http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4424 Recent articles about Erick Dampier en-us Schedule Breakdown Four-game teams: DAL, GSW, HOU, LAC, MIN, NOR, OKC, PHI, PHO, POR, TOR, UTH Three-game teams: ATL, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DEN, DET, LAL, MEM, MIA, NJN, NYK, ORL, SASTwo-game Teams: IND, MIL, SAC, WASAlso see: Basketball Monster's ease rankings and Rotowire's value meter Pickups and Plug-ins • Kirk Hinrich(notes) - shots haven't been falling for Hinrich thus far (36% FG, 25% 3PT), but the counting stats are there (3.5 boards, 4.3 assists, 1.2 steals) thanks to... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:36:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Court_Report_Week_3_Dashboard/1525954 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Court_Report_Week_3_Dashboard/1525954 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Court_Report_Week_3_Dashboard/1525954 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/f/3fb37cc331127f98913b4535b9db25ecb177da2e/small/ec.jpg Here’s a look at the Week 3 NBA schedule. Four Games Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Shawn Marion, and Jason Kidd should be started with confidence. Jose Juan Barea (assists) and Erick Dampier (rebounds, blocks) are decent option because of the four-game schedule. Golden State Warriors Pretty sweet to have the high-scoring Warriors on a heavy schedule this week. [...] Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:00:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Fantasy_Basketball_Week_3_Schedule/1523175 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Fantasy_Basketball_Week_3_Schedule/1523175 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Fantasy_Basketball_Week_3_Schedule/1523175 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/9/3917bff5df793f92ce4a8a14857a0ac4cf1eab04/small/Picture_1.png More photos » by Glenn James - NBAE/Getty Images My Horoscope says DUNK Browse more photos » It's recap time... and we dominated. We were supposed to dominate right? Phillip predicted he Mavs to roll and we did. I have a bit of news though... someone got really drunk at the birthday party... sorry it wasn't me. It was my wife... I think she's okay... I am more worried about this recap though...... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:27:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Mavs_Beat_Chris_Boshs_Dreads/1522656 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Mavs_Beat_Chris_Boshs_Dreads/1522656 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Mavs_Beat_Chris_Boshs_Dreads/1522656 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/1/41baf90895c1f61b333ce6b52d29d055a45502a5/small/fd.jpg Is this the game that the Mavs finally start to get their shooting stroke back? We can only hope. This may be the perfect game for us and them to truly see what kind of team it is going to be. Do not get me wrong by no means are the Raptors a good basketball team, but they are a team that the Mavs "should" put away and put away early. The Mavericks have several areas of concern and tonight is as good a night as any to begin to get those issues cleaned up. Point Guard... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Mavericks_Vs_Raptors_Game_6_Preview/1519884 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Mavericks_Vs_Raptors_Game_6_Preview/1519884 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Mavericks_Vs_Raptors_Game_6_Preview/1519884 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/3/03aacdb498a246bb2a90c15964c33b1e2ece4a5c/small/kidd.jpg The Raptors roll into Dallas (tipoff at 8:30PM EST) on the back half of two games in two nights, and hope to both extend their win streak to three games and to give Chris Bosh, playing at an MVP level thus far, his first win in Dallas in his career. W2W4:- Big man matchups. The four starting PFs/Cs in this game will have a huge impact on how the game turns out. Dirk Nowitzki has always been a Turok (averaging 24 points and 7 boards against the Raps), and the player whose ceiling was always &q... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Raps_Look_for_3rd_Straight_in_Dallas/1520239 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Raps_Look_for_3rd_Straight_in_Dallas/1520239 The Raptors roll into Dallas (tipoff at 8:30PM EST) on the back half of two games in two nights, and hope to both extend their win streak to three games and to give Chris Bosh, playing at an MVP level thus far, his first win in Dallas in his career. W2W4:- Big man matchups. The four starting PFs/Cs in this game will have a huge impact on how the game turns out. Dirk Nowitzki has always been a Turok (averaging 24 points and 7 boards against the Raps), and the player whose ceiling was always &q... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Raps_Look_for_3rd_Straight_in_Dallas/1520247 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Raps_Look_for_3rd_Straight_in_Dallas/1520247 The Raptors roll into Dallas (tipoff at 8:30PM EST) on the back half of two games in two nights, and hope to both extend their win streak to three games and to give Chris Bosh, playing at an MVP level thus far, his first win in Dallas in his career. W2W4:- Big man matchups. The four starting PFs/Cs in this game will have a huge impact on how the game turns out. Dirk Nowitzki has always been a Turok (averaging 24 points and 7 boards against the Raps), and the player whose ceiling was always &q... