Why The 2011 Dallas Mavericks Were Not Able To Repeat 

You can't mention the mavs run without mentioning the blazers. Their first round was unironically their hardest one. It gave us Roy's last vintage game. The blazers kind of woke the mavs up.

It wasn't just Chandler Cuban also let go of Deshaun Stevenson and jj barea as well who were big contributors!

They were an old team at the tail end of their prime and it took everything out of them but they did pull it off. They deserve every bit of respect but a repeat was never really on the table for them.

I don’t think anybody expected them to repeat even their fans

As passionate for the game as Mark Cuban is it's hard not to note he just goes from mistake to mistake. Even now he has Luka a superstar and can't build a competent supporting cast to make them legit title contenders.

Peja Stojaković also was on that 2011 roster, and acutally had pretty decent role in the rotation. In finals he lost rotation spot but until finals, he was pretty important for them with his shooting. I think he is worth mentioning.

Even though they didn’t, this was a legendary team man!! Beating teams with elite players and managing to squeeze one title in the middle of the Spurs, Lakers, and a young OKC team!! And finally beating that Heat team!!

Dirk's one-legged fadeaway is one of the most beautiful shots ever. So smooth.

Monta Ellis on the mavericks was a monster in 2K

History is repeating itself, Mark Cuban is failing to build around Luka Doncic. He let Jalen Brunson walk in free agency to the New York Knicks who are once again reaping the benefits of Cubans mistakes. Meanwhile Cubans eyes are dead set on top market names like Kyrie Irving instead of getting the most value for his money and for his team.

That Mavs team just peaked at the right time and had the right handful of vets who wanted it. And they were against a cocky juggernaut in Miami that was just vulnerable enough. It’s was the perfect team meets the perfect timing. It solidified Dirk as an all timer.

Despite not repeating, I was happy for them to win it all in 2011 and get a sweet revenge against the Heat back in 2006.

I was very happy when Dirk Nowitzki won the championship ring in 2011.

As a mavs fan for almost two decades now… thank you for making a video on this team… best title run of all time and made Dirk an all time player

They were already getting really old in 2011. Losing Chandler & all the bench depth was HUGE. They were equivalent to the late 90s Jazz. Very experienced & skilled, but when age took them, that was it. There was no stopping the younger teams after 2011.

Kinda funny because now Cuban is hoping free agents choose Luka over "team" as he puts it. The Dwight signing also didn't work for Houston since he opted out of there not long after and went to the hawks.

Dirk talked about how it felt weird to play after winning a ring he lowkey checked out after that cuz it took him so long to get it

The Mavericks struck while the iron was hot. They had the perfect mix of veterans around Dirk who had all experienced playoff success, but no championships. It was a hungry group that was well put together. The Lakers were in decline after winning the previous two titles, the Thunder were still very young, and the Heat needed a season to fully figure out how the Big Three fit together and what kind of players they needed around them. I all but knew Dallas was going to win it all when they swept the Lakers in the conference semis.

They shouldn't have let Tyson Chandler go. He was huge for protecting the paint

If you look at the data, they were an absolute statistical anomaly in that championship year. The right shots fell at the right time, and they were a good enough team that it put them over.

Even if the Mavs brought Chandler back, I don't think they would have repeated. It was a shorten locked out season and during the off season, Dirk was living it up and didn't really come into basketball shape until the middle of the season. I'm sure they wouldn't have been in a lower seed and had to face the Thunder in the first round, which was still a hard fought sweep. They would probably to in the middle of the pack and possibly made it past the 1st round.

The 2011 run was miraculous and not repeatable anyway. Plus, they pretty much dissemble the team right after.

Got to say, your videos as of late have been nothing short of superb Andy, particularly the ones where you individually dissect a player/team and give proper in depth analysis of whatever the video at hand pertains. Keep up the amazing content 💙

Excellent video as always, thanks Andy!

