Eddie Jones
Apparently the Mavs have come to terms with Eddie Jones...or so reports the Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket. Definitely an upgrade over Croshere in my opinion, and I'll take Jones perimeter D over PJ Brown's size. Normally age would be a concern, but Jones is a guy that's aged well. He averaged 10.4 points and 4.0 boards after the All-star break last season.
Does this seal Brown in Phoenix?
Thoughts?
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well...
He is 35 though, and while stack and e.j. would have been sweet in '97, I don't care for it much now. Maybe, there is something special about scrappy veteran guards who are "a step slower yet a step wiser" coming off the bench (it certainly hasn't hurt the spurs with van exel, berry, and finley), but I would have rather seen donnie extend an offer to pietrus and wait and see if GS matched it.
mavs stacked at 1, 2 and 3
just need to work on 4
Meh.
10 and 4 is an okay average when you're 6th option of the offense, but he ain't getting 30 min/game in this rotation like he did in Miami.
by DitchThePlaybook on Aug 3, 2007 9:26 PM CDT reply actions
yeah i agree...
Webber
Avery, according to Chuck Carlton of DMN, said in a teleconference that "Before training camp, we're going to add two key veterans to our team. It's not going to be anybody that's going to necessarily lead to a championship, but two key veterans who we think can help us achieve our goal of winning a championship."
Well, with Jones signed, it sounds like Dallas is going after Webber and Brown.
Webber coming to Dallas would be grand. The Mavericks, who may be pro sports most heart-wrenching franchise, and Webber with his "Michigan time-out curse" seem like a perfect match to turn things around together. Free Dallas and Webber from the shackles of loserdom!
Finally
But what about the roster . . .
1 - Terry / Harris / Barea
2 - Jones / Buck / Ager
3 - Howard / Stack / George
4 - Dirk / Fazekas / Bass
5 - Diop / Damp / Mbenga
What about Pops? What about Reyshawn Terry? I think Pops is definitely an NBA player, as not very many people can BOTH rebound and run the floor like he can. I'm not as confident about Terry, but he certainly seems to be worth a spot for a year at least. We did trade up to get him, remember . . .
I proposed earlier that we should cut Mbenga so that we can keep Pops. Should we also cut (well, buy-out) Buckner so we can keep Terry? We know Mark Cuban has the deep pockets . . .
And how the heck would we have room for PJ Brown or Chris Webber?
(P.S. The depth chart is a VERY rough estimate, and I'm not looking to debate the positions on it. I just want to show how crowded the roster is.)

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