Giants hatsIt was admirable, fitting and just. Only now, the time has come.Brewers hats Tampa Bay Rays hats Everyone’s eyes can see the truth unfolding on the floor, and yes, the crumbling of the San Antonio Spurs’ dynasty is a jarring spectacle. Fading fast now, a proud, old champion has struggled to stay with the talented bodies, young legs and hungry hearts out of Memphis. The Grizzlies tanked the final games of the season for a chance to obliterate the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, and Tim Duncan(notes) sounded so offended. There would be a price for Memphis to pay for such blatant disregard. Only Duncan’s no longDetroit Lions Hatser able to exact revenge on the Spurs’ honor. San Antonio is down 3-1 to the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies, and this feels far less like an upset and far more like an inevitability. The Spurs reconstructed themselves to play faster, freer and far less dependent on Duncan. They had no choice, but San Antonio suddenly seems far more constructed for the long run of the regular season than the grind of the playoffs. Spurs owner Peter Holt always insisted: The Spurs are going down with Tim Duncan. One year ago this week, Texas Rangers hatsHolt watched the Spurs sputter through Houston Texans Hatmost of the regular season, cling to the seventh seed and still beat an old rival, the Dallas Mavericks, in the first round of the playoffs. It was a magnificent victory, validating for the Gregg Popovich and RC Buford regime because it convinced them they were justified in staying with the program.