A portion of the basketball community viewed San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich as curmudgeonly when he said that three-point shooting takes the beauty out of basketball, but he may have had a point. When the primary function of an offensive unit is to stretch the floor, it takes away from the intricate fundamentals of the game.
San Antonio’s multi-decade run of playoff success has been structured around getting the most out of individual players. By homing in on the strengths and weaknesses of his personnel, Popovich has put his players in position to reach their full potential and contribute to a winning on-court product.