Team chemistry is an amorphous thing, but so necessary to getting the best performance out of a team. For those who remember Durham's Final Four team in the 1982-83 season, I remember watching that team, with all its talent, lose a lot of games because they didn't know how to play without Dominique Wilkins. Wilkins was a transcendent talent, and often his teammates relied on him so much that the ball just kind of stopped at Nique, and everybody just stood around and watched him. It wasn't until near the end of the season that the light seemingly came on, and they figured out how to play and win without Nique. How did they overcome it? By sharing the ball and playing as a team - not reliant on 1 guy. The development of team chemistry. Most teams never get to that point where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

I think (I hope) we are seeing that chemistry develop with this current bunch. They are finding ways to win close games; they are playing tough defense; they are rebounding; they are sharing the ball; they are being unselfish. Those are the marks of a good team. Now, the SEC is gonna be rough. We're gonna lose some games. But, if our chemistry continues to develop, we will win our share....