San Antonio had a wildly successful preseason after going 5-0. They did it with the third-best offensive rating and sixth-best defensive rating in the league. But days from their first game of the regular season, it'll be important to remember to stay grounded through a long campaign that will inevitably have tough stretches for a young team.
Success will be brand new for many of the players on the roster, and the way you handle it is different from navigating being a bad team. The majority of the Spurs' most important players have only experienced losing seasons. We should all expect that to change this year, so their veterans will be more important than ever.