How the Mavericks fell from world champions to the team nobody wanted to join

In 2011 the Dallas Mavericks were on top of the world. A team in the truest sense of the word, veteran role players bolstered the stars. Dallas beat the Miami Heat, and their fancy big three, to bring home glory. But that championship team didn’t last. Nor did the glory.
There were just too many shiny free agents on the horizon, and the horizon after that, capturing Mark Cuban’s eye. So while he made cap room and pitched free agents, he said goodbye to trusted entities like Tyson Chandler, Jason Terry and Jason Kidd. Which, who could have guessed, hurt the team. Especially because those shiny free agents were like, “Join the Mavs? ...nah I’m good.”
While Dirk Nowitzki remained the star in Dallas, the Mavericks tumbled from the top of the world.
And now, you can relive all the twists, turns, bumps and bruises of that very long fall!
Written and Produced by: Clara Morris
Edited by: Jiazhen Zhang
Motion Graphics by: Phil Pasternak
*at 6:41 I mispronounced Monta, as penance I will rewatch the Mavericks 2014 season
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[@darrylmata4025]

Most players were already reaching the twilight of their careers. That 2011 run was magical tho.

[@KishanPatel-hf6uq]

Yeah Dirk carries veterans like kidd,terry,and Marion Although those guys did have their moments

[@present2060]

Thats what makes that playoff run special

[@KishanPatel-hf6uq]

present timings the warriors did a similar thing by carrying veterans like David west and Shaun Livingston to a title in 2016-17

[@mattmmixes]

Honestly tho it was really their last chance to compete for a chip and Dirk and the crew went hard to make sure it happened

[@KishanPatel-hf6uq]

Mattmmixes actually Marion was on the 14-15 cavs team that lost to the warriors in the finals But yeah besides that the rest of those guys were on their last legs

[@penaltyflag366]

Real Mavs fans don't have any anger toward Tyson Chandler for leaving because he came back for a season or two and still lives in the area

[@TheTwinkiefoot]

The Mavs never offered him a contract after BOTH stints. Why would Mavs fans be mad at him and not the organization?

[@williefaulker]

Yeah the mavs did him wrong to begin with nobody should be mad

[@mattlinardos7040]

Knicks fan here. Chandler is by far my favorite knick of all time, despite only spending about 3 years here

[@penaltyflag366]

@@TheTwinkiefoot reports were tho that it was both ways he hadn't shown any interest on resigning even if they did but still it's all good

[@kevingrisales8461]

Marvin Santana favorite player is all opinionated based let him have his favorite player

[@seggyjake34]

Can we get a series thats the reverse of this called like “Rise” or something where you detail how a team was built before their championship/dynasty

[@ql5481]

that sound awesome

[@elcocho1568]

Theres a YT channel that does that. I'll have to find it.

[@nickpadin5362]

First episode should be the Cowboys Dynasty of the mid '90s, just because of how ingeniously it was done.

[@kirb709]

That should be for the Warriors

[@javirios3107]

Mavs 2020 Heat 2020 Warriors 2015 is a biggie Milwaukee 2020 2020 is tough cause of the era shift alot of bad teams are rising.

[@wjhull]

"I'm going to cut out my brake lines so that I have more room for air bags." - Mavs ownership

[@justthetip9228]

#MCUBAN

[@mavsnation4life]

Shout out to Dirk for being loyal through all the BS and pay cuts he took.

[@ifyourmarriedyourasimpanda7440]

Wont happen today, and rightly so, shouldn't treat your bread makers like thier common mcdonalds workers

[@alby375]

@@ifyourmarriedyourasimpanda7440 they didn't treat him like that he chose to take the paycuts.

[@aceassn716]

For real he and Tim Duncan took less in order to have a competitive team throughout their careers. Utmost respeck for that

[@alfmmmm8265]

@@aceassn716 thats called buying a chip

[@TheCShell123]

He was treated very very well with the Mavs, like a God...

[@ralphmellish845]

The rare collapse where the team came out on the other side of it with a generational superstar and legitimate optimism for the future.

[@razkable]

if they don't win with luka it will be a shame...dirk getting them that ring until they win another will be a hug feat ..the nhl mlb and nba dallas teams have been pretty dry in history besides 1999...that mavs title is the one thing they have this century since the cowboys suck

[@zekemaverick]

@MANCHESTER UNITED I am pretty sure that there are not 240 countries.

[@blueflamexl9880]

@MANCHESTER UNITED This is a basketball video, no need to bring up that info and also the number of countries in the world are less than 240 I’m pretty sure

[@aceassn716]

That 99 Stanley Cup win has an in the crease asterisk on it * from a longtime Buffalo NY resident Dictated not read the management

[@hiphiphoorayeventorganizer182]

BlueFlAmeXL he a bot bro

[@SoftBank47]

2:56 “...and acquired Lamar Odom-“ (Stephen Angry Smith, off in the distance) “WHO WAS ON CRACK!”

[@retiredtidepodeater3339]

😂😂😂

[@dantehaskell5688]

Hahahahaha

[@tonystarkironman316]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mrf19741]

SAVAGE!

