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Haven't heard from Miller on this though. I think he could still contribute since he's such a great shooter but I'd rather have another big man in that open roster spot.
Reggie on the radar? No way of knowing how serious it is yet, but Reggie Miller could be a candidate for the Mavericks' vacant roster spot.
Owner Mark Cuban brought up Miller's name before Monday's game against the Hawks. The former Indiana Pacers star is the No. 1 3-point shooter in NBA history. He retired after the 2004-05 season, but remains in excellent physical shape.
And joining the Mavericks would give him the chance to do about the only thing he never did in his illustrious career – win a championship.
Avery Johnson said he and president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson have been discussing options for the open spot, but are not close to any decisions.
Miller currently is a member of TNT's broadcast team.
I just read this in the DMN. Seems like a useless manuver and an extreme long shot, but an interesting thought all the same.....
Haven't heard from Miller on this though. I think he could still contribute since he's such a great shooter but I'd rather have another big man in that open roster spot.
I've always thought it was a little lame to come out of retirement and latch on to a team that is favored to win a le. Especially this late in the season. I'd even be disappointed in the Spurs if they tried to sign a player in this manner.
I'd rather bring in a tough minded guy. Kind of like what we did with Adrian Griffin, someone who can come in and grab some rebounds and cause a few turnovers. For offense he will drive the lane. Driving the lane you can almost always score or get a foul called. Shooting threes most nights someone that old will be cold. IE Michael Finley having a big night once every blue moon.
What does Fish say about this?
I'd welcome it. we need another offensive minded guard with some experience, IMO. trading anthony johnson wasn't smart, and if either harris or terry goes down with an injury, or god forbid both of them, that's 10-20 points of offense each game that we won't get back with buckner, ager, barea, or whoever we stick in the rotation to replace harris or terry.
this is assuming reggie still has some game. who knows.
if another mavs fan brings up a Fish article and treats it like gospel, I may disown my team.
Genius....
I would lose a ton of respect for Reggie. This is rediculous (if true). What kind of validation would it give him to win a championship if it was this way? Why don't these retired ex-players ever want to come out of retirement late season and play for a team like the Hawks or the Bobcats? They want to try to get a cheap championship to make themselves feel better about their careers.
Especially a guy like Reggie or Pippen whom have been retired for a signifigant ammount of time.
The spurs did this with Big Dog and tried several times to pull the same move with the Mailman.
I don't like it either, but these moves can sometimes work out for both the player and the team.... I just don't think that Reggie Miller and the Mavs is one of those cir stances.
If the guy can still play and still has the desire to compete, then who gives a ? If he's doing this because he truly wants to do it, then he'll get on a team. If he's doing it simply to win a le and "validate his career" then he's not going to make it. I doubt this is true anyways.
If this was "Reggie Miller to the Suns!!????" everyone would be excited as .
Check out the thread labled "Hollinger's Ratings are B.S." if you are looking for some more Mike Fisher...
That's a good point. Miller possibly to the Suns would get national attention. An old spot up three point shooter might actually work with the suns though...I don't really care about his motivation, I just don't think that his current skill set would fill any of the Mavs needs of that last roster spot.
At best, I think that he might be able to pull off a 2003 Steve Kerr... He might be able to get hot and win one game with a bunch of unexpected threes....
Reggie has too big an ego to be a backup. I don't think Avery is that willing to give him a starting spot just because he's Reggie Miller. If he does, than that would be a total surprise from Avery. I think this is a case of Cuban running off his mouth.........Again.
True....the way this team started bricking three's in crunch time last year, he might be useful for that. He's hit a clutch three in his time. But yeah I dunno if he could ever really fit in here, since playing defense is a must to survive under Avery. From what I recall, he wasn't too interested in playing defense unless e Lee was courtside.
I don't think that there is any doubt about that. Avery is definately not going to start him on name alone. I would expect Miller to get Croshere's playing time if anything....
The Spurs didn't bring Big Dog out of retirement. He had been on the Sixers' roster during the 04-05 season, was traded to New Orleans and released. The Spurs signed him as a free agent after he was bought out, but they didn't have to bring him out of retirement to accomplish that. He hadn't played much (if at all) with Philly that year, but he hadn't retired.
The Spurs entreaties to Malone all came during Karl's career or in the season immediately after his season in LA, when Karl himself had not yet declared himself retired -- he was rehabbing an injury sustained during the 2004 playoffs.
As for the Miller idea -- I don't understand what the Mavericks are thinking, considering a high profile player who will demand minutes. That team has enviable chemistry right now, but changing that chemistry just a bit could throw it all out of whack. Besides, while Reggie can fill it up (sometimes) on the offensive end, he was about as poor a defensive player as there is at a wing spot. The Mavericks seemingly don't need offensive firepower, particularly where that option will threaten the integrity of their defense, I would think.
I think that his ONLY use could be to help space the floor during crunch time in the playoffs. Last year, Miami packed the middle and dared the Mavs to shoot from the outside, which the Mavs did miserably. I'm not sure that this is important enough to disrupt the locker room chemistry that you speak of though....
I doubt there's anything to this other than Cuban talking BS to get people talking about his team. It's what he does!
We have two of those guys (although injured right now) in George & Buckner why would we need another?
Because they, along with Howard, are both currently injured. I kind of liked the Najera rumor around trade time...
All 3 should be back within a week (Buckner tonight, Howard tonight or next game and George by next week)
Bad idea for the Mavs. And damn, who woulda thunk that Reggie, of all players, would be lured by "The Bling"? Plus, he's really starting to gel with with Kerr, Albert, Harlan and even Barkley on TNT.
I hope Mavs don't do it.
Hopefully. Howard's ankle has been a problem all season long. George has been out longer than originally anticipated. The Mavs are just suddenly a little thin at the swingman spot....
I hope they sit Howard for a few games. There's no point in putting him back out there too soon. The Mavs can handle a few games w/o him. Their schedule is not that difficult the next couple of weeks.
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