Diop to sign with Mavs...5 year deal starting at nearly 6 mil a year

[url]http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3471169[/url]

:oldlol: to the kid who thought he was going to Atlanta

$6mil per year to do what?

I think that might be too much money for him.

[QUOTE=GOBB]$6mil per year to do what?[/QUOTE]
Nothing. The Mavs are retarded.

[QUOTE=GOBB]$6mil per year to do what?[/QUOTE]

haha block shots, rebound and play defense, something that almost no1 else on Dallas does

smart move, price is a tad steep but what choice do they have? i really like Diop as a role player. there are a lot worse players making a lot more money

[QUOTE=sixerfan3511]haha block shots, rebound and play defense, something that almost no1 else on Dallas does[/QUOTE]
All of which he does poorly.

[QUOTE=NastaMaverick]All of which he does poorly.[/QUOTE]

not really, he does a pretty good job, at least better than Dampier...who is overpaid even more

[QUOTE=sixerfan3511]not really, he does a pretty good job, at least better than Dampier...who is overpaid even more[/QUOTE]
true. but hes not much better.

Mav's are screwed... they invest too much money in losers who are one demensional. First Green now Diop.

Starting at 6 mil???

Does that mean it will drop over the years?

Full MLE for Diop? :roll: :roll:

hopefully lol

but I remember when a guy by the name of Dampier got 6 yr/42 mill Im pretty sure it was Dampier

[QUOTE=UConnCeltics]Mav's are screwed... they invest too much money in losers who are one demensional. First Green now Diop.[/QUOTE]

how much in green tho? not much, for a guy with his potential i wouldn't put that one in the same category as Diop

[QUOTE=sixerfan3511]how much in green tho? not much, for a guy with his potential i wouldn't put that one in the same category as Diop[/QUOTE]
All Green does is use his atheleticism.

[QUOTE=UConnCeltics]All Green does is use his atheleticism.[/QUOTE]

he hasn't been given a chance anywhere he's been. He's what...21 years old? he still has a lot of potential

[QUOTE=sixerfan3511]he hasn't been given a chance anywhere he's been. He's what...21 years old? he still has a lot of potential[/QUOTE]
Well he's 21 and on his 4th team...

Perkins>Diop.. cant believe i said that.. Dallas needs to realize that they are overpaying a true center because they overpaid dampier who they thought was a center :D

that much for a bench player??

Looks as if they wanted him bad and didn't want to let anything to the case. They had him prior so he brings nothing new. He's actually very valuable to them, overpaid yeah but a great addition. Although yeah, slightly overpriced. Heck, maybe even not anymore with how the market is going. Kwame was making 9 million for 3 years. Diop's contract pales in comparison.

[QUOTE=Emile]Looks as if they wanted him bad and didn't want to let anything to the case.[/QUOTE]
Well then, why did they trade him in the Kidd deal?

[QUOTE=UConnCeltics]Well then, why did they trade him in the Kidd deal?[/QUOTE]
The nets wanted him and the Mavs were desperate to make a trade after the George episode.

[QUOTE=UConnCeltics]Well then, why did they trade him in the Kidd deal?[/QUOTE]

I mean now, in the free agent market. Obviously they had him. Then they didn't have him. So they should be more than able to evaluate his worth to them. It's a very familiar territory for them with almost no unknowns at all. They know what he brings, they know for sure and obviously they wanted to acquire that back. So in that respect, they didn't want to let anything to the case, that's what I meant.

I love Diop and Dampier. People seems to rate them after what how they are payed and not what they do. Defend the paint, rebound and block shots.

I just dont hope we will overpay Diop that badly

Jerome James Part II... The guys has one good post-season (like James), in this case a 2nd half against Duncan and next thing you know, he's Bill Russell

He's not a bad player if your a contender in the West, but not sure if he's worth that money, given his conditioning issues.

Career averages of

2 pts
4 rpg
1 blk
43% FG
14 minuutes

Career high in points... 10!

[url]http://www.nba.com/playerfile/desagana_diop/career_stats.html[/url]

[QUOTE=UConnCeltics]Well then, why did they trade him in the Kidd deal?[/QUOTE]

Cause they knew, he was a half season rental to NJ and they would get him back this off-season... I called that the minute the deal happened... and wanted Bass so much more, whom Dallas fans would have given up over Diop at the time.

I can see him being "Jerome James Part II", but not to the same extent. James was over 30, has a good series defensively with the Sonics in 2005, and Isiah is an idiot. For Diop I'm thinking more, "Ben Wallace Part II" with those averages you posted up. Diop is still young, and the Mavs are essentially re-assembling their 05-06 roster with Kidd instead of Devin Harris, but I agree with anybody who says he's getting overpaid. Especially if a stacked team like the Celtics or Spurs comes away with a 20 PPG player in Corey Maggette for the full MLE, and keep their Kurt Thomas' or PJ Browns' around for the cheap (LLE), who are comparable to Diop.

[QUOTE=sixerfan3511]he hasn't been given a chance anywhere he's been. He's what...21 years old? he still has a lot of potential[/QUOTE]
well, its not like there was a ton of top notch 4/5 s in jersey he had to compete with for time. if he couldnt get solidly in the rotation there.... and hes had plenty of chances. hell, he practically split the 5 with damp in dallas before. thats plenty of a chance. good player within his limitations, but not worth that. hell I though nazr wasnt worth the 5 a year we signed him for and hes a much more well rounded player than diop.

[QUOTE=sixerfan3511]he hasn't been given a chance anywhere he's been. He's what...21 years old? he still has a lot of potential[/QUOTE]
my bad. misread your post. shouldve been obvious since diop is 25 or whatever. :hammerhead:

still, a terrible team like minny and he couldnt break the rotation? he got his ass waived as I recall. twice in one season

WTF are the mavs doing that is the most retarded thing lol.
Jason Collins with more hops...:roll:
First Kidd then this long term deal... why are they helping us out so much?

At least they know what they are getting I suppose.

But using almost all of your Mid Level Exception on him? C'mon...

[IMG]http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff125/GustenL/Diop-GIF-1.gif[/IMG]

It's raining money on Diop!

This signing means much more. It will push Dampier to actually try, they will compete for the starting job and one of them will benefit. Maybe Dampier will stop being lazy and actually does something. Diop is not a bad player, he's a young Ben Wallace.

[QUOTE=Miller Time][IMG]http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff125/GustenL/Diop-GIF-1.gif[/IMG]

It's raining money on Diop![/QUOTE]
:oldlol:

full mle for a 7 foot center that can't/wont even dunk the ball :oldlol:
and the guy actually regressed his last year in dallas.

way to screw yourself and the mavs cuban.

mark cuban --> :hammerhead:

I will paypal anyone [B]$100[/B] if they can compose a good answer to why Diop is worth $30mil over the next 5yrs.

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Oh god....I just looked at Diop's career averages and I thought his averages were a bit higher...



:oldlol:

lol they offered him too much

[QUOTE=knickballer]This signing means much more. It will push Dampier to actually try, they will compete for the starting job and one of them will benefit. Maybe Dampier will stop being lazy and actually does something. Diop is not a bad player, he's a young Ben Wallace.[/QUOTE]
Yes, just like it pushed damp the first 3 years they played on the same team:confusedshrug:
dudes a 7ft and really nothing like ben wallace. decent defender, but nowhere near prime wallace in really any skill set. maybe better offensively:roll: