Erick Dampier: Tony Parker must be put on his back

[Dirkadirkastan]

[DavidDaMonkey]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

This is why Tony needs to be knocked on his ass...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WuEJX3Ty9s

This video is new to me. I am now 100% ok with Damp putting "Tony P" on his back. I hope he cracks the floor.

[sefant77]

Completly stupid move.

You say or plan it in the locker room, but not telling it in these days to the media. And that scares no one, specially not Parker. He know now even better that Damp can barely touch him now without the foul. And im sure the refs will get the order to kick Damp straight out after a hard foul.

So what will happen? Parker will drive as crazy as usual. He will get his layups and and1 as usual and he knows if Damp does something Dallas will lose straight his only legit center (and probably for more than one game, you know how the NBA just love to suspend Mavs players)...

Damn, he just had kept his mouth and just do it then...together with Wright. Now he completly took the possibility for the mavs to make Parker pay for driving with a nice hard foul here and there because the league will straight fire it up back in our asses...argh

[alby]

I'm glad he said it. If this was Larry Bird or someone, people would talk about how great of a leader he was and how he inspires his teammates.

[sefant77]

Originally Posted by alby

I'm glad he said it. If this was Larry Bird or someone, people would talk about how great of a leader he was and how he inspires his teammates.

Dampier doesnt have the status of Bird and we are playing in Sterns new pisspot "uuuuh no one cant touch our star guards anymore" league.

[pimptaddy]

Why do the scrubs always talk trash? Kobe, Lebron, and Wade don't do this stuff. It is always guys like Patrick Crayton and Damp doing this trash talk. These guys like Damp have no room to talk. If he did his job then the paint would be safe but he really is a crappy center.

[TheMaverick]

^ I disagree. "stars" say this stuff all the time, it is just viewed in a different light.

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by alby

I'm glad he said it. If this was Larry Bird or someone, people would talk about how great of a leader he was and how he inspires his teammates.

Damp is pretty much on Larry Birds level.



So Parker drives and Damp fouls hard or whatever. Damp then gets suspended for 2 games. Is this really how we have to go about getting Hollins some minutes?

[ShaggyDirk]

anybody seen my possum?

[LonghornDub]

Originally Posted by TheMaverick

^ I disagree. "stars" say this stuff all the time, it is just viewed in a different light.

Correct. For example, after Raja Bell clotheslined Kobe, Kobe made that remark about how "maybe he wasn't hugged enough as a kid." Because it's Kobe, it comes off as humorous and appropriately cocky.

[bernardos70]

Originally Posted by Yahoo Sports

Dampier vows to follow rules vs. Spurs, Parker

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DALLAS (AP)—After chatting with league officials, Mavericks center Erick Dampier is toning down his plans to thwart San Antonio’s Tony Parker.

The big guy is still going to get physical with the speedy point guard in Game 3, but he’s no long guaranteeing that “my first foul Thursday night is going to put him on his back.”

“I probably shouldn’t have said it like that,” Dampier said Wednesday. “Maybe the way it came out, it sounded bad. … I’m just going to go out there and play the way I’ve been playing.”

Dampier vowed to pop Parker on Monday night, after he turned Game 2 of this first-round series into a personal layup drill. Parker scored 38 points in 33 minutes, leading San Antonio to a 105-84 victory that tied the series at one game apiece.

The quote appeared in Tuesday’s editions of The Dallas Morning News. Once it reached the league office, a “review” began, which essentially meant Dampier having to explain himself. He did so again Wednesday with reporters.

“It’s just the game of basketball,” he said. “It wasn’t said intentionally to go out and hurt anyone. I mean, fouls happen in the game of basketball. It’s just that we want to shut down the paint and not give up any easy layups.”

No punishment was announced by the league. However, there will be repercussions in the form of more scrutiny from the refs.

“Probably magnified 100,000 times,” Dampier said, laughing. “I’m just waiting to see how it’s going to happen. But, like I said, I’m not going to go out there and do anything stupid. I just want to go out there and play the best I can.”

Mavericks players and coaches stood up for Dampier, essentially calling his threat a heat of the moment, slip of the tongue. They also agreed with his message.

“We can’t just give up layup after layup, and Parker is one of the best at scoring in the paint,” Dallas point guard Jason Kidd said. “We just have to be a little more physical—not in the sense of hurting anybody, but protecting the paint. I think that’s what Damp was trying to say.”

