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Dirk for KG would be interesting... Mavs would be like Spurs v2.0... post presence, decent but underperforming centers, stretches of small ball, fast PG, a Beno...
That is where you're wrong.
It's been a deceptive 67-15. As Walton said, they haven't had any sort of a big game since March.
And if a 67-15 team hasn't gotten their together by Game 3, already trailing the series, that 67-15 might as well have been a 47-35 or so.
Dirk for KG would be interesting... Mavs would be like Spurs v2.0... post presence, decent but underperforming centers, stretches of small ball, fast PG, a Beno...
Dirk for Jermaine O'Neal is a possibility...
Dirk for KG used to be very possible, now it's less likely...
Do you think that the team who grabs Kevin Durant would do a Dirk/Terry/two 1st rounders for Durant? This is probably a ridiculous idea again, why would they give up a guy like Durant for a set of vaginas and some late 1st rounders (plus i'm completely ignoring salary cap restrictions here)....
but a nucleus of Durant, Howard, and Harris would be a sweet ass trio to build a true winner around.
KG isn't the answer. Mavs need a low post presence to open up the floor. KG like Dirk doesn't constantny command double teams and unbalance the D. TD gets nearly as many points as both Dirk and KG but unlike them he totally unbalances the D.
Durant same deal. If Oden pans out as a low post scorer that's who a team will build a le around.
We will trade you DD and Defino for Dirk. He can be a good bench player for us.
Good luck with your planning, but try to remember this thing called the Collective Bargaining Agreement and the associated salary cap and limits on trades; A draft pick ($0 trade value in salary) for 2 high paid players (~$25,000,000 trade value in salary) just ain't going to cut it...
Whoever picks Durant isn't going to trade him for any player(s) and/or any combination of draft picks unless the kid turns out to be a total bust, and I seriously doubt that's gonna happen.
Well how about if Dallas trades their entire drafts for the next 20 years to just grab Oden.
I'm grasping at straws. ing A.
Mavs just need to keep the core...sign a low post player and a shooter that can take the pressure off Dirk. Get rid of Buckner, Croshere and George
Simmer down, game's in a little over 24 hours. If they win you can burn this thread. If they don't, follow the Kings fans lead and latch onto a winning team.
Greg Buckner has been our single worst addition, IMO. I know he's a bit player, but he was here to be a better version of Adrian Griffin, and he's been terrible. Adrian Griffin was so much better than Buckner's been for us.
We definitely gotta ship Buckner out, of course Croshere's worthless ass is gone, and honestly I don't want to see Stackhouse back either.
Sign Desmond Mason to replace Stack - Mason's got defensive skills and doesn't have a jumper...so he can't fall in love with it, and that means he'll attack the basket at all times.
I can't believe you guys are already ripping this team apart. You could at least wait until it's over. (because some of players may end up looking so bad that we couldn't give them away) Just kidding!!! (but it might not be a bad idea to ask which ones want burial or cremation) Only joking!!
Why not keep Dirk and try to bring in KG? If Rasheed and Webber can play down low together then Dirk and KG certainly could. KG could guard every center in the league probably except Shaq. But just like the Pistons have Dale Davis and Nazr Mohammad, the Mavs could still have Dampier and Diop.
http://www.hoopshype.com/salaries/minnesota.htm
http://www.hoopshype.com/salaries/dallas.htm
The Wolves already have Randy Foye and Rashaad McCants, so I can't see them being too interested in Devin Harris and Jason Terry. Also, look at the next 5 salaries after Garnett and Ricky Davis. The TWolves are going to pay around 30 million a year for the next 3 seasons to Mark Blount, Troy Hudson, Marko Jaric, Mike James, and Trenton Hassell. So no more contracts like that, which means no Dampier. It has to be Josh Howard that goes to Minnesota if the Mavs want Garnett.
The most likely scenario would be Howard, Mbenga, George, and Harris for Garnett. The Wolves get an all-star SF, 4 million in expiring contracts, and Devin Harris. I know I said they wouldn't want him, but he is a valuable asset that they could move. Maybe they could package him with Ricky Davis' expiring contract by next years trade deadline to fill a need they have as they rebuild. I think this would be a very likely trade since they wouldn't need Davis anymore with Josh Howard.
Garnett may not be a Duncan-caliber player on the blocks, but who is? Having KG and Dirk on the court at the same time would be a very hard matchup for every team in the league. As for the loss of Howard, why not make a push for Vince Carter to replace him? You have Stackhouse and Croshere coming off the books. Use that money and maybe a little more to get Vince. He won't get a better chance at a le then he would in this scenario in Dallas, and if he did sign with the Mavs then it would be proof that he is willing to check his at ude at the door and do what it takes to win. I'd also sign a veteran true PG to replace Harris. Jason Hart did a nice job with the Clippers filling his role, so I'd try to get him.
