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Get better personnel.
How do we get better on defense?
Get better personnel.
Exactly we have expirings in Damp and Stack, but we don't want to trade them for another couple of garbage contracts, and I don't think the suns will accept them, as Shaq's contract is also expiring. In fact, no team has interests to trade their expirings for ours, especially the suns who are still considering them as contenders. Amare's injury is an excuse for them to miss the playoffs, they won't give up shaq just to fuel us up.
Baron Davis may be the only target we can make a shot at with our expiring assets, Lewis's contract is also a big tail but the Magic doesn't have any plan to deal him IMHO, as the Magic are playing pretty good this season. Damp & Stack for Baron Davis & Kaman seems like a good deal for both teams.
Salaries don't match ROGUESTER
I don't view Kaman and Davis as true difference makers anyway.
Mavs need difference makers.
I think the only way Shaq gets out of Phoenix is if he accepts a buyout for pennies on the dollar. I can't see the Suns dealing him to a Western team, and Rogue is right, Amare's injury gives the Suns the false illusion that they have something with him.
The only scenario I can think of is if Shaq starts making it known that for $20 million in salary next year, they won't be getting a motivated and healthy player. If he wants his freedom, he'll have to buy it, and Phoenix's owner is such a pennypincher that he might let Shaq go for the cap relief.
NVM they are within 25%
Still, Kaman is an upgrade over Damp but too marginal to make a difference.
damp sucked, he gave us nothing in this series.
maybe we can throw in some fillers to balance the salaries. If we are to get shaq, we will have got to give the Suns Josh Howard who is our only central player under 30 years old. Kaman and Davis may not solve our problems, and Baron's contract may turn a cancer in the expectable future, but the are absolutely much more valuable than Damp and Stack. Davis will make tons of differences as our starting SG, Kaman has fire in the paint, which will loosen the defense on the shooters like JET and Kidd.
Plus, JET and Kidd should be retained.
I wouldn't go anywhere near Baron Davis' contract. I don't want him at any price, except JET's role for the MLE. And he has four years and tens of millions coming to him, so no thanks. Pass on B-Diddy.
Maggette is also a good option.
they need to get rid of Dampier , Jason Kidd , and Josh Howard and surround Dirk with some actual talent and some toughness ...
Artest would be great for Dallas ... i'm not sure Artest wouldn't want to be in Dallas either ... everybody keeps saying Houston will retain him , but Yao Ming and Tmac's inability to stay healthy for a full season is probably going to be on his mind if he wants to win . plus the Carlisle connection ...
Rasheed would be good also (although i want him with the Spurs) .
i think that's step in that right direction ... i think the basic idea is they need some toughness . that's one of the weaknesses of the team , and of Dirk specifically . but it's weakness that can be covered up with the right guys aroung Dirk . people have to realize Dirk is soft and that wont change ... t's management's job to offset whatever softness he brings to the team with guys who have toughness , and not expect some sudden and drastic change from him in that respect ...
Regarding this years Mavs roster
Guys I wanna see back:
Dirk-2006 NBA Champion
Kidd
Guys I wanna see traded:
Stackhouse
Dampier
Howard
Guys I wouldn't mind being traded as fillers to make #'s work:
Matt Carroll
Shawne Williams
Antoine Wright
Jose Juan Barea
Guys I wouldn't mind too much if they were resigned:
Brandon Bass-I think he must be resigned or sign and traded. I'm not sure how this works. Someone fill me the in
James Singleton
Ryan Hollins
Get the off my team:
Gerald Green
Devean George
This leaves Terry. I want him back. I think he can still be a reliable 4th scorer. The problem is the Mavs lack of talent forced him into a role he is incapable of filling in the playoffs.
The problem with JET is 40% of his shots are 3 pointers and he only makes 36% of them. That is not bad as a 4th or 5th guy, but it simply does not do as a 2nd or 3rd guy.
So the Mavs must infuse talent that puts him in his role. He needs a more Eddie House type role, although he is far better than House.
Players who I fancy in trades that "might" be possible:
Chris Bosh, Vince Carter, Gerald Wallace, Shaq, Stephen Jackson... I dunno about any other realistic targets. probably missing a few players. I'm assuming the only way the Mavs can pull off a trade is if another team wants to dump salary. Seeing as how the only appeal of the Mavs' trade assets is that they can save other teams cash.
Players I fancy for MLE:
Ron Artest, Marcin Gortat... dunno who else!
Players who some talk about that I dont wanna see:
Tyson Chandler-barely better than Damp. In fact, was WORSE than Damp this year
Chris Kaman-much better than Damp as far as offense, but only marginally better overall as a center. In fact, you could say Damp had a better year than Kaman
both these guys have injury issues too.