[@anunnyfose]

2011 mavs was one of the most amazing and beautiful playoff runs I've ever seen. Absolutely loved that team

[@razkable]

2004 pistons 2011 mavericks 1977 blazers 1975 warriors ...some of the lesser remembered champs all had great runs people did not expect to result in an actual title...those teams man, i love when a trues underdog wins without injury luck like the 19 rapts had or 03 spurs...hamilton walton dirk and barry led teams to a title no on expected at the time

[@anunnyfose]

@@razkable lol dude. I'm from Detroit and am a pistons fan too. You are absolutely right though... All of those teams had amazing runs

[@Lightdion]

Hands down one of the best teams in history to do it!

[@dustywilson6959]

@@razkable You are forgetting the most underappreciated title run of them all, the 1995 6th seeded Rockets. No home court throughout the entire playoffs. Beating the 60-22 Jazz in first round, the 59-23 Suns, the 62-20 Spurs and the 57-25 Magic. Now thats impressive and at the same time never had been done before or since. And in 1994 Olajuwon was the lone star who won the league MVP, DPOY, Finals MVP and a league championship all in the same season and nobody expected that to happen either.

[@ytgc-royalewarex5190]

@@razkable Also 1979 Supersonics

[@julianbell9161]

Well, when you build a championship winning team out of all veterans and no young talent, it doesn’t last

[@ericzamudio2905]

Thank you!!!

[@MrPooly1459]

Yeah, but it probably could've lasted a little longer if they kept that group together. And if they had more success, they may have been able to entice the big free agents that they wanted.

[@Chigz10]

they could have at least ran it back the year after tho, they brought chandler and barea back later so it's not like they were done

[@aaronghunter]

Particularly when you decide to blow it up.

[@razkable]

barea mahinmi caron brewer deshawn chandler all left in 2011 aka their youth which sucked....those were the younger guys they needed to stay....peja was an acceptable loss

[@amaan.a]

The Mavs have come back around now though.. a team with Luka Dončić & Kristaps Porziņģis is a team I wanna join.

[@romansheoships2716]

Hopefully it leads to success

[@andrewwatts8240]

#LoSLakersFan 28 Jimmy Butler won’t sign to a team that’s not his (aka he won’t do a team like Philly again.) but imagine if the Mavs got Victor Oladipo👀

[@SlamLTDunk]

They both on the floor is not working. Porzingis play much better when Luka was injured

[@mattmmixes]

Plus they might get Giannis in 2021 free agency, making them the leagues next big 3

[@wtfx5757]

100 percent bro. Dallas is the most exciting team in the league in my opinion. Huge future.

[@hhtptai]

I'm glad Dirk and Jason got at least one championship before they retired.

[@shinglesshingles]

Can't really call it a collapse when nobody was looking at the 2011 Mavs as a dynastic type team. More like a flash-in-the-pan magical season.

[@richboyjullianhicks6604]

When you have multiple 50+ win seasons consecutively its not called "magical" its inevitable.. You must be thinking about the 2011 cavs not mavs

[@shinglesshingles]

@@richboyjullianhicks6604 keyword in my comment was "dynastic" nobody said they were trash. But to insinuate they had this big collapse like the Knicks and Bulls after the 90's or other teams that were seen at the time as a team that would stand the test of time and fade away smoothly is just wrong. Winning 50+ games consecutively is nothing to sneeze at but it wasn't like their run was littered with 4 or 5 60+ win seasons. Only twice did they go to the WCF or further in 10 years not exactly a powerhouse. The Mavs were always a good team to say was a dark horse at most. It always seemed like when you painted playoffs on the floor they would seem to fold. And not going down swinging in 7 games either. The magical part is the fact they swept the defending Champs in the Lakers in the second round when ppl thought Kobe could get a chance at a 2nd 3-peat w/o Shaq. It's magical when u beat the Heat who were freshly formed with the entire NBA writing the Mavs off as the guest of honor to the Heat's coronation as the new dynasty. That's why it's magical. Nobody had the Mavs winning the title, not even going into the playoffs. The Thunder were favorites in that WCF. Lol "inevitable" is the furthest word I would use when describing that Mavs team chances of winning the Finals that year. U tryna compare it to the 2011 Cavs winning the title is saying literally the impossible happened not something magical.

[@razkable]

i do wonder what happens if they kept caron stevenson chandler barea and went for it again....they could of pushed the thunder and spurs in 2012...they probably lose to miami for sure but they had a good team without 4 starting caliber guys in 2012 so..who knows ...that team was very good in 2011 and would of been just as good in 2012

[@TheDondajonhon46]

@@shinglesshingles They could've been a dynasty if Mark Cuban didn't let Nash walk or dismantle the championship nucleus of that 2011 team by letting key players walk. The Mavs could've atleast won 3 NBA titles. Only true Mavericks fans would understand.

[@shammycat3538]

@@TheDondajonhon46 I’m a Mavs fan, and love Steve Nash, but letting him go and putting defenders around Dirk is a huge reason they did win a championship.

[@anthonyjudeaggabao2302]

"He felt the knicks had more potential" well that went well

[@HamiltonHeights]

I mean, the Knicks *were* better than the Mavericks since that year, and both did jackshit during Kidd's contract, sooo...

[@dynamicvoltage9765]

@@HamiltonHeights Well, the Knicks had one 50 win season. So they had ONE good season, but take Tyson Chandler off that team and put him back on the Mavs - do you think the Knicks would have been better then? No chance. That's the difference. TC made the Knicks better, but not that much better. The Mavs would have been MUCH better if he stayed.

