Posted by Rob Mahoney on July 30, 2009 under xOther | 
- Dirk is a pro among pros. That’s why we shouldn’t be at all surprised to her from Marc Stein that any past history between him and Tim Thomas is just about the last thing on Dirk’s mind: “If you’re thinking Dirk Nowitzki will have a problem with Dallas’ recent signing of Tim Thomas because of the infamous kiss Thomas blew at Nowitzki during an on-court confrontation in the 2006 Western Conference finals, think again. Nowitzki said he was disappointed to read from Germany that the Bulls pulled out of the original construction of the deal that landed Shawn Marion in Dallas and would have sent Thomas from the Bulls to the Mavericks. Nowitzki then was pleased to learn the Mavs were able to get Thomas anyway this week as a tall shooter off the bench for the veteran minimum of $1.3 million. ‘That stuff is long gone,” Nowitzki said this week. ‘We were in the bottom [six] in 3-point shooting and we needed to address that. I’m happy he’s a Maverick.’ The clash with Thomas isn’t exactly a haunting memory. Nowitzki wound up scoring 50 points in that game, outscoring the Suns by himself in the fourth quarter (22-20) to put Dallas within one win of its eventual trip to the NBA Finals.”
- Almost 12% of Erick Dampier’s shot attempts are tip layups or tip dunks.
- Not that the Mavs were in a place to sign him (although Drew Gooden is not yet officially a Maverick), but Lamar Odom is reportedly a Laker, again. While it doesn’t directly affect the Mavs roster, it certainly changes the outlook of the West; if there was ever any doubt that the Lakers are the team to beat, kindly remove it.
- The Raptors nabbed summer league legend Marco Belinelli, a shooter who may or may not have true NBA chops, for the slim price of Devean George and some cash money. Pretty good considering Marco could have a legit NBA future, and Devean George is Devean George.
- Though this top ten list is for great passes, a Drew Gooden finish on the pick and roll does come in at number 9.
Posted by Rob Mahoney on July 29, 2009 under Commentary |
Like it or not, Tim Thomas is a Maverick. Luckily for those that are less than enthused about Thomas making Dallas his new home, there are a few reasons to not let the Thomas signing ruin your week.
For one, Tim MacMahon noted that the deal will be a one-year bargain for the veteran’s minimum. That turns the move from note to footnote, from grabbing a contributor to filling out the roster. A look at the depth chart with Thomas’ salary in mind would seem to indicate that Thomas’ role on the team isn’t to spell either forward position, but provide depth in a pinch. Tim Thomas can shoot threes, and he’ll be put on the court to do solely that. I’m not sure he’s capable of following that mandate, but at the very least Tim has a specific skill that happens to be very useful to the Mavs.
There shouldn’t be any worry that Rick Carlisle will overplay Tim Thomas. The roster basically has internal safeguards against that. At forward, the Mavs already have Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Howard, and Shawn Marion eating up a bulk of that minutes. Howard may end up starting at the 2, but a good amount of the minutes at shooting guard will be doled out to Jason Terry, Quinton Ross, and possibly J.J. Barea. He’s going to need minutes at small forward, and that need combined with the minutes due to Marion will end up consuming most of the playing time. With all of these players in place, not to mention the minutes that Drew Gooden could be playing behind Dirk, there just isn’t the time for Tim Thomas to play serious minutes. He may be considered on the back-end of the rotation, but it’s highly unlikely that Thomas’ on-court fallacies would really come back to bite the Mavs in such limited playing time.
There are, of course, combustible elements. Namely, Thomas’ reputation for being a bit of an ass. These are rarely the types of attributes whose impacts are ready for evaluation months in advance, so it’s almost impossible to say whether or not Thomas’ usual bile will sicken the Dallas locker room.
But I’m trying here. We’re trying here. Tim Thomas hasn’t done anything specific to deserve a reservation in judgment, but he also hasn’t done enough to really aggravate me as a Maverick sympathizer. If Tim Thomas turns Dallas into just another stop along his career-long journey of disinterest, it’s no big. The Mavs face only a minimal commitment, and any character or chemistry hiccups can be remedied with a quick waive. But if the Mavs do happen to catch a three-point shooter in a bottle, then that’s just swell.
