The Spurs as nonconformists

It seems that everything has been said and written that could be offered about the San Antonio Spurs but Kevin Arnovitz offers one more column. It's highlight:

...But very, very few institutions actually function like the Spurs because it’s insanely hard to get dozens of people to buy into the same vision. Those that do, such as the Spurs, are the true, honest-to-goodness nonconformists...