[@cecilhammerton8167]

Lol. With James Dolan as the owner? Yeah....I don't know what he was thinking with that reasoning.

[@robotube7361]

New York has the second biggest market in the NBA. Everyone wants to play for the Knicks because when u sign with the Knicks its not about winning titles. Its about cash. Athletes get ridiculous deals and more exposure than anywhere else. More nationally televised games than any other franchise except the Lakers . This means sponsorship deals, commercials etc etc. This is where athletes make the real money. So why would someone like Anthony trade the spotlight of NY and go to the team that cant even sell their regular season tickets? There are several teams in the NBA where nobody can say "No" to them. Its LAL, Houston, Miami, Boston and as of recent - the Clippers who are riding high since the new ownership. When you sign with some of these teams you will be making more money even if you dont reach the playoffs. So of course the Knicks HAVE more potential.

[@elijahbruno2814]

@@robotube7361 you might want to check the Knicks morale these days. Most televised games yet their ratings are at an all-time low? As long as they have a dumbass owner who's too scared to give out max contracts, all they will be known for is having cash

[@alexvratsanos5227]

Hard to believe, but it’s true: Dirk played in his first NBA game before his future teammate Luka Dončić was even born.

[@breekenneth]

Wow

[@Aggie4life77]

It’s not hard for me. I’m a year older than Dirk. Luka is young enough to be my son!

[@jpmnky]

Well when you blink and twenty years has passed, yeah, I totally believe it.

[@futuregohan4837]

@@Aggie4life77 Luka Wasn't Even 4 When Dirk Nowitzki Was In His Prime

[@thedude3065]

goes to show you that the greatest asset any athlete can ask for regardless of sport is health

[@patricerascasse3925]

1:38 Talking about the vets the Mavs had assembled on their roster: Being from Germany myself, people only tend to look at Dirk who undoubtedly had an incredible championship run. Can't believe you left out my man Peja Stojakovic. He stepped up with clutch 3's in the 1st Round against Portland and in the West Semis against LA. Peja really burned the Lakers with his perimeter shots. Important piece on the road to the Finals! I'm glad the Serbian Sniper got his ring in 2011 after getting snubbed by the refs in 2002 with Sacramento.

[@Kriptiko]

Literally half a point per game in the finals why would they talk about him in a series about a FINALS squad deteriorating.

[@michaelbarnes2617]

This team had me conflicted in the Finals, one hand I wanted LeBron to win his 1st, but when Dallas won I was so freaking happy for Dirk, Kidd, Tyson and Marion. Their route to the Finals was legendary too that West bracket was stacked this year

[@attiepollard7847]

Omg right next to my wanting the golden knights to win a Stanley cup title as a franchise first team I wanted LeBron James to win it with the heat as a big f you to the league

[@turnupthesun81]

Yup. That team had comeback after comeback. It was unreal.

[@jeremymccommons7741]

As a mavs fan, I can tell you that every year was the same bull crap of “WE ARE GETTING DWIGHT HOWARD” “nevermind”

[@AirKangLocker]

"WE ARE GONNA GET DEANDRE JORDAN"

[@dannyfeldman2448]

Good thing you guys didnt get Howard to complicate things. Now you got porzingis and doncic

[@Dud512]

Man I remember in 2012 thinking we would get Deron Williams and Dwight Howard lol

[@mavsnation4life]

We finally got Deron Williams... after his prime

[@AaronLewis06]

Remember them saying we was getting Shaq?? Lmao..... oh never mind

[@seize3]

So we not gonna talk about how the Mavs FINALLY got DeAndre Jordan after pursuing him for YEARS only for them to trade him a few months later?

[@toinengwyn3935]

No, because Jordan was no longer a premier free agent. Otherwise, the Clippers would have tried harder to keep him.

[@firstnamelastname6920]

For Kristaps Porzingis who TF wouldn’t trade his Deandres bitchass for him

[@texasgotti5831]

Get Back Gang 😂🥰

[@hbdragon88]

@Toine Ngwyn the Clippers were rebuilding at that point, having traded CP3 to Houston in June 2017 and Blake in January 2018. No reason to re-sign DJ when two of the three of Lob City were gone. Although I do find it hilarious that DJ was on the Mavs for half a season before being traded to NYK.

[@didac3859]

He was trash in the mavs.

[@ultronsigma2419]

This is a classic example of why owners shouldn’t try to play GM. For some reason this is a trend in Dallas sports.

[@Jiddy12345]

Fascinating that they let Tyson Chandler walk, twice.

[@Doknot-tb9ey]

It is bad enough they got rid of him the first time, but for the second time, it was uncalled for.

[@droomzy]

@@Doknot-tb9ey I feel bad for bro too, bc it was literally the EXACT SAME circumstances of the FIRST time but with the memory of them having done that to him before must've made him really angry. to be taken for granted after you prove your worth to the team, TWICE. 😬

[@fszron]

Tyson was offered 3x or 4x salary. Of course he would leave

[@PEExpert]

They’re coming back tho with Luka and Kristaps.

[@tryp_da_ghost]

Will never win in the West with those two to soft and they should have kept yogi

[@trvspvrk]

Tryp Juug Gang bad troll, do better

[@ericmiller254]

lol yea ok bud

[@lukaskywalker7791]

@@tryp_da_ghost u a Kings fan? I understand brother

[@saintjoven]

They need more pieces tho

[@Ac367998]

Most of the seasons during this “collapse” the mavs still won about 50 games. All this does is show how great Dirk was even late in his career with an average roster at best. And how Carlisle can turn guys like Monta and Parsons into effective players.