Posted by Rob Mahoney on July 28, 2009 under News, Roster Moves |
Tim Thomas is officially a Mav, as per a press release from the team. It’s unknown whether or not Thomas will be around solely to poke and prod Dirk into dropping 50 on unsuspecting foes, but there is indication that Donnie Nelson and co. have an appreciation for Tim Thomas’ three point stroke.
Posted by Rob Mahoney on under News |
I’m going to grit my teeth and pretend to be amicable about this. Tim Thomas could be in a Maverick uniform very, very soon…and it’s just swell, y’all!
Please tell me that this is some kind of sick joke.
Posted by Rob Mahoney on July 27, 2009 under Commentary, Roster Moves |
For once, I’m going to save all of you the abstractions and play this one clean: signing Drew Gooden to a one year, $4.5 million dollar contract is a definite positive for the Mavs. What once was a hole in the rotation and a salary cap exception is now a serviceable power forward with shades of center.
If you’re at all down on Drew Gooden the player, there are two things that should calm your fears. First and foremost, one-year deals are nothing short of precious. It affords the Mavs some instant gains without any long-term financial commitment. If Gooden turns out to be all stats with no substance, or if his floating on defense hurts more than his work on the boards helps, the Mavs have all the power in the world to cut him loose. On top of that, his one-year contract gives him (almost) instant expiring status, meaning he could be a welcome cog in a trade deadline move. Second, the alternatives out on the free agent market weren’t great. I’m still high on Rasho Nesterovic and Ike Diogu, but one is a Toronto Raptor and one has a duffel bag full of question marks. Gooden has been on the floor, he’s an established player, and his flaws are documented. But see, that’s the important thing. With Diogu, the Mavs could’ve been getting a lot of different things. A potential stud in the low-post. An overpaid big who can’t get off the bench. A great player who just hasn’t seen the right opportunity. A forward-center who looks great against third string units, but struggles against the big boys. If the Mavs truly are going for broke and launching an all-out offensive towards the NBA title, then taking on a Drew Gooden makes much more sense than a player with Diogu’s mystique.
Drew Gooden’s game is chock full of flaws. It’s one of the reasons why no team has truly been satisfied to have him as a candidate for major minutes. As of late, his jumper has been errant. For a forward who is primarily in the Jermaine O’Neal face-up mold, that hurts. He’s also not the headiest guy on the court, and has a tendency to the beat of an invisible, possibly nonexistent drummer. I wouldn’t say that Gooden’s selfish or that he doesn’t fit into a team dynamic, but if his individual skills are a strength, then his lack of awareness and grasp of basketball in its entirety is almost certainly the balancing weakness. If you ask Drew Gooden to guard one guy and never budge from that one assignment, he’d be fine. The reason why Gooden is often considered troubling on D is because NBA defenses are so much more complex than that. There are specific rotations to be learned, patterns of help D that are primarily effective against certain players, and techniques used to slow not only your man, but the entire opposing team. These are the areas in which Drew Gooden ultimately falls a little short. He’s not disastrous enough in these regards to fall out of a rotation entirely, but still sufficiently limited in accomplishing the goals of team defense.
And in spite of all of the weaknesses I’ve listed out for you, I still feel 100% comfortable saying that Drew Gooden is a boon for the Mavs. Gooden’s low-post scoring is superior to every other Mav on the roster; he knows how to score and has a nose for the ball coming off the glass. These are not only marketable skills for a center (and make no mistake, the Mavs don’t sign Drew Gooden without the notion that he will play some center), but paramount ones. The best teams in the league have a player (or players) who are fully functional around the basket in a capacity greater than that of Erick Dampier. Not only can Gooden convert the garbage buckets that Damp has made a steady diet of, but he’s also very creative from both blocks, and plays like a fluid post scorer should. Functionally, DG is obviously a bit different than Dwight Howard or Nene or Shaq. He doesn’t threaten to pull down the basket with every drop-step, and he’s much more likely to throw up a baby hook than throw down a thunderous jam. But that’s interior scoring that the New Wave Mavs can use to both account for the loss of Brandon Bass and complement the growing core.
For the record, Gooden’s playoff series (the ever-impactful freshest thing on our minds) was a bit of an outlier. These were not the best five games of Drew Gooden’s life, and no, it’s not indicative of old age for a guy who is a deceivingly young 27. During the regular season, Gooden transitioned to a career-low in shot attempts with the Spurs, adjusted to a new offense, and still managed to put up numbers that are almost universally superior to Brandon Bass (if only by a hair). Then again, the numbers have always been kind to Gooden. His advocates will always have that to stand on and his critics will always have that use against him. But regardless of which camp you may find yourself in, it’s hard to argue with the logic of this deal given the way thinks have shaken out this summer.
