Re: Cross Davis off the List

[Joe Hironaka <j.hironaka@unesco.org>]

    That's a shame. He made sense in Boston, sort of as a poor man's Allan
Houston. It seems like great pure shooters are a slowly vanishing breed. Maybe
Mercer does make sense, although I have mixed feelings.  I'm surprised Pitino
isn't also talking so far with Derek Anderson, who clearly likes his coach and
believes the guy is a winner.



Josh Farber wrote:

> Well, I guess Mercer and Wahad are left.  Hopefully we'll get one of them.
>
> >>>>>>>>>>Davis says yes to Mavericks' offer
> 07/21/2000
> By Jodie Valade / The Dallas Morning News
> Hubert Davis said from the start that he wanted to return to Dallas. All the
> free-agent guard wanted from the Mavericks was the same kind of unwavering
> commitment.
> And when that officially came Thursday in the form of a contract offer
> significantly longer than the Mavericks' original suggestion, Davis quickly
> accepted.
> Davis committed to the Mavericks and a four-year, $10 million contract
> Thursday, according to owner Mark Cuban. As a free agent, Davis cannot sign
> with Dallas until Aug. 1.
> The sharp-shooting guard had earned serious consideration from other teams,
> including New Jersey, Boston and Sacramento, during theJuly negotiating
> period. Though the Mavericks had originally offered Davis a one-year deal to
> preserve salary cap space in the summer of 2001, they recently changed
> gears.
> "Hubie was concerned about security, and given how important Hubie is to the
> team and our commitment to our players, I was happy to give him security,"
> Cuban said.
> Davis was unavailable for comment Thursday.
> Davis, who has been with the Mavericks for three years, opted out of his
> original six-year, $4.5 million contract with Dallas on July 1. That was a
> deal that made him one of the best bargains in the NBA after having led the
> NBA in three-point accuracy last season at 49.1 percent.<<<<<<<<<<