RE: Sorry, Jim

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

Dampier is not an extremely physical, good rebounding center



.On Wednesday, March 10, 1999 1:08 PM, damekmo@teleport.com [SMTP:damekmo@teleport.com] wrote:
> >In other big man news, the Warriors announced today they'll let Erick Dampier
> >becomes a free agent. They say they still want to re-sign him, and he says he
> >wants to stay, but the Warriors clearly weren't willing to pay him the max
> >6-year, $70 extension he could have gotten. He's having an off year, but with
> >his youth, size and shotblocking, we should take a serious look at him and
> >think about clearing some cap space.
> 
> Yes Peter, Pitino should be working that phone hard for Dampier. Dampier
> might be having an off year, but he's a project with some actual talent to
> go along with his size, unlike Riley and Schintzius. Unless Anderson really
> finds something, somewhere, he's going to have to go at some point...so why
> not? They need a point...the Celts need a big man...neither one is working
> out for the team they're on.....it might make sense. Plus...I don't see
> Pitino clearing enough cap space to sign him as a free agent this summer,
> and he might be the best the team can do without trading Walker, Mercer, or
> Pierce.
> 
> Paul M.
> 
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