[@quintondorsey7362]

Honestly that 2014 mavs was pretty underrated I wish they played a different team than the spurs but still pretty underrated

[@matrix3509]

All it shows is how the regular season straight up doesn't matter. Not when all anyone cares about is rings.

[@oscarrodriguez6423]

Duncan was still better

[@Ac367998]

Oscar Rodriguez I didn’t realize this video was about the Spurs, that’s crazy.

[@286mic]

The girl they have doing these videos have been a complete flop. Every subject she's done have been horrible. She's either reaching or misinterpreted what actually happened. It's kinda annoying.

[@maruchanramenlord]

As a lifelong Mavs fan, it's genuinely painful to relive this. Having Doncic now though takes a lot of the sting out.

[@gnikulodeon1999]

Well, at least you won a championship. That's not really super painful at all.

[@ptub5257]

Mark Cuban isn’t gonna let the Mavs win again. Doncic is wasting his time if he wants a title.

[@HorseheadNebula85]

Was waiting for this one. The 2011 Finals were the most amazing thing I've seen since my Rockets won back-to-back. Dirk is a legend, and no one expected them to repeat their success consistently with that aging front line.

[@FingeringThings]

The biggest mistake the Mavs made was letting Tyson Chandler go

[@cz7221]

Steve nash too

[@jerrylanary4889]

Yeah and tried to almosta TANK for a soft Dwight Howard.

[@macewbee]

True and charles barkley said the same thing.

[@dynamicvoltage9765]

@@cz7221 Steve Nash was a part of system that was never going to win a championship

[@wipe919]

@@cz7221 I disagree, once we let nash go are defense went up, and we made it to the finals instead of losing in the 2nd round.

[@deantackett2059]

As a mavs fan living in Dallas. I blame the breakup on Cuban, yes most of the team was old but he arrogantly thought he was being smart and saving cap space for guys who didn't even show up. He let go Barea, Tyson who was the missing piece, and DeShawn Stevenson.

[@TheTwinkiefoot]

...you honestly think that Mavs team was going to repeat as constituted? Cuban made the right decision but the right decision can also have a bad outcome.

[@deantackett2059]

@@TheTwinkiefoot we will never know, yes they were older but you always try and run it back, blowing it up for people who might not even come is just stupid.

[@Dud512]

Im a Mavs fan. I wish we kept Tyson. At least then you woulda had a nice center when Dwight said no.

[@iVince905]

You can blame Cuban for the low's but you got to give him his due's as well when they're successful. No owner is more involved than Cuban is.

[@deantackett2059]

@@iVince905 I like cuban. When he bought the mavs they were trash of the nba. He helped make them contenders. He doesn't care about the money he wants the team to win. But yeah he screwed up after the championship and I think hes even admitted that.

[@TheGameCube64Guy]

And now after 11 years, the Dallas Mavericks are back in the Western Conference Finals.

[@sergiofabrietti9960]

I've been a Heat fan for more than 15 years now, but could never hate Dirk. I'm kind of happy he won the title he deserved, despite doing it against us.

[@noahdomingo1162]

But now we forget about this because Luka

[@JWex-jy7sk]

He practically saved Carlisle and Nelson’s jobs! 2016-2018 was a time of disappointment and massive underachievement from this team, and fans were begging Cuban it was time for him to move on from those two.

[@PuchuKt]

@@JWex-jy7sk nelson definetly, but carslile was still a great coach, you cant expect him to contend with half of his main 2011 squad gone

[@JWex-jy7sk]

@Arispe Ricardo Yeah that was kinda more Nelson and the talent he gave Carlisle to work with that led the team to hitting rock bottom. Andrew Bogut, Wesley Matthews, Harrison Barnes, and so on....

[@Yeen125]

You can thank the eternal circus that is the Knicks front office for that.

[@jerryxvega]

1997 Mtw I mean some of those assets worked out like Harrison Barnes became a reliable scorer and so did Wesley Matthews for like a season or 2 before getting traded, Barnes is slowly starting to become a leading scorer for the kings and kinda progressed year to year

[@Me3stR]

"The gold turned to dust. Then he breathed in that dust by accident and coughed until he threw up." -epic line. LOL Ima use that!

[@danbhakta]

Any alteration to history, may cause Dallas to miss out on Luka. To add: From a guy that has lived in both areas...DFW is a much better place than Houston.

[@A10R10]

True 💯

[@danbhakta]

@Ayan MUKHERJEE : Are ya sure?...there are a shitload more mosquitoes down further south...just sayin'

[@mj23allday247]

I lived in both places, Houston is a horrible place to live. Good if you want to pretend to be some dirty thug, but no way I’m raising my family in that cesspool.

[@Ganggangbuzzbuzz]

Ayan MUKHERJEE The Humidity, the traffic, more crackheads per capita. Other than the diversity and the food, I’ll stay in the DFW

[@Anthonycheesman33]

Yea but Dirk deserved a team that was competitive.

[@wolfgangsebastian8357]

The Mavs have always been known as the 'meltdown' team. From losing in the finals after a 2-0 lead to losing in the first round after winning 67 games to blowing a 24 point lead in game 4 against the Blazers in 2011. But blowing up that trophy team to go after a couple of players who got coaches fired was the worst of them all. I can understand letting JJ walk but Chandler was just irreplaceable.

