Before this, they thought Hansen was more for the team atmosphere, but it turned out he considered much more than they had expected.
"Facts have proven that I was right because we were the best team at the end of the season."
"So we don't need anyone to tell us what to do, because as long as we play the way we did in the regular season, we can win."
Hansen's words weren't particularly stirring, but they solidly resonated within the players' hearts.
They didn't need any so-called championship DNA; last season, when Hollins was there, it had not helped them at all.
Did the Mavericks have this so-called championship DNA last season? They did not either.
Once they won the championship, that kind of thing would naturally belong to them.
What they needed to do was actually very simple, just to believe in themselves.
