Spurs' land at predictable spot on list of NBA's dirtiest teams

The Spurs are exactly who we think they are, and it's always nice to see their pristine image reinforced on a national scale. RotoWire released a list revealing the NBA's dirtiest teams over the last 10 years, based on suspension, games missed, and fines. To no surprise of any of the 210's residents, San Antonio ranked dead last. Exactly where they should be.

The Spurs have the lowest totals across the board in every category except number of suspensions. They have two compared to Portland's one. You can blame Josh Primo for one of those suspensions. He was given four games because of his "incident." Devonte Graham is the culprit for the other one. He got two games after pleading guilty to a driving while intoxicated charge that stemmed from his time in New Orleans.

That Graham one shouldn't really count against SA like that, but he wasn't sentenced until after his trade to Alamo City, even though his transgression was a year prior. Besides that category, San Antonio has the lowest number of fines, fine amounts, and the fewest number of games missed. It's who the franchise is and who they'll continue to be.

The Spurs continue to cultivate a strong culture

The Silver and Black mostly stand separately from their Southwest Divisional counterparts. Three of the other four teams are in the top 15, with two of them landing in the top five. The Memphis Grizzlies (3) and Houston Rockets (4) shouldn't surprise any of us, but the Pelicans at (15) is just weird because who is thinking about New Orleans? Like, ever?

The Dallas Mavericks conduct themselves more like a grown-up organization, though. They're ranked 22nd on the list. Though Nico Harrison did the fans pretty dirty when he traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers for an aging, injury-prone star, they account for that on this list.

Gregg Popovich undoubtedly played a role in ensuring the players understood the culture in San Antonio. Guys need to be selfless, accountable to their teammates, and to themselves. You can't give your best effort to help the team accomplish any goals if you're on the sidelines because you got yourself suspended for doing something ridiculous.

It's why they didn't take long to cut bait with Primo when he revealed himself to not fit the mold. The quick release was also a confirmation to the public that "we don't do that here and it won't be tolerated." The values held by the organization helped to establish one of the successful and respected franchises in all of sports.

Now that Pop holds the El Jefe title as Team President, Mitch Johnson will be in charge of holding players responsible. The guys are there to play basketball, grow in their profession, and in their lives. The tradition of Spurs players not getting in trouble must be upheld because again, it's who we are.