ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[mvossman]

Well, if Green is as ready for huge minutes as we think, you might be able to fill both holes with ONE high paid player *coughRussellcough*.

Someone who can play off ball like Hardaway and create like Dinwiddie, who is at least in the ballpark, defensively (probably better than Dinwiddie, I bet). Then, throw Green some extra minutes behind them at the 2 and supplement with Hardy. 

I'd be all over that.

I think I'm out on this one.  Russell falls in the same defensive category as Dinwiddie, bad.  In fact, I'm not sure he is really much different than Dinwiddie.  Din has actually been better off ball than Russell since being a Mav and they are scoring about the same.

Also (and I can't believe I'm saying this) Timmy is the best healthy 3&D player we have right now.  If he continues to play at this elevated defensive level (at least average) he has much more value to this team.  I still think he probably makes the most sense outgoing (although I could see a strong argument for sending out Din if the incoming is a quality playmaker) but in either case I think it needs to be a legit two way player or we are not moving the needle enough.