Jay Wright

He made it work, and I'm guessing that those stops in Golden State and San Antonio prepared him for this moment.

Huge.

And think about that.

I mean, this is the guy who took LeBron and the Cavs to the finals as well and came up short.

So I think being the associate head coach under Steve Kerr and winning those titles there helped.

I think his experience in LA, not necessarily winning, helped.

And I think the pitfalls of being in Sacramento and, you know, calling out your star player like De'Aaron Fox and then being shown the door a day later helped.

That all builds character, right?

So now you know the do's and don'ts when you get on the biggest stage, which is Madison Square Garden in New York, and you have this roster that's been successful, been knocking on the door, but hasn't been able to get over the hump.

Well, what did he change up?

He changed up his depth.

Trust in the bench.

He changed the offense.

You know what?

JB, you can't be ball dominant anymore.

You're going to have to be able to play off the basketball.

The ball has energy.

It will find you.

It found him.

They rode his shoulders.