The Mavericks' triumph in 2011 was largely down to the talismanic efforts of Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki, but couldn't have been done without the impact of several unlikely contributors - including J.J. Barea and Shawn Marion. None were more off the wall than Jason Terry, a pure jump shooter with no additional tools in his arsenal (other than a boatload of inflated confidence). Terry delivered an exercise in tempting fate by getting a tattoo proclaiming himself an NBA Champion at the start of the 2010/11 season. His karmic retribution never came; the guard instead drilled several key shots en route to the Mavs' 4-2 finals victory over the Miami Heat, and kept morale high with his infectious, relentless optimism.
