Gotta say that I love the fact that twice now under John's leadership we won the championship and 95% of folks outside of the 12' no nothing about our team.
I love it because it speaks to the absolute power inherent in the values this team is built on and that John (and now Mike) holds closest. Humility, vulnerability, honesty, tenacity, loyalty, accountability - playing your best always, playing for each other, playing as one .
While other teams and the media continue to believe that every team needs a single brightly shining star to hold up above all others, we have 53 shining lights burning together as one.
It's funny to watch them try to fit us into the stereotype, trying to find which guy is THE guy. Which one has the personality to latch onto? The machismo, the big mouth, larger than life aura... They can't find him because he is not here. This team and it's players aren't built for the bright white of the individual spotlight.
And I think to the degree that it can stay this way, Mike and John will make sure the structure will remain so.
MOB.
John was here when we built the same comradeship 14 years ago and then let it slip away by allowing one player to be elevated above the rest. Seattle ball in this era has never been about that.
And I have to give a shout-out to PC for being the guy to bring John here. Without Pete, we don't have John. As much as it was time for us to move on from Pete, he was the one who started this culture of togetherness and playing as one. To what degree John already lived that way before he got here, I don't know. I suppose he had to have had it in him for Pete to see him as a potential partner. So glad he brought him in and started this whole deal.
Lets keep it rolling!
