Once upon a time, there was a basketball team called the Chicago Bulls that was one of the crappiest teams in the NBA. One day they had the good fortune to acquire a player named Michael Jordan, who quickly established himself as the game's best player. This caused some consternation among opposing teams, until they realized that the Bulls were still the same bunch of guys who couldn't shoot, rebound, or do anything terribly well: A crappy team with Michael Jordan, in other words. So the Bulls' opponents came up with a winning strategy: Leave Michael Jordan alone---since nobody in the league could guard him anyway---and simply shut down his teammates. Michael might score 50 or 60 points a game, but if nobody else could score any points, your team would win easily.
And this is what happened for the next three seasons. Michael Jordan had a lot of big 50-point games, but the rest of his team sucked, and the Bulls invariably lost.
Then one day the Bulls' management got a keen idea, and acquired another player named Scotty Pippen, who could also score and rebound and play pretty well. And they went out and acquired a few more talented role players who could either shoot, or rebound, or pass the ball or play defense. Now, the Bulls' opponents were in a quandary. They couldn't simply count on shutting down Michael's teammates since they were too talented now. They'd have to actually guard Michael Jordan since his teammates could also score, and so they tried to defend him. This created all kinds of opportunities for Michael's teammates, and Michael soon became as comfortable passing the ball as he was to shoot it. Michael didn't have many 50-point games anymore, but the Bulls went on to win six NBA championships.
Moral of the story: Basketball's a team game, not a game of individuals, and one gifted player can't beat you by himself. Lesson to be learned by a coach in Maryland who should really be looking for another job today.
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