Mavericks of Dallas

The Mavericks of Dallas ( Dallas Mavericks in English), known like Mavs , are a frankness from Basket-ball of NBA based with Dallas in the State of the Texas. The team is currently had by the American contractor Mark Cuban.

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History of the frankness

1979-1983: A team which learns

In 1979, a billionaire, Donald J. Casing (Gift Casing), helped of the future general manager of the frankness Norm Sonju, set up a file in order to create a new team NBA in the Texas. Dallas had already accommodated in the past of the teams of Basket-ball, but on behalf of the late league ABA. The team named then the Dallas Chaparrals. Its existence is short, since she plays only during two seasons, in 1967 - 68 then 1972 - 73, after the team moved with San Antonio to become the San Antonio Spurs.

In 1980, after the AlStar Range, the persons in charge of NBA, at the conclusion of a vote, accept the creation of a new frankness in the Texas. After having paid an import duty of $12 million Dollar S, the team of the Carter rich person will make her beginnings for the season 1980-81, and will evolve/move in the Midwest division . The name of the team comes from the series TV Maverick . The June 10th 1980, Dallas selects with the draft, with its eleventh choice Kiki Vandeweghe, which enters the history of the frankness as being the first player selected by the club.

The persons in charge texans, during the expansion draft , which enables them to choose a player in each team (each team can protect seven players), choose not to engage of the players of experiment, even All-Star, like Earl Monroe, Rick Barry or Pete Maravich, but prefer miser on young players. On the 22 players selected by Dallas, 18 have less than three years of experience. In spite of that, Mavericks recovered 11 old first turns of draft, of which Austin Carr of the old Cleveland Cavaliers rookie of the year, but in end of a career at that time. The trainer Dick Motta takes the reindeers of the team.

All these beautiful people are ready to play in the Reunion Arena, the stage which Carter made build, for approximately 27 million dollars. The five major one is known little, since it is composed of Abdul Jeelani, Jerome Whitehead, Tom LaGarde, Geoff Huston and Winford Boynes.
The first season is delicate, the club finishes with an assessment of 15 victories and 67 defeats. The best marker of the team Jim Spanarkel registered only 14,1 points while Tom Lagarde leads the team to the rebounds with 8,6 catches per match.

Dallas carries out judicious exchanges, in particular of players against choices of draft, thus Vandeweghe, which did not want to play in the team, is exchanged with a first turn of draft of 1986 against two first turns of drafts 1981 and 1984. These two choices of draft make it possible to choose Rolando Blackman in 1981 then Sam Perkins in 1984.
At the time of the draft of 1981, Dallas chooses players who transform the team appreciably. Mark Aguirre with the first choice, Rolando Blackman with the ninth and finally Jay Vincent with the twenty-fourth choice. The first two men take part in the rise to power of Dallas: Aguirre in seven seasons spent in Texas posts an average of 24,6 points per match, and its assistant Blackman winger posts to him an average of 19 points in 11 seasons spent to Mavericks. Jay Vincent, as for him posts an average of 21 points per match in 1981-82, the best season of its carrière.
The season 1981-82 is slightly better with an assessment of 28 victories and 54 defeats, but the bad series of 13 defeats in fifteen matches during December, removed any hope of playoffs. The future seems nevertheless better for Mavericks with Aguirre, Blackman and Vincent, three rookies of talent.

The season 1982-83 sees Mavericks missing little with the playoffs. During all the season, they can claim in a place in playoffs, but a fall of mode in the second part of the season deprives them of this hope. Mavericks with an assessment of 38 victories in 82 matches fail of little, but their infernal trio continuous to connect the good performances. The June 14th 1983, against Denver, Blackman marks 31 points, Aguirre makes a success of a Triple-double to him with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 16 decisive master keys. Later Aguirre registers 44 points.
The direction texane persists in its wise choices with the draft, and in 1983, selecting the leader of the Illinois, Derek Harper, which during its decade spent to Dallas posts an average of 15 points and 6 master keys decisive per match.

