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Originally Posted by Bayliss
Thing about keeping Stevenson is he can be the Bruce Bowen type. All Bruce Bowen did for SA was guard the perimeter players, get under their skin, and on offense shoot the wide open 3 pointer in the corner when it was passed to him. Pop took out Bowen in certain situations. And didn't rely on him too much to make things happen.
Stevenson can do that. And the Mavs hve Marion who can still guard the perimeter players when Stevenson isn't on the floor.
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Yup, that's what I've called Stevenson for most of the season so far, minus the dirty player factor. I thought he did a pretty decent job chasing Ginboli all over the court last night...which isn't an easy feat.
Without Dirk, I will say that Stevenson's offensive value drops tremendously but that's the case with just about anyone on the Mavericks.
I'll also say Stevenson is unlike Bowen in the sense that Stevenson doesn't wear an absurd bow-tie after games.