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Stan Van Gundy understands good cultures, but Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and rest of Pelicans carry burden of creating it

Culture.

It’s a word commonly thrown around in various settings. You hear it mentioned often in the business world and, of course, in the sports universe. While a good culture is highly desirable, it’s difficult to establish a wonderful working model of significant duration and long-lasting impact in practice.

Many have strived to cultivate a utopian-like environment; however, bringing together super competitive individuals and asking them to set aside personal biases and goals completely for the common good of a team is no easy task.

Basketball players, for instance, grow up learning to shoulder loads that lead to both noteworthy individual achievement as well as great team success.