With Dolan putting the break on Isiah's spending, might it be possible that Dolan also asks Isiah to explore ways of reducing payroll further this summer and in the future?

Watching the Mavs get dismantled by the GSW- I'm thinking that Eddy Curry on the Mavs would be perfect all around.

They'd have a player that could help the slow the game down, get the other team in foul trouble and open up outside shots for their shooters.

The only player on their roster that seems to match up numbers wise is Josh Howard.

Perhaps there is a 3 way deal.

Perhaps Marbury on the Mavs makes sense?

I know this- I don't see how the Mavs can't make some kind of change in the off season.

As long as we get back Howard I'm ok with any kind of trade.

Posted by nixluva:

The Mavs won so many games this year and just because this has been a bad matchup for them it doesn't mean that they have to make big changes. I especially can't see them mixing Curry and/or Steph into the mix. They've developed great chemistry as they are. This could just be a case of Dallas going against a team that has their number. Sometimes it's just like that with certain teams. Adding Curry and/or Steph would likely change their chemistry too much. I get the idea of adding a low post threat, but I just don't know about Curry in particular.

one player wouldn't change their chemistry per se- though cancerbury probably could- they have a great coach and still with Dirk.

Unless they beat GS, I don't see how they can just stand pat.

From the NYTimes:

Dealing Nowitzki would be a bigger shocker than losing to Golden State. Giving up Josh Howard, their other All-Star, would be a surprise, too, although it takes something to get something. Devin Harris and DeSagana Diop could be traded, but their youth and relatively cheap contracts are reasons to keep them.

I'd trade Curry & Balkman for Howard & Diop & possibly a 1st rounder.

Frye can become center with Diop off the bench.

In a true rebuild, we'd move Howard as well for picks.

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by franco12:

From the NYTimes:

Dealing Nowitzki would be a bigger shocker than losing to Golden State. Giving up Josh Howard, their other All-Star, would be a surprise, too, although it takes something to get something. Devin Harris and DeSagana Diop could be traded, but their youth and relatively cheap contracts are reasons to keep them.

I'd trade Curry & Balkman for Howard & Diop & possibly a 1st rounder.

Frye can become center with Diop off the bench.

In a true rebuild, we'd move Howard as well for picks.

Howard is a versatile, two-way ALL-STAR. I don't think you could even get him alone for Curry. If you could, you'd have to do it.

Well- I think after Dallas got exposed by GS, you've got to believe Cuban might pull the trigger on this deal- that's why I include Balkman so they have a quick defensive type for the wings.

We can't make a trade with the mavs. Thy don't have any big contracts they want to trade out side of Terry 5years and Daimper 4years...........no thanks, not even for Dudbury

Posted by EnySpree:

All teams have to tweak, no matter how good they are. Look at Miami. They didn't make any changes. That was a bad choice on their part.

In all fairness, Miami got sweept by the bulls because Wade was hurting and the bulls players worked on his shoulder. And Shaq wasn't exactly done yet either. He may be a little older, a little slower, but he can still push people around. I think the bulls going through them was a fluke! It showed in the Detroit game yesterday.

The first to go shoud always be starbury. And then I'd consider others, including Frye.

^ are you hating on joshy?

Posted by tkf:

How does any of these ridiculous trades help the knicks? Really diop? I love howard but even moreso with curry at center. So what you guys want to do is give the mavs a piece they sorely need to win a championship and give us another wing player and a center who can't score, stay out of foul trouble and stay on the floor, but he does defend a little?

you guys are amazing.....

Guaranteed they win fewer games if they make that trade. Their defense gets a lot worse and Curry just takes shots away from Dirk

See you're doing it again. You can't even praise Curry without using the future tense. You're talking about what you *hope* will happen and taking it as evidence that it *will* happen and that the critics will be wrong.

[Edited by - bonn1997 on 05-06-2007 4:19 PM]