[@aesir1ases64]

Yeah Chandler was in his prime, Dallas could have made at least the conference finals with they kept the band together.

[@acnicodemus4734]

Suggestion: Phoenix Suns collapse after 2010 Conference Finals run.

[@thegagz]

They already made a suns video and it’s as depressing as you think it is

[@acnicodemus4734]

@@thegagz I think it's about Steve Nash, not the entire squad.

[@gregoryemeagwara5933]

Difference is Mavs made the NBA Finals and won with defense

[@Robbroy13]

Collapse: Early 2000s Sacramento Kings

[@wilderac2250]

Haven’t made the playoffs since the mid 2000’s? What’s up with that?

[@williefaulker]

Chris Webbers knee injury says hello

[@MrDariusJWilliams]

I was thinking this just the other day. I may have even said it on another video.

[@loveofmangos6112]

That Collapse hasn't ended yet. Lol

[@shincaion]

@@loveofmangos6112 It has, just wait to see what will happens in Orlando

[@aegistahl1835]

They we’re doomed to begin with. Everyone saw the 2011 Finals as the one Miami lost not the one Dallas won. The media couldn’t pass up the opportunity to write about how the big three came up short. Dallas never got the recognition they deserved for going through one of the toughest playoff routes ever.

[@eddiestilll]

Luved how the 2010-11 Mavs upset the newly formed villains in da league (the Miami Heat's big 3)

[@Texan45]

Even without them winning when it matters most, which has been most of the last 22 years, they've always had competent management. If I was in the NBA, there's nothing I wouldn't do to wear a Mavericks jersey. I love that team and the city of Dallas dearly. MFFL

[@denisp8432]

This is the most underrated ring ever

[@parkinsaw]

not really would say overrated team honestly wasn't that good. This is the only real blemish on Lebron's legacy for me, he pretty much gave up in the game.

[@havelthedeadinside1799]

kevin parker you just salty that your little lebrick played like dogshit during the finals and somehow with the big 3 y’all couldn’t even make it to 7 games and blew a 2-1 lead, we ignore people like you cause you’re simply a bronsexual

[@havelthedeadinside1799]

kevin parker also if they weren’t that good how y’all couldn’t win it all???

[@overlordjay9807]

@@parkinsaw why are you a lebron fan

[@parkinsaw]

@@overlordjay9807 Carried sorry ass teams to the finals. Also if you think about it for most of his tenure in the NBA there was always a better team. People bring up the big 3 but was mostly all it was. (Spurs - beast of an all rounded team) *For me arguably best ensemble ever. Golden State - Again beast of a team Even though he is more of a facilitator still managed to pass legendary records. *He won in Cleveland, nobody wins even Cleveland. Not even Belichick was able to pull that off.

[@donavangreen27]

That fall from grace was humbling. Watching this made me relive those paltry Mavericks years. Glad we are looking up in the right direction now.

[@shinyt9003]

honestly, the fact that this is considered a "collapse" for the mavericks and that they are already one of the most exciting, highest ceiling young teams in the NBA already speaks volumes about how well run the mavericks' org is (at least on a basketball side, what with the harassment controversy they faced). also seemed like the script to this one was a bit ignorant to how salary cap maneuvers work to fit in one last dig at the mavs at the end. felt like a different collapse would have been more entertaining, but the overall quality and narration is as fantastic as always, so its not the end of the world.

[@TheEssentialHughJazz]

Great comment

[@budwyzer77]

It also speaks to just how brutal the Western Conference has been since 1999. The Mavs wouldn't have collapsed had they played in the East.

[@dalesabandal9113]

Dallas finally reached the light at the end of the tunnel tho. To be fair, a two year vacation from the playoffs aint too bad considering the other teams mentioned in this vid (cough cough knicks)

[@raymondthomas1574]

What light they haven't won last I checked the raptors were champs not Mavericks good you like to live in the past

[@dalesabandal9113]

@@raymondthomas1574 chill buddy, thats what comes next. The "light" im talking about is hope and optimism. Which also applies to other teams like Memphis, OKC, and NOLA

[@raymondthomas1574]

@@dalesabandal9113 whatever you don't know what's coming next so stop it lol hope I'm been hoping for Mavericks to make in for years not going to happen

[@ASMWP]

Raymond Thomas at least they're in the playoffs

[@raymondthomas1574]

@@ds4life886 first I wasn't talking to you secondly if you don't win a championship then you are wasting your youth for a team who can't win clippers have championship abstention not Mavericks and third dumbass Mavericks and the clippers both can't lose in the first round if the play each other assclown

[@dontmindme5879]

11:30 "influence" AKA they kidnapped his ass 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'll never forget that. Best story of that summer 🤣

[@attiepollard7847]

Lol that was not a kidnapping more like a hailed hostage at his own home lol

[@dontmindme5879]

@@attiepollard7847 lol that's kidnapping with less steps is all.

[@smlshin]

Even though they were a "one hit wonder" it was still satisfying to see the Heat lose that year. Props to the old and slow Mavs beating the all star trio. I recall their 3-point shooting was off the charts, I remember the Lakers/Mavs second round, the 3's just kept coming.

[@thewizzkidd]

This team was in the verge of becoming the NY Knicks. A team that nobody wanted to go. With a bunch of scraps and the salary cap at full. But, like a miracle, the drafted the best European prospect ever. And now they are in the title run again.

