Henry "Bruce" Dalrymple is right on target with his remarks. They played hard, had a sense of urgency. The chemistry was developed until perfected. I witnessed them from photo. day, all the way to the Georgetown game as a season ticket holder. One difference was the care/concern for each other. If one had a weakness, the other four covered it up. Put each other in spots to be successful with or without the ball. Unselfishness. Mark was a quiet leader. From day one, he and Bobby told Salley that his place was inside. Worked him in the weight room, with Yvon who was a natural specimen(had to learn the game like a kid with a new toy to play with). Practices were open to us, and man did they work at their craft. Competitors!
As a side note, I learned not to sit too close in Alexander(we didn't have The Zelnak Center)-or yours truly located his track skills trying to chase Mark around and getting picked by Dally.