Christie's next step may be retirement
[SIZE=+1]After ankle evaluation, likelihood increases that Mavs guard will quit
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[SIZE=-1]12:00 AM CST on Wednesday, November 23, 2005
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[SIZE=-1]By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News[/SIZE]
The Doug Christie experiment might be over.
Owner Mark Cuban said Christie is evaluating his options after having his surgically repaired left ankle re-examined by his doctor in Seattle. Retirement appears to be increasingly likely for Christie.
The Mavericks expect to know something concrete within the next couple of days. "He talked with his doctor and he said the ankle is OK, but it's not perfect," Cuban said Tuesday. "So Doug is trying to decide what he wants to do. He'll either decide to rehab it or go a different direction."
The Mavericks signed Christie to a four-year contract, but only the first year is guaranteed (for $3.15 million). It was a relatively small price to pay for the chance to have a healthy Christie.
Asked what his gut feeling was on Christie, Cuban said: "Doug's a quiet guy. It's hard to tell."
Coach Avery Johnson said the Mavericks "just got to move forward until we figure out that situation." Christie's agent, Bradley Marshall, did not return phone calls.
Christie was not able to play to his liking while starting the first seven games, averaging 3.7 points and shooting 34.6 percent. He was allowed to return home to Seattle to recheck the ankle in which had bone spurs removed this year.
[SIZE=+1]After ankle evaluation, likelihood increases that Mavs guard will quit
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[SIZE=-1]12:00 AM CST on Wednesday, November 23, 2005
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[SIZE=-1]By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News[/SIZE]
The Doug Christie experiment might be over.
Owner Mark Cuban said Christie is evaluating his options after having his surgically repaired left ankle re-examined by his doctor in Seattle. Retirement appears to be increasingly likely for Christie.
The Mavericks expect to know something concrete within the next couple of days. "He talked with his doctor and he said the ankle is OK, but it's not perfect," Cuban said Tuesday. "So Doug is trying to decide what he wants to do. He'll either decide to rehab it or go a different direction."
The Mavericks signed Christie to a four-year contract, but only the first year is guaranteed (for $3.15 million). It was a relatively small price to pay for the chance to have a healthy Christie.
Asked what his gut feeling was on Christie, Cuban said: "Doug's a quiet guy. It's hard to tell."
Coach Avery Johnson said the Mavericks "just got to move forward until we figure out that situation." Christie's agent, Bradley Marshall, did not return phone calls.
Christie was not able to play to his liking while starting the first seven games, averaging 3.7 points and shooting 34.6 percent. He was allowed to return home to Seattle to recheck the ankle in which had bone spurs removed this year.
