EXCLUSIVE CONTENT Get ESPN+ Trying to throw your arms around the worldChad Ford, ESPN Senior WriterMay 9, 2003, 09:16 AM ETCloseSenior NBA Writer for ESPN.com ESPN Insider NBA Draft Analyst since 2002 Writes ESPN's NBA Draft Top 100 and Lottery Mock DraftFollow on XEmailVARESE, Italy -- There never has been a time in NBA history when the league has been so much more about the players than the coaches.