The NBA is already REGRETTING letting this happen...

The NBA is already regretting letting this happen after Dylan Harper's masterful performance in his preseason debut. Fans across the league and Spurs fans alike are wondering how the Spurs managed to pull it off again. But it's not just Dylan Harper and his connection with Victor Wembenyama. There was one other Dominican guy and his name has been shining throughout the entire preseason. But we also have to dive into a very interesting element that will make the Spurs even harder to play against. And it doesn't come from a player on the court. We're getting into all that coming up on this episode of Spurs Digest. But we gotta start with something that is not a player on the court, like I said. And it's the fans. Because holy crap, wasn't the crowd amazing? And, you know, I know Keenan talked about, you know, the crowd, the game, and all this stuff in the post-game review. But I want to revisit this, right? Because this is not just reviewing what happened in the game. This is reviewing something that will have a huge impact on the Spurs for years and maybe decades to come, right? The Spurs' jackals were there and they were loud. Are we sure last night was a preseason game? They said the energy sure felt different in the lair. Can't wait for more amazing moments like this throughout the season. You have jazz fans. Walter Kessler's number one fan on Twitter. Gotta give it to the Spurs crowd. Spurs culture. For a preseason game, the Spurs crowd has been pretty loud. I think the jackals are doing their job. Excited to see how this plays out throughout the season. And, you know, even the jazz commentators were mentioning the Spurs crowd and just how loud and good they were sounding. And it honestly was, I don't want to say a different feeling, because Spurs crowds, like as we know, have always been so, so, so good, but this does add a whole other element to it, right? And again, you're watching them, you're looking at them, the intensity throughout the whole game. It reminds you of watching some, you know, football or soccer, you know, whatever you want to call it. We got lots of people from around the world that watch this channel, so I'm going to use both words. But this is something that you see a lot in European crowds. I mean, have you guys watched any of these recent EuroLeague, like, warm-up clips for the crowds? The whole crowds are in unison chanting at the other team or chanting for their team. The NBA just hasn't really seen that yet, and this is the start of it, right? Like, this could very well be the start of something huge for the rest of the NBA, let alone the San Antonio Spurs that Victor Wembenyama has petitioned for and has started with the Spurs Jackals. It's going to make it terrifying to play against this team. It's going to be the best home-court advantage in the NBA if the Spurs Jackals continue to do what they did even for that preseason game, and the rest of us fans will catch on, right? You're not going to be able to go to a Spurs game and not feel immersed in the game because they're not going to let you just sit idly by almost, right? You're going to feel that intensity. I felt it just watching, partly because these boys here were putting on a show, but also because that intensity from the crowd was unbelievable. So, shout-out to the Spurs Jackals. It is changing the game when it comes to the Spurs, but changing the game is something that we've really been able to witness recently over the last few years with Victor Wembenyama, but it's been these other pickups, too, that have just had me questioning, like, how do the Spurs get away with getting these guys, you know? And one guy I've got to shout-out before we get into Dylan Harper is David Jones-Garcia because no matter how much love he's been getting, I feel like it's not enough because, yes, he's on a two-way contract, but David Jones-Garcia is seriously making a case to get some regular-season run here. David Jones-Garcia last night, 25-4 and a steal. And, look, he is a fan favorite for good reason. He's incredibly fun to watch. He has a bit of everything in his game, as summarized here by this tweet from AGLR23. If you want dribbling, look at Kyrie. If you want shooting, look at Curry. If you want finishing, look at Giannis. If you want mid-range, look at CP3. If you want defense, look at Kawhi. If you want all of that, look at David Jones-Garcia. And I can't help but agree. And, again, David Jones-Garcia, like, I don't know how much time he'll actually get in the regular season because this Spurs roster is kind of deep, right? Like, we have a lot of really good players, but, as you can see, everyone is singing the praises of David Jones-Garcia. 20 points in 17 minutes. Again, this is not to talk about, oh, look at everything he did last night, but it's to look at what he could do for the Spurs moving forward because his skill set, like, the fact that he was quite intense and making some good defensive plays as well, knocking down that three when it mattered, like, David Jones-Garcia throughout the whole preseason and all Summer League has been very impressive, right? And during Summer League, I was like, I don't know, will that game really translate to NBA opponents? And the answer clearly right now is yes. I'm not saying it's going to translate to 15, 20 minutes a night in the NBA every single night putting up 10, 12 points a game, but I can see the path where it could. And, again, developing with the Austin Spurs is never a bad thing, but having this guy in your back pocket, this is the kind of guy you have on a two-way deal? Like, that, again, just shows how good the Spurs have been at creating this roster, making these moves, draft picks, trades for De'Aaron Fox, for Kelly Olenek, adding Luke Cornett in free agency. This team has become so deep that a talent like David Jones-Garcia, who is a fan favorite, is on a two-way deal. And he has worked his butt off to get to where he is, and