I saw a lot of threads and news about Avery wanting to Terry to score more. What do y'all think of moving him to SG and let Devin Harris or Daniels start at PG? Starters: Harris/Terry/Howard/Dirk/Dampier Bench: Daniels/Stackhouse/Christie/Van Horn/Diop Terry would have a role similar to Michel Redd or Ray Allen..
They are basically letting him play the 2. Thats one of the main reasons Doug Christie was aquired. Chrisite will allow Terry to switch over to the 2 because of his ballhandling and passing abilities.
I agree, I think Christie will run the offense next season for the Mavs. He did a nice job in Sacramento a few seasons ago, when Bibby went down with an injury. Christie has the court vision, and creative passing ability to start at point guard. I would have liked to see Marquis Daniels win the spot, but he blew a huge opportunity in the Summer League. Hopefully he can redeem himself in preseason, and compete for the starting job. I think Devin Harris is still coming off an injury. He's a little behind in his development at this point.
If Christie and Harris are going to be your primary ballhandlers...well, thats just not good for anyone...the reason why Terry thrives so well as a PG is because he gets loads of open shots due to attention to Nowitzki and such...he cant penetrate and doesnt slash too well...I believe Daniels and Stackhouse should be your primary platoon at PG while Harris comes off the bench...Christie can handle the ball, but in spot minutes...if I was an opponent, I would love to see Christie initiating the offense...the longer the ball stays in his hands, the better...
i deffenitly do not think terry should be moved to SG. If terry moved to the 2 spot it would mean a very undersized team, especialy if harris is PG. Even though both christie and daniels can play Point, they are not ur ideal point gaurds. they are suited for a play by play bases, only Terry or Harris, i think can start as a point gaurd for the team(mind you when playing certain teams matchups might make christie or daniels ideal, but not on a normal basis) second. Terry is good at point because he becomes the second option while still letting avery play out his type of offense. Avery prefers a slash and attack offense, not a mid range shooting offense. With marq and howard slashing it would open terry up for his shots. While terry is the number 2 guy in scoring behind dirk, i excpect alot of plays, maybe over half to run through the slashers.
It's an interesting idea though, maybe we can put on two combo guards who can share the point guard role. Cuban and Avery have said that they both think that Terry is a better scorer than playmaker, so who knows?
I dont think we will be moving him permanently to the 2 spot. He will be running the offense most of the time. But he will get a good amount of minutes at the 2. We dont really have to worry about the team being undersized.
<font face=""Courier New"">I believe that JT has the potential to be as good as Chauncey Billups who is basically a scoring point guard so I don't mind having him at 1. I agree with everyone's notion that Doug will be incharge of distributing that ball and so will Marquis when he's in the game. Though Avery wants JT to score, I still see him dishing out a couple of assists whenever he sees team mates with a better shot though.</font>
Good post, welcome to the board pj! I like the Chauncey Billups comparison, but I really think Chauncey is overrated.
Thanks Maverick! I just said that because Chauncey is an example of scoring point guard who could actually score and play D. I wanted to say Mike Bibby but I figured that he has some defensive issues. Anyway, I believe JT could surpass Billups if given time and chance.
The Mavericks need Terry to step up as the consistent 2nd scoring option to Dirk so in my opinion he should placed at whatever position allows him to accomplish this. I liked Terry at point guard personally, but i wouldn't mind Dallas experimenting with different lineups.
I really wish the Sam Cassell trade had gone through so Cassell and Harris could've played PGs and let Terry move to SG. I dont want Terry try to score 20 points and get 8 assists like Marbury does. That's not necessarily the recipe for success.
I don't get how moving Terry to sg would allow him to score more. Bringing the ball up means he can pretty much ignore his teammates and score whenever he wants to. Not the best method, but it got him points last year, and I believe he shot just over 50%. Moving Terry to the 2 would put him against taller defenders as well. He'd have to work harder on the defensive end, and get his shot off faster on the offensive end.
Positional placement (PG, SG...) is an obsolete idea now. The only real role it has in basketball now is in coaching to act as X and Y in relation to players who are running any given play, and to assign them their duties in that system. The positions don't hold the same connotations they once did. So, not to say it doesn't matter, it just doesn't matter much. That being said... Terry is a strong player who is good for the Mav's style; he could dish it, but he's really looking for a score. However, I have issue with thinking Terry will be the second option behind Dirk. I like Terry, I just don't think he's going to be the second scorer for the Mavs. It seems to me that Avery is giving everyone a defined role. Damp- Bang and occupy the post, do what Damp does; Dirk- Go to guy, leader; Howard, Daniels- Slash and score; Stackhouse- dynamite 6th man, scorer; Christie- Defend and hold onto the ball; and the final possible starter: Jason Terry- he's of course going to initiate the offense but Stack, 'Quis, Howard, and Christie can all score, just mostly off of drives, Terry is going to have to be the proficient shooter (along with Dirk) who spreads the Defense out. One good zone defense in the opponent's playbook and the Mavs are screwed without shooters. I look at other players who have been the designated shooter/ floor spreader and their focus is consistency, not quantity. I can see that for JET this season.