It was Deron Williams Cuban wanted. Then Dwight. He blew up a championship team so he can chase a couple of coach killers. And I remember him talking arrogantly about his decision. I also remember the dismayed look on Marion's face when he was asked about Chandler not being re-signed at the beginning of the 2012 season. I don't think they would've repeated but they definitely would've finished in a more respectful way than 7 seed and getting swept in the first round. What Cuban, and everyone who agreed with him, did to that team is disgraceful.

Ngl, it makes sense Cuban was trying to sign Howard. Also, Harden was not in Houston until 2012-2013. With Howard in the paint (who still was a competent floor spacer), with a lethal shooter like Dirk outside, would have been fun to watch. But, due to the injuries of DH at that time, i would say they would have like just 2 years* to win it all again.

Moral of the story is that teams shouldn't build around old superstars. They should naturally accept veterans role and step aside smoothly for younger generation. Right now in the same conference we can see a recurrence of this story.

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You hit the head on the nail with this video I enjoyed this took me back in time

Felt sorry for Vince Carter. He always seemed to come to teams that either won the Championship or made it to the Finals a year later. Happened to the Nets, Magic, and the Mavs.

The lockout screwed up this Mavs team, too.

I’m not even a religious guy but that run felt like something was in the air. Guys like Jason Terry and Shawn Marion hitting countless clutch shots.. I remember as a Blazer fan in the first round thinking, we’re playing amazing defense how are they hitting these ridiculously difficult shots consistently?! And they continued to make them all the way through the finals.. That was Dirks year it felt like it was destined to happen.. Wish Damian Lillard will have a year similar soon but not counting on it..

the hubris of Cuban was the downfall. getting rid of chandler for the potential 'big fish' was a massive mistake. dirk always needed a center who could rebound and defend. such a shame

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It was so fun watching their Finals run. Dirk was a monster and everyone did their jobs greatly. Such beautiful basketball. I was around eleven to thirteen and don't remember much, but I do remember Dirk's, JJ and Jason Terry's moments.

Nice breakdown

After that run, the Mavs tanked. As a fan, it was sad to see how the Mavs looked. The NBA moved on and the Mavs just couldn’t keep up. It was truly a special year as a fan we all felt like the next year we weren’t going to be able to repeat

it was more than chandler, and I remember cuban even saying that the team had no chance (it was a lock out season) so he was not even gonna try... more than a decade later still choking and taking bad decisions and calling them "analitics"

Fact that actually one important center can change the whole run for the mavs is impressive say the less ngl Tyson chandler is a good center

They wasn’t suppose to win the year before. Credit to dirk that year he showed what a true stretch post look like not thes spot ups we have now. That dirk leg is nasty

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They were underdogs in 2011. No one expected lil JJ Barea to shut down Lebron

This is exactly the state of Mavs in now too. They lack a defensive big. They have dwight powell who is not even tall. They get destroyed at the paint and Luka is their best rebounder which shouldn't be. They need a Tyson Chandler to be contenders.

You caught my attention with this one I’m a die hard mavs fan

Ah thank you, my friend for fulfilling my request. If Secret Base have their own perspective about this, then now it's Andy who needs to breakdown his own perspective. This should be a lesson for Mark Cuban but at least on the brightside Donnie Nelson is no longer there anymore and he has no right to file a lawsuit against the Mavs.

one of the most impressive finals win led by Dirk defeating the big 3 Bron, Wade and Bosh

Losing chandler in the off season really hurt them. They weren’t able to get back to the level defensively that they were when they won and that cost them in the 2012 playoffs. Luckily Chandler came back a few years later but the roster wasn’t the same and Dirk was older.

2011-12 was also the lockout year with the delayed start, short pre-season and back-to-back-to-backs. With an old roster, they pretty much gave up on that year.

Tyson Chandler is an all-time underrated center, he should be enshrined in Springfield one day.

Chandler staying with the Mavs would've been a much more respectable exit. But an exit nonetheless. It's just as you said the, West had gotten a lot better in 2012.

