groups that I’ve seen thus far in preseason are taking part in their starters rather less than three quarters, and giving the bench guys an opportunity to complete out the sport. That has led to some thrilling finishes, just like the buzzer beater triple by Lindy Waters III that gave the Warriors a win over the Clippers on Saturday. Pop is fairly conservative along with his participant minutes, so it stays to be seen if we’ll see a lot of Wembanyama tonight, however Fortress ought to play if he’s wholesome. We’ll get to see numerous play from guys who will probably be in Austin when the G-League begins their season.
* Preseason basketball
Sport Prediction:
Nathan Mensah blocks at the least one Chuck Holmgren shot.
One closing phrase:
Go Spurs GOOOOOO!!
San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma Metropolis ThunderOctober 7, 2024 | 7:00 PM CTStreaming: NBA League PassTV: NBATV, CW35
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