http://tinyurl.com/25bj4an Position: Shooting guard Personnel: Caron Butler (6-7, 228), Roddy Beaubois (6-2, 170), Jason Terry (6-2, 180), Dominique Jones (6-4, 215), DeShawn Stevenson (6-5, 218) Outlook: For now, we'll consider Butler a shooting guard, the position he started at when he came to Dallas in the February trade. It's a big season for Butler, who enters a contract year and he's made it known on his Twitter feed that he's serious about his offseason conditioning and coming into training camp a little lighter and quicker. His future with the Mavs is unclear. His $10.8 million expiring contract is a huge trade asset that could be accessed from now until the trade deadline in February. Beaubois is the wild card. The sense is the Mavs want to make him the starter, which would allow Butler to slide over to small forward, where he is clearly more comfortable. However, that could create friction with Shawn Marion, who the Mavs would like to bring off the bench. Again, how well Beaubois adjusts to playing at least 25 minutes a game will dictate how coach Rick Carlisle handles this crowded position. Terry is another intriguing story. He's had two poor postseasons and he's also coming off a mediocre regular season by his standards. His low point came in Game 6 against the Spurs when he went scoreless through three quarters and failed to produce in the fourth quarter when Carlisle removed the red-hot Beaubois in favor of the veteran Terry. The Jet has an interesting clause in his contract in which if he plays fewer than 1,500 minutes next season, the guaranteed money on the final year on his contract, 2011-12, is drastically reduced, making him more tradeable. The rookie Jones could also push Terry for minutes if Jones can improve his outside shooting to go with his playmaking abilty in getting to the rim and drawing fouls -- qualities the Mavs sorely lack. Stevenson can't expect more than spot duty. His $4.8-million expiring contract is also attractive as part of trade. Most likely to step up: Obviously, Beaubois is the guy that the club is focused on to spice up the offense. Beaubois has flashed phenomenal quickness and the ability to drive at will, as well as possessing a silky jumper and 3-point range. He'll have to balance playing shooting guard against defenders that now know him and will be pumped to check him, as well as backing up the point, where he still is not entirely comfortable. Stepping out an a limb a bit, the rookie Jones could provide a significant jolt. He's humble and hard-working, but it's his hard drives that has Mavs coaches most excited. Yes, it is difficult for rookies to carve out minutes. Yes, shooting guard is incredibly competitive on this team. But, if Jones exerts himself as a scorer -- and he also showed an innate ability to drive and dish to the right guy at the right time in summer league, as well as play solid defense -- he could be the surprise of the season. Most likely to step back: Terry has hit numerous big shots over his six seasons in Dallas and he's always been one of the most fan-friendly and community-minded players around. However, his 3-point shooting percentage the last two seasons dipped to its lowest point since his days in Atlanta. His playoff scoring average has dropped in each of the past three seasons, down to 12.7 last year, and his postseason shooting percentage slipped to under 40 percent the past two seasons. As a one-dimensional player, Terry shot just 43.8 percent overall last season, his lowest percentage since 2003-04. The Mavs are determined to play Beaubois and Jones could also earn minutes. Somewhere minutes will have to be cut and Terry would seem to be a prime candidate. He's averaged at least 30.0 minutes in each season in Dallas, so how he handles a reduction, and possibly a drastic one, will be interesting even though he's consistently been a team player. Of course, all Terry has to do to keep his minutes up is knock down shots. --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 114.45.168.112 让Butler回到三号位置可能有几个原因 第一是他本来就是三号球员 在小牛队打二号打法太过於勉强 无法把他能力发挥到最佳 第二是让他有好的表现提高交易价值 这点球队跟球员应该都很清楚 球队也会根据他这一年表现决定要续约或是交易 第三可能表示Carlisle不知道如何使用Marion 所以减少他上场时间或是改变他角色 用Carlisle喜欢的球员 ※ 编辑: popstarkirby 来自: 114.42.102.16 (08/06 13:30)