The Spurs are the model franchise shelf: five championships across three decades from one core and one coach, and the quiet, forensic counterweight to the loudest subjects in the book. Founded in 1967 as the Dallas Chaparrals of the ABA, the club joined the NBA in 1976 and won its titles in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014, the last of them a redemption championship a year after losing a Finals the team had nearly closed. Tim Duncan, drafted first overall in 1997, anchors the record: two Most Valuable Player awards, three Finals MVP awards, and fifteen All-NBA selections built on fundamentals. Gregg Popovich became head coach in 1996 and built the league's defining small market system around ball movement and continuity. The quizzes mine Duncan records, the 2014 title, and Popovich milestones: proof that a systems fandom can be as deep as any star shelf.
The front door of the Spurs shelf, built only from banked milestones. Founded in 1967 as the Dallas Chaparrals of the ABA, into the NBA through the 1976 merger, and five championships between 1999 and 2014 behind Tim Duncan, drafted first overall in 1997, and Gregg Popovich, head coach of all five title teams. Ten questions on the shape of the whole record.
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