[@philheat4456]

Whats wrong with Cuban wanting to be reborn as himself? He's a billionaire, I wish I was him lol.

[@gendarrion911]

Yeah, that's pretty stupid reason to hate him.

[@broadstreet21]

It's not vanity, it's be content to be you.

[@shukthapa8607]

Dwight Howard and Deron Williams both had downfalls after the 2015 season

[@jerrylanary4889]

#FACTS

[@chrisfloyd7316]

Most of those FA signings were some dodged bullets.

[@jacobwilliams1223]

One thing this video didn't mention is Dallas under Cuban ALWAYS had this mindset of chasing the flashy big name free agent even before they won a title. During the Shaq/Kobe split Cuban lowballed Steve Nash leading to him signing with the Suns in the hopes of being able to land Shaq. It's always been how they ran, and it really has yet to work out for them.

[@Awesometrax]

2011 truly was a "win or else" year for the Mavs and this is why. Since the Mavs are my 2nd favorite team after the Raps, I'm so happy they won in 2011.

[@SinaSoh]

As a Mavs fan, I was thrilled Toronto won it all last year. 2019 Raps and 2011 Mavs were similar in lots of ways!!!

[@Awesometrax]

@@SinaSoh absolutely. Underdogs who never won a title previously up against a team everyone loathed, led by a superstar, played great defense, won in 6 on the road.

[@user-gg5td1dk2w]

@@SinaSoh I'd also be pretty thrilled if the Raptors in 9 years after our title are where the Mavs are right now 9 years after your championship.. aka once again steadily climbing and getting better.

[@SinaSoh]

Derek G F 9 years, you are almost there now!!! Aren’t the Raptors the second seed as it stands??? Even though Siakim is 26, he (from what I heard) started playing ball since he was 17. Dude has no millage and can play till he is in his late 30s. Masai Ujiri drafts international gems and despite Leonard leaving, you guys are still in great hands. Jonas V will be a stud with the Grillizes but you needed to get Gasol to seal the deal. He is your version of Tyson Chandler. That trade will go great for both Toronto and Memphis!!! The only thing I would have changed about Toronto’s title run was to have DeRozan there instead of Khawhi. I would loved to see coach Casey stay and win but Nick Nurse is pushing all of the right buttons and is building a legacy in his very short head coaching career!!! I was fine with letting Tyson Chandler go in 2011. I do believe if Dallas would have gotten Deron Williams in 2012 (we got him in 2016), Dallas had a much better chance at getting Dwight Howard in 2013. I loved having Tyson Chandler back and (unlike 2011), I was pissed we didn’t try to sign him back in 2015, I had no desire to go after DeAndre Jordan in 2015. Getting Jordan in 2018 (notice a theme with courting a player once and striking out and getting them when they are on the downside years later) was blah to me. But I’m glad that Jordan was used in the trade to get Porzinguz!!!

[@jasonsandhu3760]

Lol I'm the other way around

[@matthewschufreider7136]

Collapse: 2011 Chicago Bulls: How the downfall of Derrick Rose changed the Chicago bulls forever

[@andrewnibo]

It’s hard to “collapse” if you never made it to the finals let alone win it

[@aceassn716]

Derailed would be the much better term to use.. im a Bulls fanatic When he went down in a game they had won, shouldnt have been out there anyways, yeah derailed

[@bigravensfan21]

@@andrewnibo Before Rose's injury the Bulls were one of the top teams in the league. Think how differently things might have turned out if he never tore his ACL.

[@gregb4395]

Yes. I'd appreciate it if they would put that one together. -Greg in Chicago

[@ayobababoey4737]

@FBI shitcago? *They had the youngest mvp of all time at 22 * Not to mention Joakim Noah, some other dude and they even won against the GOAT nene, Shitcago in 3

[@jasonsandhu3760]

Long live dirk Nowitzki and the 2011 Dallas Mavericks the greatest title run I have ever witnessed in 30 yrs

[@TowersPreston]

5:18 Someone on the Wizards finally lived up to their namesake and learned how to cast Mage Hand.

[@kylewilson1298]

This is the best sports channel out there. The quality and content is always top notch.

[@YaowBucketHEAD]

It's always *on point.* I can't recall when I didn't instantly click on a SBNation video due to the quality and the fact that they're always so damn interesting. Great choices of topics.

[@senorfish2503]

Chill brah

[@s.n.9485]

Thank you for doing this story. As a mavericks fan I've been angry with the terrible management of this team.

[@RGTitan901]

That 2011 Mavs team is slept on because they beat some damn good teams in order to win the NBA title. They beat the Blazers in 6, swept the Lakers, beat the Thunder in 5, and then they beat the Heatles in 6. That was an impressive run by a veteran team with an underrated coach in Carlisle imo.

[@nhagelin1026]

Glad to see Collapse is back in full-force again! Suggestions: Post Jim-Kelly Bills - once owners of the longest running playoff drought 90s Bengals - from 2x SB losers in the 80s to a walking punchline for the entire next decade Rick Pitino’s Celtics Snyder ‘Skins The Lions from the Barry Sanders years to 0-16

[@GoonToAnGoblin]

Its always a good day when there is a new episode of this

[@noahsutherland9296]

There really should be a mention of Doncic and Porzingis at the end. Just as Dirk was stepping away and Dallas was set to become the least interesting team, Luka appears

[@TruthDissident]

KP is finished. Mavs do have Luka....... for now. They better get him some talent.

