they just draft someone who can actually help! Or maybe trade the pick and Stackhouse and Dampier for a veteran who can?

They haven’t done well since Devin, and that has been awhile, I would much rather them just try and trade the pick for a veteran, Their success in that regard hinges on how the fan feels about the Kidd trade but I think it was a success, the Mavs were stagnant and Kidd brought them life, this year we saw the life back in them in the playoffs (mainly against SA) but we were just outmatched against Denver. IMO I think we need to send Terry off. I love the guy but rolling out w/ 3 pgs is not gonna get us very far in the playoffs, we have 2 Guards that have good size but both aren’t good scorers, our scoring guards only 1 is over 6 foot and thats by a hair. Also we need to be more athletic in our Center and SG positions, Damp is a solid defender but is a one-trick pony and IMO starters need to at least be competent in both phases or at least have one side be really special, think Dirk (not so great defense, GREAT offense) also Dirk needs to play the ball more, to many times I see him tower over someone and then just swipes at their hand instead of going up for the block. Kidd runs the show and hopefully we bring him back for half what he made last year (20 mil), and IMO Kidd isn’t the problem but w/ him we need an athletic big man that can come over quickly and fill the lane before a PG gets to the hole.
Some ideas – try and get Okafor or Kaman- Okafor is the home-fun here but I think we will have to use our 1st to get him, I don’t think the Bobcats are in selling mode that everyone thinks and if the owner wants to sell he would want the team to look promising. Kaman. while not the most athletic, is a scorer which we haven’t had and we would get to keep our pick as well. My preference is getting Kaman because despite being scared of the Mavs drafting my fears would turn to joy if they get Terrance Williams, he is the athletic 2 guard that isn’t a great scorer but will be an upgrade compared to Wright, and he can rebound and pass the ball. I would be hesitant to let him start this year which brings me to the next point, to get Kaman Stack’s chip is gone, but we still have Damp, Terry and Williams to throw out there to get Teyshaun Prince, he would play the SF and we would have to move Howard to the 2 spot but he is freakishly long and w/ him our 2 and 3 would be very good defenders and both can score as well.

Starting lineup.
Kidd
Howard
Prince
Dirk
Kaman

backups
JJB
Bass
Hollins
T. Williams
Carroll
Foster
Singleton

I know everyone — including me — wants to win now for Dirk, but I don’t think we have the pieces to make that happen, barring a Gasol-esque miracle (and really, we don’t even have the pieces for that sort of trade). One of those trades would both build for the future and could still be marginal improvements in the interim. Darko’s not what anyone thought he’d be, but he’d certainly have a role on this team if he played hard.