Posted by Rob Mahoney on July 26, 2009 under News, Roster Moves |
According to Marc Stein, Drew Gooden is to become a rent-a-Maverick to the tune of around $4.5 million for one season. Feel good.
Gooden is definitely a step towards the new-look rotation focused on flexibility. While he’s never been listed as a center, he’ll likely try to fill the void in the middle for the Mavs as they do their part in the positional revolution. It’s not as exciting as throwing Amare into the mix at the 5 or watching Anthony Randolph completely eradicate the meaning of “SF” or “PF”, but the acquisition of Gooden is a sound one. There’s plenty of reason to be optimistic about this signing (as I’ll explain in detail later), but for now we should all revel in the simple delight of having a decent player for a reasonable price on a wonderfully short contract. These are the simple pleasures in life, friends.
Posted by Rob Mahoney on July 24, 2009 under News |
The Raptors have come to terms with Rasho Nesterovic, leaving the big man free agent corps just a bit smaller. Chad Ford reported that the deal is just one year for the biannual exception ($1.9 million). Nesterovic was likely the last reasonable, traditional center left on the market, so if the Mavs make moves to supply some depth at center, they’ll have to be a bit more creative.
Posted by Rob Mahoney on under Commentary, News |
The Mark Cuban-Don Nelson Chronicles are water under the bridge. Though that water may never flood, it looks like raw sewage and smells like something that’s passed through the system of a sick old woman. No matter how much we try to ignore those past events and continue on our way, the stench that lingers around the franchise is undeniable.
After all, the rift between Nelson and Cuban influenced more than a few personnel decisions, the direction of the franchise, and a certain 2007 first round playoff exit by our fair Mavs. Gulp.
There’s no real point in boiling things down to a personal level; this is more a disagreement between two gents than it is a true basketball headline. But deep within the court transcripts are testimonies of events from both perspectives. It’s a glimpse into the machinery that once powered the Dallas Mavs, and though it’s undoubtedly skewed by the parties involved, at the very we flesh out some of the details.
You can view the entire transcript here thanks to the Dallas Morning News, and they’ve chopped down two sections of interest (the story behind Steve Nash’s departure and Don Nelson’s exile) for your reading pleasure. If you take the time to read the entire thing, some sections certainly come off as petty. There will be more than a few arched eyebrows. But when you’ve got a personal, working relationship between two guys that has been utterly destroyed by millions in “blood money” owed, harsh words on both sides, and possibly some hexes, curses, or voodoo dolls involved, things are going to get a little emotional. Things get to be a little…much. (Hat tip on the DMN link to Tom Ziller at FanHouse.)
But for those of you that don’t enjoy cramming in 800 pages of legal testimony over your weekend, I’ve pulled a few things that I found interesting:
Nellie expounds on the beginning of the end of his relationship with Mark Cuban (p 131-134):
Nelson: …I think it was in game three in the playoff series, we are in the finals for the West. We had our best team, and I had a really legitimate chance to beat them. And it was game three, I believe, and it was in our place. And Nowitzki dislocated his kneecap in a very dangerous injury…you dislocate your kneecap, it’s a very difficult injury…I had that particular injury, Elgin Baylor had it when I played with the Lakers the year that I was there, and so I am familiar with the injury. And so had a practice day, he couldn’t practice, he had some swelling. And we played the next day, and there was no way that I could see him playing in that next game. And he wanted to play, and he was out shooting on the court. He could stand there and shoot, you know, shots; but if you asked him, which I did, I went down to the court and asked him to run and move, he couldn’t do it. Well, basketball is a pretty fast game…Mark came into the – into my office and wanted him to play. And I said, I just couldn’t play him. There is just no way he could play in a playoff game or an NBA game. And he argued his point and sent the doctor in.
The doctor said it would be okay to play him. He couldn’t hurt it any more, and it would be okay to try him in the game. And I told the doc that I couldn’t play him. You know, I was here to look after Nowitzki. His dad when we signed him as a rookie told me that I was his American father and to look after him. And so I didn’t want to jeopardize this great young player’s career for a basketball game, no matter how important it seemed at the time…I never thought [our relationship] was the same after that.
