Georges Niang offers his take on what the Spurs can adjust next season to advance toward the NBA title. • Complete coverage: 2026 NBA Finals • Download the NBA App You never get a second chance to arrive ahead of schedule. It’s kind of like that “first impression” stuff, because after Year 1, the expectations change. From this point forward, the San Antonio Spurs will be right on schedule, unless they somehow fall behind schedule. And that would be a long time from now.