The San Antonio Spurs are not a dynasty. They never have been.

Sports is a realm traditionally meant to be resolute, clearly defined, a world where the scoreboard always trumps subjectivity, one where shaky ambiguity is seldom seen. There are rules – even unwritten ones – for how things work, how things are viewed. It's supposed to be simple. So long as we all keep our off the wall opinions and bleeding biases out of the picture things tend to remain simple – too bad we never feel content to let them stay that way.