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Originally posted by: Poindexter Einstein
3. You say that he made no difference in GS, but I dont agree. The GS fans definitely bash him, but his loss is the main difference in that team - they have in essence even more talent at other positions - and they have sunk way down. Some of the more hardcore GS fans that I have talked with are already beginning to reassesss and say "wow, maybe we were way wrong" re the value of Dampier. The GS fans bashed him for what he didnt do, and lost sight of what he did well. His stat line looks pedestrian at times, but he impacts a game in a significant way.
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This is a salient observation, and one that deserves closer study. Granted the season is still a pup, but here are some comparisons between this year's Warriors bunch and last year's:
This year they are getting outrebounded 43.3 to 47.8.
Last year they outrebounded opponents 43.1 to 42.8.
This year they are allowing opponents a 45.9 FG percentage and converting at 39.0% themselves.
Last year they allowed opponents a 44.5 FG percentage and converted at 44.2% themselves.
This year they are scoring 88.2 points per game and allowing 95.6 points.
Last year they scored 93.3 points per game and allowed 94.0.
This year through 13 games they are 3-10.
Last year through 13 games they were 6-7.
Adonal Foyle, whom the Warriors lavished money upon--and who, to hear him tell it, was coveted by countless other teams--is not enjoying any improvement over last year, despite being free from the Big Dump's shadow.
Interesting comparison indeed.