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Raps_Look_for_3rd_Straight_in_Dallas/1520243 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Raps_Look_for_3rd_Straight_in_Dallas/1520243 Erick Dampier was almost the headline photo for today’s Smack. Seriously. In the late stages of the fourth quarter of Mavericks/Hornets, Damp (16 pts, 14 rebs, 3 blks) was the most clutch player in the building, getting a putback off a Dirk Nowitzki miss to break a tie, catching an alley-oop from Jason Kidd on [...] Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:34:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Everybody_Hates_guarding_Chris/1503627 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Everybody_Hates_guarding_Chris/1503627 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Everybody_Hates_guarding_Chris/1503627 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/8/384999a7882ba66c8974c4143af65b4c1ac93e54/small/NBA_MAY_05_05e4.jpg Via Bodog: Mavs as 2010 NBA champs: 20/1 Mavs as Western Conference Champs: 14/1 Mavs Regular Season Wins: O/U 48.5 What team will have the biggest drop off in regular season wins from their total from the 2008-2009 season:  Houston Rockets: -130, Field: Even Dirk for MVP: 16/1 Dirk to lead league in PPG: 12/1 Dirk Nowitzki: O/U 25.2 PPG, 8.4 RPG Jason Kidd: O/U: 9.3 PPG, 8.6 APG Shawn Marion: O/U: 14.3 PPG, 8.5 RPG Jason Terry: 17.7 PPG Josh Howard: 18.6 PPG, 5.7 RPG ... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:04:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/0910_Mavs_Place_Your_Bets/1446120 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/0910_Mavs_Place_Your_Bets/1446120 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/0910_Mavs_Place_Your_Bets/1446120 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/3/03aacdb498a246bb2a90c15964c33b1e2ece4a5c/small/kidd.jpg With the Dallas Mavericks' recent additions of Drew Gooden and Shawn Marion in the offseason, rumors started to heat up of starting center Erick Dampier heading to the bench. "It excites me to have our quarterback back (Jason Kidd) and to have Shawn Marion on one wing and Josh Howard on the other. You got a runner like no other in Drew Gooden that can get up and down the court with the best of them," said Mavs' president Donnie Nelson. "You got Dirk Notwitzki, who knows... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:18:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/NBA_Talk_Erick_Dampier_Could_Be_Heading_To_The_Bench/1268311 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/NBA_Talk_Erick_Dampier_Could_Be_Heading_To_The_Bench/1268311 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/NBA_Talk_Erick_Dampier_Could_Be_Heading_To_The_Bench/1268311 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/8/384999a7882ba66c8974c4143af65b4c1ac93e54/small/NBA_MAY_05_05e4.jpg Over the past decade the Dallas Mavericks have been notorious for acquiring 7'0 footers that no one else in the NBA would want.From Erick Dampier to Dasagne Diop there have been many ' big flops' during the Mark Cuban era. Here is one more future flop you can add to the list, Greg Ostertag.Yes, The Dallas Mavericks president of Basketball Operations Donnie Nelson said that the 7'2 36-year-old is on his radar, perhaps to fill the back-up center spot.Ostertag has been retired... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Will_Greg_Ostertag_be_a_Dallas_Maverick_this_season/1189821 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Will_Greg_Ostertag_be_a_Dallas_Maverick_this_season/1189821 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Will_Greg_Ostertag_be_a_Dallas_Maverick_this_season/1189821 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/8/384999a7882ba66c8974c4143af65b4c1ac93e54/small/NBA_MAY_05_05e4.jpg Here's what I don't understand. Mark Cuban is a smart guy. Erick Dampier is their starting center, 5 years and counting. The two should be polar opposites. Either Mark Cuban is an idiot or you'd find a better starting center than Dampy. Thus, the Curse of the Dampier. He will not be a starting center on a championship team. Case in point, the referees had to intervene and give the Heat the championship when Miami and Dallas met in the Finals. They just couldn't let Dampier... Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:00:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Around_the_Association_2009_2010_Dallas_Mavericks_The_Curse_of_the_Dampier/1123209 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Around_the_Association_2009_2010_Dallas_Mavericks_The_Curse_of_the_Dampier/1123209 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Around_the_Association_2009_2010_Dallas_Mavericks_The_Curse_of_the_Dampier/1123209 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/8/384999a7882ba66c8974c4143af65b4c1ac93e54/small/NBA_MAY_05_05e4.jpg Earlier this week, Dallasbasketball.com's David Lord took a look at Erick Dampier's non-guaranteed contract for 2010 and realized that it was a huge asset for acquiring one of the players amongst the amazing free agent class of next year. I can't believe that the story hasn't received significant national attention as it has spectacular implications. There are a lot of questions about this situation, so I'll provide you with two scenarios below to illustrate how it co... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:23:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Damp_Bombshell/784588 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Damp_Bombshell/784588 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Damp_Bombshell/784588 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/8/384999a7882ba66c8974c4143af65b4c1ac93e54/small/NBA_MAY_05_05e4.jpg