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It is going to be another interesting off-season. One Dallas got to get going on this early after the miserable playoff showing.
The Mavs off-season should be quite interesting.
Obviously Dallas wants to get in on the local kid, Lamarcus Aldridge.
He loves his Momma and Texas, like all decent living human beings.
Sadly, San Antonio and Houston are also in Texas... but maybe Lamarcus doesn't know this....
Plus his Momma is just outside Dallas and traffic to Houston or SA SUCK!!
So that means figuring out Tyson or renouncing his rights quickly to be under the cap. UNLESS Portland wants to trade Aldridge here(gotta cover the possibility, even if it is very unlikely--hey dwight powell and peter kopponen(sp?) are delightful prospects kind sirs)
If and when Dallas misses out on Aldridge the real portion of the off-season begins.
And there we get into major questions:
1. Bring back "Monta have it all"? Ellis is an enigma wrapped in a surly riddle. He plays hard and with an edge and hates to EVER come off the floor. Very much a throw back. He just can't shoot the 3 very well and he is short for a SG. Other than that he has it all!!! He is a surprisingly effective defender with top marks at SG for both steals and charges drawn. His defensive metrics actually look better than his offensive ones for the season. Monta is making just over 8m and that angers him. He is easy to anger, BTW. So does he want to come back at 8-9 m with a reduced role and provide offense off the bench? Stop laughing dang it. That is where most true contenders would envision him. And maybe he fills that role in Cleveland... sigh.
2. PG? Who needs a PG..... Dallas was desperate when it made the Rondo deal and it is even moreso now. Devin Harris has been hurt and very limited for a while. JJ Barea is such a fun little dude to watch but I am pretty sure I can post him up and score at will. The best logical option may well be Brooklyn with Deron Williams. I did mention desperation right? Not sure what all ballast the Mavs would have to eat but Brooklyn seems willing to listen and not many folks are going to IMHO. DWill may well NEED to come home to get his head right wih ball. Here he can be a gym rat while his family is right there in the gym too. Heck, he can JET's old house in Frisco and just shoot AT HOME. This ain't New Yack City, but it is a place with lots of gyms and very affordable mansions and both sides of the family still reside here in North Texas. If you miss on DWill I really don't wanna consider too many other options because it goes from ho hum to just depressing quickly. It's not long before trying to talk JKidd out of retirement comes up.
3. 2 way dudes. Dallas has some really great attributes. Dirk's FT ability and all-around offensive threat, Ty's willingess to rebound and role for dunks. JJ Barea's speed. Monta's frit and willingness to give up his body and to draw charges. Aminu's lock down defense. But it really lacks for 2 way guys. Parsons is overpaid but on this Dallas roster he is must because they have so few 2-way players. And I don't mean stars on both ends, I mean guys who don't kill you on one end. As Dallas adds pieces it needs to focus less on guys with stellar attributes Rick can plus in and more on guys with fewer or no holes. It needs Draymond Greens not specialists. Good thing is if you want to draft a well-rounded kid with limited upside but few holes, 21 is a good spot. A guy like Justin Anderson or Delon Wright may well fit the bill here. Maybe even Sam Dekker.
4. Keep chasing rings? Dallas and SA are far and away the most consistent teams in basketball for being competitive. At some point the league demands it's due and you must pay in blood. See the Lakers this year or even Miami or NY. Being big market and all that only helps so much. Eventually you gotta get high picks and use those either trade for very helpful pieces like Kevin Love or you gotta plug them in and develop them knowing you'll suck. Dallas has to make a lot of tough choices but my guess is Cuban as a fan of the 90's Mavs realizes rebuilding is a VERY long-term job if you commit to it and would rather fight for the 8 seed than that.
Anyways, no one wants to read this much so I'll break down the roster in a reply, another day.
The Mavs off-season should be quite interesting.
- Projected salary: $42.6 million
- Cap holds: $43 million
- Total salary/holds: $85.6 million
Obviously Dallas wants to get in on the local kid, Lamarcus Aldridge.
He loves his Momma and Texas, like all decent living human beings.
Sadly, San Antonio and Houston are also in Texas... but maybe Lamarcus doesn't know this....
Plus his Momma is just outside Dallas and traffic to Houston or SA SUCK!!
So that means figuring out Tyson or renouncing his rights quickly to be under the cap. UNLESS Portland wants to trade Aldridge here(gotta cover the possibility, even if it is very unlikely--hey dwight powell and peter kopponen(sp?) are delightful prospects kind sirs)
If and when Dallas misses out on Aldridge the real portion of the off-season begins.
And there we get into major questions:
1. Bring back "Monta have it all"? Ellis is an enigma wrapped in a surly riddle. He plays hard and with an edge and hates to EVER come off the floor. Very much a throw back. He just can't shoot the 3 very well and he is short for a SG. Other than that he has it all!!! He is a surprisingly effective defender with top marks at SG for both steals and charges drawn. His defensive metrics actually look better than his offensive ones for the season. Monta is making just over 8m and that angers him. He is easy to anger, BTW. So does he want to come back at 8-9 m with a reduced role and provide offense off the bench? Stop laughing dang it. That is where most true contenders would envision him. And maybe he fills that role in Cleveland... sigh.
2. PG? Who needs a PG..... Dallas was desperate when it made the Rondo deal and it is even moreso now. Devin Harris has been hurt and very limited for a while. JJ Barea is such a fun little dude to watch but I am pretty sure I can post him up and score at will. The best logical option may well be Brooklyn with Deron Williams. I did mention desperation right? Not sure what all ballast the Mavs would have to eat but Brooklyn seems willing to listen and not many folks are going to IMHO. DWill may well NEED to come home to get his head right wih ball. Here he can be a gym rat while his family is right there in the gym too. Heck, he can JET's old house in Frisco and just shoot AT HOME. This ain't New Yack City, but it is a place with lots of gyms and very affordable mansions and both sides of the family still reside here in North Texas. If you miss on DWill I really don't wanna consider too many other options because it goes from ho hum to just depressing quickly. It's not long before trying to talk JKidd out of retirement comes up.
3. 2 way dudes. Dallas has some really great attributes. Dirk's FT ability and all-around offensive threat, Ty's willingess to rebound and role for dunks. JJ Barea's speed. Monta's frit and willingness to give up his body and to draw charges. Aminu's lock down defense. But it really lacks for 2 way guys. Parsons is overpaid but on this Dallas roster he is must because they have so few 2-way players. And I don't mean stars on both ends, I mean guys who don't kill you on one end. As Dallas adds pieces it needs to focus less on guys with stellar attributes Rick can plus in and more on guys with fewer or no holes. It needs Draymond Greens not specialists. Good thing is if you want to draft a well-rounded kid with limited upside but few holes, 21 is a good spot. A guy like Justin Anderson or Delon Wright may well fit the bill here. Maybe even Sam Dekker.
4. Keep chasing rings? Dallas and SA are far and away the most consistent teams in basketball for being competitive. At some point the league demands it's due and you must pay in blood. See the Lakers this year or even Miami or NY. Being big market and all that only helps so much. Eventually you gotta get high picks and use those either trade for very helpful pieces like Kevin Love or you gotta plug them in and develop them knowing you'll suck. Dallas has to make a lot of tough choices but my guess is Cuban as a fan of the 90's Mavs realizes rebuilding is a VERY long-term job if you commit to it and would rather fight for the 8 seed than that.
Anyways, no one wants to read this much so I'll break down the roster in a reply, another day.
