Mavs FA Signings, etc.

[Murph Tang]

Might as well be....

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just a big fan of Dirk and unless Cuban makes some block buster trades this is going to be a junk team. If I was Chris Paul or Howard I wouldn't want to come here next year. Marion will be 35 along with Dirk 35.

Trade Dirk get a buttload of draft pics and watch him play for a contender. Watching him trying to carry the team next year would just be depressing. Other than Miami I would root for that team. Everyone else on the team beside Haywood is in their early 20s.

My only thought process is they are thinking they are too old to go through OKC.

[Silverback]

This team has needed a good cleaning house for a while, I'm just not sure what you do with a completely clean house at this point.

Kidd needed to go, he's done.

[mstng86]

This team has needed a good cleaning house for a while, I'm just not sure what you do with a completely clean house at this point.

Kidd needed to go, he's done.

I agree. But they need to have people coming in.

[Juiced4v]

Dirk to the Spurs

[Slowhand]

It's a shame that Cuban hasn't contracted with the savants of DFWmustangs for some free agency consulting.

[ceyko]

Well, we know Dallas will suck next year. My plan is, since Cuban wanted to save his money, so will I. Mine will be going to the Dallas Stars, who seem to be trying in the draft and FA.

Glad to hear it. Even when they were not doing much, they tried like crazy.

[idrivea4banger]

It'll be fun to see all the rookies play ball next season.

[unkoricky]

It's a shame that Cuban hasn't contracted with the savants of DFWmustangs for some free agency consulting.

we are all arm chair General Managers and UFC experts.

[bcoop]

It's a shame that Cuban hasn't contracted with the savants of DFWmustangs for some free agency consulting.

You constantly bitch about this place, and look down your nose at everyone here, so why keep coming back?


Your comment was funny, but seriously, I can't figure out what the fuck Cuban is doing, and neither can anyone else. He just mailed it in, and it doesn't make any sense.

[clevelandkid]

Dirk to the Spurs

For what though? A bunch of pics in the mid 20 range? We need young talent and/or high draft pics.

[JMAC]

Looks like we will pick up Elton brand off of waivers, glad we had all the cap space!

[mstng86]

Looks like we will pick up Elton brand off of waivers, glad we had all the cap space!

7 years ago everyone would be high fiving each other.

[Slowhand]

You constantly bitch about this place, and look down your nose at everyone here, so why keep coming back?


Your comment was funny, but seriously, I can't figure out what the fuck Cuban is doing, and neither can anyone else. He just mailed it in, and it doesn't make any sense.

Cuban already explained it in his twitter quip with the reporter from New Jersey: the new CBA. He thinks that the rest of the owners don't fully understand the luxury tax provisions in the new CBA and that in 2-3 years they'll be struggling under the penalties and mid-level exception limitations and will have to offload players, and he'll be sitting there with the cash and cap space to pick them up.

Whether he's right or not? I guess we'll see. But preparing for the long-term instead of trying to compete in the short term in the sillyness that is the current free agent market sounds fine to me.

I do have to take exception with everyone's notion that he should have brought the championship team back. I just don't see how committing big money over 3-5 years to the oldest team in the league was supposed to be a good move. THAT was a one and done strategy. If they didn't do it in the first two years then the Mavs were going to be a mediocre team heavy into the luxury tax with geriatric players who have little market value.

Then again, I can't stand the NBA, so I'm evaluating this from the outside looking in.

[clevelandkid]

The NBA is 5-6 teams now - NY (NJ), LA, MIA, CHI, and maybe Boston. Everybody else is a farm team no matter how great Cuban (or anyone else) is as an owner. To hell with all the multi-millionaire crybabies.

[pHILSANITY07]

Lin to the Rockets.

The Knicks have said that they are going to match any offer Lin gets. He's a restricted free agent.