1983-1988: Trainings of the playoffs

Blackman and Aguirre continue to lead the team to the mark, fed on the decisive ways by Brad Davis, which is classified tenth better frontier runner of the league with 6,9 achievements per match. Season 1983-84 of Mavericks is historical since it corresponds to their first apparation in playoffs, and Aguirre Mark becomes the first Maverick selected with the All-Star Range. In 1983, Dale Elect future an AlStar, is drafté.
During this season the 1983-84 club, with an assessment of 43 victories, finishes in the fifth place of the Western Conference, but fails in semi-final of conference against the Los Angeles Lakers, into five manches.
The draft 1984, allows the arrival of the young person Sam Perkins, a skilful interior at three points, which has just been university champion with the university of North Carolina. The season 1984-85 confirms progress of the club which finishes with an assessment of 44 victories for 38 defeats, obtaining a fourth place of the Conference. Aguirre continues to mark as much as it can, with an offensive record of 49 points at the time of a meeting. Its Blackman fellow-member takes part in the AlStar Range 1985. This time Mavs is beaten as of the first turn by the Portland Blazers.
The following seasons resemble each other, Mavericks select with the draft futures good players, like Detlef Schrempf in 1985, Roy Tarpley an interior of the university of Michigan which will mark the frankness, in 1986… And in 1985 obtain by an exchange the arrival of James Donaldson, a future pivot AlStar.
Dallas carries out good regular seasons, 44-38 and 55-27 in 1986 and 1987, but the adventure in playoffs is short: during the playoffs 1986, Dallas still left in semi-finals Conference by the Lakers and in 1987, Seattle beats as of the first turn the texans. Dale Elect which was transferred to Sonics contributes to the elimination of its former team, thanks to its address at three points.

1987-1988: With a victory of finales NBA

Dallas has a strong team, Mark Aguirre, Sam Perkins, James Donaldson, Derek Harper and Rolando Blackman; as well as a bench of quality with Detlef Schrempf, Roy Tarpley, and Brad Davis. The season 1987-88 is the apotheosis of this group, at personal level, Aguirre continuous to throw into a panic the meters with 25 points per match, him Donaldson plays the AlStar Range 1988, moreover Roy Tarpley is elected the best sixth man of NBA.
The group more ground with the pressure of the playoffs, knows the best course of its history, after having left Houston then Denver, Mavs finally face Conference their pet peeve, the Los Angeles Lakers. Aguirre and its band push Magic Johnson and them his until the seventh handle. The texans fail the foot of finales NBA, by inclining 102-117 at the time of the match décisif.

1989-1994: The one decade beginnings of food shortage

The season 1988-89, is one black season: Mavs are private of playoffs. Roy Tarpley is suspended all the season for use of narcotic, the star Mark Aguirre is exchanged against Adrian Dantley, talented but depressive, Schrempf is exchanged against Herb Williams Indiana Pacers. The talent of German will explode a few seasons later. To that in March the wound of the pivot Donaldson.
is added The following season 1989-90, Mavs turn over in playoffs with an assessment of 47 victories. Dallas, in spite of the movements of players, continues to be a solid team on the two sides of the ground.

The former season seems was only one interlude in the descent of the frankness. The choices of draft become less brilliant and the best elements leave or age and are not replaced. Sam Perkins, player invaluable, then agent-free decide to leave towards Los Angeles, at the place arrive of old thirty year AlStarss like Lafayette Lever and Alex English. Tarpley at the beginning of season is still suspended for use of Drogue, the following season it is still banished… The team finishes with a sad assessment of 28 victories and 54 defeats, in spite of the presence of always brilliant Rolando Blackman and Derek Harper.

The season 1991-92 is same quality, the team is undermined by the suspension of Tarpley and the wound of Raising, former leader star, who will play only 35 matches in 3 seasons in Dallas because of his knee. The assessment is of 22 victories and 60 defeats.

The season 1992-93 is one of worst of the history of the league, the team loses 71 meetings out of the 82 possible ones. Blackman, four times AlStar, better marker of the team, is exchanged with the New York Knicks during the summer 1992 against first turns of draft. Herb Williams, another important, free player any engagement, also leaves him during the summer. The club carries its fourth choice of draft on the talented winger Jimmy Jackson, but this last and Carter, always owner of the team, are not able to agree on the contract of the rookie, of this fact it can play only as from the semi-season. Only Derek To grip fate of the batch, the veteran tries to draw his team upwards, vainly, by marking 18,2 points by match.
The following season, in spite of the arrival of Quinn Bruckner, a talented trainer and side at the time, and the presence of two young people promising (Jimmy Jackson and Jamal Mashburn), the team remains in the depths. The beginning of the season is a catastrophe, in January the assessment is of three thin victories for 40 defeats. The message of Bruckner does not pass. But the hope is of setting, Mashburn dominates the rookies in the category of the points marked with 19,2 points per match and Jackson is a complete player, testifies his triple-double carried out during the season.

1994-1996: Three “J” and false hopes

After the catastrophe of the former season, the mythical trainer Dick Motta returns. Mavericks obtain the second choice of the draft, and make use of it to engage the young leader of California, Jason Kidd. The team of Dallas then seems to have the talent to become again an subscriber of the playoffs.
Jason Kidd is a promising leader, but already very extremely, it finishes the season like Co-rookie of the year (with Grant Hill). Its statistics are very complete, 11.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 7.7 decisive master keys, it carries out four triple-double this year, and finishes in ten the best with the decisive master keys and the interceptions. It is necessary to add to the leader beginning, the two other “J”, Jimmy Jackson and Jamal Mashburn, which mark more than twenty-four points both. These scorers are helped by Popeye Jones, tenth rebondor of the league with ten catches and Roy Tarpley of return which brings 12.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per match. All these beautiful people finish with 36 victories and 46 defeats.

