Victor Wembanyama: The Spurs’ inconsistent play is hampered by turnovers.

Turnovers were not just a factor in the Spurs’ Friday 114-113 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, but head coach Gregg Popovich claimed they were the primary cause.

“I felt that we were being arrogant. We were good enough to prevail. In the second half, we let a few easy threes go by. In the closing moments, we missed free shots. Hall of Famer “I don’t care,” he declared.

What matters to me is how hard we played. However, our mistakes cost them 24 points, indicating that carelessness was the game’s root cause. They were good enough to prevail. They did enough right to prevail. Although everyone makes mistakes, giving up 24 points off of turnovers usually results in a reprimand.

Devin Vasell, who scored a team-high 20 points in their consecutive defeat, concurred.

Yes, that causes us pain. Playing against that team is difficult, especially when Zion Williamson is filling in and rushing in transition. Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum are pushing for you. “We still had to play, despite all those mistakes and everything else,” the former Seminole from Florida State said. A few free throws. Although I may pinpoint faults here and there, we’re still developing. I believe we lost by about 30 or 40 points the last time we faced New Orleans. Thus, while we’re making a lot of progress, we still aim for victories.

Victor Wembanyama, a rookie sensation from San Antonio, has not succumbed to the turnover bug. He’s actually been hit the hardest by it. Wemby mishandled the ball six times, a game-high. The number one pick from the previous summer’s draft has turned the ball over at least six times in the last eight games for the fourth time.

“Taking care of the ball and running back on offense, getting some high energy steals. That momentum, we’ve got to entertain,” the 20-year-old ‘Rising Star’ said.

“What can we do. We’re at a point in the season where we learn a little bit about ourselves, but some of the 40-plus games, maybe, are catching up to us and we need to stay focused on every one of them,” San Antonio’s leading scorer for the season continued. “And because each game counts. We can’t just not pay attention to this, because this has been one of, if, not our biggest problem all year.”