Nail in the Coffin: Why the Dallas Mavericks Are Crumbling

    A couple of days ago, I wrote an article about my opinion about the Jason Kidd trade and the effects on the Dallas Mavericks. Basically, I just summarized on my thoughts on how trading away a rising talent and draft picks was a huge mistake and the Mavericks paid for it.     While I still had a tiny ray of hope in my heart and just hoping that the Mavericks could get the 8th seed in the playoffs; the game against Denver just proved and finally finalized it. The nail is in the coffin and the Mavericks season is basically over.      Call me a pessimist if you want but the facts are in front of you. This team cannot beat a winning team. How can a team that had a 15 point lead by one half and then come in and lose by 13 in the second half? This was not the Mavericks team of last year or the year before. It does not make any logical sense in the fact that a team that was considered a West super power can drop down to a team that can barely stay in ... (link)