DALLAS (August 17, 2006) — The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed guard Jose Barea, forward Pat Carroll, forward Ndudi Ebi, and guard Darius Washington. Terms of the deals were undisclosed. Jose Barea (5-11, 170) went undrafted in this summer’s NBA Draft after playing four years at Northeastern. As a senior, he was named AP All-America honorable mention, Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year, CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Player of the Year, CollegeInsider.com CAA Player of the Year and was a CAA All-Conference first team selection. He ranked 18th in the nation in scoring (21.0) and second in assists (8.3). This summer he was a member of the Mavericks Summer League Team that played at the Rocky Mountain Revue. In three games, he averaged 12.0 points, 6.7 assists, 1.7 rebounds in 25.0 minutes. He has also played internationally for the Puerto Rican National Team. Pat Carroll (6-5, 190) was drafted by the Pennsylvania Valley Dawgs of the USBL in 2005. Last season he played with the Minnesota Timberwolves Summer League Team before joining the Noi Sport Monte Terminillo Rieti in Italy. This past summer he was a member of the Houston Rockets Summer League Team that played in the Toshiba Vegas Summer League. With the Rockets, he averaged 16.4 points, 2.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 34.2 minutes per game. He played college basketball at St. Joseph’s and was the 2005 Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Year and named AP Honorable Mention All-America as a senior. Ndudi Ebi (6-9, 200) was selected in the first round (26th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Last season he played in four preseason games with the Timberwolves and was waived on October 31. He then joined the Ft. Worth Flyers of the NBDL. With the Flyers, he averaged 11.4 points, 6.9 rebound and 2.3 blocks in 24.9 minutes in 16 games. In two seasons as a pro, he has career averages of 2.1 points and 1.0 rebound in 4.5 minutes while playing 19 games. Darius Washington (6-2, 195) also went undrafted in the 2006 NBA Draft after his sophomore season at Memphis. As a sophomore, he was named AP Honorable Mention All-America and was a First Team All-Conference USA selection. This summer he was a member of the Mavericks Summer League Team that played at the Rocky Mountain Revue. In five games, he averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 assists, and 1.8 rebounds in 21.4 minutes. Link= Mavericks Signing
Ebi, Carroll, Washington. Bloody poachers. Ok so they were never really ours in the first place, but any excuse to bag the Mavericks.
Moan & Groan we should have signed Pat Carroll at the very least. I hope he torches the Rockets, so we can have a nice thread on how he might have been a Rocket if this team had any vision or talent evaluating ability. Even if we had signed him the Rockets don't develop their players, so he should have a better chance of becoming better playing for the Mavs.
Probably because they were signed for training camp and not for their roster. In other words, who cares, these don't matter.
If we have such a poor reputation as lacking in player development, how can the owner Les Alexander let his coaching and training staff get away with such a basic need for any form of athletics team. Does he just succumb to the hype and spin created by the staff, publicists and media, till his mind is sufficiently worry free. The Les Alexander that I know is a very sharp businessman that pays attention to every detail and is a man's man who is of clear mind and purpose. So somewhere and someone is stilll to blame for this great error in judgement. A team that goes out of its way not to develop young talent, is a team in trouble, if not now, somewhere along the line.
And all we got in the offseason via free agency is John Lucas and Kalenna Azubuike? What about our need to get more athletic? I know we acquired some other talent via draft and trade, but so did Dallas. And they have outpaced us in training camp fodder, too!
maybe we didnt sign these guys because they are TERRIBLE. they will never see the court in dallas. WHO CARES?
Dallas has one roster spot. That's four - into - one. Oh, and is there a guarantee Mavs don't acquire a 15th thru any witch (sic) way? Yawn, much ado about nada.
first off, how can a rockets fan actually hope that the rockets get torched? plus, how about these guys actually prove themselves before you start complaining. Will you start a thread admitting that you had no vision when these guys get cut? rockets dont develop players? lets see. yao. V-span. JL3 went from a nobody to getting offered contracts by multiple teams this offseason. etc etc.
How are you going to say the Rockets have developed V-span when he hasn't even seen a game in a Rockets uni?
How are you going to say the Rockets have developed V-span when he hasn't even seen a game in a Rockets uni? he has been developed..his improvements from when he was drafted is present. NOw will that make him a good nba pro? i dont know. But the fact that he was even offered a contract does show some advancement in his game.
Couldn't it be that Carroll had invites from both the Mavs and the Rockets, and he chose the Mavs over us?
