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DJMD · 03-01-2005, 03:23 PM

Good move, and that just seems painful

Pacers Fan · 03-01-2005, 05:10 PM

Good signing with our lack of rebounding and injured frontcourt. Hopefully Dale can exceed my low expectations.

Pacers Fan · 03-01-2005, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by StephenJackson

And my god I couldn't be happier. I remember back when the original trade for JO happened I was pissed to lose Dale.

You have no idea how pissed I was to lose Dale. Besides Croshere, I think he was my favorite Pacer back then.

rock747 · 03-01-2005, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by PacersguyUSA

Whoah, this went through!

Interesting Dale Davis facts:

#1: My uncle has Dale's old staircase in his house.

#2: Dale has to tape his wang to his leg when he plays.

what?? how do you know this??

Pacers Fan · 03-01-2005, 06:54 PM

Apparently we haven't signed Davis, yet

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A. It might be a relatively minor transaction on the NBA Richter scale, but I can't think of a move that would be better received by the Pacers and their fans, and not just because Davis was one of the most popular and respected players throughout the team's rise to elite status in the Eastern Conference.

In many ways, he was the glue player on those teams, a big, tough, no-excuses man who did all the dirty work – setting screens, playing excellent on-the-ball as well as help-side defense, gathering loose balls, and rebounding at both ends. He's a guy players on other teams just don't mess with. For a sense of the overall value of those intangibles, consider he made the All-Star team during a 1999-2000 season in which he posted relatively modest numbers (10.0 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.27 blocks).

When he was traded for O'Neal, it was an extremely risky move at the time. It looks like a no-brainer now, but O'Neal was very much an unknown commodity at the time and Davis was an established veteran. While it remains to be seen just how much Davis will be able to contribute at age 35, I suspect he can still be a significant player.

Though his playing time dwindled in his final season in Portland and this year at Golden State as those teams shifted their attentions toward rebuilding with younger players, he was still productive. He averaged 12.9 rebounds per 48 minutes with the Warriors; on the Pacers, only Jeff Foster (16.9) has a higher mark. He is in good health and has always kept himself in good shape, so there's every reason to believe he still can be an important role-player off the bench.

In a lot of intangible ways, he'd bring just what the Pacers need – toughness, experience, professionalism, leadership and respect. Assuming he signs later this week, and all indications are that he will, this is nothing but very good news for the Pacers.

Answered by Conrad Brunner at pacers.com

Dale is going on 36 and has only averaged 16 mpg this year for the Warriors. I think he can still help some, but can he be reliable? Assuming we do sign Dale, the obvious choice to cut would be John Edwards, but he avoided elimination last time. Hopefully we can cut Curry.

**StephenJackson** · 03-01-2005, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Pacers Fan

Apparently we haven't signed Davis, yet

Answered by Conrad Brunner at pacers.com

Dale is going on 36 and has only averaged 16 mpg this year for the Warriors. I think he can still help some, but can he be reliable? Assuming we do sign Dale, the obvious choice to cut would be John Edwards, but he avoided elimination last time. Hopefully we can cut Curry.

This should answer it for you, it is definite. I also posted this link in the Ron Artest thread a few hours ago.

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp...5&nav=9d8uWxVA

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Bird also confirmed that Dale Davis is set to rejoin the club. Davis spent the first nine years of his NBA career in Indianapolis, then left for Portland in 2000 in a deal that brought Jermaine O'Neal to the Pacers. "He brings a lot of things a lot of other guys can't bring, competitiveness and coming every night to play," Bird said. Davis could rejoin the team in time for a four-game road trip which startsThursday in Denver.

Pacers Fan · 03-01-2005, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by StephenJackson

This should answer it for you, it is definite. I also posted this link in the Ron Artest thread a few hours ago.

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp...5&nav=9d8uWxVA

The link doesn't say what the terms of the contract are, or who was waived. I think I'll wait till it hits ESPN or NBA.com.

**StephenJackson** · 03-01-2005, 08:03 PM

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The link doesn't say what the terms of the contract are, or who was waived. I think I'll wait till it hits ESPN or NBA.com.

Yeah, the specifics are not mentioned. But if Bird says that it is so, I'll take his word for it.

**StephenJackson** · 03-04-2005, 08:31 AM

Well Davis will be signing with the team and hopefully will be available to play tonight....we certainly need him 100 times more now than we did when we first found out we were getting him.

It is eerie though the way that he is coming in. When he got traded, JO came in and took his place. Now in his first game back, he will be taking JO's place.....

**white360** · 03-04-2005, 01:05 PM

Dale is a good player

**Turkish Delight** · 03-04-2005, 04:09 PM

Dale will really need to step up and play some big minutes for us until JO gets back.
I really think Dale will do a good job here until JO gets back.
How long is JO going to be gone for anyways?

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