Damp made sense at the time because at that time the road to the ring went through Shaq, and Damp was one of the few centers who stood a chance against him. In fact, in '06, in the finals, he controlled Shaq very well. However, as the league changed, most teams played slimmer, quicker centers and Damp was horrible at covering them. Golden State one year in the playoffs, followed by Denver and Tyson himself in N.O....they all embarrassed Damp and were major reasons for our early exits.
We can only wonder now what would have happened if we had better center play during more of Dirk's prime.
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