All of this should've been expected

The festivities will eventually return to the forefront again, but it's clear now the first phase of Wembymania sent everyone into party mode a little early.

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The Spurs don’t look or feel like a broken team right now, even in the midst of a nine-game losing streak that is searching for an end point. Frustrated to be sure, and unquestionably all sorts of mucked up at times, but not broken.

They speak and act like they know another win is coming soon, staying on a sort of level that got them through a brutal 2022-23 season that, despite the current set of circumstances, was far more difficult than what they’re experiencing in the present. After all, San Antonio has Victor Wembanyama now, and little by little it’s learning more and more about the supersized rookie and the roster it has in place around him by utilizing consistent rotations and providing ample playing time for those who have earned it — something you couldn’t have said at all times last season. When guys have been healthy, they’ve been on the court; and that aspect of things alone will continue to provide data points for the team, both this season and as the rebuild continues into the future.

But right now that information is outlining a team in a fragile state, where any sort of sudden change in momentum to the negative side of the spectrum during a game can send them into a tailspin from which they may not recover.