The Dallas Morning News Jean-Jacques Taylor column: For Mavs, it comes...

Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX);  November 29, 2006 ;     664 words ...Byline: Jean-Jacques Taylor Nov. 29--Erick Dampier is the Mavericks' whipping boy. That's...to be easy for them. And it's not like Dampier didn't deserve much of the criticism tossed...Thus far, he hasn't been. Maybe, though, Dampier is ready to relinquish his title as official...

Dampier awaits Shaq, Lakers.

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  December 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ......OAKLAND _ The Golden State Warriors' Erick Dampier starts with the obvious. ``There's Shaq...can you actually pick from anymore?'' Dampier finally added. ``I think me and Adonal...delusional. One could make the case that Dampier is a top 10 center. But while that says...

Dampier seeks $10 million a year Center will inform Warriors today if he...

Oakland Tribune;  June 22, 2004 ;     411 words ......summer for $65 million -- was hired to do just that. Dampier and Fegan met Monday in Los Angeles to finalize...of happy clients, Fegan's main selling point to Dampier is the number of teams that will be far enough under...were far enough under the projected cap to make Dampier that kind of offer. But ...

A Pirate of Exquisite Mind-Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life...

Natural History;  June 1, 2004 ;     689 words ......Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier by Diana and Michael Preston Walker &...office of a start-up dot-corn. Even so, Dampier was hardly your run-of-the-mill cutthroat...and the soul of a great naturalist. Had Dampier remained an errant adventurer all his...

Damper on them? Miss. State's Dampier poses a big obstacle for Connecticut

The Boston Globe;  March 20, 1996 ;     584 words ......in handling Mississippi State's Erick Dampier, the 6-foot-11-inch, 265-pound, three...muttered one Princeton player after Dampier jammed in 9 of his first 10 shots, all...Southeast Regional second-round game. Dampier, who "cooled" off to finish with a 10...

Dampier Has No Trouble Playing Second Fiddle

The Washington Post;  June 13, 2006 ;     541 words ...-- The revenge of Erick Dampier has begun. Before the NBA Finals, Miami...points, what can the Big Aristotle say? Dampier and Mavericks starting center DeSagana...to work on that." The feud between Dampier and O'Neal began two years ago when...

Dampier comes up big; enigmatic center proves his worth in win.

The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  November 19, 2005 ;     621 words ......DALLAS _ This is why you don't bench Erick Dampier. This is why Avery Johnson stands by his...Detroit was a reminder of how much an active Dampier means to the Mavericks. His 16 points...to the truth than you might think. When Dampier runs the court, defends the rim and seals...

No more sharing time.(Rising star: Erick Dampier)

Basketball Digest;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......through your mind. No question, Erick Dampier is a big player. Big as in a muscular ...likes of Shaquille O'Neal, DOUBLE DOWN If Dampier duplicates his 2003-04, he's the steal...course, Shaq-who declined. The next? Yup, Dampier. Just how and when did nice guy Damp leap...

Grizzlies roar back to topple Warriors Dampier's career night can't save...

Oakland Tribune;  January 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ......postponements, three overtimes nor Erick Dampier was going to keep the Memphis Grizzlies...in the South today, it would have been Dampier getting off the plane as one of them...it was clear to see why Monday night as Dampier dominated them with 23 points, 22 rebounds...

Hopes soar for Mavs' Dampier: Center's rebound totals improving, but...

Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX);  December 22, 2006 ;     544 words ......there's nobody he wants more from than Erick Dampier. That's why games like Wednesday's 103-...so tantalizing to the Mavericks coach. Dampier took up the slack for an injured Nowitzki...relatively strong stretch of games from Dampier and backup DeSagana Diop, the center position...

Trash-talking O'Neal can't get Dampier's goat1

Winnipeg Free Press;  June 14, 2006 ;     314 words ......deadpan mug of Mavericks center Erick Dampier has always left his critics pondering...big man. Perhaps no one has pushed Dampier's buttons more harshly than Miami's outspoken Shaquille O'Neal. Yet, Dampier, always even-keeled and straight to...

Dampier is taking center stage again.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 3, 2000 ;     655 words ......Conference. And Mookie Blaylock, Chris Mullin and Chris Mills can hold the...to mean much if center Erick Dampier doesn't come to play this season...the regular season. Instead, Dampier didn't make it back until early...that point and time to play, Dampier said after participating in...

Dampier is the difference-maker for Mavs.

The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  May 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Eddie Jordan wanted a cheap laugh, they evoked Erick Dampier's name. But Dampier has also become something else: the barometer of...ght's 119-109 victory, the Mavericks are hard to beat. Dampier. It's not fair to call him the reason behind the...

Dampier rips coach after loss.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  February 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......MINNEAPOLIS _ Golden State Warriors center Erick Dampier is usually quiet. But he got loud after...the Warriors' successful 3-1 road trip, Dampier went off on the team's game plan and complained...way coach Eric Musselman is using him. Dampier ridiculed how the Warriors defended Minnesota...

Dampier rips coach after loss.

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  February 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......MINNEAPOLIS _ Golden State Warriors center Erick Dampier is usually quiet. But he got loud after...the Warriors' successful 3-1 road trip, Dampier went off on the team's game plan and complained...way coach Eric Musselman is using him. Dampier ridiculed how the Warriors defended Minnesota...