Has Carlisle run out of ideas/does he need a mental/physical break?

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Just saying, those guys all have jobs already. My hope is that the Mavericks can pull out of this with Carlisle.

I think Carlisle was the right guy at the right time for the Mavericks.  He was getting a veteran team over the hump after they tuned Avery Johnson out.  It wasn't always smooth sailing as I remember clashes with JKidd.  

I don't think he's the right coach for a young or rebuilding team.  He just has a hard time developing certain types of draft picks or utilizing certain types of acquired players.  It makes him a little too inflexible overall and when you combine that with the MBT shortcomings (drafting and free agent player acquisition) it can really hamstring your roster.