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I still think under the right coaching Ager would have become a beast, there is still hope for him though
Sent to jersey in the kidd trade.
I still think under the right coaching Ager would have become a beast, there is still hope for him though
Why panic? Dirk is hurt, the Mavs are still a good team with him and Howard as the base.
Get healthy, make some key off season acquisitions and go from there.
Blowing up the team, is not a good idea....haven't you guys learned from the Harris for Kidd debacle yet?
DD
Things aren't static. They pretty much brought back 90% of the team that won 67 games and went to the Finals, but they weren't getting the same results. If they had been, they probably wouldn't have traded for Kidd. This team hasn't demonstrated the mental toughness and defensive prowess that last year's team did. Putting aside what happened to Golden State, you don't win all those games if you're not pretty damned good. They got away with being a primarily jump-shooting team because that team could lock opposing offenses down and get stops. That's how you survive on nights when the jumpers aren't falling and you shoot 38%. They won on the road last year too, going 31-10. This year's team will finish with a losing road record.
The Mavs need a post scorer. You can scream about how Dirk is 7'0 and should go inside more. To his credit, he has tried to post up more, but it's just not his game. His post moves are mediocre at best. He's more lethal playing out on the perimeter like the two in a four's body that he is.
And as much as I'd like to convert Terry and Stackhouse into that low-post presence we desperately need, what teams would want their contracts? Our most tradeable commodities are Josh Howard, Brandon Bass and the #14 pick.
Fin,
You are correct in that you do need a legitimate post game to get better......but maybe Brand can be had for some expirings, or you guys pick back up Jamison....
I would not toss our Howard, he hasn't hit his prime yet.
DD
Well, the scoop is that he doesn't want to be here and has issues with Cuban (who doesn't these days?) so if that's the case, ship him out for somebody who would love to be a part of our franchise.
i've been in denial this whole time saying we are a contender and all that but the Nugget game finally tossed me over the edge, i have pretty much given up hope as far as a deep playoff run is concerned
I would love see them go fishing early,
Well if that is the case, then Cuban has really jumped the shark, and that is too bad because I like his passion as an owner.
DD
The people who I would want this offseason are Joe Johnson, Mickael Pietrus and some low post scorer
i dont think getting everybody here is possible, but id definitely take one of them.
All we need is Joe Johnson. That would really space out the floor well and give us some more size.
DALLAS MAVERICKS=2008 NBA CHAMPIONS!!!
Dirk we need to chill so I can hit a little of whatever you're smokin
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Charley Rosen seems to think Tyler Hansbrough will have a better pro career than Kevin Love. Interesting...Hansbrough will definitely be available when we pick while Love may very well be gone.
Rememer when they used to call the mavs "soft white boyz"? Just throwin that out there...
TH plays the game in a fearless manner. I'm not saying he'll end up being a stud, I haven't been that impressed with him when contemplating his potential as a pro. But those are just labels, you don't build a team relying on them.
Hansbrough has no chance in the pros. The guy is undersized and unathletic. He gets routinely destroyed by guys more athletic than him at the college level. He abuses undersized, unathletic college spares, but he's going to face nothing but 6-10 uber-athletes at the pro level. If we draft Hansbrough then just kill me with death. The guy is Mark Madsen 2.0
and Rosen is just underselling Love so that he falls to the Lakers or Spurs.
If we can't get Kevin Love, I'd rather have Roy Hibbert than Hansbrough.
But I'd rather have colon cancer than Hansbrough too.
DeAndre Jordan's stock is falling too. That guy is a freak and if he learns how to play actual basketball we could have another Andrew Bynum, or maybe even a Dwight Howard.
Kevin Love is a guy who will most likely end up being a contributing role player on a good team than a potential franchise guy on a bad team, or at least he should anyway. The biggest thing with him is building his body up. He looks like he enjoys fast food a bit too much. Of course he's only 19, so he'll learn the value of a good diet once he gets to the pros.
If DeAndre Jordan fell far enough, the Mavs would have to consider taking him. He's definitely not a "win now" guy to draft, he'd be a pick to develop for the future, but that's potential & upside that doesn't come around too often.
Are there any 6'11 white guys that can shoot the three ball and do nothing else available in this year's draft? That's who we'll end up picking.
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