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Message: [QUOTE="moqui, post: 1364707, member: 214"] in the two years that Eric Musselman coached in the D League (one in Bakersfield and one in Los Angeles), he pointed out to all of his players that they were not in the position to be stars at the next level; that if they wanted to get called up and to stick then they had to be team players who could contribute to a winning environment off the bench in niche areas. Not only did Musselman's teams win at a high rate (I think his LA team still holds the D League record for most wins), but he also set the record for most NBA call ups. So, yes, it is all about coaching. The problem is, when you get a great teaching coach like Musselman, it's hard to keep him on a D League salary. He gets paid much more as a college assistant. And, now, he has just been named head coach at Nevada-Reno. [/QUOTE]