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Article: Dampier rips coach after loss.
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- Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
- Article date:
- February 16, 2003
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Byline: Matt Steinmetz
MINNEAPOLIS _ Golden State Warriors center Erick Dampier is usually quiet.
But he got loud after the Warriors' 109-102 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday afternoon at the Target Center. In a strange twist to the conclusion of the Warriors' successful 3-1 road trip, Dampier went off on the team's game plan and complained about the way coach Eric Musselman is using him.
Dampier ridiculed how the Warriors defended Minnesota's Kevin Garnett, who finished with 37 points, 22 rebounds and six assists.
"It was the game plan," Dampier responded when asked why Garnett had such an effective game. "It was a ...