Nellie was apparently miserable his last year in Dallas. According to Nelson, he had no say in the signing of free agent center Erick Dampier (though that’s the kind of signing anyone would try to wipe their hands clean of) and wasn’t the biggest fan of Damp as a player (p 144):
Nelson: I let [Avery Johnson] coach a few games while I sat next to him and helped, and then he took over for me when I missed some games because of surgeries. And that was the enjoyable part of the season. Nothing else was enjoyable. We – we didn’t have Nash. We had kind of a new team. We had players that I didn’t really identify very well with, Eric Dampier, for example, the money that – even more money than they were going to pay Nash, I think Dampier signed for more than we were even talking about Steve Nash. And I considered him to be a very doggy player that they totally overpaid.
Perhaps the most alarming testimony to fans of the franchise is the indication that Donnie Nelson intended to take Pavel Podkolzin, everyone’s favorite oversized Russian and NBA irrelevant, with the fifth overall pick in the 2004 draft. Nelson (the elder) claims that he personally talked Donnie out of picking Pavel at 5, even after being wronged by Mark Cuban and the franchise as a whole (147-148):
Nelson: …And the following year, I assumed I was in charge of the draft. Little did I know, no one told me that changes had been made, and I went into the draft and my son was in charge, and I didn’t know that.
So I was conducting my normal business, talking to my scouts, and Donnie was there. And Donnie wanted to draft this big Russian, I forgot his name. He’s a seven six guy from Russia. We had the fifth pick, and Donnie wanted to take him number 5. And I watched a lot of film of this kid, and [blacked out].
Donnie wanted to draft this guy number five. And we had just lost Steve Nash. We needed a point guard. We had Jason Terry, but – coming in, I think, but he wasn’t a point guard. So it was clear. There were three good point guards in the draft.
And I said, Donnie, I cannot take that Russian five. And he asked me if I would go in the men’s room. I went in the men’s room with him and he informed me that I wasn’t in charge of the draft. And I said, oh, really? Well, who is? He said, I am. And I said, well, it’s nice of somebody to tell me.
And I said, well, if that’s the case, then as your father I’m asking you don’t draft [blacked out] and Donnie didn’t. He took Devin Harris, and then he got another pick and took this big Russian.
The very idea that the man currently at the Maverick helm once dreamed of squandering the return value of the Antawn Jamison trade (much less the potential drafting of Devin Harris) on Pavel Podkolzin is equally shocking and distressing. Saying that Pavel was a non-factor is putting it nicely. Not. Good.
And finally, one completely out of left field: Golden State Warrior Kelenna Azubuike was apparently on the track to becoming a Mav, until some shady dealings described by Mark Cuban pushed him the Warriors’ way. I’m not sure if these dealings are actually dealings or if they’re even shady to begin with, but the picture is definitely painted in a way that would implicate Don Nelson as some sort of prospect thief (p 179):
Cuban: During that season Donnie had helped, and I think Nellie may have participated as well, Sydney Moncrief get a job as the D-league coach for our D-league affiliate. And Donnie had come to me and said, look, there’s kid that we’re going to put in the D-league to help get some experience named Kelenna Azubuke, and we really like this kid. You know, we think he can contributed, maybe not be a starter, but be a second team player, second unit player, and – at the minimum, but let’s see how he plays in Fort Worth. And we did that. And Nellie had a better relationship than we did with Mr. Moncrief, I guess, and Mr. Azubuke went to play for the Warriors.
Posted by Rob Mahoney on July 23, 2009 under Commentary |
It’s nearing that time, kids. The time when regrettable mid-level deals are forged and signed with blood, when fits-like-a-glove veterans are snatched up for pennies on the dollar, and when the yearly projects (Oh, hi Gerald.) find their new temporary home in which to fail to make the jump. Late summer is truly a magical time for basketball fans.
The Gortat Incident seems years in the past, and while that episode may have trampled some hope for the upcoming season, there are still some serviceable free agents out there. Most of them can be had on the relative cheap and still provide meaningful production. Some of them can even do so in ways that would maximize a Mavs’ investment.
