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lol
http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/...-curry-waivers
Another big man stolen from us.
lol
, The mavs can have him...
what for?
It's clear that Pop kept Powell around because he feels that his prospects for playing next to Duncan are much better because he has a midrange J. Curry would've been the third center on this roster, a prospect that probably neither side would've been comfortable with. At this point, it is looking like Powell has made the team.
wow, wtf
"Stolen"? They did us a favor by taking his contract. Now we don't have to pay his worthless ass.
Curry is dead weight. You won't miss him, trust me. You will be laughing at how the Mavs actually give him playing time. . .if they by some miracle don't waive him too.
1st Mahini, now Curry! Mavs are stealing our big men!
/end sarcasm
I want Bernard James. You think we could pry him from Dallas.
He was absolutely worth trading up in the draft. Gutted we didn't make a move
Anybody else think this Delonte West incident was an excuse to waive him to get Curry?
Powell is only on the team to try and make fans forget about Blair and Bonner. Curry actually might have had the opposite affect.
Maybe this means we're about to sign Leon Smith.
First game against the Spurs, Cuban will make sure he plays just to spite the Spurs organization
Leon Smith!!!
tbh, he looks better in blue and green
Tbh, I'll probably be melting down too if Curry shows a pulse on the Mavs.
Especially given your analytical exposé of how historically bad Powell's game has been throughout the past decade...
Tbh, I'll probably be melting down too if Curry shows a pulse on the Mavs.
Their best defensive big might be Elton Brand.
It just sucks Curry didn't fit at all on this team - to me he looked incredible scoring the basketball around the basket. Pop's refusal to play anyone next to Duncan who can't score outside 8 feet other than Blair basically made Curry redundant with Tiago on the roster, even though their games are almost nothing alike.
If Curry plays and Brand doesn't, it was a great CIA Pop move.
His problem wasn't scoring - it was the fact that apart from putting the ball in the basket he doesn't have the skills a Spurs big needs. Namely rebounding and post defense.
They have been searching for said player for so long that Tim is going to be gone by the time they find Mr. Perfect. And trying to find him in the bargain bin is a ridiculous notion, considering this player should play defense and rebound - oh yeah these kinds of players can easily be found which is exactly why they have found no such player in the past few years.
Maybe Curry doesn't provide defense and rebounding but Tim, Diaw and Bonner all have some type of range and at this point Tim should not be asked to work in the low block for long periods of time.
Blair has shown some type of mid-range game in the pre-season but I would be surprised if he continues to use this effectively throughout the season and then into the playoffs. This will be his first season in implementing an effective jumper in his game, I don't expect it to take him very far. This doesn't consider the mistakes he continues to make, his presumed ineffectiveness in the playoffs and the fact that Pop won't play him during the playoffs anyway.
Tiago has the height but almost no authority in his post-up game, he's a big softy. Curry provided height and a post-up game that has to be respected. He was simply a bargain at the vet minimum and provided offense in a weak area for the Spurs, an area that would surely benefit them in the playoffs. He may not be a dynamic player that can play many positions and have an A-rating across the board but this is the bargain bin we're talking about.
It's not stealing when we simply let him go...
All good points. Not to mention, that Curry was so effective around the basket that it's conceivable teams would've tried to double him up, at times, thereby freeing up the Spurs cast of outside shooters. Of course, Curry is an end-of-the-bench player, but considering his size, power and offensive prowess in the paint, I really thought he could've helped the Spurs in some capacity - especially since the Spurs have been undersized along the frontline about 2-3 years now. It's a very long season and he could've helped give Tim a rest on occasion.
Speaking of Duncan, Pop is so much in love with the league's trend toward "small ball" and undersized players, that I'm a bit surprised that he bothered to resign Tim at all.
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