Should We Consider Marion

myersia · Post #1 » by **myersia** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 1:48 pm

Looks like Marion may want out. He say's he wants to stay away from a bad team. Not that we are a great team. But wonder if Marion would like to play with Kobe and Nash. If so would you guys consider MWP for Marion. Marion may not be his old self but he certainly knows how to play MDA's system and with Nash. Might be some help.

We could role with

Nash
Kobe
Marion
Clark
Howard

or

Nash
Kobe
Jamison
Marion
Howard/Clark

WT article http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/22 ... o-Bad-Team

AcecardZ · Post #2 » by **AcecardZ** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 1:53 pm

I would do Metta for Marion in a heartbeat. I'm not sure the salaries come close to matching though.

Gek · Post #3 » by **Gek** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 2:21 pm

Why would we give up Metta for Marion... Kobe would go ape I think. Losing Fisher, Metta and eventually Pau while not getting Phil back.

AcecardZ · Post #4 » by **AcecardZ** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 2:33 pm

Gek wrote:Why would we give up Metta for Marion... Kobe would go ape I think. Losing Fisher, Metta and eventually Pau while not getting Phil back.

Because we're in "win now" mode and Marion is a better all around player. If you remember back Marion even did a somewhat decent job guarding LeBron in the NBA finals.

Sorting by PER will NOT make one an expert as there are other metrics that also come in handy when evaluating talent but just to get an ideal Marion's PER is 15.9 to Metta's PER of 13.3. Suggesting to me Marion is the better player.

fwiw I'm not saying Marion would be the answer to all of our problems. I just happen to think he's better than Metta. And I like Metta but I like winning more.

Gek · Post #5 » by **Gek** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 3:31 pm

I didn't sort by PER... I didn't look up stats. I'm just going by gut and what I see on the court. We need Metta in my opinion. That is just my opinion. He brings intangibles and toughness to the table.

AcecardZ · Post #6 » by **AcecardZ** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 3:36 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cbt2UXgB2M[/youtube]

This is tough enough for me.

JohnVancouver · Post #7 » by **JohnVancouver** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 4:36 pm

Shawn would help with a lot of our problems would help with a lot fo our problems but .... hate to lose Ron-Ron. What else could we do to swing it?

Kalidogg24 · Post #8 » by **Kalidogg24** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 4:46 pm

AcecardZ wrote:This is tough enough for me.

Not tougher than MWP.
I'm aware of how poorly Metta has been playing as of late but I think he is still has some valuable use for this team.
The Matrix may be more athletic and longer than MWP but he doesn't have the same attitude.

I Would love to get Marion and somehow keep MWP.
Maybe we can offer Dallas another trade exception ? LoL

Post #9 » by **crazyeights** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 6:03 pm

Saw Marion play up in Portland. He's still got it.

Not sure what it'd take to get him though.

Iamabeasttt · Post #10 » by **Iamabeasttt** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 6:58 pm

marion for mwp + 2020 2nd round pick

So Gutta · Post #11 » by **So Gutta** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 7:11 pm

Marion > Metta, easy.

The problem is Dallas knows this too and probably don't want to do the deal.

Jajwanda · Post #12 » by **Jajwanda** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 8:18 pm

If you could get an expiring for MWP then send that for Marion it would work well. That said I think the best thing for L.A. would be to go for more of a true wing, a SG/SF type that can play larger SFs and shoot well. Whether or not MWP stays after this is irrelevant (aside from the financials).

Post #13 » by **rsavaj** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 8:55 pm

Why would Dallas do it?

AcecardZ · Post #14 » by **AcecardZ** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 9:05 pm

rsavaj wrote:Why would Dallas do it?

Don't start getting logical now.

but yeah obviously you hit the nail square on the head. There's no reason for Dallas to want Metta when Marion is clearly the better player.

Jajwanda · Post #15 » by **Jajwanda** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 9:09 pm

They're both backup tweener forwards at this stage. Marion's game as a SF has tanked.

AcecardZ · Post #16 » by **AcecardZ** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 9:41 pm

Jajwanda wrote:They're both backup tweener forwards at this stage. Marion's game as a SF has tanked.

Agreed but he still has better foot speed than Metta at this stage so I think he'd be a better fit for our team. Also, he's not hated as much by the refs ass Ron Ron is nor is he as likely to go koo koo at any given moment. Like one game before the damn playoffs are about to start. smh!

GAME TIME · Post #17 » by **GAME TIME** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 9:50 pm

The question is Should Cuban give the Lakers Marion

moonpie · Post #18 » by **moonpie** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 10:03 pm

I would rather us consider Martell Webster.

amares goggles · Post #19 » by **amares goggles** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 10:30 pm

Surprised no ones mentioned that Marion can't shoot... Cause that fits so well with the system not to mention with our abundance of dead eye sharpshooters....

DirkIsNBA · Post #20 » by **DirkIsNBA** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 10:49 pm

You aren't giving us any of your so-call Big 4, so I don't know how you'd make it worth the Mavs' time. Besides, the OP misconstrued his comments. He wouldn't report if traded to a bad team. Trix is perfectly happy in Dallas right now by all accounts.