Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf understands what it takes to win consistently, and drastic changes, he insists, are not a recipe for success.
After the Kyoto Hannaryz's season-ending playoff defeat to the Shiga Lakestars on Sunday, Abdul-Rauf spoke in calm, measured tones about the difficult challenges of maintaining a team's nucleus of players and how a front office needs to make careful, wise decisions as it moves forward.
Here's the NBA veteran's unsolicited advice to the Hannaryz's brain trust: