Spurs' Success: Principles of Socialism?

First of all, my big congratulations to the Spurs and my fellow fans. I still have my 1999 championship t-shirt! And the Miami Heat is a great team.

This team works well because they don't rely solely on the talents of just a couple of players. The players are told to check their egos at the door before stepping onto the court. They share the ball, waiting for the best shot to open. That's one of the reasons they win. The newest team members can see that there are no "divas"; if Ginobli, e.g., screws up, Coach Popovich will lay into him as if he was a rookie. No one asks, "Did I score the most points?"

I don't understand the details of salary caps, but my understanding is that the highest paid members of the team don't take home in salary what they would at another team. Duncan took a huge paycut so other great players could be recruited. They have given up some of the excess so that other talent on the team will be satisfied and remain there to help build a cooperative team.

This team is also very international. At least eight of the fifteen players are from outside the US: 2 from Australia, 2 from France, 1 each from Italy, Argentina, Brazil, and Canada. In fact, cooperation has been necessary just in communicating with one another.

Cooperation in a team. Wow. If only Congress understood that.