The Way the West was won?

[birdsanctuary]

What player(s) that are attainable, put the Mavs over the top in being a serious contender to win the West?

[Ninkobei]

I'm not sure, but Billy the "Kidd" is right out. he can stay on the east ;o

[ddh33]

In all honesty, the Mavs should have done everything that was necessary to get Tracy McGrady in here last summer. I don't know if it would have been enough since Houston was offering a "star", but that guy is amazing.

[EricaLubarsky]

We should have done everything to have acquired Shaq and Robert Horry too.

[alby]

Nash/Fin/Shaq would have won us a ring last year IMO.

[ddh33]

Originally posted by: alby
Nash/Fin/Shaq would have won us a ring last year IMO.

Why? Shaq, Wade, and Eddie Jones didn't.

[alby]

we have a better team overall top to bottom than the heat not too mention playoff experience.

[snoop]

Originally posted by: ddh33

Why? Shaq, Wade, and Eddie Jones didn't.

[snoop]

i couldn't agree more

[LRB]

Originally posted by: alby
Nash/Fin/Shaq would have won us a ring last year IMO.

1st of all Nash wouldn't have been here, Cuban let him walk. 2nd of all we'd have probably kept Walker if we lost Dirk, and Walker takes away a lot of Shaq's advantages because He can't shoot worth a damn and is a total ball hog. 3rd of all we'd be playing in the west and not in the east. 4th of all there was no way in hell that LA was going to trade Shaq to a western Conference Rival.

I highly doubt that a Fin/Walker/Shaq team would have been enough to make it out of the West much less win the title.

[jayC]

Still La is stuck in Cap hell and probably wish they had pulled the trigger with the mavs.

[alby]

Originally posted by: LRB

1st of all Nash wouldn't have been here, Cuban let him walk. 2nd of all we'd have probably kept Walker if we lost Dirk, and Walker takes away a lot of Shaq's advantages because He can't shoot worth a damn and is a total ball hog. 3rd of all we'd be playing in the west and not in the east. 4th of all there was no way in hell that LA was going to trade Shaq to a western Conference Rival.

I highly doubt that a Fin/Walker/Shaq team would have been enough to make it out of the West much less win the title.

The Shaq deal was early in the summer. We would have traded Dirk and others to LA for Shaq and resigned Nash. Walker wouldnt even be in the picture, although Jamison would be. But let's not talk about something that never happened.

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally posted by: alby

The Shaq deal was early in the summer. We would have traded Dirk and others to LA for Shaq and resigned Nash. Walker wouldnt even be in the picture, although Jamison would be. But let's not talk about something that never happened.

F*ck the Lakers, and f*ck Shaq. That deal was never going to happen anyway, but you know, I'm glad it didn't. Shaq's well past his prime, and Dirk's just hitting his.

[Pirate]

The Nash deal was done BEFORE the Shaq deal ever came down (as in, 2-3 weeks earlier).

But Shaq couldnt even get the Heat out of the frikkin EAST - much less the West. He is a great player, but if you strip your team to get him, you are still stuck without a title.