IZTOK DIAGNOSES DECLINE OF MAVS OFFENSE

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Not sure how reliable the source, but... The other two really look like Cuban going against everyone else

And biggest of all: Owner Mark Cuban and Nelson combined on the decision to dismantle that aforementioned 2011 title team. Donnie viewed that success as "catching lightning in the bottle.''

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If you had lived through this with us, I don't think you'd question whether or not this was Mark's decision. He let us all know that he had read the new CBA, had cracked the code and that he knew exactly what to do. That time period was all about Cuban's decisoins.