The Dallas Mavericks has their new coach in the person of Rick Carlisle. He replaced former head coach Avery Johnson after being defeated in the 2008 playoff series against the New Orleans Hornets in the first round.
Rick Carlisle streesed that excellence through change and also stressing the importance of opening up the offense and giving it the preview of the development of the Mavericks this coming NBA season.
The coaching staff will definitely focus on its superstar guard Jason Kidd and forward Dirk Nowitzki as he says, "this is all about excellence"
In other news, the New York Knicks has also a new coach. The former head coach of the Phoenix Suns Mike D' Antoni after accepting the coaching job offer of 24 million dollars for 4 years thus, making him the new head coach of the Knicks this coming season.
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