Dallas Mavericks: We All Nowitzness

[Vitor #41]

Prima sconfitta in SL in una gara che immagino sia stata orrida (67-61), in evidenza ancora Crowder (20+8) e James (11+10). Bene.

[Fearless]

For Mayo, it wasn't about the money

DALLAS -- For guard O.J. Mayo, he was not in a "show me the money'' mood during free agency this summer.

Mayo's business manager, LaPoe Smith, said his client was more interested in getting involved in a winning situtation than trying to break the bank.

"It wasn't about the money,'' Smith said. "It was about being in the right situation.''

The right situation for Mayo turned out to be the Dallas Mavericks, who signed him to a two-year contract Thursday for approximately $8.5 million. The second year of the contract -- for about $4.5 million -- is a player's option.

Smith said Mayo turned down one contract this summer that was worth $11 million. He said he also turned down an offer from the Phoenix Suns that was worth between $9 million-$10 million so he could play for the Mavs.

"You've got to know what the young man wants in his life,'' Smith said. "He didn't want to go to a team that loses 60 games.

"That's not any fun. O.J. deserves better than that.''

Mayo, who the Memphis Grizzlies didn't pick up his $7.3 million qualifying offer this summer, acknowledged that the Mavs' championship pedigree played a major role in him signing with Dallas.

"They did it two years ago,'' Mayo said of the Mavs winning the 2011 NBA title. "So it’s definitely cool to say that they are a championship organization.''

With Dirk Nowitzki, Shawn Marion and Vince Carter back, and coach Rick Carlisle as the architect, Mayo has high hopes of the Mavs winning a second championship in a three-year span.

"Hopefully with some of the veteran guys they already have and me bringing some
new juice to the team, hopefully we can get back to that level,'' Mayo said. "I think we can,
because I know the pedigree of Coach Carlisle -- he’s a terrific coach.

"He’s one of the main reasons I came here. I just have a lot of faith in his ability to
get the job done. And then just watching Dirk’s work ethic and Vince and Shawn. . .it’ll make me a better player, I believe.''

Indeed, the chance for Mayo to get better and the chance to win a ring took precedence over the chance for him to hit the financial jackpot.

"It was a decision that we went through several times,'' Smith said. "We looked at a lot of people and we finally decided that this is what we’re going to do.''

-- Dwain Price

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grande OJ, ecco la vera mentalità vincente! E ora lo dico ufficialmente: sono contento che non abbiamo preso Deron, e non posso far altro che confermare che è andato a NJ solo per i soldi. Chi vuole veramente vincere, tra NJ e Dallas, va a Dallas senza pensarci due volte. Senza contare che prendere 8 milioni in 2 anni invece che 18 è sensibilmente più significativo che prenderne 75 invece che 100 per 5 anni.. ripeto: chapeau ad oj e speriamo che esploda definitivamente quest'anno. Tra l'altro abbiamo firmato (a termini segretissimi) Jae Crowder, altra cosa di cui sono contentissimo. Sto adorando il nostro front office.

E poi guardo i roster e non mi capacito di come si possa dire che i Nets sono più forti di noi.. Vabbe' pace, ripeto.. meglio così. Si vince coi lunghi e l'anno prossimo uno tra bynum e Howard (come giocatore preferisco il primo, Howard non sa veramente giocare in post, però come salute ovviamente meglio il secondo) arriva con altissima probabilità..

[Vitor #41]

colpaccio Mayo a queste cifre, COLPACCIO

[talo82]

chiudiamo la summer league con un bel record di 4-1 e con prestazioni convincenti soprattutto da parte di dojo e da crowder (infatti è stato firmato, come pure cunningham). che dojo possa finalmente far vedere che è in grado di contribuire anche in prima squadra?
su b. james ancora non si sa se verrà firmato . intando d west è ancora sulla piazza ed ha diverse offerte..
il roster quindi ad ora dovrebbe essere:
collison - oj - matrix - dirk - kaman (starting 5) - roddy - dojo - cunningham - d. jones - crowder - carter - bwright - brand
quindi se non dimentico qualcuno abbiamo ancora 2 spot da riempire..suggerimenti?

[Vitor #41]

DoJo partito bene ma un po' calato, continuo a credere che forse potrebbe trovare un po' di spazio in squadre con meno pretese (o in Europa, come dice il Bro)

[Vitor #41]

Fioccano gli elogi per Crowder

Being a selection in the second round of the N.B.A. draft is both a dream come true and a cruel tease; being picked on draft night brings prospects close to the big leagues, and yet comes with the astoundingly low probability of playing regular or meaningful N.B.A. minutes. Many are in the N.B.A. only technically, as they ride out unguaranteed contracts on the bench or on lengthy assignment in the D-League before drifting to the N.B.A.’s fringes.

All of this makes it remarkable when a second-round choice makes a legitimate breakthrough on the N.B.A. stage. The 2011-12 season saw Isaiah Thomas (60th pick), Chandler Parsons (38th pick), and Lavoy Allen (50th pick) find their way to relevance, and if N.C.A.A. performance and the Las Vegas Summer League provide any precedent, then we should expect Jae Crowder — selected out of Marquette by the Dallas Mavericks with the 34th pick this year — to do the same.

