▁its ▁run - and - gun ▁off ense . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁early ▁coach es ▁to ▁effectively ▁use ▁the ▁three - point ▁shot , ▁which ▁was ▁added ▁by ▁the ▁NCAA ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁T ark an ian ▁rec ru ited ▁players ▁that ▁his ▁pe ers ▁often ▁passed ▁over , ▁taking ▁ch ances ▁on ▁junior ▁college ▁students ▁or ▁those ▁with ▁a ▁trouble d ▁past . ▁His ▁players ▁ha iled ▁pre domin ately ▁from ▁urban ▁areas , ▁and ▁he ▁allowed ▁his ▁team ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁express ▁themselves . ▁While ▁some ▁of ▁those ▁players ▁were ▁high - main ten ance , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁rare ▁coach ▁who ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁bl end ▁multiple ▁personal ities ▁together ▁into ▁a ▁team , ▁and ▁they ▁played ▁with ▁a ▁unique ▁sw agger . ▁ ▁T ark an ian ' s ▁teams ▁changed ▁the ▁style ▁and ▁image ▁of ▁college ▁basketball ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁pred ated ▁the ▁impact ▁the ▁Fab ▁Five ▁of ▁Michigan ▁had ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁" He ▁made ▁the ▁players ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁him . ▁He ▁made ▁the ▁players ▁the ▁show . ▁It ▁was ▁about ▁the ▁players ▁first ," ▁said ▁former ▁UN L V ▁assistant ▁Mark ▁W ark ent ien . ▁According ▁to ▁Fab ▁Five ▁member ▁J alen ▁Rose , ▁" We ▁were ▁considered ▁rough - and - t umble ▁at ▁Michigan , ▁but ▁it ▁started ▁with ▁UN L V ." ▁ ▁UN L V ▁was ▁transformed ▁by ▁T ark an ian ▁from ▁a ▁small ▁comm