Marquis Daniels Won't Be Back With Pacers

by Tom Lewis on Jun 26, 2009 9:33 PM EDT in Indiana Pacers News

Mike Wells reports today that the Indiana Pacers won't pick up the $7.5 million team option to keep Marquis Daniels on the roster. Quisy will now become an unrestricted free agent on July 1st.

This comes as not surprise since the that $7.5 million would've eaten into much of the reserve cash the Pacers have to fill out their roster for next season. On a personal note, I always loved the unorthodox game Quisy offered, I just wish he could've stayed healthy enough to make a consistent contribution to the team.

With Quisy's exit from town, that leaves Jamaal Tinsley as the last man standing (although I bet he's sitting right now) from the group of players who were involved in franchise-tarnishing escapades off the court a few years ago.

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thank god….

Q is a maddening player to watch… useful, but not for 7mill

man the pacers are THIN right now

by dbcb on Jun 26, 2009 11:05 PM EDT reply actions

yeah so what's the roster as of this moment

in terms of guys who can actually play

1 – Ford, Diener
2 – Rush
3 – Granger
4 – Murphy, Hansbrough
5 – Hibbert, Foster

Counting Dunleavy, that’s a total of 9 guys. ouch.

"If you don't [draft me], I promise you I'll come back and kick your ass for the next 15 years."

by psvirsky on Jun 26, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions

Fun's just beginning

Stay tuned for July 1st. Stephen Graham was at the draft party, although I don’t necessarily means that they will bring him back. McRoberts was also there and I expect him back.

Indy Cornrows

by Tom Lewis on Jun 26, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions

and yet we drafted a pg with a busted knee and who is a criminal when we really could have used the wing depth…

by dbcb on Jun 27, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions

If they don't manage to resign Jack then Price will begin to look like a pretty good option.

It beats the hell out of having Diener play PG.

by acelion on Jun 29, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm wondering about McRoberts

I expect him back, but really, I’m not sure why except to be able to throw a warm body out there on occasion. He’s going to be buried so far back in the depth chart that I’m not sure if he’s the best player to be bringing back, unless we’ve got real future plans with him.

I imagine this draft said we’re going to be going to be bringing back Jarrett. I sure hope so. This team needs someone to take the floor, and I’d offer, but I don’t think they’d really have much use for me. As for Graham, I wouldn’t mind having him back. He was a huge spark at times, and we’ll need someone behind Danny while we await Mike’s return.

As for Quisy, it was the only move really. He’s a good player to have, but not at his cost and not for this team. It’s good to have the Quisy minisodes out of the way, but most of his issues seemed to be wrong place/wrong time rather than him being the proponent, so I don’t have too much bad to say about him in regards to legal issues. It’s a shame we couldn’t get more out of him as a player. I think my mother is still a bit torn up over losing Croshere.

by Nathan S. on Jun 27, 2009 12:38 AM EDT reply actions

Just because...

Just because they are not picking up on Quis’ option doesn’t mean he won’t be back. Sure, his chances are pretty slim, but I would feel safe to say that there is the possibility that the front office could attempt to negotiate a new contract if we are unable to land a quality FA backup 2 or 3.

- Tony Laurenzana (duke dynamite)

by duke dynamite on Jun 27, 2009 1:32 AM EDT reply actions

I could see

him being in the blue and gold again next year. There’s just no money out there, and with Dunleavy’s status so uncertain, he may want to come back because it’s his best opportunity for playing time with the kind of money he’ll get. Now, whether the Pacers actually want him back is another question, but I would think they would at least like the security of another wing player.

by spstevenson on Jun 27, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions

yeah

i’m really curious about how much money other teams would offer being that he hasn’t done a whole lot lately. I imagine for him to get another good contract it would have to be from a random coach/GM who just really like his game.

"If you don't [draft me], I promise you I'll come back and kick your ass for the next 15 years."

by psvirsky on Jun 27, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I see Quisy on a contender next year, i dont know why

by captain flitzy on Jun 28, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions

enigmatic…its a pity he’s never been able to utilise the ability he sometimes shows. certainly not worth the 7.5 he was owed though…

free george hill!

by sleep research facility on Jun 27, 2009 12:17 PM EDT reply actions

Good riddance!

Daniels was horrible for team chemistry. I wouldn’t want him back on the team at the league minimum

by wrdavisjr on Jun 27, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions

Very few players are worth 7.5 million

Granger is the only player on the Pacers who is worth that kind of money. Dunleavy and Murphy both have awful deals. Hopefully the Pacers will have a reasonable contract with Jack.

"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg

by Colts Homer on Jun 29, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions