I understand that & all I'm saying it's irrelevant and I'm being pedantic about "He made the show" part.
Go listen to John on DH Unplugged or an episode of Twit & he was totally different person, therefore the combo of him & Adam is what made NA what it was. Not him alone or Adam alone but the chemistry they had together.
He might have been their fav of the 2, but without both there wouldn't have been NA as we know (knew) it therefore he couldn't have "made the show."