[@curtissharpe5775]

Good video very informative and definitely true for the demise of the Dallas Mavs up until where we are now!

[@Rishabh7890]

You guys should do one about the 06-07, 07-08 Heat teams after the first chip. Lots happened then with Dwade getting injured, Shaq's relationship with Riley souring, the 15 win season... Up until the Olympics everyone thought Dwade was done then he came back as arguably the best player in the league! Def deserves a video.

[@noagbogudki7766]

I don’t think anyone expected this team to turn into a dynasty w their age, but those playoffs were quite the ride

[@redpepperdave]

I remember when they clowned Dirk for being sick

[@wjmciii887]

there was tons of help.. smart vets that knew how to play and win ..but Dirks performance in that finals especially in the 4th quarters was unreal ... a true definition of the will to win and take games over ..one of my favorite finals I watched...

[@macewbee]

Thanks for posting this

[@jeremymccommons7741]

Bro I remember watching this game on Tv. Being a Mavs fan that year was the best

[@waynew.cheney2588]

Same bro . Just what DFW needed .

[@RennWickam]

Been waiting for this episode! Nobody talks about how fast they came up and fell off

[@bobbycone2]

Yeah, I wish they would have done things differently since 2011 but I'll cherish every single game I got to watch Dirk play! Nothing will ever take that away and I am glad to saw I got to see him from beginning to end! 41-21-1

[@misaag_4312]

I love all the work that goes into these videos!

[@jesusshuttleworth6301]

Last time I was this early, Steve Nash was still on the Mavs.

[@JB-kf2zs]

Bulls collapse after mis handling drose/jimmy?

[@ale-mn5jk]

Yea

[@banditligroin]

They cover that in the Bulls collapse, sort of

[@yeezus3960]

I mean drose getting injured isn’t really mishandling

[@mattmmixes]

Tom Thibodeau

[@martytu20]

@@yeezus3960 Thibs having a pattern of running players into the ground is.

[@chandlerallen772]

The Mavs have a good core now, Dirk will always be my favorite player and seeing himself redeem his legacy because of 2006 against the same organization and Dwayne Wade will always be legendary. Even if the years after 2011 weren't always smooth, I'm glad with how the Mavs ended up. Luka and Porzingis are the future now, but I'll never forget Dirk always leading the Mavericks. MFFL

[@razkable]

its crazy how we all remember the mavs 10-1 west playoff run from game 5 of round 1 to game 1 of the finals and the 4th quarter of game 5 plus game 6 of the finals but we forget how close the mavs were to getting swept even with lebron having 8 points in game 4 ...if he makes his fts in game 2 that series is 3-0 miami and they win game 4 if he makes his fts probably....it was that close...he missed 6 fts possibly 7 they lost 2 games by a combined 5 points ....

[@denniswilliams6519]

Do you still hold that opinion?

[@misternobodysixtynine]

Thanks for showing this, cause honestly I forgot about the 2011 NBA Finals. I was stuck watching the NHL Stanley Cup 2011 Finals, and watching the riot on GlobalTV News.

[@poseidonson13]

4:57 "He felt the Knicks had more potential." How bad is your front office that ANYONE can say this with any sort of confidence, Dallas?

[@darlingtonatuba5910]

To be fair, this was a unique time when the Knicks were a decent playoff contender

[@mikerivera373]

This was 2013, not 2020. The Knicks had Melo and Linsanity.

[@TheTrainFan9]

@@mikerivera373 J Kidd went to New York because he wanted to mentor Lin. Of course, then Lin got hurt and the Rockets gave him the poison pill contract...

[@MazeDaGr8]

Dallas teams always seem to suffer for multiple years after Winning a championship letting alone making the playoffs

[@quintondorsey7362]

@dflowers30 don't forget the stars

[@razkable]

unless your the cowboys

[@MazeDaGr8]

@dflowers30 yea but once the 90s ended they've suffered ever since

[@taiseiigarashi5918]

what a great piece. this was truly high quality

[@gabrielreyes505]

Great video... Keep it coming

[@JustLanseu]

As a Mavs fan since before this run, this was painful to watch lol

[@blue-phoenix115]

Nothing to feel bad about now since Dallas looking great and full of potential.

[@razkable]

i mean you guys even if you kept peja stevenson caron barea chandler ian and with an older brewer and mahinmi probably lose to the thunder in 2012 and heat so..that team was built for 1 run

[@raymondthomas1574]

@@blue-phoenix115 lol they always say that we haven't won a damn thing in years but they have potential lol

[@jonnykilroy9762]

Raymond Thomas every franchise minus the Spurs has had to rebuild at least once over the past 15-20 years. We are lucky enough for it to only last a couple of years. Most teams come out the other side with one good player. We came out with an all star and another potential mvp. Not bad

[@raymondthomas1574]

@@jonnykilroy9762 spurs are rebuilding and competing for championship I can't say that for Mavericks they traded all there young players and get nothing good and return and spurs have Murray Johnson luka and white Walker and other young good talent on there team and took the nuggets to seven games last year playoffs. Spurs don't have to wait 15 to 20 years lol.

[@trivellimusic7135]

How Trivelli Music went from virtually unknown to a platinum selling recording artist... let's do it fam. Also Dirk is one of the forgotten goats...

