Just some obvious facts that I thought was interesting. Of course having an MVP caliber player gives a team a better chance of winning the title. Just thought I'd break it down.
Moses (3), Bird (3), Magic (3), MJ (5), Olajuwon, Shaq, Duncan(2), KG, Dirk, Kobe, & LeBron (3). These 11 MVPs have won a combined 34 titles.
In 27 out of the last 30 years, the team that won the title has had at least one of these players on their roster. That's a 90% batting average. Ironically the only franchise ever to win a title without a MVP caliber player on its roster during this time period was the Detroit Pistons who did it 3 times (89, 90, & 04)
Having an MVP caliber player will not guarantee that the team will win the title but winning it all without having one is extremely difficult to do. We all know Karl Malone, Nash, Iverson, & Barkley never won a title.
Question is how does DA get one. Hard to envision how he can do it considering the cap situation we're currently in and two of our most valued assets are done for the season with injuries. Good news is he's one of the few men to be able to pull it off. Getting KG is still Danny's crowning achievement.