Crowder enters the N.B.A. as a defensive big repurposed as a wing stopper — a transition that, while tricky, informs his approach to team defense in a unique way. Some talented wing defenders have a hard time making an impact beyond their individual matchup, but Crowder, after working so effectively as a back-line defender at Marquette (and before that, at Howard County Junior College), is quick in his help defense and efficient in his rotations.

“[Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle] knows that I can bring a lot to the table defensively,” Crowder said. “And that’s what I try to do. I try to do a lot of different things on pick and rolls and switches and stuff like that, and just try to get involved on the defensive end as much as possible.”

He may be 6-6 as listed, but Crowder had a tremendous showing on the bench press at the pre-draft combine — a performance indicative of the kind of upper-body strength that allows him to switch onto opposing bigs and contest at the rim. It’s early, but those hints of defensive flexibility make Crowder an intriguing prospect in spite of his second-round selection.

The Summer League offered a glimpse of how Crowder might play in his new position, and he made an immediate and obvious impact through kinetics alone. Rarely can Crowder be caught standing still, as his defensive possessions are spent in oscillation between getting a hand on his assigned man on the perimeter, digging down to help in the post, locking and trailing around screens, and roving to contest penetration.

That energy isn’t lost on the offensive end, either, where Crowder has a knack for the well-timed cut, the well-placed spot-up, and the hard-earned rebound.

“It’s all instincts and trying to get a good feel for the guys you’re playing with,” Crowder said. “Knowing their instincts and what they like to do. We’ve had a couple days of practice [for Summer League], so I got a good feel for each guy on the court that I played with.”

In passing, Crowder provided an interesting thought: If he was able to develop the kind of chemistry necessary to work off the ball effectively on offense and shade his teammates on defense after just a few short practices in Vegas, what might he be able to accomplish with training camp, a preseason run, and a regular N.B.A. schedule? Summer League basketball is notoriously sloppy, and yet Crowder performed far beyond the Las Vegas standard; through effort, skill, and instinct alone, Crowder created a semblance of order out of the considerable chaos.

Through the complications of a positional switch, a stylistic shift, an unfamiliar system and a roster full of new teammates, Crowder was remarkably unfazed. That bodes well for his full conversion to the N.B.A., where he’ll be asked to contribute in all kinds of capacities for the Mavericks. Crowder’s lack of a signature skill may have cost him on draft night (one can only imagine where he might have been drafted had he the simpler game of a specialist), but it’s that same multi-purpose appeal that makes him so perfect for Dallas.

The Mavericks are creative enough to see Crowder as the unique talent he is and wise enough not to be swayed by what he isn’t. Some players simply thrive in a team setting, and what Crowder lacks in traditional appeal and the ability to create shots, he makes up for with his uniquely informed defense and his agreeable offensive style.

“He’s a guy that everybody in our league likes as a prospect,” Carlisle said. “He’s got skill: he can shoot mid-range and we’re working with him on the three, he makes plays better than you think, and he just plays a straight game of basketball that doesn’t get you beat. Guys like that are going to be in the league a long time.”

[Vitor #41]

interessantissima intervista a Cuban
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/1964 ... ericks/rss

[talo82]

roster completo!
delontino rifirma per un altro anno e per fine settimana si dovrebbe chiudere anche col sergente maggiore James .
ora lo starting 5 dovrebbe essere:
collison - mayo - matrix - dirk - kaman
mentre la second unit?
roddy/west - carter ? - crowder - bwright/brand - brand/james
e il 6 uomo? potrebbe essere roddy? certamente è un rischio ma l'anno scorso ha fatto buone cose sostituendo kidd anche se sono 2 ruoili diversi e poi il jet nn si rimpiazzerà (facilmente).
rimangono quindi:
d. jones come arma difensiva
dojo
cunningham
tutto sommato direi che i titolari sono superiori all'anno scorso e anche la squadra in generale..l'unico downgrade è appunto la mancanza di jason eugene

[Vitor #41]

firmato anche James

[Maverick]

firmato anche James

LeBron?

[Vitor #41]

tzè, Bernard se lo mangia a colazione
rifirmato anche Delonte, siamo 15 quindi, per dirla alla Galliani "a posto così" (cit.)


Collison/West/Bobuà
Mayo/Carter/Cunningham/DoJo
Marion/Crowder/DaJo
Nowitzki/Brand
Kaman/Wright/James


diciamo che c'è un po' di sovraffollamento tra gli esterni... poi credo che si vedrà spesso Carter da 3 con Marion 4 etc.

[Maverick]

Ma Yi Janlian?
L'anno scorso era sotto contratto con noi, ma l'abbiamo spedito in D-League, poi?
E' stato il portabandiera cinese alle Olimpiadi 2012

[Cava]

Ma Yi Janlian?
L'anno scorso era sotto contratto con noi, ma l'abbiamo spedito in D-League, poi?
E' stato il portabandiera cinese alle Olimpiadi 2012

Il contratto è scaduto e non è stato rinnovato.

[Vitor #41]

e meno male

[Fearless]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/22 ... ght_Howard

I magic stanno cominciando a capire che siamo l'unica squadra con una superstar che può firmarlo da free agent, non mi stupirei se ci avessero contattato loro..