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Lots of people saying they wouldn’t have repeated. Lots of people also said they couldn’t win in 2011. One thing is certain, if you instantly dismantle a championship team, you don’t have a championship team anymore.

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Definitely a very interesting video today and also one of the most underrated NBA teams in the early 2010s

I was a warriors fan as kid and new a little about ball about players. Ofc new about mj ai kobe n lebron. I always heard about dirk in elemenatary school and saw a warriors vs mavs game on tv on a saturday and wow dirk was just a cool dude. Wanted him to win so bad for the west cuz my dubs were so ass in the 2000s lol. When i graduated 6th grade in 2011 and found out the mavs where in the finals and won later on that. I enjoyed my summer knowin dirk got his chip

You should do a video on the 2012 sixers

Letting Tyson go is what really messed it up he was the anchor to our defense and the other key contributors that he let go. I remember I was mad at Mark Cuban for that

Jason Terry was on fire in the Finals. I was so upset as a Heat fan, but respected them for that performance.

That even 5 year span was so much fun. Before it was just two teams. If kahwii didnt get hurt the spurs totally would have competed till timmy retired.

its was the perfect storm of talent/age/hunger that made it work.

Thompson was the perfect center for Dirk Nowitzki not being a traditional power forward. He was a bruiser who protected the rim that’s what they needed

Tyson Chandler was huge and I always thought that was their downfall and like many other teams that went deep in playoff somehow don't value their defensive presence as much, earlier days of the bucks on Brogdon and some teams on PJ Tucker etc. Then again I realize Peja retired and also J.J. Barea and Deshawn was huge too which they didn't retain. It would also be nice to wonder if Howard did went during the first or second wooing how would they turn out although the first stint Howard was still recovering from shoulder injury and forced to play at the Lakers, I'm sure the same would happen if he went to the Mavs since they wanna push during Dirk's twilight.

They were just in the right place at the right time. I wasn't surprised they not repeat with OKC Houston and a rejuvenated Spurs squad in the West

Crazy that they also lost Caron Butler for the season in 2011 and still won championship. He was ballin before injury.

I think you can do another video about why 2019 Raptors couldn't repeat too 😂especially when their championship has the same vibe as the 2011 Mavs

One of the factor why mavs wont make it to the playoff 2023, the anchor d inside.

It was insane how much people underrated the 2011 mavs people thought the blazers were gonna knock em out 1st round

I read about this in an article that Cuban blew up their roster after they won a championship because of financial flexibility

I’m a lakers fan but looking back to 2011, we were clean swept but at least we lost to the eventual champions.

Dirk Owned Lebum in that Final. So did Jason Terry

Mark cuban back at it with brunson situation

I remember Dallas got BLASTED by the Lakers a month before the playoffs so when the season was over pundits thought they were the weakest team in the playoffs. The new salary cap rules that were instituted in 2011 made it harder for teams like Dallas to spend more money since they weren’t going to attract big name free agents.

The 2010-11 Mavericks were a full and complete team. Plenty of veteran players and depth on the bench, with an entire team of guys who knew that it takes every player to make a difference and win. You just don't see that type of mindset these days, and Cuban getting rid of Chandler just for the hope of Dwight Howard was the immediate drop off. You spend an entire season fighting against the super team mentality and win a championship, just to fall victim to it and watch the franchise crumble. A horrid decision by Cuban, but it makes me even happier that Dirk and the players around him seized their chance when they had it in front of them.

Cuban and wanted cal space for upcoming free agent classes

the best ring of all time and he should’ve won in 06

Chandler was a beast that year!

This is the same problem with the current Mavs. They don't have a good defensive center. Like they alergic to bigs. Instead of getting one, they traded for another ball dominant guard instead 🤣

It's cool to have an owner that's involved but there's such a thing as too involved. Cuban trying to make his best player his best friend is a bit oof to me.

I'm a Mavs fan i don't believe they would have went back to back if they signed Chandler, but that being said Chandler complimented Dirk so well on the court! He should have been signed for that alone!

