In developing a comprehensive list such as this, one has to stick to a certain criteria in order to best evaluate the players that could have been valuable members of the franchise. Coach Popovich has been vocal about the type of individual he enjoys having on the team. He has said several times that a big-ticket item is that players need to get over themselves. Meaning that everything is not about them and their need to garner media attention, but instead a ‘Spursy’ player thinks about the higher purpose, and the team.
Let’s just have Coach Pop give us the criteria on this excerpt from Scott Davis through Business Insider.