The Window is Closing: What Will the Dallas Mavericks Do?

THE BIG THREE | nbadimensions.net The Dallas Mavericks, a team whose average age is 28.1, realize that their window of opportunity to get back to the NBA Finals is closing. They know that, you know that, I know that, and apparently even Magic Johnson knows that, according to a blog on the Dallas Morning News’ website. The acquisition of future Hall of Fame point guard Jason Kidd just before the All-Star break sent the Mavericks in the opposite direction of the one they hoped to travel. A first round elimination, courtesy of the New Orleans Hornets, made 2008 the second straight year the Mavericks had failed to advance in the playoffs. It prompted the organization to fire head coach Avery “Little General” Johnson, who had led them to the Finals in the second of his four seasons in Dallas. Rick Carlisle, former Coach of the Year with the Detroit Pistons, was named Johnson’s successor on May 9, signing a four-year deal with the team. In his two seasons as an NBA ... (link)