The San Antonio Spurs will embrace a new philosophy when they open the 2020-21 NBA season on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.
Even grizzled San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich has surrendered to the league-wide trend of up-tempo offense based around a youthful, athletic roster. He is taking the lessons learned in the NBA’s COVID-19-prompted summer bubble and implementing them into his strategy for this campaign, his 25th at the Spurs’ helm.
Expect San Antonio to be tough on defense and freaky fast in transition — at least that’s the plan.
“The way we play is going to stay the same (as it was in the bubble), and everybody’s going to have to adjust to that be…
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