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Originally posted by: EricaLubarsky
First of all, it was steve Kerr that put us at 2nd in the West after beating Golden State.

Secondly, I feel bad for even posting the individual player +/- because the sample size is so incredibly small.

It's dirk and finley and Howard that are digging out of their own holes. Do some research. And only in the Orlando game was Bradley significantly in the game while we were coming back and you can see that we didnt do a good job of that and that Bradley himself wasnt too effective. He was embarassed by Francis many times.

Just because there are a couple of stats after only 20 quarters of play, does not mean that they are all legitimized.

I agree the sample size is small, but it is supported by historical stats. Go and look up Dampier's plus/minus from last year. You'll be unimpressed. On the other hand, Bradley's plus minus stats have consistently been at the top of the Mavericks players for years.

And yes, Dirk, Finley, Howard, Terry and Stackhouse have all done their part in bringing the Mavericks back from large deficits. But each has been more effective when playing next to Shawn Bradley than they have when playing next to the big dump. In fact, all ten of our most successful lineups this year have included Shawn Bradley. None have included Dampier. And no, it wasn't just in the Orlando game where Shawn has been able to help this team. Every minute he's been on the court this year has been good for the Mavericks. In every single game this year he's been a positive impact. Dampier has had a couple of games in which he's posted those double digit rebounds make some people on this board cream in their pants. But is he helping this team win? The stats say no. They say he's the by far the worst player on the Mavericks.

I thank you for doing your "research" on this issue. But your analysis sucks. You are ignoring facts. It makes you look incredibly biased.