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Summer Series: Want Him or Don't Want Him

I think we all know it's going to be a very interesting offseason.  A lot of players will leave, and new players and coaches will be coming in.  With that in mind, I figured we should start figuring out who we want and who we don't. 

Starting tomorrow, and then throughout the offseason, I'll be putting up a post for every player on the team, members of the coaching staff and front office, and eventually free agents and players on the trading block from around the league. The post will ask a simple question -- Want him or don't want him?

 

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Until you get to a certain 7’ tall German, you just keep the default answer at “No.”

by BrodyV on May 1, 2008 8:51 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haha

I’m going to start with Dirk to get it out of the way.

I was going to start with Avery….

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by Wes Cox on May 1, 2008 8:57 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

keep in mind...

our top 7 players (kidd, jet, j5, stack, dirk, damp, bass) are the only ones under contract next year, meaning we could completely revamp the bench/supporting cast without too many drastic trades (i’m sure at least a few useful vets would be willing to split the MLE for a shot to play with kidd and dirk on a quasi-title contender).

i’m not sure who we’ll be looking for this summer, but since cubes is still in win-now mode, i guarantee you we’ll be going hard after contributors and probably sitting draft night out.

by bass_the_beast on May 1, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Of the role players

the only one i care about keeping is Devean George. He’s inconsistent, but when he’s on top of his game he’s the perfect role player.

by MeanMr.Mustard on May 1, 2008 10:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I really thought

That George was underused this year. I would have liked to see him starting at 2 guard, or the 7th man off the bench. He was very very good when he was healthy last year, and I think he showed flashes of it this year. I was never really sure why he didn’t play more.

by BrodyV on May 1, 2008 11:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Josh Smith.

Brandon Webb, do I need to say more?

by srdmad on May 1, 2008 10:35 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Looking forward to it, we need an earthquake in the summer.

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by croco on May 2, 2008 9:59 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agree to Keep Devon George all others ??

Devon George is versatile on the defensive end; can play many positions. I am disappointed in his incosistant jump shot. Especially, when he is wide, wide open.

On a side note, off topic a bit concerning a contract with a “player option”. If the team does not want the player, can the player still “force” his way on the team? Put another way, can the player use the option even if he is unwanted? My guess is No, but not sure.

by Leotus on May 2, 2008 11:44 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If it's a player option

Then it is totally up to the player if he stays or not.

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by Wes Cox on May 2, 2008 12:02 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is gonna be a tough one....

at least until we figure out who the coach is going to be. If it’s a system coach, it’ll depend on what type of offense it is.

If they’re not going to let Kidd run a fast transition-style offense, then I think it’s time to send him down the road for his expiring contract and try to re-tool the backcourt, preferably with some players that aren’t old enough to draw social security.

My guess is the rest of the core under contract stays put. It would be nice to see Bass play like it’s a contract year next season.

by DitchThePlaybook on May 2, 2008 1:13 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i agree about george – he is certainly useful when utilized correctly. one of the ways we’ll instantly get better with avery’s departure is the fact that the new coach probably won’t feel compelled to give eddie jones so many minutes. the guy showed flashes, and i hate to shit on such a professional, but that guy was next to useless…

by bass_the_beast on May 2, 2008 5:56 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hey guys I’m not a mavericks fan, but I like your team really much and this blog as well. I think the mavs should figure out whether they want to use Kidd to the maximum of his abilities – then he fits in well with J. Howard, Bass and so on, young, fast, atheltic players, who could get all the breaks and open looks they need with Kidd, but then, Kidd HAS to be the leader of this team (and Dirk’s not a mental leader anyway). I think then they should try to trade nowitzki for some tall, scoring swingman and a center who can do it on both ends of the floor consistently. Like for B. Roy and L. Alridge, that would work for Portland too (imagine Oden + Dirk, OMG). Or some combination of that, and they would play a lineup like this: kidd roy howard bass alridge: fast, athletic and (apart from kidd) young. Jet would be great as an offensive sparkplug and facilitator, and george is a good perimeter defender off the bench.

by Murcy on May 3, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yup

Pretty obvious you’re not a Mavs fan. All of those things make perfect sense if you only follow the mavs through national media, and make absolutely no sense whatsoever if you actually follow the games closely.

1) Dirk is the leader. Without question, without reservation. He is the heart and soul of this team, and whither he goes, go the Mavs. Trying to rebuild around a 35 year old point guard with 2 months with the team would be absolutely moronic. Kidd is MUCH more tradable than Dirk to this team, not the least reason being his expiring contract.

2) And really, have you seen Howard play the last month? He finished every play short of the basket, even when there was a clear path. That’s exactly the wrong kind of player to play along Kidd. Now, an argument could be made that he’ll revert back to prior years form… And I could become the next heavyweight champion of the world. You know, things happen.

by BrodyV on May 3, 2008 4:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

Yeah sorry Murcy, trading Dirk aint happenin’. And your barking up the wrong tree unless the trade goes down for a three team deal in which we get both Dwight howard AND LBJ. As Homer as it is, that’s what’d it take not only for us to part with him, but more importantly Cuban as well.

Welcome though to MMB!

by Toddy on May 3, 2008 4:17 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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