How to Build a Championship ‘System’ in the NBA

March 26th, 2013 by Josh Martin Leave a reply »
When it comes to success in the NBA, no three organizations currently exemplify the depth and breadth of what it takes to win quite like the San Antonio Spurs, the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Each of those three fits into a different place in basketball chronology. The Spurs are "Yesterday," the team that's already won titles and has maintained a spot amongst the elite despite the aging of its central superstars. Manu Ginobili has looked like a shell of his former self this season, though second-year swingman Kawhi Leonard appears poised to poach Gino's place in San Antonio's hierarchy. It certainly helps, too, that Tim Duncan is playing like the Ponce de Leon of the NBA and that Tony Parker is mounting a serious case for MVP runner-up.

The Heat are "Today." They've won a title and are well on their way to winning another, thanks to three superstars—LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh—in their respective primes and a supporting cast replete with savvy, sweet-shooting veterans. They'll continue to contend for championships so long as their Big Three remains intact and the rest of the roster isn't whittled down too much by the ...

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