Now what?

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Moses Wright is signing a guaranteed deal in China with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls and is expected to waive his two-way deal.

Can we rewind time and sign Lawson to the second two-way?

If we can rewind time, that's a small ask. I'd definitely grant it. I would choose to get prime Dirk back to play with Doncic.

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

If we can rewind time, that's a small ask. I'd definitely grant it. I would choose to get prime Dirk back to play with Doncic.

And....Aguirre, Blackman, Chandler, Nash, Tarpley, Marion, JET, Kidd, D. Ellis, and Perkins.

That would be my dream 12 if we could rewind.

[MFFL]

Originally Posted by rimrocker

D. Ellis

That would be my dream 12 if we could rewind.

You would take Ellis over Finley? Blasphemy!

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by MFFL

You would take Ellis over Finley?

Yep...without question.

[washedklean77]

Originally Posted by MFFL

You would take Ellis over Finley? Blasphemy!

Finley was a beast here for his first 5 to 6 seasons when he was a tremendous slasher and finisher at the rim. Then he fell in love with the jumpshot and he was never the same. If his shots weren't falling, he was then a liability on both ends of the court. Same can be said for THJ today.

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by washedklean77

Finley was a beast here for his first 5 to 6 seasons when he was a tremendous slasher and finisher at the rim. Then he fell in love with the jumpshot and he was never the same. If his shots weren't falling, he was then a liability on both ends of the court. Same can be said for THJ today.

Yea. I remember Finley as a frustrating player at points because like THJ...how can you not dribble drive more effectively.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

Yea. I remember Finley as a frustrating player at points because like THJ...how can you not dribble drive more effectively.

Finley was a much better ball handler than THJ though even if he was mediocre at it. Problem with Fin is he had the same move every time against the defender. Ball up, out, down, then drive. Too predictable.

As far as this Dale Ellis thing goes...Seattle's Ellis, hell yes over Finley. Dallas's Ellis wasn't that player, so Fin for sure.

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Finley was a much better ball handler than THJ though even if he was mediocre at it. Problem with Fin is he had the same move every time against the defender. Ball up, out, down, then drive. Too predictable.

As far as this Dale Ellis thing goes...Seattle's Ellis, hell yes over Finley. Dallas's Ellis wasn't that player, so Fin for sure.

Ellis was on the verge of a major breakout with the Mavs, but they were simply too deep for him to take on a major role.
He was a legit starter, but no way was he moving Blackman or Aquirre to the bench.
They were in a position where they had to move him.

But damn...the Mavs made the worst trade in Mavs history (imo) when they traded Dale Ellis for Al Wood. That might be one of the most memorable unbalanced trades in NBA history for some of us old-timers.

They had a similar situation shortly after with Schrempf. They botched that one too by trading him and a 2nd rounder (Antonio Davis) for Herb Williams.

Mark Price for a 2nd rounder was another stupid move the Mavs made.

But to be honest, I'd take Schrempf over Fin in my dream 12.
My internal debate was between Schrempf and Ellis in my initial post.

[liqwidhalo]

Originally Posted by rimrocker

And....Aguirre, Blackman, Chandler, Nash, Tarpley, Marion, JET, Kidd, D. Ellis, and Perkins.

That would be my dream 12 if we could rewind.

No Jamal Mashburn?

[FreshJive]

Originally Posted by liqwidhalo

No Jamal Mashburn?

Nash, Fin, Mashburn, Marion, Chandler