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dude1394 · 07-02-2009, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jthig32

I'm not necessarily claiming he will be. What I'm saying is that this signing should not elicit a reaction of "well, we've replaced Damp, he's no longer needed". That's putting way too much faith in a player that absolutely has not proven himself as a starting caliber player.

There is just no way, imo, that the Mavs are willing to go into the season with a Gortat/Hollins center rotation. I could be wrong, obviously, but I believe very strongly that I'm not.

So yes, the idea that the Mavs have acquired an upgrade over Damp, right now, in some people's eyes absolutely makes me want to slam my head against my desk.

If moving damp gets them what they need at the 2 then they have to do it. They have to swing for it and it's not that big of a swing. Damp couldn't stay on the floor in many,many games.

jthig32 · 07-02-2009, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dude1394

If moving damp gets them what they need at the 2 then they have to do it. They have to swing for it and it's not that big of a swing. Damp couldn't stay on the floor in many,many games.

If they have a chance to obtain a legitimate starting shooting guard I'm sure they will. But you better hope that either Gortat is ready for an incredible leap in playing time or that Damp comes back after being cut.

I still expect that Damp will be around until at least the all star break. It makes a lot of sense. You have a young center that needs a safety net, and Damp's contract only gets more valuable the longer you wait. So waiting to trade him makes sense unless the perfect deal comes along.

sike · 07-03-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jthig32

I still expect that Damp will be around until at least the all star break. It makes a lot of sense. You have a young center that needs a safety net, and Damp's contract only gets more valuable the longer you wait. So waiting to trade him makes sense unless the perfect deal comes along.

this reasoning makes perfect sense...

...which is the exact reason it cannot be in line with our FO.

dude1394 · 07-03-2009, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jthig32

If they have a chance to obtain a legitimate starting shooting guard I'm sure they will. But you better hope that either Gortat is ready for an incredible leap in playing time or that Damp comes back after being cut.

I still expect that Damp will be around until at least the all star break. It makes a lot of sense. You have a young center that needs a safety net, and Damp's contract only gets more valuable the longer you wait. So waiting to trade him makes sense unless the perfect deal comes along.

I don't know jthig...Damp only played 23mpg this year. I appreciate the things that he brings to the team but that's less than half the minutes of the game. How huge an impact can he actually be making, he played the same amount of minutes as AWright and only a few minutes more than brandon.

I guess the point is how much can we miss 23mpg?

Oh and why in the world does AWright still have a NewJersey Jersey on in his picture?? I understand not caring about your image, but son, some things need to be rectified.

jthig32 · 07-03-2009, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by dude1394

I don't know jthig...Damp only played 23mpg this year. I appreciate the things that he brings to the team but that's less than half the minutes of the game. How huge an impact can he actually be making, he played the same amount of minutes as AWright and only a few minutes more than brandon.

I guess the point is how much can we miss 23mpg?

You would miss it much more than you realize.

Besides, only having a center play 23 mpg for us last season was BAD thing. So when you sign another center who is almost certainly not qualified to play 30+ minutes a game, why would assume that they're looking to trade away their other center?

Why wouldn't assume that they're planning on combining them into an actual center rotation, at least for the time being?

BGMaverick9 · 07-03-2009, 11:44 AM

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Why wouldn't assume that they're planning on combining them into an actual center rotation, at least for the time being?

B/c that makes logical sense...

The Mavericks having TWO centers who can contribute. Come on now, you're better than that.

You're still right

dude1394 · 07-03-2009, 03:02 PM

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You would miss it much more than you realize.

Besides, only having a center play 23 mpg for us last season was BAD thing. So when you sign another center who is almost certainly not qualified to play 30+ minutes a game, why would assume that they're looking to trade away their other center?

Why wouldn't assume that they're planning on combining them into an actual center rotation, at least for the time being?

Well I do...I guess my point is that if I can give stack/damp to someone I'd have to do it and swing with gortat/hollins/????/maybe bass??

jthig32 · 07-03-2009, 03:04 PM

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Well I do...I guess my point is that if I can give stack/damp to someone I'd have to do it and swing with gortat/hollins/????/maybe bass??

I don't disagree. If Gortat's in the fold you can't let Damp stand in the way of a home run trade.