Mavs - Knicks

[chumdawg]

Originally posted by: grndmstr_c
Anybody else think we've got a legit chance to lead the league in blocks this year?

A minute ago we had seven, from six different players.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally posted by: Windmill360°
My God I can't wait to see them on TV.... This doesn't sound like boring basketball to me.

Sunday!!!

[Drbio]

Who is broadcasting the game?

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally posted by: Drbio
Who is broadcasting the game?

Sunday is MSG (league pass), and Thursday there is a game with Sacramento on NBA TV

[Misfit Mav]

Heh, heh, I like getting excited over meaningless preseason games where we play well better than getting down about meaningless preseason games where we play badly.

[Male30Dan]

Terry with 12pts, 4assists, and 2steals in 18 minutes...

[Drbio]

How are you guys watching tonight?

[Male30Dan]

We arent... We are listening from NBA.com's free audio feed!

[Male30Dan]

Boy... That is terrible... NY has 2 first half assists!

[Drbio]

sweet....thanks.

Thanks EL for the other information.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally posted by: Male23Dan
Boy... That is terrible... NY has 2 first half assists!

11TO, 2assists all of which were in the first quarter.

BTW, Donnie is such a shill.

[dirk2003]

this is more like the terry i expected.

[dirk2003]

this is more like the terry i expected.

[dirk2003]

this is more like the terry i expected.

[Male30Dan]

Anyone else have EXTREMELY annoying delay times??? I thought this was fixed... All of a sudden it is like we are running on a 486!

[grndmstr_c]

Anyone else have EXTREMELY annoying delay times??? I thought this was fixed... All of a sudden it is like we are running on a 486!

It's slow for me too.

[V]

Here comes the DAMP

[V]

Here comes the DAMP

[V]

Here comes the DAMP

[V]

Here comes the DAMP

[V]

Here comes the DAMP

[V]

Here comes the DAMP

[Male30Dan]

Two straight quarters of holding our opponent under 20 pts...

Pretty good!

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally posted by: Male23Dan
Two straight quarters of holding our opponent under 20 pts...

Pretty good!

three....

[Male30Dan]

Great game...

I can't wait until I get to watch this unit WITH Dirk!!!

On a side note, too bad Houston fell short... St. Louis vs. Boston!

[EricaLubarsky]

Dampier dunks

Dampier dunks again

Dampier lays it up

Throw it down DJ! Throw it down!

Skip to my....J.E.T.

DJ dunks.....again. Hood and Harris, "whoa!"

[V]

Sorry... dreaded six-post

[dirk2003]

terry with only 1 TO in the last two games... nice!

DJ 4 president

[Male30Dan]

Was Dampier playing all by himself???

[dirk2003]

terry with only 1 TO in the last two games... nice!

DJ 4 president

[Mavs414]

that dunk dampier did was like wow nice lol and it did look like he was playing by himself

[mavsfanforever]

Originally posted by: V
Here comes the DAMP

Where is Damp??

[mavsfanforever]

Originally posted by: V
Here comes the DAMP

Where is Damp??

[Dirkenstien]

Man...what a win to show what this team can be capable of in the future. DJ has me extremely excited...and all of this without Dirk. Wooo its nice to be a mavs fan baby~

[sike]

Damp - 14pts on 60% fg (6-10) 8rebs 1blk in 24 minonly half the game...nothing wrong and everything right with this.

27pts, 13dimes, five steals, and only 4 TO's (all harris) from the two points...are things starting to "click" or was this more to do with playing the lowly Knicks? Nelson talked to them about getting some transfer from the great practices they have been having onto the court for games...looks like tonight they found a way to do just that.

[fifteenth man]

Did a little home cooking help our learning curve tonight?

This was a fun game. Here's hoping that it's a sign of things to come.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally posted by: fifteenth man
Did a little home cooking help our learning curve tonight?

This was a fun game. Here's hoping that it's a sign of things to come.

Let's hope Sunday will be this fun. I am waiting with anticipation by my satellite remote.

[sike]

Originally posted by: Male23Dan

anyone else think its strange how everyone in the crowd looks so bored by this play?

[EricaLubarsky]

I'd be standing up, waving my arms and sticking my tongue out if I was that close to Dampier tomahawking it home.

BTW- is that Michael Moore hiding behind the latina in the first row?

[sike]

Dampier is center of attention in Mavs' 1st preseason win

11:51 PM CDT on Thursday, October 21, 2004


By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News
If you want proof about Erick Dampier's importance to the Mavericks' future, look no further than the New York Knicks that visited Thursday night.
TONY GUTIERREZ/Associated Press
New York's Tim Thomas looks to pass against Dallas' Josh Howard. Thomas scored eight points in a losing cause. They started Vin Baker at center. Talk about a role reversal. A team starts a power forward at center, and it isn't the Mavericks.

The relatively quiet start to Dampier's Mavericks career ended when the Knicks arrived in town. He was a hot item before the game, when he said he was closer to being with New York than most people in Dallas realize. Then he had eight points and four rebounds in the first quarter alone – usually a full night's work for past Mavericks centers – as they rolled to a 112-74 victory over the Knicks, their first preseason win after three losses.

The Knicks could only lament finishing second in the derby for the former Golden State Warrior's free-agent services in the summer.

"Somewhat, yeah, it was [close]," Dampier said. "New York was probably the best deal for them [the Warriors], but after Isiah [Thomas] made the deal with Chicago [for Jamal Crawford], their deal [with Golden State] was kind of dead."

The Warriors didn't want what the Knicks were offering. And the Knicks didn't want to match the money the Mavericks were willing to spend.

And so, Dampier is a happy camper with the Mavericks. He finished Thursday with 14 points and eight rebounds. Typical was a play late in the third quarter, when he swept across the paint and muscled a shot over Baker while getting fouled. By then, the Mavericks were up by 30 points.

"We didn't have a dominant guy in the middle, and when one became available, we jumped all over it," said Don Nelson about the summertime poker game with the Knicks for Dampier. "We were aware of everything they were doing. How can you keep a secret in New York?"

Dampier helped anchor a solid defense that kept the Knicks to 30.9-percent shooting.

"Damp finished last season at Golden State with an injury and didn't play an ounce of basketball this summer," assistant coach Avery Johnson said. "Plus this is probably his eighth coach in six seasons. We're taking it slow, but he's coming along."

Mbenga shines: Backup center D.J. Mbenga keeps showing signs that he has a great future. He had eight points and five rebounds Thursday. He was particularly effective at running the floor.

"That's my game – run, run, run," the 7-foot Congan said. "My favorite players are Hakeem Olajuwon for offense and Dikembe Mutombo for defense. I try to play like both of them."

The Mavericks can only hope.

Still working: The Mavericks continue to seek a resolution to the injury situations with Evan Eschmeyer and Tariq Abdul-Wahad . Retirement is an option for both. Eschmeyer may be giving that possibility more consideration than Abdul-Wahad, who still harbors hopes of playing in the NBA. Any player who retires still gets paid by his former team. But he no longer counts against the salary cap.

Injury update: Dan Dickau sat out after spraining his left ankle in Thursday's shootaround. Jerry Stackhouse continues to nurse groin and hamstring problems. Marquis Daniels still isn't close to getting back on the practice court.