The Dallas Stars now officially have a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Jason Robertson, and Miro Heiskanen alongside the other players have done so well that they have the second-best record in the Central Division and Western Conference. Unfortunately, the same thing cannot be said for Coach Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks. They no longer have a shot of replicating the success of their NHL counterparts but do plan on doing better with Cooper Flagg leading the charge. How exactly is the Mavericks head coach going to do that?

Kidd, Mavericks wants to replicate Stars’ NHL success

The Mavericks are now headed to miss the NBA Playoffs for the second-straight year. A lot of factors contributed to this like having a full season without Kyrie Irving and having just lost Anthony Davis during the trade deadline. Luka Doncic has also just been a year removed from getting traded and it has barely been half a year since ownership fired Nico Harrison.

There are a lot of checkboxes that the Mavericks need to tick in order to emulate the Stars. From the front office to the coaching and players, Coach Kidd wants to see some changes in order to help Flagg grow into the star that he was meant to be. He got real on how proud he was of the NHL team in reaching the Stanley Cup Playoffs while also detailing how far the Mavericks are from the position, via Eddie Sefko of NBA.com.

“That’s awesome that the Stars clinched, especially for the city of Dallas. For us, that’s something that’s not going to take place. But for us the goal is to continue the journey, keep working and playing hard, keep developing. We’re in a different space than the Stars, but hopefully we can get to that level and get back to the playoffs sooner than later,” the Mavericks head coach added.

Surely, Flagg and the Mavericks will root for the success of the Robertson-led Stars heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. If they manage to find the right pieces in the draft, hire a new general manager, and get their stars playing again, Coach Kidd’s Mavericks could be competing at the same times as the Stars in years to come.

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