Brian Windhorst throws cold water on the Spurs winning it all this year

This is a shame. I thought Brian Windhorst was one of us—a Victor-ite. Okay, I was trying something new there, but I didn't love it. Anyway, Windy doesn't believe the Spurs can win a championship this year. What's disappointing about that opinion is his very recent proclamation that he refuses to put a ceiling on Victor Wembanyama. But he did just that.

"Two things show up at the end of the game... size and experience. I'm not saying that always determines the outcome. Size and experience always show up, and so, look out when Victor gets experience."

On a recent television appearance, he flat-out said that he doesn't believe San Antonio can win it all this year for the same reason he mentioned on his podcast: experience. It's a fair argument under normal circumstances, but even he acknowledges that Wemby is not normal. Where that should actually leave us shouldn't be that difficult to navigate.

Just leave open the possibility the Spurs can pull it off

You don't have to label San Antonio as the favorite to win it all, but there should be an acknowledgment that something we've never seen before is on the table. If only because we've been watching something we've never seen before for the past two and a half years.

Nobody thought a 20-year-old was going to lead Team France to the precipice of a gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Yet the Alien stood toe-to-toe with legends. LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Steph Curry will all go down as top-15 or 20 players to ever play this game. Wemby looked them in the eye and didn't blink.

It was too much to overcome at the time, but everyone walked away from that experience impressed by the fortitude he showed in that moment. Well, two years later, he's stronger, smarter, has a hell of a team around him, and has an almost unheard-of maturity and focus.

I know his inexperience with playoff basketball is supposed to be overwhelming, but I have a hard time believing that he won't quickly adapt to whatever is happening. Every year he gets better during the season in a way that's almost Saiyan-esque. Dragon Ball fans know what I'm talking about.

Those warriors got stronger whenever they got their butts handed to them. Battered and broken, they'd get up, recover, and unleash holy hell on you. That's how I view Victor. Teams are already showing their hand.

The playoffs won't be that different in regard to physicality. They're already leaving him with cuts and bruises on a nightly basis. He'll be ready for all of that when the time comes, and he may stumble at first, but I think he can quickly recover and dominate the postseason.

Again, you don't have to label him as the favorite, but if you don't believe this is at least a possibility, you're not paying close enough attention.