The biggest questions should be centered around how these potential Mavericks could change the team’s outlook towards the free agent Mavs in limbo: Ryan Hollins, Gerald Green, and James Singleton. It’s no secret that the Mavs have some, shall we say, “issues” in the middle. There’s Erick Dampier and a whole lot of nothing. Will Dirk shift over? Are any of the relative unknowns on the roster ready to body up in the paint? Hard to say. But the lack of “real” centers (whatever that means anymore) on the roster is a definite point of concern. Ryan Hollins isn’t quite the remedy we had in mind when the off-season started, but locking him up for next season should be viewed as a necessity. Brandon Bass won’t be around to log minutes at the five and muscle up on the inside, so a combination of Hollins and makeshift 5s will likely have to do the job.
That is, unless the Mavs are particularly enamored with one of the centers still swimming around in the free agent pool.
It seems like the Mavs have seen just about all they need to see from Gerald Green. If circumstances were different, like if the Mavs were desperately trying to fill their roster rather than trim it, I could see everyone’s favorite/least favorite slammajamma prospect stick around for another year. But there’s really no incentive to make an obligation to G-Money. He wasn’t dynamic or even singularly effective enough last season to warrant special consideration, and given what the Mavs already have to work with, committing additional dollars and a roster spot to the Green dream seems pretty foolish.
Singleton’s place with the team is even more ambiguous. James hustled his way into Maverick hearts last season and proved to be a rebounding machine. It’s questionable how much floor time would be available to Singleton with Shawn Marion being worked into the mix, but James is an ideal guy to fill out a roster and bring energy off the bench. But again, with the roster crunch the Mavs are in at the moment, it could be tough to bring Singleton back. Doing so would likely require a trade or a waiver, which may be more trouble than a 10th man is worth, especially if another free agent option is deemed superior.
With that in mind, let’s take to the list of the remaining free agents that should interest the Mavs:
1. Lamar Odom, F (unrestricted) - Lamar is the big fish. He’s plump from chomping on that Championship gold, and is a long shot (at best) to land with the Mavs; Even if Odom isn’t feeling the love from the Lakers, the Heat would likely one-up the Mavs in terms of both fit and personal preference. Oh, bother.
You also may notice that Odom is about as bad of a fit as you can get given the current core. LO can is a forward, and both of his natural positions are waist-deep in talent. Dirk Nowitzki, Shawn Marion, and Josh Howard form one mean forward rotation, and finding room for Lamar Odom in that mix would definitely be tricky. But Odom is unique and talented enough that those concerns come later. If you can grab Lamar Odom as a free agent, you do it. Period. He’s as versatile as players get in this league and now championship-validated, which is a rather powerful thing to add to a resume.
2. Rasho Nesterovic, C (unrestricted) - I know what you’re thinking. Yes, Rasho is big, he’s white, and he’s lumbering, but this guy is definitely better than you think he is. I can’t think of a single facet of Rasho’s game that would warrant calling him a beast, but supposing the Mavs are truly looking to fill minutes at the 5 with free agent imports, I see them doing no better than Nesterovic. Offensively, he won’t provide much. Strictly a garbage buckets, open dunks and layups kinda guy. But on the defensive end, that’s where Rasho is valuable. Having two serviceable centers who can play D is a luxury few teams have in today’s NBA, and though Erick Dampier and Rasho Nesterovic are neither big names nor offensive juggernauts, together they could go a long way towards slowing down the league’s back-to-the-basket types.
3. Carlos Delfino, SG (restricted) -Delfino is a baller. His game is smooth and he’s a fine shooter (.490 eFG on jumpers), but unfortunately one who is decidedly average from behind the arc (.356 for his career from three). Delfino offers a prototypical look that would allow the Mavs to run slightly more conventional lineups from the bench. He slashes, he hits his midrange looks, and he’s a solid defender; Carlos Delfino is a player just waiting for the right opportunity, and I feel like the Mavs could be a great fit. Delfino would blossom with some offensive talent around him, and with all the loaded guns the Mavs are packing, he should have no problem getting open looks. The two-way shooting guard that the Mavs have craved may be a vagabond Argentine…or at worst, he slides in as a rotation wing with a diverse game.
4. Von Wafer, SG (unrestricted) - Von Wafer is a ruthless scorer. He’d cut the throat of a kitten for a bucket, but that same drive makes him a bit of a black hole. For what it’s worth, he also had trouble getting along with Rockets’ coach Rick Adelman, perhaps the most players’ coachy of players’ coaches.
