2014 Offseason Thread

[yahyes]

Originally Posted by spreedom

I don't know the numbers behind this, but from what I've seen Tucker's best matchup defensively is 3/4 combo types... and he can play SG on offense if needed. He's mostly going to be camping in the corners and waiting for open looks. Fits a huge need IYAM.




If Okafor is healthy, he is instantly the best center on the roster. Not some deep bench player.




Hayward isn't much of a defender and his shooting percentages have dropped across the board every year... sure, he'd get better looks playing next to Dirk and Ellis, but he's still mostly a volume scorer at this point. That doesn't fill much of a need. Tucker is basically the opposite... plays great defense and is a killer from the corners. And he'll probably cost about half of the guaranteed money that Hayward will.

Yah.. but you said the keyword "IF" about Okafur. Which means having him be a down the bench player wouldn't hurt to try for cheap.

Tucker isn't a starter. I see him merely as a role player. Mavs have enough of those already. He's also undersized for being 6'6... Which is also why I would prefer front office gave big money to Carmelo, Deng, Parsons, Hayward, or Ariza instead. Dallas clearly needs an starting SF who can help carry the load offensively.

[spreedom]

Originally Posted by mac222b

I like Tucker too but 8M seems a little rich. He's already 29 and has only had one good 3pt.shooting season to go by. He improved from 31.4 to 38.7 last season.

Fair enough. I still want him.

Originally Posted by yahyes

Yah.. but you said the keyword "IF" about Okafur. Which means having him be a down the bench player wouldn't hurt to try for cheap.

If Okafor isn't healthy, I don't want him. If he is healthy, I think he could play a huge role for us.

Originally Posted by yahyes

Tucker isn't a starter. I see him merely as a role player. Mavs have enough of those already. He's also undersized for being 6'6... Which is also why I would prefer front office gave big money to Carmelo, Deng, Parsons, Hayward, or Ariza instead. Dallas clearly needs an starting SF who can help carry the load offensively.

I don't agree with this at all. We need a guy that can defend multiple positions and hit open shots. I don't want to blow most/all of our cap space on Melo or Deng. Parsons and Hayward are RFAs too, and both are going to get the max or close to it... and neither guy fills enough of a need for him to be worth it to us. And Ariza is staying in Washington.