The 2007-08 season didn't play out the way the Mavericks because of a myriad of issues that were first addressed with the dismissal of head coach Avery Johnson. Looking back at what went wrong and forward to what lies ahead will occupy the franchise throughout an offseason of certain change.

The team is facing a major overhaul, beginning with the hiring of the next head coach. The organizational philosophy and makeup of the next season's team will fall into place from there. Changes took place when Johnson took over from Don Nelson more than three years ago, and the ninth coach in franchise history will have his own vision.

"We've got to bring a coach in that brings the best out of what he's got here," Dirk Nowitzki said. ...More