I like Mark Cuban. I really do. I think the Dallas Mavericks owner is good for the NBA. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t get a little off his rocker every now and that.
Case in point, his most recent suggestion that DeAndre Jordan can be a Shaq-like player for the Mavericks. Yes, DeAndre Jordan, who can’t really do much offensively without a lob at the basket.
Look, I think the signing of Jordan was a coup for the Mavs and he’ll be a fantastic addition for Dallas on both sides of the ball, but there’s really not much likelihood that DeAndre Jordan will have any type of Shaq type impact in Big D.
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We see him as ‘Shaq-like’ but never having been given the opportunity, Cuban told the radio show. “We told him if he came to the Mavs, he would be a focal point. He would grow into being a franchise player. We told him that you’e capable of being a 20-20 guy. You’re just not being given the opportunity.
From a numbers standpoint, you give an NBA player enough shots and they can put up points. Perhaps they won’t be the most effective, but there’s no doubt a 9th man on an NBA bench can score 20 if you give him 35 shots.
Of course, letting DeAndre Jordan score 20 points a night probably isn’t what’s going to work best for Dirk Nowitzki‘s Mavs, so maybe Cuban wants to simmer down on his projections.
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