Dampier and coach Rick Carlisle both noted that the burly center has only two flagrant fouls over five seasons in Dallas, which hardly brands him as a dirty player.

“They’ve got one—we don’t,” Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki said, clearly referring to Bruce Bowen, the Spurs’ defensive ace who has long been a thorn to Dallas players.

Parker pretty much brushed off Dampier’s threat.

“I can’t focus on that,” he said. “It’s San Antonio and Dallas. We know they’re going to come back strong. They’re going to play very physical. They have a lot of character in that team, and just like we reacted in Game 2, they’re going to react as well. … I’ll be ready.”

Parker scored 24 points in the opener, but made only two field goals in the second half. He scored as many points in the first quarter of Game 2 as the Mavericks did, then in the second quarter absorbed a flagrant foul from Jason Terry. The league said Terry would not be penalized any further.

“For me, the main thing is to make sure that we do stuff that made us win Game 2,” Parker said. “That’s my main focus, for me to be aggressive and make sure I help my team win.”

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich dismissed the whole Dampier-Parker drama.

“I don’t pay attention, honestly, to anybody’s comments. Not even my family’s comments or my friends’. All that matters is what the teams do on the court,” Popovich said. “Comments are just that, they’re absolutely meaningless. So it doesn’t affect anything.”

But what if the 6-foot-11, 265-pound Dampier gets rough with the 6-2, 180-pound Parker?

“He’s a tough kid,” Popovich said.

While this series lacks the gravitas of the Spurs-Mavs second-round feud in 2006, it’s off to a juicy start.

San Antonio made 11 3-pointers and held Nowitzki and Terry well below their averages in Game 1, but Dallas won thanks to great play from other members of the supporting cast. Parker’s dominance was the story line in Game 2, and now Dampier’s line is helping build buzz for Game 3.

“It kind of fires me up,” said Spurs reserve Drew Gooden, a newcomer to this Interstate 35 rivalry. “If somebody has that much courage to put themselves on the line, so be it. But I don’t think anybody on our team has been the ones to talk. I think we can show better than we can tell. It will be interesting to see what happens. I think Tony is going to stay aggressive, so we’ll see how Dallas handles that.”


The Mavericks have some good trends in their favor, like a 15-1 record at home since the All-Star break and going 6-1 in games following losses by at least 20 points.

Then there’s the Nowitzki factor. He scored at least 20 points in the final 25 games of the regular season, but San Antonio has limited him to 19 and 14 over the first two games. He’s 0-for-6 on 3-point tries.

Is he due to break out? Or have the Spurs figured out a way to stifle him?

“For a 7-footer who is not athletic, it’s pretty hard to beat a double team, especially against smaller guys,” Nowitzki said. “I just have to take what’s there. I think I had some good shots in the second half. Obviously I forced a couple of 3s when we were down 20, but I think I’m going to have a few opportunities. If I have them, I have to make sure I make the best out of them.”

Lol, good stuff.

[AxdemxO]

OMG Dirk actually said something??? He called Bowen DIRTY in front of the press??

GO Damp

GO MAVS : )

[SMC0007]

Not really, but I guess.

[TheMaverick]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

Correct. For example, after Raja Bell clotheslined Kobe, Kobe made that remark about how "maybe he wasn't hugged enough as a kid." Because it's Kobe, it comes off as humorous and appropriately cocky.

Exactly. So many people are brainwashed by the media.

[DirkFTW]

I bet Dampier is going to pretend to go after Parker on a layup, goading Parker into attempting a ridiculous flop to draw a flagrant 2. Only Damp will back off immediately, leaving Parker to flop all by himself. The whole world will be so disgusted that no ref will ever call a foul in favor of Parker again.

[Dtownsfinest]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

Correct. For example, after Raja Bell clotheslined Kobe, Kobe made that remark about how "maybe he wasn't hugged enough as a kid." Because it's Kobe, it comes off as humorous and appropriately cocky.

I don't see the connection. Bell clothelined the hell out of Bryant. I'm shocked he was so light about the situation. The Dampier comments from getting killed in the paint by Parker. I guess my biggest question is, why did it take 6 games in order for Dampier to all of a sudden want to put him on his back?

[sefant77]

Haha, Crawford is one of the refs tonight.

