new jefferson to mavs report...

[ElNono]

The concerns about Jefferson's defense are more than valid. Without Haywood, sure a Dirk-Jefferson frontline is tough to guard, but the Mavs were looking at having to score 115-120 a night to win. With Haywood taking up 30 of those minutes, I feel a lot better about being able to live with Jefferson's defensive deficiencies.

If you're asking me would I rather have Jefferson or the combo of Iggy/Brand, I could grudgingly be talked into the latter, because Iggy would be a two-way player on a Mavs roster that has too few of them, and Brand would make for a serviceable third big in our rotation. But good God those two contracts are going to be tough to absorb.

Well, it's not like you don't have the defensive concerns now anyways. If anything, you're adding scoring, and potentially better offensive productivity for everybody else.

Iggy is good, but as you said he doesn't really fill a need.
Brand does have a post game, but he's been on the decline for a long time now. I still think he would be ok. At this point, it looks like Al is no longer an option, so I don't know what else they can possibly do.

I guess they could absorb the DUST chip in savings and see if next season they can make a run at CP3 again or at Melo. Yet, none of those guys give you the post game that I feel this Mavs team always have been missing.

[Findog]

Tough for whom? I thought Cuban's pockets were bottomless?

It is being reported that the main objection to acquiring Jefferson was not concerns about holes in his game, but Cuban not wanting to take on the 3/42 left on his deal.

[ElNono]

At least looks like Utah didn't have much concerns about his health... so that's pretty much out of the window as an excuse for passing on him

[ElNono]

You can always fall back to Michael Finley too.. he's a free agent...

[Shank]

Jazz fans are going to be upset that they acquired yet another black player. Management is out of control.

[Booharv]

Really, I can't believe your guys FO missed out on this deal. I was seriously sweating this. Jefferson would have been awesome for you guys. Also, I've read a bunch of articles about him improving on defense. But several of them seemed to be the same "he's trying harder this year" so maybe he was consistently inconsistent in his effort levels.

Let me repeat again, Jefferson would have been awesome for you guys.

[Shank]

Really, I can't believe your guys FO missed out on this deal.

Really? Because none of us seem to be that shocked, really. Just another day at the ol' Mavs office.

[Zelophehad]

Iguodola is great at driving to the rack, we don't really have anybody with great athleticism who can break down the defense in the half court except roddy. He would be awesome in pick and rolls with Dirk. Also, he is an exceptional ballhandler, plus a great creator for this teammates (he's averaged 5-6 apg the last few years) and is an all defense calibur player, so I disagree with the statement that he's like anything else we have. He's also obviously a great finisher in transition.

[Shank]

Iguodola is great at driving to the rack, we don't really have anybody with great athleticism who can break down the defense in the half court except roddy. He would be awesome in pick and rolls with Dirk. Also, he is an exceptional ballhandler, plus a great creator for this teammates (he's averaged 5-6 apg the last few years) and is an all defense calibur player, so I disagree with the statement that he's like anything else we have. He's also obviously a great finisher in transition.

And in 2 weeks, when the Mavs are on the verge of trading for Iguodala and we all have massive boners (mine bigger than yours, of course), the Cavs will swoop in and offer their TE at the last second and snap him up.

[bandwagon_fan]

Mavs are definitely not a team to bandwagon for. I'm sticking with the Heat. It was fun to be a Laker fan the last 2 years though.

[Zelophehad]

And in 2 weeks, when the Mavs are on the verge of trading for Iguodala and we all have massive boners (mine bigger than yours, of course), the Cavs will swoop in and offer their TE at the last second and snap him up.

His biggest weakness, his iffy jumper, wouldn't even be that bad because we have shooters to surround him with and he could run the pick and roll with Dirk. And if people doubled him coming around the screen he's a willing and talented passer. Plus he could guard SGs like crazy. And he's great in transition. But I think we should fixate on Brand's contract instead and hope we can get Paul in a trade, you know because our best tradeable asset is a young thin point guard and their two best young players are a young thin point guard and a 6'2 undersized shooting guard. Makes sense.

[ElNono]

His biggest weakness, his iffy jumper, wouldn't even be that bad because we have shooters to surround him with and he could run the pick and roll with Dirk. And if people doubled him coming around the screen he's a willing and talented passer. Plus he could guard SGs like crazy. And he's great in transition. But I think we should fixate on Brand's contract instead and hope we can get Paul in a trade, you know because our best tradeable asset is a young thin point guard and their two best young players are a young thin point guard and a 6'2 undersized shooting guard. Makes sense.

Why talk yourself into Iggy when you can talk yourself into the CP3 pipe dream instead?

[rayray2k8]

An alternative possibly?

Shaquille O'Neal tops Mavericks' wish list

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...r.1df3fa6.html

[badfish22]

Im sick of coming home to more ing re ation by the Mavs. They can go themselves.

[mavsfan1000]

you Cuban. You piece of owner. Now going after over the hill Shaq and tried to overpay Haslem. You are the dumbest owner in the league.