It's the Jimmys and Joes

Especially liked this from Matt Norlander's article on new San Diego Coach Lamont Smith:

...And there's that word, the cliché that he's trying not to use when it comes to adjusting USD's projection: culture.

"I hate that word," Smith said. "That we've gotta 'change the culture.' Like mine is right and (Grier's) was wrong. ... We have made it a purpose that we may not get five star guys here, which we won't, but we're going to get two-star and three-star guys here with a chip who want to get better and better and better in the gym. Basketball is their identity. That's the guys I want. Otherwise, you can very easily go the other way..."

There are a 1,001 elements to having a successful program but the bedrock principal remains that it's bringing in the appropriate Jimmys and the Joes.