Good bye Damp

[SMC0007]

IDK.... Crawford doesn't do Tim Duncan and his BS.

[vRookie]

Courtesy of db.com forums:

[ty]

Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

The great thing about this pic is he's also grabbing somebody else's jersey at the exact same time

[mary]

I like the fuzzy expressions of Dan Crawford and the person in the hot pink shirt.

[LonghornDub]

Originally Posted by Dtownsfinest

I don't see the connection. Bell clothelined the hell out of Bryant. I'm shocked he was so light about the situation. The Dampier comments from getting killed in the paint by Parker. I guess my biggest question is, why did it take 6 games in order for Dampier to all of a sudden want to put him on his back?

I don't see the connection between what you said and what I said. The point is that stars get away with a lot more trash talk than mediocre players. Shaq is an even better example than Kobe.

Obviously, a clothesline warrants more of a reaction than just getting scored on, but the point is that when stars say that sort of stuff, it's funny and clever. When a borderline-scrub says it, it's a "big problem."

[AxdemxO]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

I don't see the connection between what you said and what I said. The point is that stars get away with a lot more trash talk than mediocre players. Shaq is an even better example than Kobe.

Obviously, a clothesline warrants more of a reaction than just getting scored on, but the point is that when stars say that sort of stuff, it's funny and clever. When a borderline-scrub says it, it's a "big problem."

?? Border line scrub??? really?? I mean Damp is not a star or anything, but a scrub???

[rakesh.s]

Dampier IS a scrub...you pay a guy ~10 mill a year, and he can't even average a double double. He averaged 12/12 on a crappy golden state team in his contract year -- he is not playing up to his potential, and that does make him a scrub.

[LonghornDub]

Originally Posted by AxdemxO

?? Border line scrub??? really?? I mean Damp is not a star or anything, but a scrub???

You're right, Damp's not all that close to a scrub. He's a mediocre player. But the point remains.

[Thespiralgoeson]

If you guys really think the refs care about this kind of talk, I think you're mistaken. Clearly it hasn't affected the way they've called the game tonight. If he had said something about the officiating, then yeah, maybe they might care. But this is the kind of sh*t people say all the time and it goes unnoticed. Give the man a break. I commend him for actually showing some leadership. People bitch all the time about the Mavs not having any.

[BGMaverick9]

Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson

If you guys really think the refs care about this kind of talk, I think you're mistaken. Clearly it hasn't affected the way they've called the game tonight. If he had said something about the officiating, then yeah, maybe they might care. But this is the kind of sh*t people say all the time and it goes unnoticed. Give the man a break. I commend him for actually showing some leadership. People bitch all the time about the Mavs not having any.

Like I said...it might've come off that bad in the media, but it was a call-out on the team basically. They needed to put more effort into stopping him.

Um, they got the message tonight.

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally Posted by BGMaverick9

Like I said...it might've come off that bad in the media, but it was a call-out on the team basically. They needed to put more effort into stopping him.

Um, they got the message tonight.

Agreed. The guys clearly came out fired up tonight. I guarantee you Duncan or Pop or somebody on their team is gonna say something similar between now and saturday.

[AxdemxO]

Thank you Damp, I think everyone got the message

GO MAVS

[chumdawg]

Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson

If you guys really think the refs care about this kind of talk, I think you're mistaken. Clearly it hasn't affected the way they've called the game tonight. If he had said something about the officiating, then yeah, maybe they might care. But this is the kind of sh*t people say all the time and it goes unnoticed. Give the man a break. I commend him for actually showing some leadership. People bitch all the time about the Mavs not having any.

Maybe it was like Nick's "They're a good team...but eff 'em."

[fluid.forty.one]

Originally Posted by mary

I like the fuzzy expressions of Dan Crawford and the person in the hot pink shirt.

hahahaha

[DubOverdose]

Gotta give Damp his props. He played with a lot of toughness tonight and I think really helped set the tone for the squad. I guess you really know the Mavs are pissed when their shy, quiet player starts talking angry talk.

[Underdog]

Underdog - 0
Dampier - 1

[MaVs 41 BaLler]

Well 12 points did it.

[BGMaverick9]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Underdog - 0
Dampier - 1

That sucks...you lost HCA

[chumdawg]

In retrospect, Damp should have said that the bitch would be put on his KNEES.