Gregg Popovic punks National Basketball Association TV reporter at National Basketball Association Media Day

As much as figuring out Aldridge’s sweet spots or how to best pair him with Duncan, maintaining the Spurs’ hard-earned chemistry could be their biggest challenge as they attempt to knock Golden State of its throne.

Given that the Spurs have won five championships, with 18 playoff appearances in a row and 16 straight 50-win seasons, there isn’t anything to save.

Easily, our favourite moment of the day was San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich pulling a fast one on a television reporter.

Greenberg was referencing a radio interview Popovich did in July with KNBR’s Tom Tolbert, in which Popovich said the camaraderie of the team “sustains us”. For a coach as wise and experienced as Pop, it really doesn’t matter how he wins.

Today is media day, and while that generally means goofy photo shoots and cliché responses to cliché questions, it also means the official beginning of training camp, and soon, the opening tip of the regular season.

Gregg Popovich is always ready for some fun.

However, while it may be easy to put all the blame on the coach, it’s simply not as applicable in this instance.

It’s been 150 days since Tim Duncan needed just one more inch.

“(It) makes it exciting and sometimes you need that a little change, a little shake and that’s not a little when you see that LaMarcus Aldride is a part of the team.

As for Parker’s comment, it’s hard to say that “all” the pressure is on Popovich.

“No, because it’s never been about one guy here”, he said.