Key to the Season: Brendan Haywood

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What a bunch of boobs

I have a feeling that the same people that wanted the Dallas Mavericks to splurge on Tyson Chandler this off-season are the same dopes who wanted them to splurge on Brendan Haywood the off-season before.

It doesn't work like that. Mark Cuban is sort of right on that. Of course, he's the guy that gave Haywood that ridiculous contract, which certainly didn't help them in re-signing Chandler. It's a vicious cycle and it's a good reason not to buy Cuban's rhetoric of "fiscal responsibility" after handing Haywood a contract that you would probably amnesty if you had another center.

Right now, you don't. So Haywood's your guy.

I hope you didn't get used to Chandler's athletic ability, on-court personality and edge. Because Haywood is the complete opposite. He rode 8.1 points, 7.4 rebounds per game and 56 percent shooting (good for a guard, poor for a guy shooting two feet from the basket) into a ridiculous contract.

Last season, he averaged 4.4 rebounds, 5.2 rebounds per game and he shot 36 percent (THIRTY SIX PERCENT) from the free throw line, which is bad enough, but worse when you consider he shoots a career 60 percent from the charity stripe. It's like he was trying to miss.

Haywood is the only current Maverick that is signed for the 2014-15 season. And the 2015-16 season. Again, Mark Cuban is preaching financial stewardship amid this turd in the punch bowl.

Again, he's here. I assure you the Mavericks are looking at other centers, if not to start to at least back up Haywood (unless we're very confident of Ian Mahinmi, who at least puts up 50 percent more effort than Haywood). I'm sure Jeff Foster (nevermind) and Samuel Dalembert are on their radar.

Bottomline, Haywood needs to finally work for that contract. I guarantee you he's going to give me four strokes and five heart attacks this season. What kills me is the body language. That dude looks like he'd rather be getting a root canal than playing professional basketball. His blank visage after fucking up time after time makes me think he could give a shit. And he might. He might not.

Here's what I expect, if he's going to bring zero fire or passion: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 60 percent shooting. Period. Nothing else should be tolerated. I'm telling you, the Mavericks complete inability (it's like magic) to address the center position and, moreso, address it poorly, is going to kill this season.

Unless they have a Dwight Howard trick up their sleeve. Or a James Donaldson.

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