There's no more encompassing proof of the concept that you need good players on your team to do anything in pro sports than Carmelo Anthony. Jim Boeheim makes that point as good as anyone in a recent interview with Sportskeeda, and thankfully, the Spurs have always known that. It helped inform the culture-building that the organization has focused on throughout history.
Boeheim was a legendary coach at Syracuse, and so he had the pleasure of coaching a young Melo. That also means he probably has a little bias to his opinion, but he was still correct when defending Anthony's career with the Nuggets and New York.