The Spurs Coyote and Manu Ginobili at the Spurs' arena campaign launch party last year.

Credit: Michael Karlis Project Marvel - the $4 billion downtown sports and entertainment district anchored by a new Spurs arena at Hemisfair - isn't going to be as sweeping as once promised.

Or so City Manager Erik Walsh, Chief of Financial Officer Ben Gorzell and other city staffers told reporters during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday.