Hello Pacer fans. I would just like to say up front that I'm not here to troll. I read your forum from time to time as I've always liked your team. But recently I've been reading it every day -- probably not unlike many of the Guests listed in forum visitors section below.
I don't want to bore you with my opinion on the Artest situation. And I'm sure you don't need (or care) about my sympathy. Suffice it to say the ordeal has the entire league holding its breath. Mavs fans are keenly interested because Artest could be the missing piece this year. But he could also destroy a team that's already 17-6 and among the top two or three teams in the West. He could also vault one of our Conference rivals into contention.
I'm posting because I thought some of you might be interested in this article, written by two local writers in Dallas. Some of you may be surprised but Mavs fans really like our young talent. Josh Howard is developing into a real weapon both offensively and defensively. Marquis Daniels looks to be a very unique mix of Ced Ceballos and Sean Elliot ... Daniels is a player averaging 17 pts 6 boards and 4 assists in his starts. Devin Harris is showing flashes of brilliance as a true PG. Even guys like Diop are contributing meaningful minutes down the stretch.
With all that said there is still the question of Artest. Is he the defensive stalwart the Mavs need to turn the corner? Or is he trouble?
Last, some of these comments may be mute at this point. Based on the latest rumors I'm hearing I don't think the Mavs are major players for Artest unless they're part of a multi-team trade whereby the Mavs provide cap relief + picks in some exchange that lands Artest in Dallas. Also, I don't agree with the writers that Artest couldn't fit into the Mavs system because he wouldn't get enough shots. I could be wrong ... but I firmly believe Ron just pulled the "not enough shots" excuse out of the air. Artest has never been the type of flashy player who cares about scoring 30 pts per night. Guys change though, so who knows.
Anyway, here is the article. I'm looking forward to reading your comments.
http://dallasbasketball.com/headline_A.asp?pr=
I don't want to bore you with my opinion on the Artest situation. And I'm sure you don't need (or care) about my sympathy. Suffice it to say the ordeal has the entire league holding its breath. Mavs fans are keenly interested because Artest could be the missing piece this year. But he could also destroy a team that's already 17-6 and among the top two or three teams in the West. He could also vault one of our Conference rivals into contention.
I'm posting because I thought some of you might be interested in this article, written by two local writers in Dallas. Some of you may be surprised but Mavs fans really like our young talent. Josh Howard is developing into a real weapon both offensively and defensively. Marquis Daniels looks to be a very unique mix of Ced Ceballos and Sean Elliot ... Daniels is a player averaging 17 pts 6 boards and 4 assists in his starts. Devin Harris is showing flashes of brilliance as a true PG. Even guys like Diop are contributing meaningful minutes down the stretch.
With all that said there is still the question of Artest. Is he the defensive stalwart the Mavs need to turn the corner? Or is he trouble?
Last, some of these comments may be mute at this point. Based on the latest rumors I'm hearing I don't think the Mavs are major players for Artest unless they're part of a multi-team trade whereby the Mavs provide cap relief + picks in some exchange that lands Artest in Dallas. Also, I don't agree with the writers that Artest couldn't fit into the Mavs system because he wouldn't get enough shots. I could be wrong ... but I firmly believe Ron just pulled the "not enough shots" excuse out of the air. Artest has never been the type of flashy player who cares about scoring 30 pts per night. Guys change though, so who knows.
Anyway, here is the article. I'm looking forward to reading your comments.
http://dallasbasketball.com/headline_A.asp?pr=
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