Stackhouse Will Remain a Maverick

by Wes Cox on Jun 4, 2007 10:59 AM CDT in News

After I heard Stackhouse say he'd be willing to be the 7th man behind Maurice Ager to stay in Dallas, I kind of figured he was serious. The only question was if Dallas management felt the same way. Here is the answer.

"Jerry was great," said Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson. "He was strong all year, he battled, he was a warrior. And this is the same guy who, when we got him here, people said he wasn't going to cooperate. And he's been cooperating with us. He was really a good influence, also, on Josh. We can talk about everything I did wrong, but you need players to also have an impact on other players. I thought Stack had a real strong impact on Josh. Josh had a heck of a year and he battled there until the very end. That's what you need. We needed veteran leadership like Stack and he really tried in that last game. He had an unbelievable (18-point) first half. He made some big shots, but we just didn't have it. I think it would be nice to have him back."

According to Bill Ingram, a lot of teams at the Pre Draft workouts were asking Dallas about Stackhouse. They all got about the same reply.

There would be no sign-and-trades, there would be no release, and there would be no negotiation. Stackhouse is going to re-sign with the Mavericks and continue to be their top veteran leader - perhaps even beyond his playing days.

Stackhouse is definitely excited about that.

"This is where I want to be," affirmed Stackhouse. "I’d love to finish my career here in Dallas. There are a lot of good people in this city that I’ve grown friendly with and I would hopefully have some good possibilities of doing some things after basketball. The time will come for me and Mark (Cuban) to have some conversations and get it done. We both want the same thing, and that’s to bring a championship back to Dallas and hopefully we’ll be able to do that."

For those of you have been reading for a while, you know that Stackhouse really drives me crazy some times. (will he ever stop hogging the ball in the final minute of a quarter?) But I have to say, Stackhouse needs to be on this team. He saved the Mavs quite a few times this season. And while I can't give a final verdict until I see the contract terms, the decision to keep him gets a big thumbs up.

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David Lord has a bunch of trade ideas involving Jason Terry.

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Stack

Even though watching Stack makes me very angry sometimes (why must you shoot the ball with 20 seconds left on the shot clock!) he has been the cornerstone of the Mavs' bench. On occasion he catches fire and is a decent clutch guy. Nonetheless I'm pleased that the Mavs have chosen to bring him back.

by charlesbronsonpinchot on Jun 4, 2007 5:47 PM CDT reply actions

Um, good. I guess.

Stackhouse isn't marketable, so obviously this won't matter. It's a good basketball move, so that's nice... I guess.

But the only way for us to win a title is to bring in a marketable star. Using Stack as a sign-and-trade would be a chip we could possibly have used to bring in that star. So were essentially dooming ourselves by making a good basketball move. I love the NBA. It's faaaaaaantastic.

Dirk Nowitzki: Softer than a melted frosty.

by thedirkatron on Jun 4, 2007 9:21 PM CDT reply actions

David Lord trade thoughts

That's a great article about the logistics of making a trade this off-season.

I completely agree that Terry is the piece that needs to go. Give Devin the full-time point and ship JET out for Maggette. Make it happen.

by hubcityraider on Jun 5, 2007 8:59 AM CDT reply actions

JET for Maggette

According to RealGM, this trade works out even. It would work in both teams favors - the Clippers need a PG since Sam Cassell is aging and Livingston suffered a possible career ending injury. The Mavs undoubtedly need a true SG, and from what I've seen of Maggette the guy is good. Make it happen.

by charlesbronsonpinchot on Jun 5, 2007 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions