Rick Carlisle, Mavericks in ‘advanced’ talks for 5-year contract extension

Jim Carrey lookalike Rick Carlisle and the Dallas Mavericks are close to an agreement on a five-year contract extension, according to the Dallas Morning News’ Eddie Sefko and ESPN’s Marc Stein.

After the Mavericks were eliminated by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs previous year, president Donnie Nelson told reporters that Carlisle’s job was more than safe.

It’s notable that Sloan lasted 22 years as Utah’s head coach. “Two of the names on the team list who are behind him are among the most successful coaches in National Basketball Association history “” Dick Motta and John MacLeod.

A win-less preseason, an aging superstar, and a continuing patience for players on their way back from injury haven’t given the oddsmakers in Las Vegas at Bovada much reason to put a lot of faith in the Dallas Mavericks. It was rumored that it was very possible Rick Carlisle could leave after this upcoming season or perhaps sign for one more year while Dirk Nowitzki is still a Maverick before retiring.

Taylor said that “backing up seven weeks, I was talking to him and everything was, I don’t want to say fine or great, but it was what we expected”. Dallas fans, as well as members of the organization, were publicly ecstatic about the deal that was agreed to in principle during the moratorium period. Barea are around, but the rest of the roster has been turned over a couple of times since the 2011 championship season. As Dallas retools, it’ll help to have Carlisle under contract.

This is a show of loyalty on both sides.

Mark Cuban and company were sure they had pulled it off once again. But it says something special about a coach when he is blessed with a roster where all the moving parts come together and prove championship-worthy.