Wafer may never tighten the screws that keep his head on his shoulders, and that’s likely the red flag that has kept the Mavs away. If Wafer can’t learn to play nice with his coach and his teammates, he’ll never be able to thrive in the shot-in-the-arm role that best suits his game. I don’t think Wafer has the talent or potential to pan out as a top-level scorer, but he would rock it as a punch off the bench. The Mavs already have that covered with a cat named Jason Terry. You may have heard of him. But if Von has trouble finding a home and re-enters the market for bargain value, the Mavs would be stupid to pass up the depth…unless Wafer’s even more troublesome to a locker room than I give him credit for.
5. Ike Diogu, PF (unrestricted) - Diogu may not seem like a fit at first glance, but he could be incredibly useful as a post threat on the second unit. Ike would slide into Brandon Bass’ role as an undersized PF/C, though his game is more drop steps and less money jumpers.
Diogu’s counting stats won’t wow you, but he’s never really had an ample opportunity to strut his stuff. His career high in minutes is just a shade under 15, and as such his career averages are decidedly pedestrian. But when you scope out Diogu’s efficiency numbers and per-minute numbers, they’re truly stellar. Behold, Ike’s stats per 36 (via Basketball-Reference.com. Click here to see a larger version.):
That’s typically not the level of production you pick up late in free agency. And more often than not, you don’t find these players pining away on the wrong end of a rotation for the first four years of their career.
6. Leon Powe, PF (unrestricted) - Leon Powe could turn out to be a great investment, but the returns will be delayed. He’s currently rehabbing from a torn ACL, which is injury-speak for no bueno. Logic and precedent tell you not to offer a guaranteed contract to a man with jelly knees, but logic and precedent aren’t staring down a short frontcourt rotation that could use a quality big. Sheesh, the nerve of those two.
Hinging the frontcourt rotation on Powe’s knee could be a gamble, but if the Mavs aren’t satisfied with what they’ve got (Ahmad Nivins included. He looked like a player in summer league, but you never know what to expect from a team with a full roster.), then they could opt for a low-salary, option-based deal with Powe.
7. Rashad McCants, SG (unrestricted) - He’s young, he’s available, and he’s a scorer. Unfortunately, he’s not much else. McCants is a mouth with a jumpshot, but enough of both that he could inject some swagger and balance the court with his range. As long as the deal is within reason, McCants could be the extra gun arm needed to shoot the lights out. He also just so happened to work out with the team a few weeks back, so he’s got that on his side.
8. Keith Bogans, SG (unrestricted) - Bogans is one of those defensive-stopper types who grabbed the label through lack of alternatives. Bogans doesn’t have much going for him offensively, but he’s a good option as a spot-up shooter on the perimeter. Luckily for the Mavs, that’s pretty much what they’re looking for in a shooting guard. With the offensive talent the Mavs have, sometimes optimizing the offensive flow is as simple as spacing the floor and going to work. When the double teams come, shooters are in position, and if they don’t, you’re looking at a high-quality shot for one of the Mavs’ offensive weapons. It’s hard to say exactly where such a player would fit in minutes-wise, but if the Mavs are looking for back-up plans in case playing Howard at the 2 goes South, they could do worse than Bogans. Itty bitty problems: Bogans is no spring chicken, so what you see is pretty much what you get, and there are definite redundancies in the games of Keith Bogans and the newly-signed Quinton Ross.
Tags: Carlos Delfino, Gerald Green, Ike Diogu, James Singleton, Keith Bogans, Lamar Odom, Leon Powe, Rashad McCants, Rasho Nesterovic, Ryan Hollins, Von Wafer
Posted by Rob Mahoney on July 22, 2009 under The Grapevine |
Not much Mavs news going on today, but there are still some fun reads from around the league.
- And this, ladies and gents, is why Tom Ziller is one of the best in the business.
- A small update on what may or may not be Dirk’s kid, but nothing substantial yet (based on this gossip article, written in German)
- NBA hot potato! (It’s worth noting, though, that the deal offered as a possibility for the Mavs is impossible…for a little while, anyway. Buck can’t be traded with any combination of other players for 2 months.)
- Check out this excellent diagram from Bust-a-Bucket (which is a great Blazers blog, by the by) charting all of the off-season changes for every team in the league.
I know, I know. Slow day. But if you really want change, if you really want to see something happen, then write your congressman general manager, today!
