This year's team doesn't really fit the narrative. Yoeli didn't go on a mission, and this year's team isn't particularly senior laden, but having two years of maturity (physically and mentally) definitely helps, it makes zero sense to think that those things wouldn't help on a basketball court. 

Like I said, it's not the difference between being an average team to being a really good team, but it absolutely is an advantage when those guys are seniors.