Re: DALLAS MAVERICKS - Where Rodrigo happens

[Vitor #41]

Non mi fa impazzire. Anche io ho la verde :D

[Vitor #41]

The Mavericks are finalizing their training camp roster and are leaning against “Brian Scalabrine types’’ and more toward "a player like" Ike Diogu.

Diogu was injured for the 09-10 season.



A me Diogu non dispiace, ma è sempre rotto  :gazza:

[Maverick]

The Mavericks are finalizing their training camp roster and are leaning against “Brian Scalabrine types’’ and more toward "a player like" Ike Diogu.

Diogu was injured for the 09-10 season.



A me Diogu non dispiace, ma è sempre rotto  :gazza:

era libero Mensah-Bonsu ma è appena stato firmato dagli Hornets. Quello è un giocatore interessante: cestisticamente non il massimo, però ci mette tanta energia, cosa che a noi serve tantissimo

[Vitor #41]

sarebbe carino aprire il nuovo topic in contemporanea con l'inizio della season. Il problema è che è veramente un'estate piatta in casa Mavs 

articolino su Ajinca, che non fa capire se alla fine lo potrebbero cedere o meno :D

This is a Dallas practice, not a Miami practice. So there are no bombshell transactions and there are no bomb-sniffing dogs.
    Nevertheless, Mavs coach Rick Carlisle smells something. He smells some (minor) trade talks coming.
    “Once the league sees what some of these young guys are doing, once they get on the floor in (preseason) games, I think teams will be calling us,’’ Carlisle said.
      Rick later tossed a bunch of “young-guy’’ names into the conversation. But he’s talking about 7-foot center Alexis Ajinca, who arrived in Dallas over the summer as a throw-in from Charlotte but has been a standout in camp so far.
      “He’s a very good shooter, an NBA-caliber shooter,’’ Carlisle says. “He can shoot it from mid-range and he can stretch it out from there. He’s done a nice job here.’’
      Ajinca was penciled in as Dallas’ fourth center – arguably one more than the Mavs need. There was early talk that the club might trade him as a favor to the kid as he searches for playing time following two nearly-invisible seasons in Charlotte. But the club has taken a liking to the Frenchman – there seems to be a habit of that nowadays – and he might just be winning the competition for a spot on the totem pole with fellow 7-0 Frenchman Ian Mahinmi.
    Mahimni is 23, a free agent signed away from the Spurs, and comes with a reputation as a player with a more physical style. Ajinca is 22, was barely worth a mention by most when he was involved in the Dampier-for-Chandler swap, and along with these early raves comes a reality: He’s got a 2.2-points-per-game average in two NBA seasons.
    But now Carlisle is bringing up Ajinca’s name in the next breath right after discussing the likes of Brendan Haywood and Tyson Chandler.
    “If I hadn’t seen him doing these good things all summer, I’d be really excited,’’ Carlisle said of Ajinca. “But I’ve seen him and I’ve seen the development.’’
      Later in the conversation, Carlisle politely mentioned Mahinmi and even Brian Cardinal and Steve Novak as Mavs campers who might be coveted by other clubs.
      But really, this conversation is all about Alexis Ajinca.
      "He's really been steady,'' the coach said.
      Assuming the Mavs’ evaluations are correct and assuming Ajinca truly shows himself worthy of trade requests, we’ve got ourselves a conundrum: If he’s only 22 and at 7-0 and 220 pounds has the length to be a shot-blocker, and on top of all that has some offensive polish … why would the Mavs ever let him go?

[Vitor #41]

Analisi di RealGM su di noi. Abbastanza condivisibile.

What changed since June:

The interior.

The most notable change for Dallas comes in the interior. Brendan Haywood got his six-year extension in July and the team traded Erick Dampier and his unique contract to Charlotte along with Matt Carroll and Eduardo Najera in exchange for Tyson Chandler and the enigmatic Alexis Ajinca. Combining those players with the signed Ian Mahinmi and the Mavericks look to have four bigs who are all somewhat limited to the center position and would not make sense on the floor together, though each of the rotation guys fits reasonably well with Dirk Nowitzki.

Compellingly, Dallas has also lost their PF back-ups with Najera going to Charlotte and Tim Thomas taking care of his ailing wife. Brian Cardinal should try to fill that void along with Steve Novak.

The other notable move was the drafting of the talented Dominique Jones into an already convoluted backcourt.

Dallas’ biggest strength:

Depth of quality.

Dallas arguably has the largest collection of rotation-level players in the entire NBA and has guys at every position on the floor. Jason Kidd has made the playoffs every single NBA season while Dirk still has it and Butler/Marion should continue to thrive as important secondary players. Combine that with a stocked frontcourt and a loaded backcourt and you have a team that can throw different looks and largely maintain their quality over the course of games and the long season.

Dallas’ biggest weakness:

Lack of a go-to scorer when Dirk is off the floor or cold.

While Dallas possesses an armada of talent, there simply is not another guy on roster who can shoulder the load. Both Caron Butler and Shawn Marion did so in their younger days, but their younger days are not now. This team can absolutely win without a big game from Dirk, yet it feels like all the other players are more offensive complements than anything else.

The Big Question:

What will the guard rotation look like?

Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Caron Butler, Rodrique Beaubois, JJ Barea, and Dominique Jones are all talented guys, but there simply are not enough minutes to keep all of them remotely happy even if Butler ends up playing solid minutes at SF. As someone who saw one of Quick Draw Beaubois’ best games as a pro in person, it is clear that his talent should not be regularly relegated to the bench in moments big and small. We’ll have to see how the coaching staff resolves it.

Where the team fits in:

In a jumbled 2-5 mess in the Western Conference last season, the Mavericks ended up in the two-seed and received a bouncing in six games from rival San Antonio in the first round of the playoffs. While the parties in that second tier have likely changed thanks to personnel moves around the conference, it appears that Dallas should be entrenched firmly in that group considering their depth and quality at each position. If Rick Carlisle can solidify the rotations and maximize each of his players (think Rodrique Beaubois), Dallas can be a far more dangerous team than last April’s iteration.

[iL_jAsOne]

Ad ovest siete sempre nel mio cuore 

Spero vivamente che la squadra faccia un ottima stagione, visto che la squadra é praticamente nuova, dato che si é cambiato e  firmato parecchio dagli inizi del 2010...

[Vitor #41]

col jasone nessuno ci può fermare 
(tranne gli Heat che sono appunto la squadra del jasone  :gazza: )

[giovanni1990]

io la sparo grossa ma x me con Chandler i dallas sono da finale di conference...okok forse è il mio idolatrare Dirk che mi porta a dire questo ... DIRK se lo merita l'anello !!!