<span class="vitstorybody"><font size="+2"> <h2 class="vitstoryheadline"><span class="vitstoryheadline">Mavs wait on Stackhouse</span></h2></font><font size="+1"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><font size="-1"><span class="vitstorybyline">By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News </span></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="vitstorybody"> <font size="2"> For the moment, the Mavericks have Moe Ager – seldom-used and unproven as a rookie last season – penciled into their starting lineup. </font></p> <font size="2"> That's because they don't know for sure the status of two of their swingmen – Jerry Stackhouse and Devean George. </font></p> <font size="2"> Both of those situations will be resolved in the next week. The sixth man beco.mes an unrestricted free agent Sunday, meaning he can sign anywhere in the league. </font></p> <font size="2">However, only two teams will have significant money under the salary cap and neither Charlotte nor Atlanta makes much sense for Stackhouse, who can still score with the best of them but doesn't fit the profile for building or rebuilding teams like the Bobcats and Hawks. </font></p> <font size="2">Since it is unlikely anyone will be able to offer Stackhouse more than the mid-level salary exception (expected to be roughly $6 million), the Mavericks figure to be able to offer him more than anybody else. </font></p> <font size="2">Assuming neither side comes in with unrealistic expectations, a middle ground likely will be found quickly after the free-agent period opens. Teams are prohibited from discussing specific free agents until Sunday. </font></p> <font size="2"> "There's so many free agents, plus people want to see what the cap number is and all that stuff," Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said. "There are a lot of variables. A lot of guys really deserve the mid-level or higher and there's not that much money to go around. So it'll be interesting to see what happens. And we're always there to scoop them up and write the checks." </font></p> <font size="2"> It is unlikely the status of either Stackhouse or George – or any free agents the Mavs may pursue from other teams – will have an impact on Thursday's draft. The Mavericks, with three second-round picks (34, 50 and 60), are likely to take at least one and perhaps two international players who likely would play next season in Europe.</font></p> Full story </p></span></font></font></span>
Yea we should keep him. I have grown to like Stack a little because he normally comes through in the big games we need him too.
He's our toughest player, if he is gone we won't have that hard nosed veteran presence anymore.</p> </p>
Start him and move the Jet to 6th man?</p> Stack's minutes have to be watched, but is Ager able to play 15-20 a game?</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xray)</div><div class='quotemain'> Start him and move the Jet to 6th man?</p> Stack's minutes have to be watched, but is Ager able to play 15-20 a game?</p> </div></p> </p> He's not ready imo.</p> </p> But starting Stack wouldn't be a bad idea, I'm confident he could be better as a starter like he used to be. </p> </p>
I don't want to start Stack...he just won 6th man of the year a few years ago, he knows what he's doing off the bench.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dre)</div><div class='quotemain'>I don't want to start Stack...he just won 6th man of the year a few years ago, he knows what he's doing off the bench.</div></p> No he didn't.</p>
Haha no way, Stacks agent has been saying all week and before that Stack is going to be resigned - so I'm thinking around 6-7 million because we have his Bird Rights (3 season rule)