The season 1995-96, does not confirm progress, 26 victories and 56 defeats. This against-performance is due to several events: Talented Mashburn winger plays only the first eighteen matches, before being isolated grounds due to wound to the knee. The two other wonders, Kidd and Jackson do not get along any more, for personal reasons and that feels on the ground. That does not prevent Kidd, to be first Maverick with being titular with the AlStar Range 1996. The absence of veterans is also terribly lacking. The absence of an interior threat, and a player of talent in the racket, obliges the team with car at three points without stop. The team finishes besides first in the classification of the three marked points, with in particular George McCloud. The former trainer-assistant of the Chicago bulldozers, Jim Cleammons, takes in hand the team at the conclusion of the season.

The season 1996-97 is revolving, even if the results of the team are always poor, with 24 victories and 58 defeats. The three J have excellent personal statistics in vain, to connect the baskets and the decisive master keys, the collective results do not seem to follow. The direction decides to put an end to the experiment. As of December, Jason Kidd is sent in company of players additional to the Phoenix Suns in exchange of Michael Finley and Sam Cassell inter alia. Later as a fêvrier, Mashbrun is sent to Miami against three players additional of which Kurt Thomas. The last “J”, Jackson leaves during one the largest transfers the history the League in terms players number included. Five Mavericks whose Jackson, Cassell and Chris Gatling which disputed however the AlStar Range this season, are exchanged against four players of the New Jersey Nets.
During this season, Cleamons, whose failure is obvious, is replaced by Don Nelson. Nelson, which was several times elected trainer of the year with the Milwaukee Bucks then the Golden State Warriors, but also which directed the American selection during the world ones of 1994. However, Don Nelson is a disputed trainer. Its estrangement with Chris Webber and its departure of Warriors, seem to have dispatched the Californian ones in the hollows. Its last experiment in Knicks badly finished, and Gift Nelson passes for a growing old and preserving trainer. Its arrival in the course of season corresponds to a frenzy of exchange, so much is so that only two players make the entirety of the season.

1996-1999: Slow results of Nelson

The season 1997-98 is hardly glorious with 20 victories and 62 defeats. Michael Finley affirms himself like the leader of the team with 21 points and 4,9 decisive master keys by match.
The team is supplemented with Robert Pack, Kurt Thomas, Shawn Bradley, Samaki Walker, Cedric Ceballos and A.C. Green.
The season 1998-99 curtailed by cause of lockout , is still not synonymous with playoffs for Dallas. The team posts an assessment of 19 victories and 31 defeats, but the end of season is promising with 15 victories out of the 25 last meetings. Continuous Finley to affirm itself in the team with more than 20 points per match, helped of the interior Gary the Trent which carries out its best season to him. It is during this season that the German interior Dirk Nowitzki appears. In the beginning drafté by the Milwaukee Bucks, Nelson obtains its arrival, by exchanging it against its rookie selected, Robert Traylor, an imposing pivot.

The following season has been promising, with 40 victories for the first time for ten years, and offers a good end of season by gaining 30 matches and losing some only 18. Michael Finley multiplies the exploits, it is one of four players NBA to be marked more than 20 points, to take 5 rebounds and to carry out 5 decisive master keys per match. It realizes, this season, four triple-double. Nowitzki second well Finley with 17,5 points and 6,5 rebounds of average. Mavericks finish 9th Western Conference and first not-qualified for the playoffs. In 1999-2000, the club is repurchased by the millionaire Mark Cuban

2000-2005: Again playoffs

The season 2000-01 is the ten years end of food shortage: the final assessment of 53 victories for 29 defeats offer a place in playoffs for the first time since the season 1989-90. During the season, Don Nelson must follow a treatment for the cancer of the prostate, it leaves to the place during its absence with an inexperienced group assistants, carried out by his Donnie son. At the end of the regular season, Dirk Nowitzki becomes first Maverick with being named in All-NBA third TEAM .
During the playoffs, the inexperience of Mavericks costs them the first two matches of the first tower vis-a-vis the Utah Jazz, but Dallas created the surprise by gaining the three following sleeves to qualify itself with the following turn. They are eliminated in five handles by their neighbors the San Antonio Spurs. The following season is in continuity: with the fight for the title of MidWest Division during all the season, Mavericks gain 57 victories, that is to say one of less than their record in regular season. But that is insufficient in playoffs: after having swept the Minnesota Timberwolves with the first turn, Dallas is in its turn eliminated by the Sacramento Kings in six handles at the time of the turn suivant.
The arrival of Cuban which invests considerable sums in the wages of players, installs Mavericks among the applicants in title. For proof the haloed season 2002-2003 of an assessment of 60 victories and 22 defeats, the best season of their history. The offensive three-pronged fork, composed of Canadian, brilliant leader, Steve Nash, of the back to do everything Michael Finley and of German Dirk Nowitzki, is one of the best trio of the league. But there still the team does not reach the title.

