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Somebody is going to offer him more money than he deserves and Cuban will not match. Resigning Chandler is Priority #1. Hopefully the new CBA won't prevent us from doing that.
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There were a lot of winners among the Dallas Mavericks after the team beat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals: Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Shawn Marion, Peja Stojakovic. But all of those guys were winners because their legacies were cemented by a championship. In a sense, their pasts were retroactively changed in our minds forever. Everything they did before, leading up to the 2010-2011 season, is made all the better because from now on, when we look back on their careers, we know they get that championship. But what about the young guys on the team? They still have their whole careers ahead of them.
JJ Barea was one of the biggest winners of the NBA Finals. He’s a free agent right now and Dallas should do the right thing by not only signing him, but giving him a solid paycheck and inserting him into their starting lineup for next season. Here’s why:
The Dallas Mavericks were 3-0 in the NBA Finals with him.
This fact seemed to be lost as soon as the NBA Finals were over. Some mentioned it, but only as an almost insignificant piece of trivia. Rick Carlisle knows better and so does his team. Barea made everyone better when he was on the floor in the playoffs.
As a starter in the Finals, Barea played 26 minutes per game, scored 40 total points, shot 50 percent from the floor as well as three-point range, and tallied 14 assists to only five turnovers.
In Game 5 alone, he was deadly. I heard one person refer to him as “the next Steve Nash,” which I thought was absurd. After all, Steve Nash is a back-to-back MVP and among the greatest point guards of all time. This is the first time we’ve seen Barea play like this in the playoffs. But when I went back and looked at what Barea did to Miami, the statement seemed to have merit.
Barea ran the pick-and-roll incredibly well. If his man went under the pick, or lagged behind on a slow switch, Barea buried the open three-pointer. If his man tried to go around the pick, Barea got into the paint and made something happen either for himself or for his teammates. The only thing Barea doesn’t have is Nash’s fadeaway jumper. Much like Nowitzki’s, it’s impossible to stop if he’s being guarded one-on-one by another point guard.
Let’s look at the bigger picture for Barea. According to 82games.com, even when Barea wasn’t scoring in the playoffs he was making his teammates better at a ridiculous rate: When Barea was on the floor, he assisted on more than 1/3 of his teammates’ field goals. Considering how often he was able to take over games by going to the basket and scoring, he was Dallas’ 2nd best offensive weapon after Dirk Nowitzki.
His usage numbers in the playoffs overall are pretty erratic. Because he didn’t start until the Finals, he only played more than 20 minutes in three games which is why his numbers in the last three games against Miami are so telling. So let’s look at a bigger sample size: the regular season.
According to 82games.com, Barea led the best five-man unit that the Dallas Mavericks fielded during games in the regular season. The five included Barea, Terry, Nowitzki, Marion, and Brendan Haywood. Because he was playing with a 2nd unit, he didn’t play with Tyson Chandler very often. Logic dictates that the Mavs would be all the more dangerous if they also re-signed Chandler so that he could play with Barea in the starting lineup and see just how well that starting five could be. Dallas was four points better per game when Barea was on the floor and, per 36 minutes (close to how much he’d play as a starter) Barea averaged 16.6 points and 6.8 assists per game.
JJ Barea has never been a starter in the NBA over the course of a regular season. It seems like a big risk to give him the money and hand him the keys to the team in that sense, but the stats say that he’s ready and it would be a smart move. When you look at what else Dallas has, it seems all the more necessary. The only other guys on the roster that could possibly play point guard are Kidd (who’s 38) and Rodrigue Beaubois (who came up way short of expectations this season).
Barea doesn’t blow you away with his speed. He’s constantly mocked (in good nature) by his teammates and the media for his height. He’s also got a big game, a championship, and the ability to lead Dallas in the future so that their 2011 season isn’t just the highlight of the end of so many legendary careers, but the start of a bright future as well.
Somebody is going to offer him more money than he deserves and Cuban will not match. Resigning Chandler is Priority #1. Hopefully the new CBA won't prevent us from doing that.
If the Mavs think they can actually get something out of Roddy then keeping Barea isn't a necessity. Though I'm not really sure what the general opinion of Roddy is when it comes to the FO.
pay him... pay that man his money
If someone offers him silly money ( over 4 million) the Mavs won't match. And that's the right decision, despite of everything JJ gave us this postseason.
Why?
We're in win now mode!
Dallas = Mike McD
Miami = Teddy KGB
Nice!
We got French Jesus. We don't need Barea. But we do need Chandler. That is for sure.
no Barea, no
Barea should be resigned, but
OP is still a flaming for whoring is website on here
Barea is more skilled than people give him credit for. The only thing that holds him back is his small size, but he definitely has the skill-set and mind-set of a star player. Dude is scared of no one, and can hit some incredibly tough shots.
i doubt u need him, when u got 3 guys on the bench that was out injured who can take over his production
I'm really eager to see what the Mavs will do with some of the younger guys for next year, like Brewer, Roddy, Jones, and Mahinmi. They need to give all of them some serious burn, try to develop them more, or at least see who is and isnt worth spending the time developing.
Mahinmi should be given a shot at backup PF and see how he does. I think he would be better as a PF that can play a little C, as opposed to a C that can play a little PF. He gets out of position and is overaggressive on defense too frequently to be a C. But he definitely has some nice offensive skills that needs to be utilized.
Brewer would be nice to develop as a SG, but I'm not sure if it would work out. If they could develop him into a Bruce Bowen type of guy, that would be awesome.
Jones just needs to develop a jumper, but hes pretty good at attacking the basket, and seems very good at finding the open man and passing out when trapped. Seems to be a guy that needs PT to get into a rhythm, which might be a problem considering Roddy seems to be that type of player as well, and I'm not sure a backcourt of two guys who are rhythm players and score-first players is a good thing.
Roddy MUST be developed as a PG. He doesnt need to be a floor general like Kidd, but if he could be like Parker or Westbrook or someone like that, he would be fine. But Carlisle needs to be willing to allow him to go out and look for his own shot from time to time, not micromanage him and expect him to be like Kidd. Constantly yanking him wont do him much good at this point. He is a scorer. Let him score.
mother. ing. this.
Puerto Rico Celebrates Arrival of Mavericks' Barea
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dallas Mavericks point guard Jose Juan Barea arrived in his native Puerto Rico on Wednesday to a hero's welcome that included a two-hour caravan under a blistering sun.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011...gewanted=print
Mo' Money, Mo' Problems, JJ.
Barea only plays well in contract years? We'll find out I guess.
yeah TC should be re-signed first imho, be a pivot for this team now imo and he was da key to our success this season imho. better keep the whole champion squad but if we could only re-sign one of dem FAs it should be TC w/o no doubt
TC
JJB/Caron
Stevenson/Findog
Peja
Roddy did nothing this season. I don't understand why people would want to save money by letting Barea go and going to Beaubois, who did nothing of significance this season and spent every minute of the playoffs on the bench.
Tbh jj was the 2nd option after his play in the Portland series. No one on the mavs will drive to the basket other than jj and dirk. Roddy did last year but this year he fell in love with that jumpshot, maybe because of the injury but Dallas plays a lot better when he drives. TC is obviously the top priority but JJ should be high on the list as well and I was a hater. Who knows if Roddy will become Jesus again but if he doesn't, Mavs are ed with no backup pg tbh IMHO
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