HOOPLOG: Doug Christie

Christie, Mavs File Exit Strategy

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 08:50:03 -0800

"Doug Christie is almost an ex-Maverick," reports Art Garcia of the Fort Worth STAR-TELEGRAM. "The final hurdle in Christie's retirement could be cleared today. The NBA commissioner's office just has to approve the paperwork, but that's considered a formality."

Mavericks re-sign swingman Griffin

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:27:23 -0800

The Mavericks re-signed free-agent swingman Adrian Griffin on Monday, looking to bolster a position hit by injuries. Griffin played in 69 games for the Chicago Bulls last season and was to join Dallas in time for its game Monday night at Toronto. Griffin, who was with the Mavericks during the 2001-02 and '02-03 seasons, fills a vacancy that was created when Doug Christie was waived.

Mavs pass on Sprewell?

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:58:24 -0800

Mavericks coach Avery Johnson dismissed the possibility of adding free agent and former Golden State teammate Latrell Sprewell if Doug Christie doesn't return from injury....

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE - November 15TH

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:01:17 -0800

LA Clippers 109 Milwaukee 85 –Andruw Bogut had his first tough night 15 minutes and 2 points, and he was -23 … This game was done before the 4th Quarter … The Clippers are 6-2 …. Milwaukee didn’t win a game last year against the West on the road … Elton Brand was +31. That might be an NBA high for the season. .. The Clippers are 6th in the NBA in efficiency differential … The Clippers aren’t doing anything great they are just above average in every category. That leads me to believe this could be real.

Cleveland 114 Washington 99 – The Cavs might be special. They have won 4 straight and are winning at home by an average of 21 … The Cavs are #2 in the NBA in efficiency differential (offense efficiency – defensive efficiency) this is usually a great indicator of how good a team is. They are #2 in offense and #1 in offensive rebounding … The Wizards are #4 even after the loss …. AD had another no turnover game. He is amazing … Donyell Marhsall was a key in this one with a +21 … On the flip side Caron Butler was –23 for the Wiz.

Dallas 83 Denver 80 – Denver is 3-5 … Dallas trailed by 19 … DeSagana Diop had a career high 16 boards and 6 blocks. The Sonics looked hard at Diop in the off-season … Big money Erick Dampier played 11 minutes and had 4 fouls, 4 turnovers and no points. That is straight out of the Jerome James book of centering … Little Earl Boykins had a tough night he was a –20 in 25 minutes … Avery Johnson outcoached Geroge Karl. He got the game small and Marcus Camby never played in the final 16 minutes despite being +10 .. Doug Christie and Josh Howard got pulled early in the 3rd and never returned.

Houston 94 Minnesota 89 – The Wolves offense fell apart down the stretch … McGrady had 13 points in the 4th Q … Houston was able to dictate pace which Jeff Van Gundy’s teams always seem like they are able to do … Houston is having a tough time stretching the floor. They were just 1 of 10 from 3 … I have mentioned this before, but Minnesota has no one to help out when teams take away KG. That is what happened down the stretch … Houston closed the game with Rafer Alston, Jon Barry, McGrady, Juwan Howard and Ming. Derek Anderson was on the bench …. Minnesota got terrible play from their bench. They were all around –11 for the game… Houston’s sized forced Minnesota to close with Olowokandi on the floor. The Wolves are much better with a smaller line-up and KG at the 5.

Philadelphia 104 Toronto 92 – Sam Mitchell death walk continues … Philly is all of a sudden 5-3. However, their differential is not that strong so don’t be buying the Sixers yet …. The Sixers have been home for their 5 game winning streak … Rookie Charlie V had 27-13 for the Raptors. That dude can play … Jalen Rose is +/- death everynight. Last night he was –15, Mo Peterson was an amazing –26 in 23 minutes…. I don’t pup C-Web or spell his name right very often but he was great last night and they were +21 when he was on the floor.

Detroit 115 Boston 100 – Wow is Detroit good …. They are the #1 offensive efficiency team in the NBA. Consider that with their defense. That is unbeatable … Billups dropped 17 in the third quarter … Al Jefferson crushed Darko over a few plays … Boston shot 53% against Detroit and LOST … Boston is really struggling without a point guard Delonte West and Dan Dickau are not getting it done …. All five Pistons starters were in double figures and three were over 20. …. Tayshawn Prince was a +26 …

Miami 109 NOK 102 – Wade scored the final 8 to hold off an upset by NOK and force OT …. Byron Scott is not a good coach. His team losses a lot of close games … Desmond Mason is still struggling. He came off the bench and went 1 for 7. He did have 9 boards … GP played 36 minutes … Chris Paul has done a nice job of getting his shooting percentage up to 46% … Jason Williams did not play the final 12 minutes of the game.

Sacramento 119 Utah 83 --- I thought the NBDL was running yet but from looking at Utah’s roster it debuted yesterday in Sacramento. Don’t look at this as a change in Sacramento’s terrible play.

San Antonio 103 Atlanta 73 -- Great v. very bad not much more to be said.

Orlando 85 Charlotte 77 – Dwight Howard crushed Emeka Okafor. Howard had 21 and 20. We have talked about this I am not sold on Okafor. Howard has five straight double doubles…. Sean May had 15-10 his best game as a rookie. I love that pick.

Christie hurting for Mavs

Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:16:41 -0800

The Mavericks' preseason opener will provide some good vibes for Doug Christie, who returns to Arco Arena for the first time after four-plus productive seasons as a fan favorite with the Sacramento Kings. One problem: he won't be playing. Christie...

The 05-06 Magic are #10

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 09:29:19 -0800

If there's one thing the 04-05 offseason taught us, it was "trade one superstar for multiple okay/decent players." While many will point to the Lakers' success with the Shaq trade, we're more likely to point to central Florida, where a perfectly happy Tracy McGrady was moved out of town to bring in a giddy Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley, and Kelvin Cato.

