Rick Carlisle is a good coach who knows how to win. He led the Mavericks to a 50-32 (61%) record during his first season in Dallas. The Mavericks were also 5-5 in the post season under Carlisle. He now has a career record of 331-243 (57.7%) during the regular season and he is 35-37 (48.6%) in the playoffs. The Mavericks spent a lot of money bringing in new players to give them one of the deepest rosters in the NBA and Coach Carlisle will use them well.