Jim Jackson

Because the teaching, the fundamentals, understanding how to play the game the right way was very important.

It was valuable.

So now you get to Villanova, you're learning how to play off of two feet in between small, tiny spaces.

So take his already high IQ,

Combine that with what Jay Wright was doing in that system there at Villanova, and now you have the national player of the year, two-time champion.

Even though he went in the second round in the draft, people still question whether he could do it.

And now you have more space to play within the NBA, but yet and still the skill set has continued to develop.

That's why Jalen Brunson is so potent as a player, because he doesn't rely on athleticism, but he can get to a spot, use his body, create space, and excellent footwork.

But the history of the game, too.

Think about it.

Larry Bird, same way.

Jack Sickman, same way.

Because...

The guys and the players they had to play against were a little bit more athletically gifted.

But what they were able to do, Kevin McHale, it was footwork.

It was understanding angles.

It was, okay, where do I receive the ball?

Can I get to my space?

These things were drilled over and over and over again to utilize who they have around them, but also to understand this is how I'm going to make my money.

is this skill set that I have developed based on who I am as a player, not anybody else.