Results were as expected - success and occasional domination, with Francis sharing and distributing like the natural point guard he is, and Grant Hill returning from a sprained pinky finger. Another uncontroversial midseason trade of Mobley netted guard Doug Christie, which worked out better than planned, especially with all of the whores and groupies hanging around him all the time.

The team also overcame the distraction of rookies Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson, who were nothing but problem children, Howard often vandalizing the locker room and arena with pagan symbols and "Jesus is a jerk" graphitti.

If this sounds like a review of last season more than a preview of this one, it's because the Magic made so many moves this summer we can't even get a handle on all of them. This team looks completely different from last year, and we can't wait to see how coach Brian Hill, starting his 15th year with the team, fits the new pieces together.

Predicted record: 49-33

Newest Maverick

Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:48:07 -0800

Hear from the Mavericks newest addition Doug Christie as he's introduced to the media. Dallas signed the defensive specialist after recently releasing shooting guard Michael Finley.

Amnesty Watch

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:09:43 -0800

It is finally the last day for waiving Amnesty contracts, so some things should shake out of the market in the coming days. First of all, any useful players that teams have been considering waiving are being shopped like used cars. Finley in particular is for sale to the highest non-West-contender bidder. I also think that this is holding up some trade talks as teams want to wait and see who hits the market and what players can be had for ten cents on the dollar.

Already waived are players like Dereck Anderson, Brian Grant, Aaron McKie, and Doug Christie. Others that should be cut include old friend Ron Mercer. It sounds like the Pacers might waive Reggie Miller's contract, but only if they are 100% sure he's retired.

In a shocking turn of events, the so called "Alan Houston Rule" may not be used on Alan Houston. I guess if he retires they can save even more money than by waiving him. That would allow the Knicks to use the rule on one of their other bloated contracts. Reportedly Jerome Williams (but really, it could be any one of 3 or 4 players).

Don't hold your breath if you are waiting on any current Celtics to be cut, for reasons that we've gone over already. I still think the best option is for the C's to waive Vin Baker's dead money. It won't save us any cap money, and won't matter this year since we are nowhere near the luxury threshold. However, if we decided to spend big next year, it would give us $5M more in grace money under the luxury threshold. Every little bit helps.

If the C's were thinking of trading Blount or Raef, you would likely see other teams hold off on such a deal until they were sure the C's were not going to release them under the amnesty rule.

This is kind of off the cuff, and I'm not sure how legal it is, but I suppose you could also see a team work out a complex trade where another team with an overpaid player releases that player in return for compensation (players, picks, money, etc.). However, making sure that the player wanted to go to the team making the deal would likely involve some sort of tampering, so again, don't hold your breath.

Finally, the waived players will have to find new homes, and since they will be double-dipping, they are expected to settle for smallish contracts (though through some complicated pro-rating rule, they won't get their money all at once, so they'll still want as much money as possible). Will the C's be able to pick up any players on the cheap? I think it could be possible, but probably only if the player is a point guard willing to take just over a million a year.

Regardless, we'll find out sometime in the next few hours who is out there. Then we'll see what that means to the market.

Useful Link: Amnesty Clause FAQ

Charley's At It Again

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:08:22 -0800

Charley Rosen has got yet another hate-filled column up at FOXSports.

Two Kings targets this time: Shareef and Jamal Sampson.

On SAR, Rosen politely suggests:

"This guy is a highly overrated player whose pluses are ostensibly a good fit with the Kings but whose flaws are noticeable and easily exploited. Abdur-Rahim makes the Kings the same kind of overly finesse team that they used to be."

The same kind of team that has the second-most regular season wins in the league since 2000, right?

Rosen also says that this could be Jamal's last chance in the league, but that he won't get off the injured list with a phantom injury. Also, he says Doug Christie is three years past his prime and calls Marc Jackson a loser. All in a days work, right?

Source: Mavs agree with veteran Christie

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:11:52 -0800

The Mavericks reached an oral agreement with veteran swingman Doug Christie on a one-year, $3 million deal, a source said. Christie, 35, was waived Thursday by the Orlando Magic as part of the NBA's luxury-tax amnesty provision. Before Christie officially...

Friday roundup: Christie, Mavs reach oral agreement

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:29:17 -0800

Christie, Mavs reach oral agreement

by Associated Press

Dallas Mavericks: The team reached an oral agreement with veteran swingman Doug Christie on a one-year, $3 million deal, the Dallas Morning News reported Friday. Christie, 35, was waived Thursday by the Orlando Magic as part of the NBA's luxury-tax amnesty...

Magic waive Christie after tumultuous season

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 19:48:56 -0800

The Orlando Magic waived guard Doug Christie on Thursday after a disappointing season marred by injury and public squabble with team management. After his season ended because of an ankle injury in April, Christie lashed out at general manager John Weisbrod, who has since resigned for a job in the NHL.

Thursday Stuff

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:21:26 -0800

Doug Christie has his eye on Dallas. Super old news worth knowing: in the 2000 Olympics, Spain won the disabled basketball event. According to Harper's, ten members of the team were found to have faked their disabilities. As long...

Mavs eye Christie?

Sat, 06 Aug 2005 15:19:03 -0800

The Mavericks had talked with veteran swingman Wesley Person. Doug Christie remains a possibility. He has told friends he would like to play in Dallas, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The Sentinel reported Thursday that he would be waived under...

Magic will waive Christie

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 09:33:15 -0800

With no trading partners in sight, the Orlando Magic will waive disgruntled guard Doug Christie in the next couple of days under the NBA's amnesty clause to free up a roster spot and avoid paying $8.2 million to the league...