Celtics’ 18th title win was collaborative over alpha guy, Mavs too Luka dependent? | NBA | THE HERD

Celtics’ 18th title win was collaborative over alpha guy, Mavs too Luka dependent? | NBA | THE HERD

well here’s what I think the Celtics are right team for the right time just go back one year Joe moula the head coach was young looked like he was completely over his skis got worked by Eric spoler in the playoffs this is bad Marcus Smart why is he shooting so much he was more Alpha than Jason Tatum and you weren’t quite sure do we give Brown and Tatum extensions mean these guys aren’t winning the title they’re just they’re just good in the regular season what we don’t know a lot of success a lot of success we don’t like to admit it is upstairs Brad Stevens the former coach goes upstairs and he says Joe Missoula needs help he put really good guys on the staff now it’s a really good staff he empowered the staff he said you know what we’re a little bit too much Tatum dependent let’s bring in porzingis Drew holiday other scores take the pressure off let’s give Jaylen Brown an extension make one of our stars very happy know he’s long-term guy all of it equaled right team right time their identity became more team over Tatum collaborative basketball very very bizarrely deep roster in a time it’s hard to do what they’re doing eight guys that can cat shoot defend dribble pass it is a cliche but the Celtics became the ultimate we over me I know it’s a cliche it’s nothing against Jason Tatum he is an elegant talent but year after year after year we kept looking at him to provide the moment and Brad Stevens the guy upstairs who had coached him recognized hey let’s put less pressure on him and provide more offensive artillery so we don’t have to every big game put our microscope on Jason Tatum and let others flourish and I’ve said this I love Tatum he great player somewhere between five and eight in the NBA but when you went into a big series and all eyes were on him you weren’t quite sure what you were getting I don’t know if this is a great Celtic team NBA champions are a little bit like uh uh uh movies that win an Oscar sometimes it’s it’s not an all-time great picture it’s just an all-time great moment everything worked who knows with the future poor zingis his health he’s going into surgery cross your fingers Al Horford Drew holiday getting older will they be able to work a deal for Derek white but right now they deserve credit 80 and 21 the deepest team in the NBA by a mile I think Denver would have been a much better matchup Dallas was a pinata against this team I mean let’s be honest this was not a competitive series it was for moments a little dramatic but um what I like about this team what I really like about Boston I picked him to win I picked Jaylen Brown MVP but what I really like about him is that they’re they borrowed a little bit of the Patriots way is that it is much more team over individual star it is sacrificing for the betterment of us smart efficient over flashy and in a sport which usually rewards and worships the individual I’m totally okay with that this was a collaborative basketball effort over Alpha guy get me mind guy and maybe that’s the new NBA it’s certainly getting more Europe but I thought this was about cohesion and collaboration and less about Jason Tatum dependency in previous years what which put a lot of stress on the organization it put a lot of stress on Jason Tatum and we saw in the Eastern Conference Finals and the finals Tatum was okay with Jaylen Brown his partner his guy he was okay him taking and making the big shot Celtics have their 18th Banner they are his historically unique where their number one in the Eastern Conference Finals and the finals kind of took a backseat their two as Tatum referenced over the last several years they’ve lost a lot of Home playoff games against cruddy Eastern teams um you’re not quite sure on any night who’s going to provide the it but that’s okay they’re likable they’re collaborative it’s a different way to win and it certainly throttled the Dallas Mavericks and let’s talk about the Dallas Mavericks um the NBA is a star driven sport so it is not surprising in the least that Luca would be worshiped and really really popular he is just a Raw Pure score the likes we’ve rarely seen But whereas Tim Duncan Michael and Magic combined for 16 titles Duncan was sturdy foundationally strong took pay cuts at the end whereas magic elevated everybody around him whereas Michael Jordan was committed both ends leadership skills again 16 titles what Luca is is a gifted bucket getter who doesn’t appear to be in great shape is regularly disengaged defensively and spends way too much time bar barking at officials they don’t flip their calls bro stop doesn’t it concern you a little that Jaylen Brunson left Luca and became one of the best players in the league he went from like a two to a dominant gamechanging franchise changing one maybe Luca is not that easy to play with and the threshold from being a bucket getter Iverson melow great players all-tim to being a championship player is different a championship player is committed on both ends practice early stays late best shape on the team that’s different leading the right way again Luca is so gifted and has been since he was 14 or 15 years old is he a mean to change is he willing to listen or does he want to be an all-time bucket getter Michael Jordan at some point had to trust teammates Kobe at some point had to trust back Pal Gasol I mean don’t get me wrong Luc is going to be an all-time great scorer but there’s a different threshold between that great bucket getter alltime bucket getter and champion and whereas the Celtics were collaborators and cohesive leadership from several factions the Mavericks were a little too young kind of lob sided and their star sort of disengaged on defense there is a gigantic Gap in in football from getting to a conference Championship and winning the Super Bowl those are your two toughest wins of the year a lot of teams get the conference championships not a lot of teams in the last 20 years have won Super Bowls Patriots Chiefs have a lot of them there’s a difference between as a five seed getting to the finals Dallas knocking off teams surprising teams could have lost to OKC and winning the NBA final in five games in a series that wasn’t close I mean the Mavericks are a five seed that overachieved last year were tanking there is absolutely no guarantees with wemi OKC Denver probably adds a piece there’s no guarantee Dallas gets close to the finals next year again they were tanking at the end of last year Boston has been good for six years excellent for the last several no he did not do enough the standard changes the threshold is greater from bucket getter to Champion one team put in that commitment on both ends the other star hasn’t yet hi everybody it’s me Uncle Colin subscribe here to get the latest from the herd including exclusive behind the scenes videos and more wherever you may be however you may be watching thanks again for making us part of your day

The Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA Finals title after a 106-88 blowout victory in Game 5. Jaylen Brown was named Finals MVP and Jayson Tatum finished with 31 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists. Colin Cowherd breaks down the key for Boston winning: a collaborative effort over-relying on one alpha guy. Luka Dončić finished with 28 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Colin dives into the Dallas Mavericks’ game plan, then discusses whether they were too Luka-dependent. He also dives into whether Luka is a championship-caliber player or not.

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