Even though he only made one or two of the top 10 spots in this video, this only reminds me how much the Mavs lost when they let Brandon Bass go.
Top Ten Plays of 2009
Check out this video of the press conference showcasing the new Mavs uniforms and summer signees including Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, Drew Gooden, Tim Thomas, Nathan Jawai, and Quinton Ross.
Happy first day of NBA free agent signings! There have been lots of rumors circulating and a few actions taken. Let’s take a quick look at what we know and what we speculate the Mavs will do before summer’s end.
For certain:
Mavs sign Jason Kidd to a three year deal.
Mavs offer Marcin Gortat the mid-level exception.
Mavs sign Rodrique Beaubois to a two year deal.
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The confirmed rumor goes that Mark Cuban is in New York to sweet talk Jason Kidd at 12:01am – the earliest allowable point for free agency talk. Mark wants to get his two cents in before the Knicks come callin’.
Interesting. Should we care? Do we REALLY want Jason Kidd back on the team for $8-10 million? That’s another nice chunk of salary that could go towards a shooting guard or a real power forward.
The Dallas Mavericks organization has more to consider this offseason than usual. The moment the Clippers won rights to the #1 draft pick in last week’s NBA lottery, every team had to make adjustments to its offseason approach. Los Angeles has several big contracts it would like to jettison. They’re likely to trade two of these four big names: Baron Davis, Chris Kaman, Marcus Camby, and Zach Randolph.
Here’s a quick look at each player’s 2008-2009 salary:
Ever since the meltdown last year, the majority of Mavs fans and writers have criticized the Jason Kidd trade. Worst of all, we told ourselves and the world that Jason Kidd can’t shoot, and therefore can’t score.
It’s a tough sell at this exact moment. Dallas just pulled off an upset by defeating the Magic in Orlando. Back to back impressive road wins does NOT put anyone in the mood to trade.
105.3FM The Fan, a local Dallas area sports radio station, referenced yesterday’s Baron Davis article this afternoon, mentioning my comparison of Baron Davis and Terrell Owens. It’s a logical comparison. Both are divas. Both get PAID. Both perform best when they’re happy with their surroundings. Both are potential team chemistry wreckers. Both get more attention than they deserve. Both have failed to consistently live up to their potential, year to year to year. Can Baron fit in with the Mavericks? Or would he be the Mavericks’ own personal T.O.?
Now that you’re less interested in Davis, let’s go ahead and take a look at three trade scenarios being mentioned by the “experts.”
Jason Kidd had that familiar, faraway look, the one that screams, what the heck am I doing here?
Maybe it was about being decisively outperformed by Chauncey Billups, his old Eastern Conference nemesis, in a convincing 98-88 victory by the surging Denver Nuggets over Kidd’s Mavericks on Monday night at American Airlines Center.
Maybe it was his desultory role in the Dallas offense — a pass here, a pick there, before drifting outside for spot-up shots he couldn’t make (0 for 5 from the field) or wouldn’t take while Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry and, yes, J. J. Barea formed the creative core of a Mavericks offense held to 34.9 percent shooting by the new, defensively improved Nuggets.
Read the rest of this article at the NY Times.
If the rumors of a complete overhaul aren’t grossly exaggerated, MavsUpdate will be needing a new banner image yet again. The Mavs are sure to make some roster changes in addition to the head coach. One Bucks blogger is calling for a Josh Howard / Jerry Stackhouse trade for Michael Redd. That’s an interesting thought. Assuming Redd is as good as they say he is, he and Dirk could make an interesting combo. But Redd is not a name we’d necessarily get excited about here in Texas.
Certain names are more glamorous. Kobe. Nash. KG. Shaq. Gasol. Duncan. Bosch. LeBron. These are the types of names that draw a crowd. There ARE others, of course. But none, sadly, are likely to don a Mavericks jersey any time soon. [...]
Before some of you overreact to the Dallas Mavericks win last night, let’s settle down and gain some perspective. This Los Angeles Clippers team was bad. I mean BAD. And they still stayed in the game until the end.
Surprise of the game? Easy. Jason Kidd led all scoring. When does THAT happen? Kidd scored 27 points last night? What happened? Did he take a pill or something? If so, slip that puppy in his cheerios EVERY game day. [...]