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Erick Dampier vows to flatten Tony Parker in Game 3

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Halu Sination:
"Parker got into the teeth of our defense and caused problems. Every time he drives the lane, we have to put him on his back. The first foul has to tell him he's in for a long night. My first foul Thursday night is going to put him on his back. I guarantee it."
-- Erick Dampier

My initial reaction after reading Damp's quote was to wonder why it took Tony Parker blowing up for 38 points for the Mavs' big man to decide to get physical with the Frenchman. After all, Parker averaged 31.3 points per game against the Mavs during the regular season.

Then I questioned the wisdom of publicly declaring the intent to inflict pain when Parker gets in the paint. Doesn't that significantly increase the odds that the refs will call a flagrant foul? If Dampier gets tossed, good luck defending Tim Duncan.

You have to like the fact that Damp is perturbed and plans to do something about it, but the usually quiet big man didn't choose his words very wisely.

http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/04/did-erick-dampier-say-too-much.html

Halu Sination:
lol... now this should make the series a lot more interesting.

Tay:
That's a good way to give the refs a heads-up on any of his fouls. Dampier is the poster boy for the problem with guaranteed contracts. He has a couple good games each season, maybe he will have one this series.

As for his quote, don't talk about it, be about it!!

Chamillitary Click:
Tim Legler made a good quote on that; "why doesnt Dampier just call Stern & ask how much money he is going to be fined?"

the refs are going to be all over his ass for anybody who drives down the lane on him; stupid comments by him. :loco:

Halu Sination:

--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on April 21, 2009, 03:49:30 PM ---Tim Legler made a good quote on that; "why doesnt Dampier just call Stern & ask how much money he is going to be fined?"

the refs are going to be all over his ass for anybody who drives down the lane on him; stupid comments by him. :loco:

--- End quote ---

forreal. it's not that his strategy is stupid, but telling it to the media certainly is lol.

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