Chandler will go down as one of the more under appreciated players of our generation if you look back he had a hell of a career quietly

Mark Cuban's biggest weakness as a owner has always been acting like Dallas is LA or NY He's always expected free agents to bail him out and he creates cap space for players who never wanna go to Dallas. Dwight Howard made a good decision going to the Rockets, it's not his fault that Mark Cuban created a plan that involves him going to Dallas. He did the exact same thing with Jalen Brunson, Cuban was so confident that Brunson would resign, so he chose not to extend him early on. Obviously Brunson is gonna choose New York over Dallas, especially when they offered more money.

Most analysts on tv said the mavs would lose to 6 seed Portland in the first round I remember that vividly that makes this run even more special

I'm a Bulls fan but I love Dirk. He's got that Texas toughness

Should kept that team together with the lock out coming that next season they might have went back to the finals

I remember when we first won❤

It was one of the most glorious years, when they upset the Villian Heel LeBron Heatles in the 2011 finals... but That 2011 Heat Squad underestimated the veteran grit of the Dirk, Kidd, Marion, Chandler, and Terry. They beat an inexperienced and still youthful Thunder. And the beat a worn down and exhausted Laker Squad that played in the finals three straight years in a row, with everything starting and ending through Kobe as the main offensive weapon (the 2015 to 2019 Warriors, made the finals more consecutively, but had a huge help from Durant the two years he was there). So yeah. Timing is everything in LIFE. San Antonio fell off that year, so besides them, in the West, it was Dirks to take for that year. He STOPPED MY LAKERS three (3) peat, but hes such a deserving and classy guy, so Im proud that he got his ring. ❤

Tyson chandler made his name n new Orleans with Chris Paul and David west Andy

The Mav’s were the equivalent of the 2004 Pistons beating the Lakers

As a Mavs fan, the only true loss was Tyson Chandler. If we kept him, we wouldn’t have been bounced out so quickly. We weren’t gonna repeat with the Thunder being better and the Spurs still being good at the time.

Perfect timing LOL

still cant believe my bobcats didnt sign chandler back, we had #1 defence in 09-10

I believe Mavs knows that was their last chance to win the championship as their team were really old. After winning the championship, they were looking for another go-to guy to come along with old Dirk. But it wasn’t successful and wait until Luka came to the team!

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Hey Dirk, repeats are hard. -Spurs

The Jason Kidd trade wasted Dirk's prime. The contract of Erik Dampier and Jason Kidd made up literally half of the Mavs cap space, and they combine for like 10 points in the playoffs. In the series they lose to the Nuggets in 09, Dirk score more point than all the other 4 starters combine. That's atrocious team building. One of the big improvement for the 2011 Mavs is that Jason Kidd resign on a smaller deal which fit his age, and they traded Erik Dampier for Tyson Chandler.

I remember no one gave this Maverick team a chance to get far, nobody excepted them to get out of the first round against Portland. But when they beat Portland and then swept the Lakers, then people took them seriously.

IMO it's more about lack of good bets cause on the paper the Mavs were pretty good in 2012. Stojakovic replaced by Vince Carter Chandler replaced by Brendan Wright They thought Beaubois could take JJ Barea's spot Lamar Odom who was 6th man of the year to help from the bench Only Stevenson that wasn't replaced That 2012 was even older than in 2011 if I'm right, they lacked some young blood especially for defensive tasks

Tyson Chandler first started to shine with my then Hornets/now Pelicans.

The Mavs are in the same position right now. Imagine a legit presence like prime Tyson Chandler in the paint rn. They’d be a whole different team

Kinda ironic Mark Cuban stopped being a lavish spender like he used to be in his early years as the owner. Sure, there are additional restrictions like the luxury tax, but if the team is winning big time anyway, he should have take the risk. Unfortunately, he played safe. So come offseason (after lockout), the Mavs lost Tyson Chandler, DeShawn Stevenson, and J.J. Barea, key pieces of the Mavs' sole Title finish.