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Talent may win you some games, but up against a great "team" and a great coach, talent will not prevail. Talent is usually developed by a great coach. For example myself. When I began playing basketball I was just another tall kid, that coul donly run up and down the court and rebound. I could not shoot well at all. It wasn't until I was in the 6th grade that I learned to properly shoot the ball (by the advie of Coach Runyon and some of his staff). I was pushed by all of my coaches to work on the weaknesses of my game during practice and in the summer. I was taught the proper fundamentals at an early age and was corrected when I performed them wrong. With guidance from my coaches I became talented and accomplished many things. I honestly believe that without all of the coaches that I had, I would never have accomplished so much!!

I agree, but the talent has to be there to work with. It might be locked inside and need coaching to get it out but the talent has to be there and the DESIRE of the player/players to get better.