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People would show Damp some love, but he looks like he just wants to take a nap anyway.
I really feel like this deserves its own post instead of mentioning in the game recap threads. Saw this quote from LeBron:
'"This team is not going to win 50-plus games with just Josh Howard and Dirk Nowitzki," James said. "They have great players in Devin Harris, [Jerry] Stackhouse and J.T., and their bigs are very active."
Mavs fans have ragged on Erick Dampier incessantly since he's arrived, which he deserved. Hard to back a guy when he's got a big deal and is just on cruise-control out there, especially for a team that brought him in to be a decisive difference-maker.
However, watching him this year, I see a guy who has worked hard on improving his touch, and doesn't drop the ball like it just came out of the oven when they dump it into the post. I see a guy who finishes with authority more. I see a guy who makes hustle plays, like the falling out of bounds great save on the offensive rebound and the kick back to Devin to preserve a critical possession in the fourth quarter, that led to a Dirk three-ball with the second chance tonite against Cleveland. Dirk has himself said that when Dampier is active and engaged, it raises the team's play to another level. It's easy to laugh about his second-best center self-description, he'll never be that kind of impact player, but he has been a huge plus for Dallas this year, and he's become much more consistent. He's running the floor better too, which makes me think he might be able to stay on it should we meet Phoenix in the playoffs.
Let's give Damp some love
People would show Damp some love, but he looks like he just wants to take a nap anyway.
I wasn't a fan of the whole Dampier-Nash thing when it was happening. Steve Nash was my favorite player for the Mavs and losing him was not easy for me. With time, however, I've grown to appreciate my neighbor when he's on (we're damn good when this happens). I hope he can be consistently great when the playoffs roll around.
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love? has skirt nowitzski showed him any love since calling his ass out? that dude. this thread is a joke.
i guess i was never one of *those* mavs fans...i like the entire team and though i get frustrated with certain ballers at times, i appreciate when they do well and damp has been doing very well...so has diop on the offense end which is quite surprising and refreshing to see
He playes well at times. And other times his hands are iron skillets.
dampier blows.
I'd rather have him than Francisco Elson or Jackie "Buffet" Butler. And I'd rather have Dirk than Duncan. So our frontcourt is far superior to yours.
i'd expect that from a mavs fan.
haha you rag on damp when arguably your best defensive big was Keon Clark. lol
Damp has been great in stretches...and bad in stretches. All in all, he (and Diop) give the Mavs what they need from the C position...
People love to hate on him WAY more than he deserves. Mainly because of how much he's paid...
i agree. Damp has really played a lot harder this year. can he still play better? there is no question about it. but is he playing well enough for this team to win a le? i think so. as long as he hustles, and finishes well, i have nothing to complain about.
I can't show too much love to a guy who claims the be the third best center in the league while averaging less than 8 points and 8 rebounds a game.
And I'd expect a Spurs fan to on the Mavs every chance they get, which of course is how you chose to start this exchange. So touche.
huh? i am not ting on the mavs, dampier just happens to suck...a lot.
Exactly. He is what he is. If he was getting the midlevel instead of 10 million a year, we'd be praising him. Diop is not quite as good as Damp, but because he's not paid nearly as well, he gets nothing but love from Mavs fans because his contributions are in line with his compensation. I won't go so far as to say that Dampier is earning his pay this year, I think 10 million per is too much for what he brings, but he's far more consistent and engaged than at any time over the past two seasons. Just actually watching the games this year, he's helping us far more than he's hurting us, and I wanted to highlight that.
No, he doesn't suck, not this year anyway. If you ever bothered to watch our games, you'd know that. I'm not claiming he's the second coming of Wilt Chamberlain or Bill Russell, just that he's an above-average center this year. When we beat you guys in six games in the conference finals this year, you'll see for yourself.
exactly, he sucks.
So how do you feel about Elson and Butler?
1. Butler - haven't seen him play yet
2. Elson - below average
Just keep getting those O-boards and D-boards Damp. He has a hard time going up strong, he'll try one pump fake....and trust me, it doesn't fool anyone.
Is below avg below suck?
Damp will get a lot of offensive rebounds vs. the Spurs if they meet in the playoffs as the Spurs have no one to stop him. He may not be a good offensive center but he can sure get offensive rebounds and play some D.
Dampier has been playing very well for the mavs. It just happens that a lot of people don't like his personality. I guess they like to crack jokes about him because of that.
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