Did San Antonio Show Us All Something?

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The Spurs organizational ability to draft contributors so late in the first round, and pick up guys like Diaw and coach them into usefulness, that's even more amazing than their selfless ball movement. That + Pop + Duncan = 15 years of competitiveness.

I went through all the posts in this thread waiting for someone to mention Greg Popovich...and you're the only one. We can talk about team building all we want (and it IS important in building a winning team) but I think the X Factor here is Coach Pop and his staff, and their ability to do what they do best: create a system that wins.

They were one of the best offenses in the league this year, a far cry from the "boring" style of play of years past. The coaching staffs ability to adapt their style, and utilize what they have is probably the most important thing they've shown everyone.