J.R. Wilco and Charlie Thaddeus engage in a mid-season review of the Spurs by unpacking the phrase "sneaking up on respectability," looking at the results of LaMarcus Aldridge spacing the floor, compare Gregg Popovich's treatment of the press to George Orwell's 1984, realize that this season is about the future, discuss DeMar Derozan's record-breaking streak and how difficult it is to continuing indefinitely to play unsustainably well, talk about Dejounte Murray's game, and parse the merits of Wilco's superhero/alter-ego theory concerning Derrick White and Murray, before getting into the weekly Unnecessary Foolishness: the 21st century's equivalent of shooting free throws underhanded.

(Bonus discussion: Vince Carter pushed off on that dunk over the French dude in the Olympics!)

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