DALLAS MAVERICKS THE HANDBOOK OF TEXAS TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ONLY AREA SKIP CONTENT SEARCH DIGITAL GATEWAY TEXAS HISTORY TSHA PRESS EDUCATION SOUTHWESTERN HISTORICAL QUARTERLY TEXAS ALMANAC IN THE NEWS ANNUAL MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF MEMBERSHIP DONATE TODAY SHOP BROWSE TEXAS DAY BY DAY TEXAS MUSIC CIVIL WAR AFRICAN AMERICAN TEJANO LIGHTHOUSES CONTACT HANDBOOK SITE IMAGE AVAILABLE THE INTERNET ACCORDANCE SECTION DONALD CARTER ENTRY THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL COURTESY THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM THE SOUTHWEST DIVISION THE WESTERN CONFERENCE OF THE TEAM OFFICIALLY MEMBER THE NBA DONALD DALLAS NATIONAL AWARDED EXPANSION FRANCHISE COMMISSIONER LARRY OBRIEN THE MAVERICKS PRESIDENT GENERAL MANAGER NORM BUFFALO BRAVES NEARLY BECOMING THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR BOB GROUP OF EIGHT INVESTORS THE CARTER FAMILY HOME INTERIORS AND GIFTS MAYOR CITY OF DALLAS CONSTRUCTING REUNION ARENA DOWNTOWN DALLAS CARTER INITIAL LEADERSHIP HIERARCHY DIRECTOR PLAYER PERSONNEL RICK SUND HEAD COACH DICK MOTTA ASSISTANT COACH BOB WEISS MAVERICKS REGULAR SEASON GAME VICTORY ANTONIO FIFTEEN ENTIRE OPENING FEARED RICH FOOTBALL SUPPORT SEASON THE LEAGUE ATTENDANCE RECORD FILLING PERCENT NBC ROLANDO BLACKMAN FUTURE MARK AGUIRRE 1981 NBA DRAFT EXPERIENCED IMPROVEMENT SEASONS REACHING PLAYOFFS THE FIRST TIME MAVERICK PLAY PLAYOFF SERIES SEATTLE SUPERSONICS MEMORABLE PRIOR SCHEDULING CONFLICT PROFESSIONAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT MOODY COLISEUM THE CAMPUS SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY PRESENCE OVERFLOW CROWD FRANTIC MINUTE FORCE OVERTIME THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS GAMES 1980S WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF FIXTURE UTAH JAZZ DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TOPPING THE MIDWEST THEY WERE DEFEATED THE OPENING ROUND THE SURPRISE RESIGNATION COACHING SEVEN THE FRANCHISE GETTY IMAGES HIRED PHOENIX SUNS JOHN MACLEOD DIRECTION HOUSTON ROCKETS THE DENVER NUGGETS ADVANCE CONFERENCE FINALS LASTED THE LOSS THE HIGH WATER MARK TRADED DETROIT PISTONS ADRIAN DANTLEY RICHIE ADUBATO SIXTH SEED IN THE WEST PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS SBNATION REBUILDING PERIOD THE NEXT FOUR SEASONS AVERAGED NINETEEN LONGTIME FAVORITES DEREK HARPER YOUNG ROY TARPLEY DRUG RELATED GARFIELD HEARD QUINN BUCKNER BRIEF DISAPPOINTING COACH DRAFTED POINT GUARD JASON KIDD KIDD FELLOW JAMAL MASHBURN JIM JACKSON THE CORE TOTAL PREVIOUS LEFT TWO SEASONS THREE JS THE END ORIGINAL DON CARTER SOLD MAJORITY STAKE BUSINESSMAN DEVELOPER ROSS PEROT JR DIRK NOWITZKI STEVE NASH ACQUISITION THE REVIVAL THE TRADE MICHAEL FINLEY DON NELSON THE FRONT OFFICE NELSON JIM CLEAMONS CHANGING MOVES DRAFT NIGHT TRADE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS ACQUIRE THE DRAFT RIGHTS 1990S FINLEY NASH NOWITZKI REACH SIMILAR DALLAS STARS THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE BOND PROPOSAL PUBLIC FINANCING PAVED THE WAY CONSTRUCTION OF ULTRAMODERN AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER MARK CUBAN NEW YORK AGREEMENT PRINCIPLE ANNOUNCED CUBANS PURCHASE AN ENTREPRENEUR SEASON TICKET HOLDER SERVICE AUDIONET YAHOO ACQUIRED COMPANY BILLION DOLLARS THE DOT COM BOOM FUNDING ENERGY ENTHUSIASM THE PLAYERS WINNING SIXTY FIFTY MISSED ENDING DROUGHT REACHED ALL NBA THIRD TEAM SURPRISED WORLD RALLYING DOWN UPSET LOSS 2001 NBA PLAYOFFS AIRLINES HOME GAME POSTSEASON MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES SACRAMENTO KINGS ADVANCED PAST EVER TRIP KNEE INJURY THE THIRD PROVED TOO MUCH AVERY JOHNSON FREE AGENCY IN THE SUMMER RESIGNED DONNIE NELSON EVENTUALLY THE ROLE RECENTLY THE HEAD SIXTEEN LAST EIGHTEEN FALLING SEMIFINALS SUCCESS SUFFERED BITTER COACH OF THE YEAR SWEEP MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES RIVAL DEFENDING GAME SEVEN ON THE ROAD IMPRESSIVE IN GAME INSPIRED MIAMI HEAT AT HOME STRAIGHT MIAMI FALL SHORT CARLISLE DISAPPOINTMENT MOTIVATION MVP AWARD HISTORIC THE EIGHTH GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS HALL OF FAME REJOINED NEW ORLEANS HORNETS PARTED INDIANA PACERS RICK CARLISLE REPLACE THOSE TWO SPURS JEROME MIRON USA TODAY OPTIMISM TYSON CHANDLER LATE DECEMBER INJURED WEEK CARON BUTLER TORE PATELLAR TENDON MILWAUKEE NEW YEARS DAY VIEWED POSSIBLE RATHER NBA CHAMPIONSHIP TERRY THE LAKERS TIED HOME TO WIN BARELY QUARTER LOS ANGELES SPARK CARRY THE MOTHERS NBA PLAYOFF TWENTY THREE KEVIN DURANT OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER LEBRON JAMES LEADING THE HEAT CAPTURED POINTS THE FOURTH JASON TERRY FOURTH RALLY BASKET SECONDS FLOOR SCORE OF 10 ALMOST TWO MONTHS WORK FIND CHEMISTRY KNEE SURGERY FORCED SEVENTH NBA HISTORY AWAY TYING SIXTEENTH YEAR OF THE ONLY NUMBERS HONOR BRAD DAVIS JEFF TELEVISED FOX SPORTS SOUTHWEST MARK FOLLOWILL THE RADIO BROADCASTS HEARD ESPN CHUCK COOPERSTEIN SOLD OUT ACTIVE SELLOUT STREAK AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS STEVE PATE KEVIN SULLIVAN MEDIA GUIDE BILL SIMMONS MALCOLM GLADWELL BOOK THE SPORTS GUY ERIC SPORTS GENERAL DISCLAIMER COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS THE HANDBOOK OF TEXAS ONLINE TITLE 17 COPYRIGHT FAIR USE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THE TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL INFORM CONFORM PRINCIPLES INFORMATION IF YOU WISH MATERIAL YOUR BEYOND FAIR MUST PERMISSION CITATION THE CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE HANDBOOK OF TEXAS ONLINE UPLOADED PUBLISHED REPORT ERROR EXCLUSIVE INSTANT INSIDER ACCESS FR