CATCH17;3088575 said:
Im feeling really good about the Mavs chances this year if they can get into the playoffs healthy.
Gooden, Humphries, and Tim Thomas all look like they are going to be great off the bench.
Roddy Beaubois has potential to be a phenom by years end. Carlisle need to play that guy more.
I just really like this team. They are so much better from a year ago. I think we got a shot at taking down Denver this year in the post season.
I'm pleasantly surprised by all of the new additions to the team, especially Contract Year Damp.
I wasn't too thrilled to pick up Thomas, but it's hard to argue when he is only going to be a 10th or 11th man with length/height and 3pt range. Add him to Humphries, Beaubois, Terry, and Ross and we have a much, much better bench over last year's team, even without Brandon Bass. No more Gerald Green, Devean George, or the Ghost of Jerry Stackhouse, and certainly no more Matt Carroll except in garbage time.
Carlisle seems to have the team playing defense under Year 2, shown by their ability to win games even when the shots are not falling. They have already won 6 games this year when shooting under 42% as a team (they were 3-20 in such games all of last year, so they have already doubled the wins on bad shooting nights).
Roddy Buckets is awesome. The kid has got a TON of potential. Blazing speed, good range, a 6'2" player who can easily finish on alley oops or knock down a three, and has the wingspan of a 6'10" player. He is already a very good defender, but brings so much athleticism and potential scoring punch as he keeps improving. He is going to give teams fits on both ends of the court.
