The NBA Finals are here! And both teams deserve to be there. I look for a great series also knowing that strange things happen in best of seven formats. Phil Jackson and Stan Van Gundy have different styles, different systems and different approaches. But one thing they both have done equally well is get their players to buy into the process of becoming World Champions!

The NBA season is a long and grueling marathon. That marathon includes not only the physical demands of the race but the emotional and intellectual parts as well. To win a World Championship, an NCAA Championship or a State Championship, your players must buy into the process.