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The Fazekas Mistake

While I didn't see Fazekas getting much playing time behind Dirk and Bass, I was very disturbed at his being cut. On the one hand, someone had to go, and it may as well be the person third or fourth on the depth chart at power forward, but I also felt that the potential of Fazekas was worth the loss of Juwan Howard. Still, I kind of shrugged and moved on. The deal needed to happen, and Fazekas was pure potential at that point.

With his play on the Clippers, however, we are now starting to see that his D League numbers were no mistake. As "Wages Of Wins" statistician Dave Barri outlines on his blog, Fazekas' performance was predicted by a lot of people, from ESPN's John Hollinger to Erich Doerr to Dave Barri himself, and now it is starting to appear at least partially accurate.

As Barri concludes: "Even if Fazekas can't produce as a starter (and again, maybe he can), to produce so much off the bench against NBA second-string players is still worth something."

hat tip to Hardwood Paroxysm

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I thought this made no sense as well.
Why we gave Fazekas up along with two future first round draft picks baffles me to this day.  Why not clear someone like Juwan Howard or JJ Barea off the roster.  Either one of these two would be much more likely to clear waivers and be available to be brought back on.  It must have been a financial issue.  I don't think I will ever understand how the finacial implications impact trades in the NBA.  With the NFL things seem so much more straightforward.  In any case, effectively we gave up 3 first round draft picks plus players to get Kidd.  Questionable move??  I guess that is left to be determined.

by WittenRocks on Apr 9, 2008 3:36 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Big Baby
We should have drafted Glen Davis instead of Fazekas to start with.

Derek

Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!

by DerekSTheRed on Apr 9, 2008 4:10 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haha,
notice how you say this after the fact that he is getting playing time in LA.

You didn't think this when the Mavs cut him.  You didn't even give it a thought.

So uhh... SHH

by miles on Apr 9, 2008 10:41 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good point
This is a fair comment. I didn't want to lose Fazekas, but I didn't lose sleep over it, either. And it sure is easy to point to a decision as a mistake after the fact. Still, it's important to admit when you may have done something wrong. Plus--at least in this instance--there was a small but vocal contingent of commentators stating that Fazekas would contribute to an NBA team.

by Jakedfw on Apr 10, 2008 12:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ehh
I like juwan howards effort.. plus he is a wily veteran who knows how to take a charge as well as anyone on our team, something we need this year in the playoffs much more than an inconsistent rookie.. remember, the mavs FO's goal is for a ring now, and we will worry about our future some other time i guess..

one decent game for the clippers is not enough to convince me that we made a mistake cutting him. i mean chris fucking quinn is looking like a god right now in miami. does that mean he is a crucial future piece for them?

by Turkish41 on Apr 10, 2008 7:56 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Another good point
True enough. It is, as they say, a small sample. So maybe it's too soon to say it was a mistake, and while I like Juwan Howard, I think I'd rather have the potential of Fazekas at this point.

by Jakedfw on Apr 10, 2008 12:15 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

FAZ
While I ALWAYS like Fazekas when he was here and I kept up with his exploits when he was in the d-league, he wouldn't make much (if any) difference it the Mavs would've kept him over Juwan. Mainly because Avery would've NEVER played Nick. So the point is moot.....he's NOT here, ain't coming back and if he was here he wouldn't play. So really, WHY are we talking about this?
I do though wish Nick the best where ever he goes and I hope he has a long NBA career.

by Cynthia on Apr 10, 2008 6:01 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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