PG - Terry/Hart
SG - Buckner/Ager
SF - Carter/?
PF - Nowitzki
C - KG/Dampier/Diop
You'd have to find a backup SF, maybe Stackhouse would be willing to resign for less to make a few more runs at a ring. You don't really need a true backup PF because either KG or Dirk will always be on the court. So, if I'm Mark Cuban and I just watched my team 67 win team lose in the 1st round, this is what I would try to make happen. And I'd make the team slogan "The 2008 Dallas Mavericks - the future is now!"
Heat will trade Antoine Walker for Josh Howard
SUPER sexy line-up right there...expect buckner but KG + dirk + VC = balla greatness
you guys could possibly even improve on Buckner. VC can play at the 2 or 3 spot; maybe there's a SG or SF out there that you could sign on top of the other moves. Even if these moves cause your payroll to go to around 100 million for 08 you have almost 25 mil coming off after next year with Finley and Bradley. I think all of this is very doable for the Mavs. The deal I mentioned might be the best the Wolves get. Howard has the potential to be a 25 ppg scorer, and is one of the best defenders and rebounders at his position because he's so long and athletic.
One potential problem: the Bulls get smashed by the Pistons in the next round and decide they need KG to get to a championship level and use some combination of Duhon, Heinrich, Gordon, Deng, Nocioni, and Tyrus Thomas to make a better offer then Dallas could.
And with the 30 pick on the 07 draft the MAVS Select BALLS
Terry and Stackhouse are worthless. Dirk is wishy-washy. Howard is just Howard. Nothing spectacular. Harris is the only guy who does more than shoot a bunch of bull jump shots.
Anyone else find it ironic that the Mavs are having to face the same thing that they did to the Spurs last year (minus the extremely biased officiating)? Small lineup creating rotation issues that lead to ineffective centers and opposing guards/forwards getting layups at will?
I think your problem, Mav fan, is Cuban. That stupid ass garners so much negative mojo it's basically come back and rammed straight up your asses in the form of a blue and gold dildo.
Dirk for Pau Gasol and Chucky Atkins.
You don't understand what it is like to be a Mavericks fan. When I was a kid, I started following the team during Aguirre/Blackman. Showtime was nearing the end and we were supposed to take over as the reigning Western Conference power thanks to a rising young star by the name of Roy Tarpley. Instead that decade was pure ...I don't know how many rebuilding plans we went through, but we couldn't find the playoffs if it was an ocean and we were on a boat. I almost threw in the towel when they traded Kidd, but stuck through it.
I'm not going to throw in the towel now, but this is just incredibly frustrating. We came as close as you could possibly come to winning a le last year and we didn't get it done. And now we're on the verge of wiping out one of the all-time great regular seasons with a first round exit. This is part X's and O's -- it will not be remembered that the Warriors were a much different team after the trade with Indy, and this would be an upset, but not a HUGE upset. I defy any Red Sox fan to complain that they had it worse until 2004 -- break through to the Finals and finally vanquish two of your biggest rivals, only for Murphy's Law to take over and for you to lose that trophy...and then run roughshod over the entire League and watch it turn into fool's gold one week into the playoffs. That's an excruciating experience for any fan -- it would be better to be a middle of the pack team instead of having to hear what you know is coming from SpursDynasty, Chris Childs and filmoe...and you know what? They're right if Dallas can't get off the mat and win this series.
There's just no defending the way they didn't show up Friday night, and there's just no defending them losing this series. All of the trashtalk hurled at your team, and you just don't have a comeback. Period.
Dirk for dwight howard.
Terry for a late 1st rnd early 2nd rnd draft pick.
You still have TCU, The MEan Green, and The Dallas Lunch Ladies from the roller derbies.
dont say that name
I couldn't have scripted this any better. Dallas getting spanked in the 1st round, and by a team we happened to beat like a drum.
And after all the trash their fans talked all season long.
I couldn't wait for the playoffs to begin. I actually thought Dallas had a pretty good chance of beating S.A. in the playoffs, but I guess since they won't be around to play the Spurs, all the more easier for the Silver & Black to take home another trophy.
Actually, I wanted the Spurs to play the Mavs, and in an ideal world, give them a good spanking. Send little brother back to his room crying. But I guess G.S. took care of that for us. Good riddance, though.
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