I am so excited to see what he can do this season, because I think it would be an unbelievable story to see him take the leap and eventually play some games for the Spurs. He said he made a promise to his father that he would play a game in the NBA, and he did keep the promise, playing in the preseason right now. So that's such a heartwarming story as well. Shout-out to David Jones-Garcia. I know we got guards who are not playing right now, like Fox, like Castle, and Harper's on a minutes restriction, but I think Jones-Garcia could really do something for the Spurs. So shout-out to him. I really enjoy this. But we got to talk about the man of the hour here. Look, I know, we could run the highlights from last night all night long, but I'm starting to see the prevailing opinion of even fans from other teams being like, how? How did this happen again? How did the Spurs get another guy who could very well have been the number one pick in so many drafts? By the way, you want this sweater? Check out our link in the description, Diehard Addicts. Like, seriously, one of the best sweaters I've ever gotten. 100% cotton, made in Texas. If you guys have been watching the videos a lot, you know that, but I absolutely love all the stuff we got from Diehard Addicts. But let's just take a look at some of the stuff we've been seeing. Mr. Ass saying Dylan Harper is the second priority behind Vic, immediately. It doesn't have to be Rush, but it has to be known. Didn't need a preseason game to tell me that, but it helps. I mean, like, that's the thing, right? Dylan Harper has that it factor, and I'm not going to break down his stats from the game, because, again, that's not what this video is about. It's about what he did and how it looks for the Spurs moving forward, and that impact. Again, he's got a swag about him, even that there was a step-back, like, short-corner lefty jump. Obviously, it was a lefty jumper, but a short-corner step-back jumper that he made. It's not in the highlight clips here. But everything he did, he was scoring in various ways. He was shooting. He was driving to the net. He was even throwing lobs to Wemby. He actually said, he's like, I'm going to throw it higher next time. But 9 points, 3 assists, 4 for 6, plus 20. The impact was absolutely there. NBA University, who's out there tweeting a lot about different NBA players, especially young ones, whoo, Dylan Harper looks like he belongs. I've seen enough Dylan Harper rookie of the year already, and this person here actually tweeted the exact same thing last year about Stephon Castle. Coincidence? Probably, but still, it's really entertaining. And point made basketball, another great follow. Dylan Harper really does shine on ball, though, and that is one of the things that, yeah, we were hoping to see. We knew he could get there, and he did a lot at Rutgers, but would it translate to the NBA level? Already, it has. Look at how many defenders collapse onto him after he gets into the paint, and he has the vision and playmaking to punish teams from rotating onto him, because the question was, again, with Dylan Harper, we knew the talent was there. He does not have the most explosive first step of everyone there in that draft, but the way he can craft his drives to get to the rim and still playmake out of them, and even, like, again, playmaking from half court, this kind of thing, he sees the game. Hard not to see Wemby. He stands head and shoulders above everyone, but this little backdoor cut there, I think, is so nasty, so perfect. Even this here, look at how many defenders turn towards Dylan Harper, and he is going to end up making them pay if he can't finish at the rim with a little drop pass to Cornette there, a swing out to the corner. It's the impact he has on the team in just that short amount of time, and it has people wondering, like, again, how did the Spurs get away with this? I think we're going to be asking that question for so many years. People are calling him, look, the nickname for Wemby and Cornette has already been called French Vanilla, and I absolutely love it. I've seen people call this the One-Two Punch, and I am cool with that, too. They've got so many nicknames, Area 51, One-Two Punch, French Vanilla. They're just going to keep coming. We had the Big Three, Big Fundamental, like, so many amazing nicknames. But, yeah, I am just beyond excited to see what else Dylan Harper can do because just in that game alone, as this tweet said, I want to revisit this one, he is the second priority, and I think we kind of knew that. Stephon Castle will get, again, the looks this season first because, again, he has that season under his belt. He has proven that he is a valuable player next to Wemby over the course of a whole NBA season. So, I do get the logic there of, like, you know, maybe we do give Castle the benefit of the doubt there, but Dylan Harper's almost too good to just not thrust him into that position right away. The number two pick, again, he would have gone ahead of Harper in last year's draft, but now, looking back, Harper won Rookie of the Year. I don't know. They're at similar levels, or Castle won Rookie of the Year. Sorry, I'm getting these names mixed up, but Harper is so good. This game is so good. I don't know how the Spurs got away with this, and it's going to look so good for so long. People are sleeping on the pure talent the Spurs have because so many people are focused on fit. I understand the fit could be a concern with Fox and Harper and Castle and all this, but the pure talent level is just going to make the Spurs so good, and it's going to be horrible to play against. Plus, we got that crowd now behind us. Unbelievable. Leave your thoughts on everything down below. That'll do it for this episode of Spurs Digest, and, hey, if you enjoyed, hit that Subscribe button. We got videos coming all season long just like this one, and I know you don't want to miss one. I've been your host, Josh Goss, and I'll catch you all in the next one.