Want Him or Don't Want Him: Devean George

by Wes Cox on Jun 7, 2008 11:57 AM CDT

	Contract Status
Year	$$$$	Age @ End of Season
08/09	Out of Contract	31

07/08 Stats	GP	GS	MPG	PPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PER (NBA Rank)
Devean George	53	4	15.5	3.7	35.7%	32.4%	72.6%	2.6	0.7	7.06 (312th)

Want Him: He's an okay guy to have deep on the bench, and he can be signed without using any of the MLE. Almost prevented the Kidd trade.

Don't Want Him: He scored in double digits four times the entire season. He can't stay healthy and gets "food poisoning" at least three times a season. Temporarily blocked the Kidd trade.

Poll

Devean George?

Want Him

60 votes

Don't Want Him

227 votes

287 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

Wait Him...

Assuming he’s not blocking someone like Reyshawn Terry or a potential purchased first rounder from getting a roster spot…

Feel like he’s one of the better defenders we’ve got, and I like having a guy with his defensive versatility on the roster…

I think he really felt the weight of the world on his shoulders after he blocked the trade this past year (and rightfully so), but I think he’s still got the ability play at a higher level than he did this year and be a useful piece on this team in the right role…

by N41D on Jun 7, 2008 12:47 PM CDT reply actions

He got

a bad rap.

He is a good player.

"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos

by miles on Jun 7, 2008 11:15 PM CDT reply actions

Agreed.

by rassoodocks on Jun 8, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions

tried valiantly...

good call Wes. I was waiting for Devean’s want / don’t want profile because I was anxious to see if his trade-block would be considered a plus or a minus. I vote “want him” just so he can serve as a daily reminder to our front office that they had a perfectly good opportunity to back out of their panic move.

by toni braxton on Jun 8, 2008 8:29 AM CDT reply actions

only want him

if he rediscovers his jump shot. he cant pass or dribble and his defense isnt good enough to get playing time if he cant knock down the jumper.

by kumizi on Jun 8, 2008 10:30 AM CDT reply actions

Go away

One of my least favorite Mavs ever.

by jthig32 on Jun 9, 2008 6:00 AM CDT reply actions

His defense would be worthy

of keeping him if he could actually do other things to make him a well-rounded player. The fact that he isn’t much of an offensive threat from anywhere on the court negates much of his value. Plus he thinks he’s a knock-down shooter, and he really isn’t.

by ary201 on Jun 9, 2008 9:12 AM CDT reply actions

Interesting to see that almost 80% voted don't want, but most of the posts are defending him.

He still plays good defense, one of the better guys that we have. Dampier has no offensive game and he still gets minutes, so saying that you don’t want George, because he can’t score is stupid, because Dampier can’t score either, so you must not want either guy right?

I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.

by srdmad on Jun 9, 2008 1:14 PM CDT reply actions

maybe you're stupid

because Dampier is the one of the 5 best offensive rebounders in the NBA. Also, you might have forgotten he is the biggest guy we have. Without him, Dirk would be playing center. Do you people even think before you post?

by kumizi on Jun 9, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions

I still don't read the part where Dampier can score. He does provide offensive rebounding,

but most of those extra shots are jump shots that we end up missing anyways. If we had a center that could score, then all those long jump shots we took last year would be a foot or two closer to the basket, because the defense would have to cheat a little to the center. Do YOU think before you post?”Also, you might have forgotten he is the biggest guy we have. Without him, Dirk would be playing center.” If we got rid of Dampier, we would simply find another center.

I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.

by srdmad on Jun 10, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Stuck with him

not many other options out there… as much as I hate this guy, I say we keep him and hope that he embraces whatever role Rick has him in, better than he did with Avery

by Toddy on Jun 9, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions

He Does Not Add to the Team

Keep Him:
His size and relative quickness make him a versatile defender. He can cover mutiple positions on the court.

Dump Him:
His overall shooting percentage was crap (36%).
He was suppose to be an adequate 3pt shooter….did not happen.
Blocking the trade after he said he wanted to be traded….what was that.
For 15 min a game, his rebounding numbers are very low.
Also, I expected more assists from a veteran player.
His age….his skills are unlikely to get better.

DUMP HIM!!!!

by Leotus on Jun 10, 2008 8:31 AM CDT reply actions

Does every player have to be really good for us to keep him?

You’re telling me that this guy isn’t a good 8th or 9th man?

I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.

by srdmad on Jun 10, 2008 8:26 PM CDT reply actions

Well...

The new coach surely wants him. Taiken from this article:

Preparing for the June 26 draft and free agency are top issues for Carlisle as he settles into the job. He said he’s making progress on evaluating the roster and potential free agents, including one of his own, Devean George.
“I like him as a player,” Carlisle said. Re-signing George “is certainly something we’re going to aggressively explore. He can do some things that we need.”

by Marie on Jun 12, 2008 3:28 PM CDT reply actions