What are the Mavs going to do?

Sit back and watch other teams make moves?

You would think they need to make some improvements to last years team, or start to rebuild!

Would the Mavs think of trading away Dirk and start over?

I would like to move Stack and Damp for a solid scorer, add Anderson Verjerao and with this years pick add a taj Gibson.

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Let the Draft begin!

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 I read this today and could'nt believe that Roy Tarpley is still taking money from the Mavericks, after all these years of false promises! What I remember most that is not mentioned in the article is then owner Don Carter storing Tarpley's Mercedes in his garage while Roy was in one of his many drug rehabilitation programs. Where did the Mavericks and NBA err in their judgement? He had at least 3-4 known chances in the NBA not to mention the multiple tests that he failed that were not reported. What a waste of talent!

Taken from Associated Press:

Tarpley settles suit vs. NBA, Mavs

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HOUSTON -- Former NBA player Roy Tarpley settled a federal lawsuit against the NBA and the Dallas Mavericks in which he claimed the league and the team violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to reinstate him after a ban for drug use.

Tarpley, now 44, filed the lawsuit in September 2007, arguing that the league and team discriminated against him on the basis of his disability as a recovering drug and alcohol abuser.

Tarpley said in his lawsuit that he had successfully completed the one year of drug and alcohol testing requested by the league.

The lawsuit was settled on Jan. 22, according to a filing signed by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt. Terms of the settlement could not be immediately determined.

Tarpley's attorney, Joe Walker, told KRIV-TV in Houston on Sunday that the lawsuit had been settled. Walker did not immediately return a call on Monday.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban did not immediately return an e-mail on Monday.

The 7-foot Tarpley was the seventh pick in the 1986 NBA draft out of Michigan. He played for the Mavs until October 1991, when he was kicked out of the NBA for using cocaine.

He played professionally in Greece until he was reinstated by the NBA in 1994 and signed a six-year, $20 million contract with the Mavericks. He was then permanently banned from the NBA in December 1995 for using alcohol and violating the terms of a court-imposed personal aftercare program.

Tarpley entered a drug and alcohol recovery program in 2003 with the help of former NBA coach John Lucas, who has helped other athletes get clean.

He averaged 12.6 points and 10 rebounds in 280 career NBA games.

It is time in my opinion to break up the Mavs!

1st Tier Players (Nowitzki)

Dirk is the only player who could demand a young up and coming starter and 2 first rounders.

2nd Tier Players (Howard, Terry and Kidd)

Howard is damaged goods (we would be lucky to get a 1st round pick for him) Terry stock is at a high we should dump him now. Kidd is hard to trade because of his pay scale (are you going to trade him for Marbury)?

3rd Tier Players (Bass, Carroll, Barea, George, Dampier, Green, Hollins, Singleton, Stackhouse, Williams and Wright)

We have to many players in the 3rd tier. My opinion is that teams would'nt be very interested in this tier of players.

We will be lucky to make the playoffs this year, and if so will be bounced out in the first round. We have no picks in this or next years draft. So why wait for the inevitable?

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I remember when we thought these guys were weak. Now I would think they would be incredible 3 and 4's. We also let Kevin Brown walk! Just think of Brown, Padilla, Millwood, Witt and Oliver rotation. That would be a really nice 5! You could maybe throw Kenny Rogers into the mix! Ha ha... When was the last time we actually developed a SP?

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I posted this on another thread that is 10 hours old and thought maybe some of you who are still up may want to rant?

It’s funny. I have heard a lot of talk about competing in 09’ and I just think it is nearly impossible for this team to compete with CJ Wilson as it’s closer. We might be able to hide a weak 3B, but no closer and and a iffy starting rotation mean 80 wins at best (again)!

I started thinking of baseball players who grew up in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex.  So who is the best local player to make it big in the Majors?

I am looking at the signing of Kerry Wood by the Cleveland Indians. It is hard to believe that Wood is 31 years old. He has won 77 games and has a career 3.65 ERA. He cannot be the best from the area, can he? I am sure there are tons better players that I am not thinking of.

Nolan Ryan wasn't from the Dallas-Ft. Worth area by the way!

i might be wrong but I don't think anyone is going to be confuse Adam Dunn for Manny Ramirez? On another note, what if the Rangers took a shot at Manny for 3 years at 45 million? Can you imagine what kind of numbers he would put up in Arlington?

Apparently, the Dodgers aren't going to sit around all winter, waiting for Manny Ramirez to beg to come back. They now have Adam Dunn on their shopping list.

Dunn

The Dodgers contacted Dunn's agent, Greg Genske, over the holidays, according to an executive of a team interested in Dunn. And that creates an intriguing option for both parties.

Dunn has also drawn interest from the Cubs, Nationals, Mariners and Orioles. But adding the Dodgers to that mix gives him another contender to consider. The Cubs had believed to be his top choice before the Dodgers entered the mix.

The Dodgers, meanwhile, need to infuse power into a lineup that finished 14th in the National League in home runs last season. And with no certainty that they can re-sign Ramirez, they seem to have decided that Dunn represents their best alternative.

Dunn has hit exactly 40 home runs four years in a row -- which would be four more 40-homer seasons than all Dodgers hitters combined have had in those four seasons. No Dodger has reached 40 home runs since Adrian Beltre in 2004.

After batting just .215, with only two homers, at Dodger Stadium in his first six seasons, Dunn has had much better success over the last two years, batting .389 (7 for 18) in L.A., with two home runs and an .833 slugging percentage, in 2007-08.

Dunn also would require no draft-pick compensation because his former team, Arizona, didn't offer him arbitration.