getting what we bargined for
Watching Damp myself for an extended period for the first time this season and looking at his contributions of late, i wonder where this has been the last two seasons. If he can consistantly take advantage of the double teams Dirk is getting and the the easy put-backs he will get on the offensive rebounds... its scary what this team can become. I tend to agree with certain media outlets that we lack a slasher, the kind of guy that can drive the lane with nuthing more than his pure athletic ability and either get a momentum changing dunk/lay-up or at least draw contact and gets some free shots. I like this teams chances of making another deep run in the play-offs, but still feel we need that slasher(a jason richardson-desmond mason type). Stackhouse is good, not great in this area. Harris will be good, but needs to start nailing more jump shots if anything is to be nit-picked. All that being said, i am kinda questioning the Daniels-johnson trade. I understand the need the need to dump salary in order to lock up JET and dirk. what i dont understand is the contract he signed in the first place. But after seeing the other half of that trade(anthony Johnson), i wonder out loud about that trade. Where we that hard up for a third point man that we take a guy that cant shoot, hit a lay-up in the open court, or even show a minimal amount of athletic prowess? He seems adequate on defense and at handling the ball, but should not being seeing significant minutes in any situation other than injuries requiring him to. Now that i have that rant out of me i feel a lot better....
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Really, the field goal percentage is the only area in which he's been better. His rebound and block rates are almost exactly the same as they were, as his foul rate and awful free throw shooting. The only other significant change is that his turnover rate has skyrocketed, which I'm hoping is only due to the small sample size.
by Ian Miller on
Nov 18, 2006 1:36 PM CST
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You make some good points
Coming into the season there was all the talk that he was having his best training camp ever and looked the best he ever had in a Dallas uniform. Last nights game was better than any he had last season and his game against the Bulls would be on the list as well.
It might just be two games but it might be a trend as well.
by Wes Cox on
Nov 18, 2006 6:04 PM CST
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the real reason for the optimisim....
by jacksastud on
Nov 19, 2006 10:24 PM CST
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