The Mavs need a Superstar. Kobe would be a great fit. Maybe you could let Dirk go. Or trade Dirk to another team for some role players. Then would sign Steve Nash and trade him.

Or maybe, you can make a trade with the Clippers sending Dirk and to for Elton Brand and a draft pick.

Then you could send Steve Nash, Antawn Jamison, and Danny Fortson to Philly for Iverson. The Mavs would now have a certified superstar along side Elton Brand and Mike Finley. Iverson would attract Kobe.

To fully convince Kobe, I would sale part of the team to Jordan and hire him as President and GM. Let’s face it, the Mavs lack killer instinct. With Jordan watching, I am sure that Iverson and Kobe would be eager scrap in practice and please their idol. More over, Jordan and Cuban would create a real buzz.

I would even offer Jordan the chance to hand pick his coach. Heck, I would even give hime the option of coaching the team if he wanted.

Jordan cannot stay away from the game. He knows how to mentor Superstars like Kobe and Iverson.

Armed with MJ, I would go after Ron Mercer, Quentin Richardson, Antoine Walker, and Gary Payton. I am sure that Mike could convince these guys to appear in Nike, Gatorade, and Hanes commercials. And of course, the Happy Meal Team Maverick Commericial with Cuban and MJ and their class. I am sure that these guys would go for the minimum salary to learn from Mike and play with Iverson and Kobe.

Imagine Kobe and Walker playing the pick and role. Imagine Iverson being challenged in practice by Payton and MJ.

Roster
Owner Cuban

President and GM: Michael Jordan

Head Coach: ?Del Harris?/Open
Asst Coach: Open
Asst Coach: Kenny Smith

Players
Allen Iverson
Kobe Bryant
Elton Brand
Mike Finley
Quentin Richardson
Antoine Walker
Ron Mercer
Gary Payton
Brian Cardinal
Rodney White
Mehmut Okur
Stanislav Medvedenko

The Mavs could definitely use a new coach to teach them defensive transition. Few of the Mavs players do it with enthusiasm. Failure to do it costs the Mavs team easy points. I wonder does this cause any infighting amongst the Mavs? Because many players mistake or failure to get back the Mavs are sitting at home.

Stopping transition begins in the heart of every single player the Mav’s team. Bringing in Jordan to oversee the team as President of Basketball Operations and Kenny Smith as assitant coach (perferablly head coach) are an excellent idea.

Jordan and Kenny Smith would definitely take a “get tough, they’re not going to score on me attitude”. I think Cuban could appreciate their attitude. Their attitude would become contagious and the Mavs would start to take pride in getting back and stopping the break.

A lot of players in the league respect MJ and Kenny Smith. They would certainly attract the big name players. Jordan and Kenny would also be key to landing a trade for Iverson. I am sure that Iverson would love to play for both.

Trading Dirk is a an excellent idea. Elton Brand would bring a strong post game to the Mavs. It would be hard to let Dirk go, but, the Mavs need D-Fense in the post.

Plus Elton Brand is one of the best at defending of the basket. And, his game is still improving. He would also fit nicely alongside Kobe and Iverson in trapping presses and containment presses. Brand also brings the ability to screen the zone and cut.

It really stinks that the Nelsons cannot even teach Mavs to sprint back in zone like positions such as a 2-2-1 or 3-1-1 to contain the fast break opportunities. We rarely see the Mavs, even attempt to put a body on the rebounder on a missed shots or inbounder on a made shots to prevent the quick outlet pass.

We rarely see the Mavs attacking teams. There is little effort to make the ball handler change angles, pass the ball laterally, or even backwards. Take a page out of the Spur’s book. They seem to be very efficient in this department.

Picking up Quentin Richardson, Ron Mercer, Mehmut Okur, and resigning Walker would be excellent. Signing and Trading Steve Nash in a packaged deal would not be a bad move for Iverson. I would not bring in Gary Payton.

