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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 2220149, member: 40"]
It is impossible to envision, because LeBron wants to get paid at the max level.  But could you imagine him running the point, replacing Parker?

Jesus--they'd be unstoppable.  They might break GS's 73 win mark.

The Spurs are a unique situation in the NBA, in terms of the players sublimating their ego to Pop, for the greater good of the team.  I view them [and Pop] as much the same as the Patriots in the NFL [and Belichick].  Players check their egos at the door.  There aren't too many players who are willing to play defense at the level that Pop demands, or that are willing to take a coach riding them the way that Pop does to get the max out of them.  Players tend to tune that out after awhile.

But not in San Antonio.  I think it stems back to David Robinson--the team's star but one of the most low key guys in the NBA--buying in to what Pop was selling, which set the tone for the rest of the team.  Duncan was the same way, and now so is Leonard.  If the star buys in, how can you not buy in as someone on the roster in a lesser role?

When Pop is gone, I'm not sure that we'll ever see another team like that ever again.  Great coaches?  Sure.  Great front offices?  No doubt, there will be plenty of both.  But that organization really has a unique recipe for success in the modern NBA.
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