HOT START: The Spurs Are Going to Start the Season 18-2 AND an Apology for the Jackals

First, though, Matthew talks fans off the ledge on Victor Wembanyama's FIBA debut: France lost a friendly to Nikola Jokić and Serbia, and Wemby's line looked rough — but just disregard it. It was a low-intensity warmup, and the real story is France's guard problem, where Evan Fournier as your best perimeter creator can't set up a generational big. The show closes with the Jackals, the Spurs' soccer-style supporters group, on the "hot seat" — where Matthew confesses he went from annoyed skeptic to true believer in what they've done for the Frost Bank Center atmosphere.   Join us as we talk about all this and more on today's episode of Locked on Spurs!     Send your voicemails here!: https://www.speakpipe.com/lockedonspurs   🎙️ Locked On Spurs — Your daily San Antonio Spurs podcast. 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell so you never miss an episode. 👍 Like, comment, and share if you're riding with the Spurs!   📸 We're on Instagram! @lockedonspurs     SUBSCRIBE TO THE CORPORATE KNOWLEDGE NEWSLETTER: https://matthewtynan.substack.com   Follow Matthew: https://x.com/Matthew_Tynan   Follow Tyler: @tylerprincefilm   & https://thevideoman.substack.com   MERCH! https://cottonbureau.com/p/DU622E/shi...   0:00 Wemby's FIBA Debut vs. Jokić — Just Disregard It 4:33 France's Real Problem: The Guard Rotation 6:46 Wembanyama Named Team France's Youngest Captain 10:14 The Bold Prediction: An 18-2 Spurs Start 14:20 Portland's Revenge Game & the Christmas Knicks Rivalry 22:31 The Jackals on the Hot Seat 25:14 A Full Confession: Won Over by the Jackals   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-spurs/   Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast.   Cozy Earth Head to https://cozyearth.com and use my code LOCKEDON for an exclusive 20%.   Wayfair Patio season is here and these deals won’t last! Head to https://wayfair.com right now to get your outdoor space ready for way less. Wayfair. Every style. Every home.   FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Join all the action at https://FANDUEL.COM to play Daily Dingers and make your free pick on who’s hitting a homer this MLB season.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.