[@petroskarlis4288]

Luka's mavs are gonna be the best mavs of all time no disrespect to Dirk love the man but the mavs have managed two superstar European players with all their careers ahead of them and I believe next yr they're gonna be title contenders

[@MetalGod999]

Great job by SB Nation for this excellent Dallas Mavericks Collapse video. Let me know if you ever do a Collapse vid about the early-2000s Sacramento Kings, though. I think that would be interesting. P.S. I loved listening to Clara Morris. Hope she does more videos for SB Nation soon.

[@comeonoverandshootit]

1. mark cuban is a tsundere 2. people were saying DIRK couldn't create his own shot? wth?

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

That second one seemed like a certain typo. The man's fadeaway was unstoppable and he used it all the time.

[@AaronMichaelLong]

15 minute video TLDR: Mark Cuban is not as smart as he thinks he is.

[@nurse425]

THANK YOU!

[@gregb4395]

"Like Mark Cuban is literally a genius, supposedly! He is one of the greatest business minds in history, and what not! He's someone that all managers and executives should watch closely and pay attention to and stuff!" -Mark Cuban -Mark Cuban fanboys/fangirls PS- how about that post-election stock market prediction back in 2016, Mark? And that whole toxic workplace scandal at the height of the #MeToo movement?

[@JameAndy-be1pv]

Shout out to Dirk for being loyal through all the BS and pay cuts he took.

[@satanspit4101]

Its all his estrogen he injects. You ever listen to him.

[@daltonfarris]

Great job on this video👍🏿👌🏿

[@firanchisolm6840]

Really great work, from one filmmaker to another.

[@jasmithactor]

Watching this after the Jalen Brunson/Kyrie Irving situation makes me laugh so hard 😂 The hypocrisy 🤣🤣🤣

[@rileygarcia1]

"When I die I want to come back as me" I don't see anything wrong with this quote. The man loves himself that's not a bad thing

[@TheTwinkiefoot]

He's a narcissist

[@rileygarcia1]

@@TheTwinkiefoot Being confident and loving yourself doesn't make you a narcissist. You have to be somewhat full of yourself to be a billionaire

[@paperhag]

@@rileygarcia1 Narcissism: An excessive interest in or admiration of oneself. Nothing wrong with being confident but humility is just as important a trait as confidence and necessary in being a well rounded person.

[@rileygarcia1]

@@paperhag Yes I know what a narcissist is, thanks for the definition though but no need.

[@JagUriel]

Man this was gold! 👏🏽

[@ThePhillies0809]

Great video guys!!! Could you do one on the 2008 Phillies? From glory to collapse very quickly after that 2008 title

[@natemarx4999]

Clara Morris is really good at this.

[@derrickjang9314]

Lol serio

[@johnmaring7056]

She’s A Voice Combination Of Lisa & Marge Simpson! ❤️

[@SecretBaseSBN]

I've had my voice described as "a cartoon mosquito" before, so this is a huge step up thank you

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

She's one of my favorites

[@SecretBaseSBN]

i'm blushing over here (this is clara btw)

[@jalencampbell8807]

Few ideas: Rewinder of the Rumble in the Jungle. Rewinder of Damian Lillard’s Buzzer Beater to send OKC home in the playoffs. Collapse of the Late 80’s Celtics lead by Larry Bird. Untitled: Jeff Bagwell

[@juicepouch1]

More combat sports in general would be cool imo

[@StoneCold429]

rewinder of kawhis shot would be sick, same with a chris webber untitled vid

[@rifqirahadhin3687]

Untitled:elgin baylor

[@KidFresh71]

"some light kidnapping leading to a reneged deal" had me busting up. Fantastic voice over work

[@anthonymcarthur6504]

Best collaspe episode. Good job Clara

[@ericsilver9401]

Someone should do "the creation of SB nation deserves a deep rewind"

[@MikeKennedyNFL]

Someone should stop repeating this same tired comment on every video.

[@ericsilver9401]

@@MikeKennedyNFL no

[@MikeKennedyNFL]

Eric Silver yes

[@1532JJ]

Mavericks(2011-17): We'll aim to get those superstar free agents in free agency, that will save us!! Knicks(2019): Hold my beer!

[@ChintanLalwani]

Speaking in terms of playstyle, the Mavs in 2011 were the GS before the GS! And, to be honest, they played good basketball during the last decade and ended up drafting Luka and trading for KP. I don't think the last decade was a disaster, but Cuban could have done better in the earlier part of that era to help Dirk out. Luka, Kp and the current Mavs squad not only represent the culture that Dirk-led Mavs built for years but a swagger to basketball, a free-flowing offensive style like never before. It's a treat to watch Mavs play as a team!

[@cythefly]

Great video as usual! I just wish you’d tell us which team these guys leave the Mavs for !

[@nededgewalker4057]

this would be very painful for me but I'd love to see a collapse video of the 2011 Vancouver Canucks. might be therapeutic. might destroy me on the inside.

[@christiancoates609]

Well narrated

[@slackerofhell]

Dirk could've potentially been an all time great that never won a ring. Im so happy he got one. Dude is a class act 👌

[@shakarussanders9911]

Dirk is a real one! I wish he could've had at least 3 rings! It's all good though I'm glad he got one! He is well beloved down here in the Dallas/Ft Worth area