Gortat appears* bound for a team not named the Dallas Mavericks

[jthig32]

Originally Posted by chumdawg

The notion that Damp will automatically be a hands-down better option than Gortat next year...may not be absurd, but also can't be proven, and may not even turn out to be the case. But evidently you have already made up your mind about it.

Claiming that Gortat has "proven NOTHING" is the same type of reasoning.

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.