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[QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 4682295, member: 60"]
Yeah, I get how everyone talks about Heat Culture or the Spurs when discussing how they get the best out of all their players (obviously NBA v college is VERY different).

But I do think there is something to be said for JB and being able to project people into the right role to get the most out of them in a lot of cases.

IMO and IMO only, our 2012 team had a lot of just pure talent. Top to bottom. We were going to beat ya down when we were fully rostered.

But when you look at 2010, a team that I absolutely love, look at the performance of those players. a thirty win team with Wes (a transfer who had performed in the B12, but not at 1st Team AA level that year obviously) and the next best player was... Rautins? A number of choices. But you look at K Jo, Rick, etc... Point being is that JB put together teams of guys that fit. Rautins averaging almost 5 assists a game is just a thing of beauty. And he did it the year after that 09 team, which was another brute force talent team again, imo, that JB wasn't very "JB" like in an ideal state.

I know that is sort of off the rails from the main point of this thread, but I think it's in the same universe. And I feel like JB was keenly aware when he had the pieces that fit to make the whole really hum.

My favorite NBA team of all time, in terms of style of play, is the 2014 Spurs. You know who was a key cog in that team? BORIS "YES I HAVE AN ESPRESSO MACHINE IN MY LOCKER" DIAW.

I feel like that is the type of instance, on the college level, where JB really excelled at when he was locked in. He would take a limited player and put that dude in a position to just be his best self.
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