You’d think having 14 years of sustained success on the back of arguably the best power forward of all time, who carried the Spurs every one of those years (but one) to no less than 50 wins, while also winning four championships and reaching the conference finals three other times, would make people stop doubting—no matter how much father time takes his toll.
Despite all of that, very few people outside of Texas felt that the Spurs were championship material last year.
And yet, they absolutely were.