For the season 2003-2004, indicator that the “ Big Three ” cannot reach the title, nor even the finales NBA, Mark Cuban decides to reinforce the “ Big Three ” by acquiring the winger Antawn Jamison, gifted in attack and in the rebound, and Antoine Walker, the star of the Boston Celtics. These two players, famous for their offensive qualities, miss nevertheless implication in defense, and Walker has moreover the annoying mania to draw a little too much with the basket…
The sauce of this team made up of AlStars in power does not take. The team gains only 52 matches during this season. She does not have a pivot worthy of this name, which obliges sometimes Walker and Nowitzki to evolve/move at this station. The two new recruits, Jamison and Walker, did not have the hoped impact. The playoffs finish as of the first tower vis-a-vis the Sacramento Kings. Jamison is certainly elected sixth man of the year, but this statute of substitute does not satisfy it. It is finally exchanged during the summer with the Washington Wizards against the back Jerry Stackhouse (which one compared with his beginnings with Michael Jordan). Antoine Walker is also transferred to the Atlanta Hawks against the leader Jason Terry.
But the event of this summer 2004 is the departure of the leader Steve Nash. Then free agent, it decides to turn over in the club of its beginnings, Phoenix.

For the season 2004-2005, Don Nelson tries to compose one five balanced, with a true pivot… It makes come Erick Dampier. The player, who has just left the best season his career with Golden State is brought to fill the gaps with the rebound and to support Dirk Nowitzki in the racket.

Realistic Dallas a better exercise, and finishes fourth of the Western Conference. Before the end of the regular season, Don Nelson gives up its post of trainer to his assistant Avery Johnson. He affirms that the players are now more obeying towards Johnson.

The adventure in playoffs could have been completed as of the first turn, without a start of pride of Dallas. Demolished at the time of the two first matches in residence, Mavs reverse the tendency twice by beating the Rockets, on their premises in Houston, and end up carrying it. With the following turn, Dallas face the Phoenix Suns, where Steve Nash evolves/moves. The Canadian transformed the club of Arizona: Suns carried out the best progression over one season of the history of NBA, and Nash was named MVP (better player of the year). Mavericks are finally beaten at the end of 6 handles, impotent vis-a-vis the offensive performances (several points at 40 points) of Nash and Stoudemire.

In 2005-2006 the team finishes in the third place of the league by equalizing their record of 60 victories for 22 defeats, always under the crook of Avery Johnson and with a Nowitzki showing exceptional capacities, it is named besides in the All-NBA First TEAM. After having crushed 4-0 the Grizzlies, Mavericks beat the Spurs, the first team of the western Conference, during a very disputed series of 7 matches which will be finished with an assessment of 4-3 for Dallas. They finally find conference vis-a-vis the Phoenix Suns and are qualified for the first final of the history of the frankness by beating Suns 4-2. Finally, vis-a-vis the Miami Heat, the team takes a departure gun and, benefitting from the advantage of the ground, carries out 2-0 before moving in Florida. In spite of matches with the very tight scores, Mavericks do not manage to gain this invaluable third victory and undergo the law of Miami carried by large a Dwayne Wade (MVP of this final with 36,6 points of average). They incline 4-2 loser the last match in Texas.

2006-2007: Dallas falls from top

In 2006-2007, Mavericks of Dallas one finished first (67 victories-15 defeats) of the western conference and all the league, thanks to a superb defense and a very good attack. Between on December 13rd and on March 30th, Mavs lost only 4 meetings, for 47 victories! But finalists 2006 fell from top while being eliminated as of the first turn of the playoffs by the Golden State Warriors 4 defeats for 2 victories. Dirk Nowitzki was very disappointing (19,7 points and 11,3 rebounds but especially 38% with the shootings and 21% to three points) not being never decisive in the major moments (8 points with 2/13 including 0/6 to three points with the 6th match); the absence of true pivot was not compensated either by backs far from their performances of the winter. The elimination of the head of series as of the first turn had hitherto arrived only at Seattle (1994) and Miami (1999), which more is at one time when the first turn was disputed only with best of the five matches.

Prize list

  • Champions of Conference : 2006
  • Champions of Division : 1987, 2003

Current manpower

Basketball Hall off Famed

withdrawn Shirts

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Dallas Mavericks Wiki
  • Logo since 2002
  • Logo of 1981 to 2001

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