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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 5044713, member: 40"] Look no further than the 2010 squad, and the big shoes that several principal players had to replace from the previous year [Flynn, Harris, Devo]. Scoop / Triche weren't objectively "better" than Flynn. He was a high NBA draft pick, they were good college players. Rautins wasn't objectively "better" than Devendorf. But collectively, the whole ended up being better than the sum of the individual parts. That 2010 squad had perfect chemistry, and highly complimentary skill sets that enabled that team to achieve greatness... and a #1 ranking. The lesson? This isn't an all-star game, where the goal is to slap together the five most individually talented players. The goal is to identify system fits, and players who have the right balance of complimentary skill sets. If only Arinze hadn't gotten hurt... [/QUOTE]