{"id":658749,"date":"2026-03-14T23:45:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T23:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/658749\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T23:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T23:45:59","slug":"houston-rockets-guard-pushes-back-against-hype-surrounding-san-antonio-spurs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/658749\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rockets guard pushes back against hype surrounding San Antonio Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Rockets guard pushes back against hype surrounding San Antonio Spurs<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Houston Rockets<\/a> guard Fred VanVleet wants people to pump the brakes when it comes to the hype surrounding the rival San Antonio Spurs<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n

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On a recent episode of his Unguarded podcast, VanVleet basically said that he feels like the Spurs are being crowned before actually winning anything.<\/p>\n

“Have they [won] a playoff series? Everybody slow the f–k down,” VanVleet said of the Spurs. “It\u2019s a marathon. Not a sprint… They’re having a good year, but what\u2019s the finish line, though? It\u2019s easy to say all this in the moment.”<\/p>\n

The Spurs currently sit second in the Western Conference standings with a record of 49-18. Meanwhile, the Rockets are third in the conference at 41-25. The two teams have met four times this season, and the Spurs came out victorious in three of those meetings.<\/p>\n

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But to VanVleet’s point, regular season success doesn’t always equate to similar postseason success, and it’s true that the Spurs still have a long way to go in that regard.<\/p>\n

At the same time, there’s nothing wrong with people being excited about a young, upcoming team built around a generational talent like Victor Wembanyama.<\/p>\n

As for VanVleet, he’s been sidelined for the entirety of the 2025-26 season due to a torn ACL, but he recently left the door open<\/a> for a potential return to game action this season.<\/p>\n

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