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Michael Finley came cheap too.
His 3-year, $10M contract could look good or bad depending on how Fin plays. Players who Don Nelson ran into the ground usually don't have that long of a shelf life. Finley will be 35 in the third year of his contract.
Players Nelson Ran Into The Ground
Sidney Moncrief -- Done at 29
Marques Johnson -- Done at 30
Tim Hardaway -- Done at 32
Chris Mullin -- Done at 31
Latrell Sprewell -- Done at 32
Michael Finley -- ???
Michael Finley came cheap too.
I think we're judging too soon. When its game 7 of the finals and finley misses the jumper, then we'll judge. Or rather, when he hits that jumper =)
Finley is a brick waiting to happen.
Lets not bring up what Dirk did in Game 6 vs Phoenix last year - two bricks and an ill advised three if i remember correctly... not including cussing his teammates out.
If Finley played a decent game Dallas would've blown out Phoenix. He kept Phoenix in it with all his bricks.
Didn't Finley win game 2 pretty much on his own/??
Nailing like 35, while having to play D on younger athletic players????
In retrospect the signing to make would've been Maurice Evans.
But I don;t think Evans is the offensive threat than Finley is.
The run to take the lead and extend it against the T Wolves was made by none other than
Michael Finley.
2 threes, including one at the top right corner, with a guy literally in his face and falling sideways.
I go along with the fact, hes having to learn both sides of the ball all over again.
Ive been impressed on his ability to pick up defense so quick.
Sure he gets burned, but damn, everyone does from time to time.
Bowen lets some guys get by too, hes not perfect.
At his best this season, Finley will be 80%. Next season expect him to come out at 100% from the get go.
Yeah but after that game Finley was terrible for the rest of the series. Bringing up one game just shows how inconsistent Finley is game by game and usually he has a bad game.
No offense,
But I think its disgusting how much you bag on Michael Finley.
When the mavericks traded Kidd for him, he was all they had, and he got run into the ground by the god Don Nelson for many years and on top of it, was a great locker room guy.
That would be like people bagging on Sean Elliott.
Michael Finley has not shot as well as I thought he would, but hes done some things that I've been impressed with, like rebounding the basketball, his quickly improved defense, and other intangibles.
Everytime he does great things, like against Milwaukee, Memphis, Minnesota with the 2 huge threes.
James Jones, i don't think plays the best of defense, and Evans doesn't have the range that Finley or Jones does.
Qyntell Woods, i don't care how good he is, I do not want someone that disgusting, or that cruel twords animals, on my basketball team.
I only bag on him because he sucks. He hasn't done since the 2002-2003 season. His playoff numbers are terrible overall.
Almost as bad as Van Horn's.
So what if he played bad.
You don't bag on a guy who gave his career to your team like he did.
Giving a crap in march when the team was 12 and 60.
That, bagging on a guy whos had a bad couple years, is pathetic.
Nowitzki wasn't exactly Mr clutch in the playoffs last year if I remember right.
He stunk in all 6 games.
Games 2 and 3 I THINK wich they won, he had like 25 but took like 24 or 25 shots to get it.
Finley had a bad series, but I think he was guarded by Marion.
Finley also played HEAVY minutes, and at his age, you have to limit him, and bring him off the bench all year, ALA Robert Horry.
Look at how well he did last year, after limiting his minutes, compared to two years ago when the Spurs ran him ragged.
I have no question that he gave his effort to Dallas. Great guy but unable to come through in the last couple years is what I'm talking about. He will have a game once in awhile that will be awesome but more often than not he will be a low percentage shooter.
Except for the fact Devin sat out half the ing season.So far...
Pretty even. The real test will be come playoff time. After the season is over, we will know for sure if it was a good move.
I for one think it was. Finley is going to be HUGE for SA in the playoffs. BOOK IT!
how much of those players have experience in the playoffs and veteran leadership
Well, both sucking about equally tonight. Devin stayed out of foul trouble.
barry I gave him the beneifiet of the doubt last year
HE HAS SUCKED BALLS THIS YEAR
Never give up on Barry, he was there for the PHO series last year and he played well Game 7 of the Finals
Ok in theory the reason Im glad he's not playing for the mavericks anymore is because he was making too much money for his inconsistency, and it was money Dallas will need to sign say Josh Howard or Jason Terry or even Dirk... But I really do love Finley, but Im glad he's not shooting us out of games.. but I do miss those 2 or 3 games every 2 or 3 months where he won a game for us.
We got a ring didn't we? Should got one the year before it as well, being snooped out of the .4 bs.
If you accept him as an overpaid role player, then he's worth it.
He's hit some big shots in the playoffs.
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