Quin Snyder wholeheartedly agrees, having emphasized to anyone willing to listen, and some not willing, the importance of team-oriented play.
Wooden also said, “Selfishness is the greatest challenge for a coach. Most players are more concerned with making themselves better than the team.”
This past week, there were two contrasting circumstances involving the Utah Jazz and an opponent that underscored this point, the fruitlessness of it, in an unmistakable way.
The first came when the Jazz played the Suns, and ended up crushing them by 33 points. In that beatdown, visiting guard Devin Booker scored 59 points, all as the Jazz rolled.