During one recent Dallas Mavericks’ practice, there sat Tyson Chandler. Flanked to his left was Shawn Marion, to his right was Dirk Nowitzki, and on the court barking orders to his players was coach Jason Kidd.
For historical purposes, that’s four-fifths of the starting lineup the Mavs used in winning Games 4, 5 and 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals when they aggressively finished off LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat and captured their lone NBA title.
From a symbolic standpoint, Chandler brought this up when he looked at the current Mavs while gauging their chances of winning the whole enchilada this season.