Tuesday, April 21st, 2009...7:35 am
Erick Dampier Begs for a Whistle
After last night’s game, Erick Dampier let his frustration show.
“Parker got into the teeth of our defense and caused problems,” he said. “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.”
I suspect Rick Carlisle is more worried than Gregg Popovich about this. Parker had one big game and the Mavericks are already coming unglued. If I’m Pop, I’d let Tony Parker call his own number the first several possessions of game 3. Let the Mavs implode at home.
Update: One Spurs fan wonders what would happen if Mark Cuban and Dirk Nowitzki met up with a water cooler and an excercise bike in a dark alley? It could get ugly.
12 Comments
April 21st, 2009 at 7:45 am
Ooooo, we r soo scared now! What a sour loser! I hope he doesn’t get ejected on the very 1st play. We need his ‘no offense’ to keep Duncan relatively fresh on the defensive end of the court.
April 21st, 2009 at 8:14 am
Once again, it is all about experience, composure, smarts, and then basketball. Unfortunately, Dampier forgot about the first 3. This is going to be a tough series but as it goes on, the games become more about composure and will to win. With your starters like Dampier already starting to crack under the pressure it doesn’t look good for Dallas.
April 21st, 2009 at 8:22 am
Not sure where you’re getting the “coming unglued” from.
April 21st, 2009 at 8:52 am
Yea do it because it worked so well for the suns last year ….
April 21st, 2009 at 9:31 am
Do you think the NBA front office looks into threats like this? I hope so, and it doesn’t help them that the refs will keep an extra eye on Dumpier.
April 21st, 2009 at 9:40 am
I suspect the NBA will have to talk with the refs beforehand on how to handle this situation. Premeditated hard fouls can harm a player- and the NBA’s reputation. This isn’t football and the guys aren’t wearing pads.
If the NBA were to do nothing and condone such talk, and in the unlikely event Tony was really hurt, I suspect there would be legal culpability all around.
My guess is Dampier just created a problem for himself and his teamates. Chances are the refs will call the first minor contact on Tony a foul, and will throw multiple flagrants if it escalates.
One also wonders is this a strategy to get Tim Duncan or another Spur into a fight defending Tony. I hope Pop discusses this issue with his team and defines the proper action. I also hope he mentions it to the NBA.
April 21st, 2009 at 9:47 am
Leave it to Damp and Jet to “thug it up”. I saw where one Mav fan said he couldn’t believe the flagrant on Terry saying he “just stood there and let Parker run into him”. Now that’s funny. I would love to see the replay he was watching. I guess it didn’t show Terry thrust his shoulder into Parker.
April 21st, 2009 at 11:06 am
I just wanted to lay down my 2009 Spurs Playoff perdiction. Dallas will go down in 6 games with one or two offensive tour-de-forces. The Spurs will beat them twice on their home floor. Then the Spurs will punk the Nuggets in 6 as they melt-down under second round preasure. The Spurs will then have a 30% chance of clearing the Lakers. Lakers are the team to beat, but Fisher can’t cover Parker and Oden is just dumb. Kobe will be reintroduced to Bruce and it will be a slugfest. The Spurs will go further than last year - all the way is a long shot.
April 21st, 2009 at 11:47 am
I think that this will be a real test for Tony. He was already on the receiving end of two flagrent fouls on Monday (one called, one not). If he avoids driving into the lane when Dampier is there, the Mavs will win. If he takes it right into Dampier’s body at the first chance he gets, the Spurs will win.
Don’t get me wrong, Dampier is a BIG guy and it will take a lot of guts to put your career on the line.
April 21st, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Check this out… http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/courtside/2009/04/dampier-vows-to.html
UPDATE: Not surprisingly, it appears Dampier has set himself for extra scrutiny in Game 3. An NBA official says the league is aware of Dampier’s comments, and will be monitoring his behavior in Thursday’s game.
Tsk.Tsk.Tsk.
April 21st, 2009 at 1:37 pm
I love how when Shaq comments that his recent play is “like Erik Dampier’s” Dampier has nothing to say back. However, all of a sudden he’s going to knock Tony on his back? Wow Dampier. Wow. Pick on someone your own size, but I guess you can’t handle that.
April 21st, 2009 at 4:43 pm
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