Dooby's working list

[Dooby]

Spent maybe five minutes on an off-season plan on the way into work (hopefully, the Mavs spend longer coming up with theirs).

My criteria is always: (i) avoid pipedreams; (ii) I don't love anybody enough that I won't trade or cut him, especially projects; (iii) I don't hate anybody enough that I won't trade for or sign him if it makes basketball sense; (iv) I avoid discussing trades because invariably you are wrong; (v) I am not afraid to sign players I hate; (vi) I assume all options are excersized; (vii) I tend to avoid free agents that are: (a) well known, (b) old, or (c) projects.

The only variable is that I think there is a trade in the offseason to be made. And the likely player to go is Daniels, last night notwithstanding.

Resign:
Terry

Extend:
Howard
Dirk

Let walk:
Keith Van Horn
Darrell Armstrong
Griffin
Benga (maybe; I don't resign him for stupid money if a stupid team is willing to do it)

Draft:
I know Cuban doesn't want to do it, but I think spending the money to move up is worth it in this draft. I think that a good organization can identify a player in the middle to late first that can be a contributor on a playoff team. I personally don't want to take the risk that Josh Howard falls to me again; I move up to get him.


Roster:
Diop (c)
Dampier (c)
Pavel (c)
Dirk (PF)
**** (PF)
Howard (SF)
**** (SF)
Stack (SG)
Daniels (SG)
Terry (PG)
Harris (PG)
**** (PG)

Irrelevant pieces:
Powell
Marshall

Needs:
Backup PF (with some versatility to play the small forward position; must play defense; hit open shot)
Backup SF (with some versatility to play the off guard position; must play defense; hit open shot, especially three pointers)
3rd String PG (good ball handling skills; must play defense; hit open shot)

Working list of FA I theoretically think would be available to Dallas for the money and that I would have some small amount of interest in:

Joe Johnson
Al Harrington
Jumaine Jones
Calbert Cheney
Jon Barry
Walter McCarty
Jim Jackson
Bobby Jackson
James Posey
Jim Jackson
Tim Thomas
Caron Butler