There’s an oft-misattributed quote floating around about the definition of insanity involving the repetition of a process in expectation of a different result. And while Albert Einstein wasn’t responsible for it, it’s wouldn’t be completely insane to think that he might have, if he’d been subjected to this season of San Antonio basketball.
That’s not to say that there haven’t been bright spots, but Thursday evening’s contest against the San Antonio’s perennial I-35 foes resembled so many of the losses against the silver and black’s most formidable foes. As they have in games against the Rockets, Lakers, Clippers, and 76ers, the Spurs held steady against a superior team for the better part of three quarters.