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They looked great against a disinterested Houston team on Wednesday, so with one preseason win under their belts, the Spurs face Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies tonight in the AT&T Center. Conventional wisdom says that Pop will rest his veterans tonight and give Lonnie Walker IV and the youngsters on the squad extended run in this game, but conventional wisdom often fails when it’s applied to Coach Pop and the Spurs.