I know the Mav fans have grown accustomed to Steve Nash. But, the Mavs need a Mike Bibby stopper. The high scoring backcourt of Iverson and Kobe would kill the Sacramento guards. And, their penetration would surely get most of the West in foul trouble.

Not to mention that Payton and Iverson could be in the back court at times and Kobe could play small forward next to Elton Brandon and Walker. I don’t think any team in the west could run with that team.

The practices would certainly be competitve. I bet Iverson would even show up to practice. Could you imagine watching that practice? Kobe, Iverson, Finley, and Jordan lacing it up at times.

Come one Mark, we know that high percetage shots (dunks & layups) keep the stands field. We know that you are trying to create a buzz and pretty basketball. But, we are not fooled by your emotional disbelief looks after a Mav’s playoff elimination. We all know that the Mavs cannot win a Championship with their current time. They cannot compete with LA, San Antonio, Minnesota, or Sacramento. If you let Kobe slip through the cracks, then the Clippers will even be better than the Mavs.

You need to do something big. You can be happy with filling the stands. What you have done in a short amount of time to get fans interested has been amazing. But, you owe the fans more. They city deserves a championship. No one outside Dallas will ever take the Mavs serious if you don’t make some BIG changes.

Bring the people mentioned above would be a great impact. Even if you don’t land Kobe, you would still be better off if you can land most of the other players.

Let’s face the truth. Dirk is a poor passer. He usually catches a pass, and then stands in place for a few of seconds and stare at the basket, then ignore teammates who are wide open after cutting through the lane.

Richardson would be great because he has the ability to attack the seams and gaps. His mid range game is great.

Like Kobe, Richardson has the potential to Another useful form of penetration is to freeze the opposing defenses.

Jordan and Smith would also help find an offense and defense that fits the revamped championship caliber Mavs. There wealth of knowledge would help developing players like Richardson perfect their own ideas and skills.

Besides, having Jordan as GM, and possibly coach along side Kenny Smith along with Bryant and Iverson would creat such a hype. I can see the Commericals now.

Here is my Roster…I bet the would win 70+

Roster
Owner Cuban/Jordan

President and GM: Michael Jordan

Head Coach: MJ/Kenny Smith
Asst Coach: Del Harris/Kenny Smith
Asst Coach: Clyde Drexler

Players
Allen Iverson (S)
Kobe Bryant (S)
Elton Brand (S)
Mike Finley
Quentin Richardson
Antoine Walker (S)
Ron Mercer
Nick Van Exel
Larry Hughes
Rodney White
Mehmet Okur (S)
Othella Harrington

I wish I would have Tivo’d the game and fast forwarded to the last two seconds. Amazing ending, but the rest was horrible. I’m tired of watching both teams miss free throws the whole game. The Spurs are whining bitches for protesting to the commissioners office when the game was played on their home court. I’ll have to admit, I have little interest in watching the NBA playoffs minus the Lakers-Spurs series. There needs to be some new rules instituted to improve the quality of the game. The main rule I would like to see in the game would be an international foul lane to get the logjam out of the middle which will increase points driving to the basket. There are too many people sitting on their asses in the paint with hardly any 3 second calls by the officials.

On a side note, I think Malik Rose of the Spurs would be a good addition to the roster for size inside. He used to be a force for the Spurs, but is now relegated to pine time. Also, bring back Avery Johnson to groom him for the head coaching job when Nellie retires. The guy is a born leader and understands the complexities of the game.

It hurt because I know that the refs reaction time to start the clock (each ref has a start-clock button with them, first one to trip it wins) actually gave Fisher more time than was on the clock. Because of the reaction time it took for the refs to start the clock, he actually had somewhere arount .7 seconds to shoot and yet the shotclock clearly indicated he had .4 seconds.

For a perfect example of how this works simply go here- http://www.reflexgame.com and see how fast you can react. It almost doubled Fisher’s time.

Though I know it won’t make a difference, and I’ll probably just get an automated response back, I sent an email to the NBA that’s around a two page explanation of why this was physically impossible.

Yeah, it was an incredible shot, but it was also an impossible shot. Literally.