I'm also curious as to whether Shan Foster can help the team. 3-PT shooting is an area the Mavs need to improve in.
2009 pick:
needs to be a PG and this PG class is deep. However, I would not mind using it in a trade. I believe the Mavs can use it in a trade on draft night.
I actually don't see Nets trading Vince Carter to the Mavs, sorry they just aren't that dumb. We have your pick why would they want to help you get better, unless we are going to help you get worse somehow through a trade I don't see him as a Mav next season. So I'd say good dream that won't come true.
Cause he's old and overpaid
Just watch. Nothing is going to happen this Summer.
Jason Kidd will walk, Mavs will draft a PG and fill out the roster with a few no names. That's it. Enjoy 45-37 mediocrity. We love our team!
Why? Cause Josh wasn't healthy!
Cause we were within 1 bad call of making the WCF and upsetting the Lakers!
Because the team finished the year strong and found its iden y!
JET was just going through a shooting slump! So what if he's 32! He'll be back and have his best year ever!
Cause JJB will be better! Puerto Rican Allen Iverson!
Stackhouse found his legs! He's good for 10 points off the bench!
Antoine Wright worked on his 3-point shot!
Shawne Williams settled his personal issues and is ready to contribute!
Matt Carroll is a smart defender and a good 3-PT shooter!
We love our team!
What a joke of a front office
mono if you're so confident let's make a bet. If the Mavs make no significant trades this offseason (significant as in core altering, obvious difference maker, big time name), I won't post on this forum ever again. If they do then you never post again.
Deal or are you a pussy?
defensive liability who is a great shooter but has a limited ability to drive to the whole.....
I'd like the Mavs to once again go after Mike Miller and Kaman
Stack for Miller
Damp for Kaman
The other guys the Mavs go after must be atheltic guys in their 20's. not 30+ yr old guys like Devean George, Eddie Jones...maybe go after some one like Matt Barnes for cheap. He is a much better backup option at the 3 than Green, Singleton, Wright and other crap the mavs throw out there. Mavs have the ability to use their LLE this offseason season
I don't think the Mavs will get Ron Artest, as we don't have enough salary space to give him a 10m/yr contract which he deserves. Only through a sign&trade can we get a free agent like Ron, but that's not practical either, as we would have to talk with the Rockets... By 90% chance Ron Artest will remain as a Rocket next season, though the Rockets won't sign a very long contract with him, probably an 3-year contract worthing 40m or some.they need to get rid of Dampier , Jason Kidd , and Josh Howard and surround Dirk with some actual talent and some toughness ...
Artest would be great for Dallas ... i'm not sure Artest wouldn't want to be in Dallas either ... everybody keeps saying Houston will retain him , but Yao Ming and Tmac's inability to stay healthy for a full season is probably going to be on his mind if he wants to win . plus the Carlisle connection ...
Rasheed would be good also (although i want him with the Spurs
i think that's step in that right direction ... i think the basic idea is they need some toughness . that's one of the weaknesses of the team , and of Dirk specifically . but it's weakness that can be covered up with the right guys aroung Dirk . people have to realize Dirk is soft and that wont change ... t's management's job to offset whatever softness he brings to the team with guys who have toughness , and not expect some sudden and drastic change from him in that respect ...
As much as alot that stuff sounds like BS..to Donnie its probably exactly what he is thinking
Kaman sucks dammit. The only center that intrigues me is the Big Cactus. Cmon PHX do us a solid!
My sig is the starting 5 the Mavs MUST have next year to compete for a le!
Kidd's older
Kaman doesnt not suck...He is a better rebounder/shot blocker than Damp, light years ahead in terms of offense game. He can use both is left and right hand offensively and has post moves as well as a 10-12 ft jumper. He would without question be the Mavs best center in their franchise history.
Kaman>>>>>>>>>>>>Damp
Yes the guy has missed alot of games but I attribute that to playing for the Clippers and not coming back from injury early bc who wants to suit up for the lowly Clips and play with B-Diddy
I dunno bro, he's been in the league for 6 years and 5 of them have been a big bag of suck. You could even argue that Dampier has been better than Kaman for 5 of the past 6 years.
Here's a typical day of work for Chris Kaman:
MIN FG PCT 3P PCT FT PCT STL BLK TO PF OFF DEF TOT AST
0 0-0 - 0/0 - 0/0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
[QUOTE=Ghazi;3392942]I dunno bro, he's been in the league for 6 years and 5 of them have been a big bag of suck. You could even argue that Dampier has been better than Kaman for 5 of the past 6 years.
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