You are ____?

It's definitely been a while since I've posted anything here. But I'd like to get back in the swing of things. I know that every team has a little different approach to the game of basketball. Some may be more intense than others, some may pride themselves on the defensive end, some may put all their effort into offensive concepts. But more importantly, I think teams/coaches in general have a way that they want to be perceived. You can't be perceived as 45 things. You just can't, it's way too much to focus on. But you can be known as maybe 5 things. How about we call them cornerstones of what you want your team to be perceived as. When a coach comes up to you after a game and you shake hands, win or lose, you want the opposing coach to say that you do your cornerstones well. The opposing coach probably has no idea what your cornerstones are. But if one of your cornerstones is playing tough, hard-nosed defense continuously, and when you shake hands with the opposing coach and they say, "Your guys really got after us tonight." I think that might be the best compliment a coach could give an opposing coach; that his players executed the cornerstones of what the coach/team has laid out for this particular season.
If I could pick 5 cornerstones to be "known" as my 5 would be...
1. Ball pressure defense, disrupting the flow of the offense, making the offense a protector
2. Unselfishness both offensively and defensively and between teammates
3. Lasting energy / High enthusiasm / Great effort
4. Willingness to do more than your share
5. Being a family and extending it to others

If a team can do all 5 of these cornerstones, day in and day out, then they will definitely be successful. What do you want to be known as?

Quote of today -
"Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential." Winston Churchill

While I think in the game of basketball you do need strength and intelligence, it is ultimately wasted without continuous effort to reaching your potential.