NBA fans: the only fanbase dumb enough to believe INDIVIDUAL talent is the sole reason for rings and not efficient team dynamics.
This times 100.
I keep telling people that the 2011 Mavs were a perfectly constructed team that were coached to their strengths and had an amazing run together.
You had a fantastic primary scorer and more than adequate secondary scorer, with extra shooters around them.
You had a great team leader as a primary ballhandler and multiple change-of-pace guys as secondary ballhandlers.
You had one of the best rim protectors in the league anchoring the defense, multiple strong wing defenders at the point of the D, and the best zone scheme in the league to organize it around.
And they were well coached.
The 2011 are just more evidence for the theory I keep pushing - when you're building an NBA title team, having all your bases covered and working with good chemistry together is more important than having 1-2 stars at the top. Having all your bases covered isn't enough in itself, but if you don't have guys taking care of their responsibility at every position, it creates tough cracks to survive at the highest level.