http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=924183&start=30 Apparently the deal will be Humphries+Marion for Stackhouse I know this isn't much of a source, but Ric Bucher apparently thinks it's almost done as well: http://twitter.com/RicBucheR Another WC Playoff team gets better.
And Dallas stays in mediocrity..wow, they kept a 37 yr old Kidd, signed Quinton Ross and Marcin Gortat, and now have traded Stack for Marion..I'd love to know Matrix's feelings about coming off of the bench. This team feels like the 02-03 Blazer teams..good enough for 6th in the West but not a threat whatsoever.
Great pickup for Dallas. This moves them above Denver with a legit shot at winning the conference. They aren't the favorites, but they are in the mix. Sounds like they will also add Gortat. Kicked our butts in free agency while having $0 of cap space.
You can't be serious Marion hasn't been good since the 06-07 season Kidd is only getting worse And they could lose Bass
I'd be very surprised if the Mavs don't match Bass. With Lee and Millsap getting little free agent interest Bass should sign for a reasonable amount. Marion will get easy looks from Kidd and doesn't need to shoot, which has been a problem for him lately, as Dallas has plenty of shooters. He doesn't have to be the 2nd or 3rd best player as Miami and Toronto tried to make him, he can fill a little bit of everything versatile role that he flourished with in Phoenix. He is a solid defensive option at the 1, 2 or 3 allowing Kidd to have beneficial match-ups. The Mavs were a good rebounding team with decent defense, they'll be even better next year. With Kidd, Terry, Howard, Marion and Dirk offense won't be to shabby either. Clearly better then Denver, behind a healthy Spurs team but ahead of a just as likely injured one.
Realgm says there's currently a snag in this. Toronto's going to have to work harder. Nothing is free.
I am not worried about this at all. This does not make Dallas any better. Stack is a better team player than Marion.
How come Marion is getting traded all over the place. A few years ago, he was the top fantasy player in the league. Phoenix hasn't been the same since he left. How has his stock dropped so much?
But Stackhouse didn't even play for them last year(10 games). Doesn't matter how much of a team player he is.
That doesn't answer the question at all. I watch the games. I was just making a comment that he was very good at many things and was a very effective player in Phoenix. How did his stock drop? Apparently you watch the games but are unable to answer the question. Go figure.
Marion's numbers were a product of the system he was in when in Phoenix, and his role within that system. That Phoenix team was run-and-gun. Marion would run around and Nash would find him when he got open. Or guys would sag into the middle leaving Marion some room to work. But in a slow, half-court offense, Marion is not at his best creating for himself.
True, but he was a pretty good defender and a decent outside shooter and obviously he was very valuable to Phoenix since they've sucked since he left. He should've stayed in Phoenix. He was a perfect match with Nash.
Marion benefited greatly by D'Antoni, and thought he could do the same things with other teams. But obviously, he's just not the same or that good anymore if Miami didn't want him and Toronto didn't want him. He's like when Michael Finley when he went to SA. Once a real good player, who was a first, second or third option, and now just a role player. I wonder how much money Marion's going to make.
