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chumdawg · 06-12-2005, 05:04 AM

If the Sixers would be dumb enough to do this deal--which they wouldn't--the Mavs would be idiotic not to take it.

It would be nice if Dampier had that much trade value. He doesn't. In fact, I expect him to end his career as a Maverick, languishing on the end of the bench with a contract worse than Alan Houston's. If the Mavs hadn't decided to jerk their knees and enter the fray last offseason, Dampier would have either signed for the MLE with NY or signed for a bit more with Memphis. Atlanta, as desperate as they are for even passable players, wasn't willing to offer the ridiculous sum that we threw to Dampier. That should tell you something.

No, Erick Dampier isn't going anywhere. Nobody with any sense would touch his contract, especially with the new CBA which will doubtless be favorable to ownership. We'll be reduced to watching his half-hearted, subpar style of center of play for the better part of the next decade.

Given that he's a terrible pairing with Dirk Nowitzki at PF, I think the Mavs should more serously consider a buyout of his contract than they should consider sweetening any deal to rid themselves of this albatross with the geniune talent they have on the roster.

06-12-2005, 05:04 AM	#10
chumdawg Guru Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cowboys Country Posts: 23,336	RE: Dallas \| Philadelphia (7 Player Trade) If the Sixers would be dumb enough to do this deal--which they wouldn't--the Mavs would be idiotic not to take it. It would be nice if Dampier had that much trade value. He doesn't. In fact, I expect him to end his career as a Maverick, languishing on the end of the bench with a contract worse than Alan Houston's. If the Mavs hadn't decided to jerk their knees and enter the fray last offseason, Dampier would have either signed for the MLE with NY or signed for a bit more with Memphis. Atlanta, as desperate as they are for even passable players, wasn't willing to offer the ridiculous sum that we threw to Dampier. That should tell you something. No, Erick Dampier isn't going anywhere. Nobody with any sense would touch his contract, especially with the new CBA which will doubtless be favorable to ownership. We'll be reduced to watching his half-hearted, subpar style of center of play for the better part of the next decade. Given that he's a terrible pairing with Dirk Nowitzki at PF, I think the Mavs should more serously consider a buyout of his contract than they should consider sweetening any deal to rid themselves of this albatross with the geniune talent they have on the roster.