HEART

People and players always seem to forget this and it is something that not all players even have. To me this is something that you are born with or get sometime throughout your life. This is the last thing that a team needs in order to win a Championship and some people think it might be the most important and that is HEART. You have to be able to actually want to win and believe you are going to win in order to actually win. Just because you have the players and the talent doesn’t mean you will win it automatically and the other teams are just going to give up. Every member of the team needs to be able to lay it all on the line every night in order to win an NBA Championship. Little things help you win games for example diving for a loose ball or putting both of your hands up on defense in order to create a steal. Those types of plays bring the best out of your teammates, knowing that you are trying your best to win a game. Hustle plays are one of the most important things in the game. Tipping balls out of bounds or diving to save one are important things that can get the crowd into a game or quiet them down if you are on the road. One of the most exciting hearts plays I saw this post season during the playoffs when when Rondo dove to grab a ball that he tried to steal. After he dove he got up and made an easy lay up and it changed the momentum of the game. Even though I HATE Rondo it was a great play that helped the Celtics win the game.