[dalmations202]

Let's see. Theo Ratliff has avg over 3 blocks a game for 5 of his 9 years in the league. He avg 2.5 bpg this last year, and 3.6 bpg the year before. So how are you getting nothing back in return. You are taking a luxury (too many 2/3's now) and turning it into a need that is proven. And to say you will kill team chemistry.....what a joke. Chemistry is built by trust, and I haven't seen alot of that around the Mavs since Nick left. Weren't any trust with Walker around, and this year had too many late changes.

Daniels is a part that may or may not fit. He isn't the PG of the future (Harris is). He really isn't a SG as he doesn't have the outside shot or muscle. Howard is the SF. He isn't big enough to play PF or C. So unless you think he is going to beat out Fin, Stack, or Terry -- where does he get the playing time? Do you leave him on the bench disgruntled? Oh, you play him and have Fin or Stackhouse, or Terry disgruntled. One year you can get away with, but when you start trying to go 2-3 years.....watch out.

So I don't see what you are complaing about. One of the 2/3's needs to go (Finley, Howard, Daniels, Stackhouse) because of playing time issues. Even if 2 of them go, you still have Terry to back up the 2 and KVH to back up the 3.

If you are going to keep Terry as the starting PG, and you want to develop Harris, then Terry is going to have to play some 2 to get his minutes. If you are going to keep KVH, then you have to put him at the 3 to get him minutes because Dirk is not going to leave many at the 4. KVH can't play the 5 consistently against most teams, he is a 3/4. So now that you have a glutton at the 2/3 and two players needing to take some of the 2/3 minutes -- who do you propose to move.

IMO, from their play of this last year, Stack and Howard deserve to start.